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@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ building images.
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``FROM <image>``
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+Or
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+ ``FROM <image>:<tag>``
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The ``FROM`` instruction sets the :ref:`base_image_def` for subsequent
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instructions. As such, a valid Dockerfile must have ``FROM`` as its
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first instruction. The image can be any valid image -- it is
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@@ -81,6 +85,9 @@ especially easy to start by **pulling an image** from the
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to create multiple images. Simply make a note of the last image id
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output by the commit before each new ``FROM`` command.
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+If no ``tag`` is given to the ``FROM`` instruction, ``latest`` is
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+assumed. If the used tag does not exist, an error will be returned.
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3.2 MAINTAINER
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