bdy sandbox cp

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$bdy sandbox cp [options] <source> <destination>

Copy files/directories to sandbox

ARGUMENTS

source

Local path or sandbox path (sandbox-id:/path) (required)

destination

Local path or sandbox path (sandbox-id:/path) (required)

OPTIONS

-w, --workspace <domain>

Workspace URL handle. Can be set via variable: BUDDY_WORKSPACE

-p, --project <name>

Project name. Can be set via variable: BUDDY_PROJECT

-m, --merge

Merge contents of the destination directory with sandbox content

-r, --replace

Replace contents of the destination directory with sandbox content

-u, --user <user>

User used to upload files to sandbox. Default: buddy

--ignore <patterns...>

Ignore files matching glob patterns when uploading (e.g., --ignore "node_modules/" "/_.log" ".git/*_"). Patterns are matched against the path relative to source.

-h, --help

display help for command

Documentation for bdy v1.22.58

Last modified on Jun 9, 2026

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Examples

copy file from sandbox to local directory with a new name
bdy sb cp sandbox-identifier:/path/to/file /path/to/dir/name$

if local path file already exists you must replace it
bdy sb cp sandbox-identifier:/path/to/file /path/to/dir/name --replace$

copy file from sandbox INTO local directory
bdy sb cp sandbox-identifier:/path/to/file /path/to/dir/$

if local directory already exists you must merge it or replace it
bdy sb cp sandbox-identifier:/path/to/file /path/to/dir/ --merge
bdy sb cp sandbox-identifier:/path/to/file /path/to/dir/ --replace$$

copy directory from sandbox to local directory with a new name
bdy sb cp sandbox-identifier:/path/to/dir /path/to/dir$

if local directory already exists you must replace it
bdy sb cp sandbox-identifier:/path/to/dir /path/to/dir --replace$

copy directory from sandbox INTO local directory
bdy sb cp sandbox-identifier:/path/to/dir /path/to/dir/$

if local directory already exists you must merge it or replace it
bdy sb cp sandbox-identifier:/path/to/dir /path/to/dir/ --merge
bdy sb cp sandbox-identifier:/path/to/dir /path/to/dir/ --replace$$

copy local file to sandbox with a new name
bdy sb cp /path/to/file sandbox-identifier:/path/to/dir/name$

copy local file into sandbox directory
bdy sb cp /path/to/file sandbox-identifier:/path/to/dir/$

copy contents of local directory to sandbox directory
bdy sb cp /path/to/dir sandbox-identifier:/path/to/dir$

copy local directory into sandbox directory
bdy sb cp /path/to/dir sandbox-identifier:/path/to/dir/$

upload a directory while ignoring globs (repeat --ignore for multiple patterns)
bdy sb cp /path/to/dir sandbox-identifier:/path/to/dir --ignore "node_modules/**" "**/*.log" ".git/**"$