NAME

       packer - tool for creating machine images for multiple platforms

SYNOPSIS

       $ packer <command> [<options>] <args>

       $ packer build -only=amazon-ebs template.json

DESCRIPTION

       Packer  is  a  CLI  tool  for  the  automatic creation of identical machine images (single
       deployable units that contain a pre-configured OS and  installed  software)  for  multiple
       platforms  (public  cloud  providers,  private cloud and desktop virtualization solutions)
       from a single JSON template resp. configuration file. For  the  documentation  of  Packer,
       especially     on    how    to    write    proper    Packer    templates,    please    see
       <https://www.packer.io/docs>.

COMMANDS

       build  build image(s) from a template. For a full list of options related to this command,
              see the output of: $ packer build -h.

       fix    fix  templates  from  old  versions  of  Packer  like this: $ packer fix old.json >
              new.json. For a full list of fixes which this command performs and special options,
              see the output of: $ packer fix -h.

       inspect
              print  components  of  a  template.  This command validates the basic syntax of the
              template by necessity, but not if the configuration is  valid  (this  is  what  the
              command validate is for).

       push   push a template and supporting files to a Packer build service (usually HashiCorp's
              Atlas, which is a commercial service).

       validate
              check if a template is valid. The command returns a zero exit status if a  template
              is  valid,  and  a  non-zero  exit  status if it isn't. If -syntax-only is given as
              option, only the syntax of the template is checked.

       version
              print the Packer version

LOGGING

       To get  a  build  log,  run  packer  like  this:  $  PACKER_LOG=1  packer  build  foo.json
       2>>build.log, or use $PACKER_LOG_PATH.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       For      a      full      list     of     available     environment     variables,     see
       <https://www.packer.io/docs/other/environmental-variables.html>.

AUTHORS

       HashiCorp's Packer is developed by Mitchell Hashimoto <mitchell.hashimoto@gmail.com>, Jack
       Pearkes  <jackpearkes@gmail.com>, Mark Peek, Ross Smith II <ross@smithii.com>, and Rickard
       von Essen <rickard.von.essen@gmail.com>.

       This manpage is written by Daniel Stender <stender@debian.org> for the Debian pkg-go team.

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