I was trying to look for docker run command here https://docs.docker.com/v1.7/reference/run/, specifically with -v option mentioned in the section of VOLUME (shared filesystems) here https://docs.docker.com/v1.7/reference/run/#volume-shared-filesystems. In that section, this is written : "The volumes commands are complex enough to have their own documentation in section Managing data in containers ", where Managing Data in containers link is broken . The Broken link is : https://docs.docker.com/v1.7/reference/reference/userguide/dockervolumes