OK, so the image build command is not a Dockerfile instruction. Instead, it is the docker command that is used to turn your Dockerfile into a docker image. The Docker image build command sends the docker build context, including the Dockerfile, to the docker daemon, which parses the Dockerfile and builds the image layer by layer. We will discuss the build context shortly, but for now, consider it to be everything that is needed to build the Docker image based on the content found in the Dockerfile. The build command syntax is as follows:
# Docker image build command syntax
Usage: docker image build [OPTIONS] PATH | URL | -
There are many options for the image build command. We will not be covering all of the options now, but let's take a look at a few of the most common:
# Common options used with the image build command
--rm Remove intermediate...