docker skip-file

[danklassen]

Is there a way to utilize a skip file while running linkcheck through docker?

if I do something like docker run filiph/linkcheck http://example.com/ --skip-file ./skipfile.txt

I get: Can't read skip file './skipfile.txt': FileSystemException: Cannot open file, path = './skipfile.txt' (OS Error: No such file or directory, errno = 2)

which makes sense as the skip file does not exist in the docker environment. Is there a way to work around this that I'm missing?

Thanks!

[filiph]

I'm not sure, to be honest.

cc @rodolphopivetta, who implemented the Docker support, in case he has any ideas.

[rodolphopivetta]

Hi @danklassen. You can pass the file as a volume to the container and use it inside. I can't check it right now, but I pretty sure that the line below can work for you:

docker run -v "$(pwd)/skipfiles/:/skipfiles/" filiph/linkcheck http://example.com/ --skip-file /skipfiles/skipfile.txt

in the above example I have a directory in my current directory named skipfiles that inside it exists a file named skipfile.txt. When the container starts the docker creates a directory in /skipfiles/ and put all the files of my host directory inside that as a volume, that's the reason that you can pass the file to the argument command.

[danklassen]

awesome! thanks for the detailed example which worked perfectly. I have submitted a pull request that adds this to the README.md as it may be helpful for others and be lost here in the issues.

Thanks again

[rodolphopivetta]

Great, thank you.