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All About Docker Compose Override Entrypoint

Entrypoint helps use set the command and parameters that executes first when a container is run. In fact, the command line arguments in the following command become a part of the entrypoint command, thereby overriding all elements mentioned via CMD.

docker run <image>

For instance, the following command adds the argument bash at the end of the entrypoint:

docker run <image> bash

Furthermore, Dockerfile uses only uppercase letters as a part of the entrypoint instruction. We can define this in different ways as seen below:

• Via exec syntax:

  The exec form specifies commands and arguments as a JSON array. Hence, we have to use double quotes as seen here:

  ENTRYPOINT ["executable", "param1", "param2"]

  According to our Support Team, Docker does not use a command shell as normal shell processing does not take place. However, we can start the JSON array with the following command if we require shell processing features:

  ENTRYPOINT [ "sh", "-c", "echo $HOME" ]
• Via an entrypoint script:

  Alternatively, we can rely on a script to run entrypoint commands for the Docker container. In this scenario, we have to set up the app and load configuration as well as environment variables. For instance we can run it in a Dockerfile with the following ENTRYPOINT exec syntax:

  COPY ./docker-entrypoint.sh /
  ENTRYPOINT ["/docker-entrypoint.sh"]
  CMD ["postgres"]

Additionally, we can override entrypoint instruction with the –entrypoint flag as seen below:

• docker run –entrypoint
• docker-compose run –entrypoint

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Conclusion

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