Added documentation for specifying groupname or GID for commands. Also clarified used of the possible use of multiple USER commands in a Dockerfile.

Signed-off-by: Dan Anolik <dan@anolik.net>
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Dan Anolik 2015-03-23 20:47:04 -07:00
parent e6b7d93072
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2 changed files with 15 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -273,8 +273,15 @@ A Dockerfile is similar to a Makefile.
**USER**
-- `USER daemon`
The **USER** instruction sets the username or UID that is used when running the
image.
Sets the username or UID used for running subsequent commands.
The **USER** instruction can optionally be used to set the group or GID. The
followings examples are all valid:
USER [user | user:group | uid | uid:gid | user:gid | uid:group ]
Until the **USER** instruction is set, instructions will be run as root. The USER
instruction can be used any number of times in a Dockerfile, and will only affect
subsequent commands.
**WRKDIR**
-- `WORKDIR /path/to/workdir`

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@ -341,7 +341,12 @@ The **-t** option is incompatible with a redirection of the docker client
standard input.
**-u**, **--user**=""
Username or UID
Sets the username or UID used and optionally the groupname or GID for the specified command.
The followings examples are all valid:
--user [user | user:group | uid | uid:gid | user:gid | uid:group ]
Without this argument the command will be run as root in the container.
**-v**, **--volume**=[]
Bind mount a volume (e.g., from the host: -v /host:/container, from Docker: -v /container)