# pack - Buildpack CLI

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`pack` makes it easy for...
- **App Developers** to use buildpacks to convert code into runnable images.
- **Buildpack Authors** to develop and package buildpacks for distribution.
- **Operators** to package buildpacks for distribution and maintain applications.

`pack` is a CLI implementation of the [Platform Interface Specification][platform-spec] for [Cloud Native Buildpacks][buildpacks.io].

## Usage

- [Installing][install-pack]
- [Getting Started][getting-started]

## Contributing

For information on how to contribute to this project including its development
process see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).

## Resources
- [Buildpack Specification](https://github.com/buildpacks/spec/blob/master/buildpack.md)
- [Platform Specification][platform-spec]

[buildpacks.io]: https://buildpacks.io/
[install-pack]: https://buildpacks.io/docs/install-pack/
[getting-started]: https://buildpacks.io/docs/app-journey
[platform-spec]: https://github.com/buildpacks/spec/blob/master/platform.md
