diff --git a/man/src/volume/create.md b/man/src/volume/create.md index 1935b07e020b..8d76045e9de8 100644 --- a/man/src/volume/create.md +++ b/man/src/volume/create.md @@ -6,12 +6,17 @@ configure the container to use it, for example: hello $ docker run -d -v hello:/world busybox ls /world -The mount is created inside the container's `/src` directory. Docker does +The mount is created inside the container's `/world` directory. Docker does not support relative paths for mount points inside the container. -Multiple containers can use the same volume in the same time period. This is -useful if two containers need access to shared data. For example, if one -container writes and the other reads the data. +Multiple containers can use the same volume. This is useful if two containers +need access to shared data. For example, if one container writes and the other +reads the data. + +Volume names must be unique among drivers. Attempting to create two volumes +with the same name on different drivers results in an error. If you specify a +volume name already in use on the current driver, Docker reuses the existing +volume and does not return an error. ## Driver specific options