Linux tooling on any machine with Docker busybox

docker_busybox.md

Universal Linux Tooling with Docker Busybox

First, get the busybox image

$ docker pull busybox:latest

File manipulation

Attach a volume with files you want to manipulate and perform the manipulations. For example, if you wish to gzip a file:

$ docker run -v $(pwd):/ busybox gzip /<file_in_current_directory>

You can also decompress it by adding the necessary tags:

$ docker run -v $(pwd):/ busybox gzip -d /<file_in_current_directory>.gz

More to Come!!!