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NAME
buildah-config - Update image configuration settings.
SYNOPSIS
buildah config [options] container
DESCRIPTION
Updates one or more of the settings kept for a container.
OPTIONS
--add-history
Add an entry to the image's history which will note changes to the settings for --cmd, --entrypoint,
--env, --healthcheck, --label, --onbuild, --port, --shell, --stop-signal, --user, --volume, and
--workingdir. Defaults to false.
Note: You can also override the default value of --add-history by setting the BUILDAH_HISTORY environment
variable. export BUILDAH_HISTORY=true
--annotation, -a annotation=annotation
Add an image annotation (e.g. annotation=annotation) to the image manifest of any images which will be
built using the specified container. Can be used multiple times. If annotation has a trailing -, then
the annotation is removed from the config. If the annotation is set to "-" then all annotations are
removed from the config.
--arch architecture
Set the target architecture for any images which will be built using the specified container. By
default, if the container was based on an image, that image's target architecture is kept, otherwise the
host's architecture is recorded.
--author author
Set contact information for the author for any images which will be built using the specified container.
--cmd command
Set the default command to run for containers based on any images which will be built using the specified
container. When used in combination with an entry point, this specifies the default parameters for the
entry point.
--comment comment
Set the image-level comment for any images which will be built using the specified container.
Note: this setting is not present in the OCIv1 image format, so it is discarded when writing images using
OCIv1 formats.
--created-by created
Set the description of how the topmost layer was created for any images which will be created using the
specified container.
--domainname domain
Set the domainname to set when running containers based on any images built using the specified
container.
Note: this setting is not present in the OCIv1 image format, so it is discarded when writing images using
OCIv1 formats.
--entrypoint "command" | '["command", "arg1", ...]'
Set the entry point for containers based on any images which will be built using the specified container.
buildah supports two formats for entrypoint. It can be specified as a simple string, or as an array of
commands.
Note: When the entrypoint is specified as a string, container runtimes will ignore the cmd value of the
container image. However if you use the array form, then the cmd will be appended onto the end of the
entrypoint cmd and be executed together.
Note: The string form is appended to the sh -c command as the entrypoint. The array form replaces
entrypoint entirely.
String Format:
$ buildah from scratch
$ buildah config --entrypoint "/usr/bin/notashell" working-container
$ buildah inspect --format '{{ .OCIv1.Config.Entrypoint }}' working-container
[/bin/sh -c /usr/bin/notshell]
$ buildah inspect --format '{{ .Docker.Config.Entrypoint }}' working-container
[/bin/sh -c /usr/bin/notshell]
Array Format:
$ buildah config --entrypoint '["/usr/bin/notashell"]' working-container
$ buildah inspect --format '{{ .OCIv1.Config.Entrypoint }}' working-container
[/usr/bin/notashell]
$ buildah inspect --format '{{ .Docker.Config.Entrypoint }}' working-container
[/usr/bin/notashell]
--env, -e env[=value]
Add a value (e.g. env=value) to the environment for containers based on any images which will be built
using the specified container. Can be used multiple times. If env is named but neither = nor a value is
specified, then the value will be taken from the current process environment. If env has a trailing -,
then the env is removed from the config. If the env is set to "-" then all environment variables are
removed from the config.
--healthcheck command
Specify a command which should be run to check if a container is running correctly.
Values can be NONE, "CMD ..." (run the specified command directly), or "CMD-SHELL ..." (run the specified
command using the system's shell), or the empty value (remove a previously-set value and related
settings).
Note: this setting is not present in the OCIv1 image format, so it is discarded when writing images using
OCIv1 formats.
--healthcheck-interval interval
Specify how often the command specified using the --healthcheck option should be run.
Note: this setting is not present in the OCIv1 image format, so it is discarded when writing images using
OCIv1 formats.
--healthcheck-retries count
Specify how many times the command specified using the --healthcheck option can fail before the container
is considered to be unhealthy.
Note: this setting is not present in the OCIv1 image format, so it is discarded when writing images using
OCIv1 formats.
--healthcheck-start-interval interval
Specify the time between health checks during the start period.
Note: this setting is not present in the OCIv1 image format, so it is discarded when writing images using
OCIv1 formats.
--healthcheck-start-period interval
Specify how much time can elapse after a container has started before a failure to run the command
specified using the --healthcheck option should be treated as an indication that the container is
failing. During this time period, failures will be attributed to the container not yet having fully
started, and will not be counted as errors. After the command succeeds, or the time period has elapsed,
failures will be counted as errors.
Note: this setting is not present in the OCIv1 image format, so it is discarded when writing images using
OCIv1 formats.
