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title: Dockerfile reference
description: "Dockerfiles use a simple DSL which allows you to automate the steps you would normally manually take to create an image."
keywords: dockerfile, docker file, docker copy, dockerfile exec, docker entrypoint, dockerfile entrypoint, dockerfile arg, docker args, entrypoint, shell dockerfile
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