 <p>Yes it will, assuming <code>&lt;src&gt;</code> is a directory in <code>ADD &lt;src&gt; &lt;dest&gt;</code>.</p> <p>The <a href="https://docs.docker.com/reference/builder/#add" rel="nofollow"><code>ADD</code></a> command is a bit tricky but mostly for the <code>&lt;dest&gt;</code> part. For instance, the <code>ADD</code> command behaves differently depending on when <code>&lt;dest&gt;</code> ends with a slash or not.</p>