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Docker · Command

docker build

docker build uses Buildx to ask BuildKit to create an image from a Dockerfile. The command can return the image to the client or upload its output to a registry.

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Syntax

docker build [OPTIONS] PATH | URL | -

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Source: Docker Build Overview. Checked 2026-11-03.