From 7b1e386f7ccfe253e91798d8fa2dd2988e432f75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel J Walsh Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2021 13:43:22 -0400 Subject: Add information about .containerignore to podman build man page Cleanup some other errors in the podman build man page. Also slip a link between .dockerignore and containerignore.5 man page Signed-off-by: Daniel J Walsh --- docs/dckrman.sh | 2 ++ docs/source/markdown/podman-build.1.md | 42 +++++++++++++++++++--------------- 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/dckrman.sh b/docs/dckrman.sh index 18fb364bf..48685a14b 100755 --- a/docs/dckrman.sh +++ b/docs/dckrman.sh @@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ for i in $@; do echo .so man1/$b > $filename done echo .so man5/containerfile.5 > $(dirname $1)/dockerfile.5 +echo .so man5/containerignore.5 > $(dirname $1)/.dockerignore.5 +echo .so man5/containerignore.5 > $(dirname $1)/dockerignore.5 diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-build.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-build.1.md index 15d936d17..0dabd49bd 100644 --- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-build.1.md +++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-build.1.md @@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ location. When a Git repository is set as the URL, the repository is cloned locally and then set as the context. -NOTE: `podman build` uses code sourced from the `buildah` project to build -container images. This `buildah` code creates `buildah` containers for the +NOTE: `podman build` uses code sourced from the `Buildah` project to build +container images. This `Buildah` code creates `Buildah` containers for the `RUN` options in container storage. In certain situations, when the `podman build` crashes or users kill the `podman build` process, these external containers can be left in container storage. Use the `podman ps --all --storage` @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ specifying **--disable-compression=false**. #### **--disable-content-trust** -This is a Docker specific option to disable image verification to a Docker +This is a Docker specific option to disable image verification to a container registry and is not supported by Podman. This flag is a NOOP and provided solely for scripting compatibility. (This option is not available with the remote Podman client) @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ than once, attempting to use this option will trigger an error. #### **--ignorefile** -Path to an alternative .dockerignore file. +Path to an alternative .containerignore file. #### **--ipc**=*how* @@ -845,15 +845,15 @@ $ podman build . $ podman build -f Containerfile.simple . -$ cat $HOME/Dockerfile | podman build -f - . +$ cat $HOME/Containerfile | podman build -f - . -$ podman build -f Dockerfile.simple -f Containerfile.notsosimple . +$ podman build -f Containerfile.simple -f Containerfile.notsosimple . -$ podman build -f Dockerfile.in $HOME +$ podman build -f Containerfile.in $HOME $ podman build -t imageName . -$ podman build --tls-verify=true -t imageName -f Dockerfile.simple . +$ podman build --tls-verify=true -t imageName -f Containrfile.simple . $ podman build --tls-verify=false -t imageName . @@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ $ podman build --runtime-flag log-format=json . $ podman build --runtime-flag debug . -$ podman build --authfile /tmp/auths/myauths.json --cert-dir $HOME/auth --tls-verify=true --creds=username:password -t imageName -f Dockerfile.simple . +$ podman build --authfile /tmp/auths/myauths.json --cert-dir $HOME/auth --tls-verify=true --creds=username:password -t imageName -f Containerfile.simple . $ podman build --memory 40m --cpu-period 10000 --cpu-quota 50000 --ulimit nofile=1024:1028 -t imageName . @@ -940,22 +940,26 @@ $ podman build -f dev/Containerfile https://10.10.10.1/podman/context.tar.gz ## Files -### `.dockerignore` +### .containerignore/.dockerignore -If the file .dockerignore exists in the context directory, `buildah copy` reads -its contents. Use the `--ignorefile` flag to override .dockerignore path location. +If the file *.containerignore* or *.dockerignore* exists in the context directory, +`podman build` reads its contents. Use the `--ignorefile` flag to override the +.containerignore path location. Podman uses the content to exclude files and directories from the context directory, when executing COPY and ADD directives in the Containerfile/Dockerfile -Users can specify a series of Unix shell globals in a .dockerignore file to +The .containerignore and .dockerignore files use the same syntax; if both +are in the context directory, podman build will only use .containerignore. + +Users can specify a series of Unix shell globals in a .containerignore file to identify files/directories to exclude. Podman supports a special wildcard string `**` which matches any number of directories (including zero). For example, **/*.go will exclude all files that end with .go that are found in all directories. -Example .dockerignore file: +Example .containerignore file: ``` # exclude this content for image @@ -975,7 +979,7 @@ Excludes files and directories starting with `output` from any directory. Excludes files named src and the directory src as well as any content in it. Lines starting with ! (exclamation mark) can be used to make exceptions to -exclusions. The following is an example .dockerignore file that uses this +exclusions. The following is an example .containerignore file that uses this mechanism: ``` *.doc @@ -984,10 +988,10 @@ mechanism: Exclude all doc files except Help.doc from the image. -This functionality is compatible with the handling of .dockerignore files +This functionality is compatible with the handling of .containerignore files described here: -https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#dockerignore-file +https://github.com/containers/buildah/blob/main/docs/containerignore.5.md **registries.conf** (`/etc/containers/registries.conf`) @@ -1009,10 +1013,10 @@ If you are using `useradd` within your build script, you should pass the useradd to stop creating the lastlog file. ## SEE ALSO -podman(1), buildah(1), containers-certs.d(5), containers-registries.conf(5), crun(8), runc(8), useradd(8), podman-ps(1), podman-rm(1) +podman(1), buildah(1), containers-certs.d(5), containers-registries.conf(5), crun(8), runc(8), useradd(8), podman-ps(1), podman-rm(1), Containerfile(5), containerignore(5) ## HISTORY -Aug 2020, Additional options and .dockerignore added by Dan Walsh `` +Aug 2020, Additional options and .containerignore added by Dan Walsh `` May 2018, Minor revisions added by Joe Doss `` -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf