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  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).

       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 Go packaging
       team.

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