open a file in docker container with vscode

Question

I need to edit a file in a docker container. as no advanced ide inside the container,I wonder if vscode or some other ide can access into the container and let me edit files as outside the container.

Answer 1

With the May, 2nd 2019 announcement of "Remote Development with VS Code", you actually can use The Remote - Containers extension :

The Remote - Containers extension lets you use a Docker container as a full-featured development environment.

Containers make a great development environment because you can:

• Develop with a consistent and easily reproducible toolchain and on the same operating system you are deploying to.
• Quickly swap between different, isolated development environments and safely make updates without worrying about impacting your local machine.
• Make it easy for new team members / contributors to get up and running in a consistent development environment.

Answer 2

Docker Workspace makes enabled to add folder inside a running docker container.