diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/run.md b/docs/reference/commandline/run.md
index e89e771051..0f21ca76be 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/run.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/run.md
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@ Docker daemon.
For in-depth information about volumes, refer to [manage data in containers](https://docs.docker.com/engine/tutorials/dockervolumes/)
-### Add bin-mounts or volumes using the --mounts flag
+### Add bin-mounts or volumes using the --mount flag
-The `--mounts` flag allows you to mount volumes, host-directories and `tmpfs`
+The `--mount` flag allows you to mount volumes, host-directories and `tmpfs`
mounts in a container.
The `--mount` flag supports most options that are supported by the `-v` or the
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md b/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md
index 8f33bf8c33..f68ebb7b40 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/service_create.md
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ or write from files or directories on other containers or the host operating
system. These types are _data volumes_ (often referred to simply as volumes) and
_bind-mounts_.
+Additionally, Docker also supports tmpfs mounts.
+
A **bind-mount** makes a file or directory on the host available to the
container it is mounted within. A bind-mount may be either read-only or
read-write. For example, a container might share its host's DNS information by
@@ -216,6 +218,8 @@ shared between a container and the host machine, as well as between multiple
containers. Docker uses a _volume driver_ to create, manage, and mount volumes.
You can back up or restore volumes using Docker commands.
+A **tmpfs** mounts a tmpfs inside a container for volatile data.
+
Consider a situation where your image starts a lightweight web server. You could
use that image as a base image, copy in your website's HTML files, and package
that into another image. Each time your website changed, you'd need to update
@@ -232,8 +236,8 @@ volumes in a service:
| Option | Required | Description
|:-----------------------------------------|:--------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-| **type** | | The type of mount, can be either `volume`, or `bind`. Defaults to `volume` if no type is specified.
- `volume`: mounts a [managed volume](volume_create.md) into the container.
- `bind`: bind-mounts a directory or file from the host into the container.
-| **src** or **source** | for `type=bind` only | - `type=volume`: `src` is an optional way to specify the name of the volume (for example, `src=my-volume`). If the named volume does not exist, it is automatically created. If no `src` is specified, the volume is assigned a random name which is guaranteed to be unique on the host, but may not be unique cluster-wide. A randomly-named volume has the same lifecycle as its container and is destroyed when the *container* is destroyed (which is upon `service update`, or when scaling or re-balancing the service).
- `type=bind`: `src` is required, and specifies an absolute path to the file or directory to bind-mount (for example, `src=/path/on/host/`). An error is produced if the file or directory does not exist.
+| **type** | | The type of mount, can be either `volume`, `bind`, or `tmpfs`. Defaults to `volume` if no type is specified.- `volume`: mounts a [managed volume](volume_create.md) into the container.
- `bind`: bind-mounts a directory or file from the host into the container.
- `tmpfs`: mount a tmpfs in the container
+| **src** or **source** | for `type=bind` only | - `type=volume`: `src` is an optional way to specify the name of the volume (for example, `src=my-volume`). If the named volume does not exist, it is automatically created. If no `src` is specified, the volume is assigned a random name which is guaranteed to be unique on the host, but may not be unique cluster-wide. A randomly-named volume has the same lifecycle as its container and is destroyed when the *container* is destroyed (which is upon `service update`, or when scaling or re-balancing the service).
- `type=bind`: `src` is required, and specifies an absolute path to the file or directory to bind-mount (for example, `src=/path/on/host/`). An error is produced if the file or directory does not exist.
- `type=tmpfs`: `src` is not supported.
| **dst** or **destination** or **target** | yes | Mount path inside the container, for example `/some/path/in/container/`. If the path does not exist in the container's filesystem, the Engine creates a directory at the specified location before mounting the volume or bind-mount.
| **readonly** or **ro** | | The Engine mounts binds and volumes `read-write` unless `readonly` option is given when mounting the bind or volume.
- `true` or `1` or no value: Mounts the bind or volume read-only.
- `false` or `0`: Mounts the bind or volume read-write.
@@ -284,6 +288,14 @@ The following options can only be used for named volumes (`type=volume`);
| **volume-nocopy** | By default, if you attach an empty volume to a container, and files or directories already existed at the mount-path in the container (`dst`), the Engine copies those files and directories into the volume, allowing the host to access them. Set `volume-nocopy` to disables copying files from the container's filesystem to the volume and mount the empty volume.
A value is optional:- `true` or `1`: Default if you do not provide a value. Disables copying.
- `false` or `0`: Enables copying.
| **volume-opt** | Options specific to a given volume driver, which will be passed to the driver when creating the volume. Options are provided as a comma-separated list of key/value pairs, for example, `volume-opt=some-option=some-value,some-other-option=some-other-value`. For available options for a given driver, refer to that driver's documentation.
+#### Options for tmpfs
+The following options can only be used for tmpfs mounts (`type=tmpfs`);
+
+| Option | Description
+|:----------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+| **tmpfs-size** | Size of the tmpfs mount in bytes. Unlimited by default in Linux.
+| **tmpfs-mode** | File mode of the tmpfs in octal. (e.g. `"700"` or `"0700"`.) Defaults to ``"1777"`` in Linux.
+
#### Differences between "--mount" and "--volume"
The `--mount` flag supports most options that are supported by the `-v`