docker-cli/docs/reference/commandline/bake.md

# docker bake

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Build from a file

### Aliases

`docker buildx bake`


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add top-level "docker bake" command as alias for "docker buildx bake" The [`docker buildx bake`][1] command has reached GA; this patch adds a top-level `docker bake` command as alias for `docker buildx bake` to improve discoverability and make it more convenient to use. With this patch: docker --help Usage: docker [OPTIONS] COMMAND A self-sufficient runtime for containers Common Commands: run Create and run a new container from an image exec Execute a command in a running container ps List containers build Build an image from a Dockerfile bake Build from a file pull Download an image from a registry push Upload an image to a registry images List images ... The command is hidden if buildx is not installed; docker --help Usage: docker [OPTIONS] COMMAND A self-sufficient runtime for containers Common Commands: run Create and run a new container from an image exec Execute a command in a running container ps List containers build Build an image from a Dockerfile pull Download an image from a registry push Upload an image to a registry images List images ... We can do some tweaking after this; currently it show an error in situations where buildx is missing. We don't account for "DOCKER_BUILDKIT=0", because this is a new feature that requires buildx, and cannot be "disabled"; buildx missing; docker bake ERROR: bake requires the buildx component but it is missing or broken. Install the buildx component to use bake: https://docs.docker.com/go/buildx/ BuildKit disabled: DOCKER_BUILDKIT=0 docker bake ERROR: bake requires the buildx component but it is missing or broken. Install the buildx component to use bake: https://docs.docker.com/go/buildx/ [1]: https://www.docker.com/blog/ga-launch-docker-bake/ Signed-off-by: Sebastiaan van Stijn <github@gone.nl> 2025-03-21 13:25:59 +01:00			`# docker bake`

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			`Build from a file`

			`### Aliases`

			`docker buildx bake`


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