Which command can be used to run a container while mounting a host directory?

The command to run a container while mounting a host directory is executed with the docker run command followed by the -v option. This syntax is used to create a volume mount in the container's filesystem, where /my/path is the directory on the host, and /tmp is the target directory inside the container.

When you run this command, Docker creates a new container from the nginx image and mounts the specified host directory into the container, allowing the application inside the container to access and use the files from that path on the host. This is particularly useful for sharing data between the host and the container or for persisting data generated by the container.

The other options provided are not suitable for this task. For instance, using the docker mount command does not exist; Docker does not have a command with that name for creating containers. The docker exec command is used to run commands in an already running container. The docker create command does create a container but does not run it, which means it does not carry out the action of mounting while simultaneously executing the container. Thus, running a container while mounting a host directory is effectively accomplished through the use of the docker run command