--healthcheck-timeout interval
Specify how long to wait after starting the command specified using the --healthcheck option to wait for
the command to return its exit status. If the command has not returned within this time, it should be
considered to have failed.
Note: this setting is not present in the OCIv1 image format, so it is discarded when writing images using
OCIv1 formats.
--history-comment comment
Sets a comment on the topmost layer in any images which will be created using the specified container.
--hostname host
Set the hostname to set when running containers based on any images built using the specified container.
Note: this setting is not present in the OCIv1 image format, so it is discarded when writing images using
OCIv1 formats.
--label, -l label=value
Add an image label (e.g. label=value) to the image configuration of any images which will be built using
the specified container. Can be used multiple times. If label has a trailing -, then the label is
removed from the config. If the label is set to "-" then all labels are removed from the config.
--onbuild onbuild command
Add an ONBUILD command to the image. ONBUILD commands are automatically run when images are built based
on the image you are creating.
Note: this setting is not present in the OCIv1 image format, so it is discarded when writing images using
OCIv1 formats.
--os operating system
Set the target operating system for any images which will be built using the specified container. By
default, if the container was based on an image, its OS is kept, otherwise the host's OS's name is
recorded.
--os-feature feature
Set the name of a required operating system feature for any images which will be built using the
specified container. By default, if the container was based on an image, the base image's required OS
feature list is kept, if it specified one. This option is typically only meaningful when the image's OS
is Windows.
If feature has a trailing -, then the feature is removed from the set of required features which will be
listed in the image. If the feature is set to "-" then the entire features list is removed from the
config.
--os-version version
Set the exact required operating system version for any images which will be built using the specified
container. By default, if the container was based on an image, the base image's required OS version is
kept, if it specified one. This option is typically only meaningful when the image's OS is Windows, and
is typically set in Windows base images, so using this option is usually unnecessary.
--port, -p port/protocol
Add a port to expose when running containers based on any images which will be built using the specified
container. Can be used multiple times. To specify whether the port listens on TCP or UDP, use
"port/protocol". The default is TCP if the protocol is not specified. To expose the port on both TCP and
UDP, specify the port option multiple times. If port has a trailing - and is already set, then the port
is removed from the configuration. If the port is set to - then all exposed ports settings are removed
from the configuration.
--shell shell
Set the default shell to run inside of the container image. The shell instruction allows the default
shell used for the shell form of commands to be overridden. The default shell for Linux containers is
"/bin/sh -c".
Note: this setting is not present in the OCIv1 image format, so it is discarded when writing images using
OCIv1 formats.
--stop-signal signal
Set default stop signal for container. This signal will be sent when container is stopped, default is
SIGINT.
--unsetlabel label
Unset the image label, causing the label not to be inherited from the base image.
--user, -u user[:group]
Set the default user to be used when running containers based on this image. The user can be specified
as a user name or UID, optionally followed by a group name or GID, separated by a colon (':'). If names
are used, the container should include entries for those names in its /etc/passwd and /etc/group files.
--variant variant
Set the target architecture variant for any images which will be built using the specified container. By
default, if the container was based on an image, that image's target architecture and variant information
is kept, otherwise the host's architecture and variant are recorded.
--volume, -v volume
Add a location in the directory tree which should be marked as a volume in any images which will be built
using the specified container. Can be used multiple times. If volume has a trailing -, and is already
set, then the volume is removed from the config. If the volume is set to "-" then all volumes are
removed from the config.
--workingdir directory
Set the initial working directory for containers based on images which will be built using the specified
container.
EXAMPLE
buildah config --author='Jane Austen' --workingdir='/etc/mycontainers' containerID
buildah config --entrypoint /entrypoint.sh containerID
buildah config --entrypoint '[ "/entrypoint.sh", "dev" ]' containerID
buildah config --env foo=bar --env PATH=$PATH containerID
buildah config --env foo- containerID
buildah config --label Name=Mycontainer --label Version=1.0 containerID
buildah config --label Name- containerID
buildah config --annotation note=myNote containerID
buildah config --annotation note-
buildah config --volume /usr/myvol containerID
buildah config --volume /usr/myvol- containerID
buildah config --port 1234 --port 8080 containerID
buildah config --port 514/tcp --port 514/udp containerID
buildah config --env 1234=5678 containerID
buildah config --env 1234- containerID
buildah config --os-version 10.0.19042.1645 containerID
buildah config --os-feature win32k containerID
buildah config --os-feature win32k- containerID
SEE ALSO
buildah(1)
buildah March 2017 buildah-config(1)