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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions 02_virtualization_and_containers/docker_slides.md
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Expand Up @@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ Details available in [`docker_demo.md`](https://github.com/Simulation-Software-E
- `FROM`: Defines base image
- `RUN`: Defines commands to execute
- `WORKDIR`: Defines working directory for following commands
- `COPY`: Copy for from source to destination
- `ADD`: Add for from source to destination (powerful and confusing)
- `COPY`: Copy file from source to destination
- `ADD`: Add file from source to destination (powerful and confusing)
- `CMD`: Command to run under `docker run`
- `ENV`: Sets environment variable
- `ARG`: Environment variable for **only** the build process
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