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The `packer build` Packer command takes a template and runs all the builds
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within it in order to generate a set of artifacts. The various builds specified
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within a template are executed in parallel, unless otherwise specified. And the
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artifacts that are created will be outputted at the end of the build.
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layout: docs
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page_title: 'Build - Command-Line'
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# Command-Line: Build
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The `packer build` Packer command takes a template and runs all the builds
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within it in order to generate a set of artifacts. The various builds specified
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within a template are executed in parallel, unless otherwise specified. And the
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artifacts that are created will be outputted at the end of the build.
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## Options
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- `-color=false` - Disables colorized output. Enabled by default.
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- `-debug` - Disables parallelization and enables debug mode. Debug mode flags
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the builders that they should output debugging information. The exact
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behavior of debug mode is left to the builder. In general, builders usually
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will stop between each step, waiting for keyboard input before continuing.
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This will allow the user to inspect state and so on.
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- `-except=foo,bar,baz` - Builds all the builds except those with the given
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comma-separated names. Build names by default are the names of their
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builders, unless a specific `name` attribute is specified within
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the configuration.
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- `-force` - Forces a builder to run when artifacts from a previous build
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prevent a build from running. The exact behavior of a forced build is left
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to the builder. In general, a builder supporting the forced build will
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remove the artifacts from the previous build. This will allow the user to
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repeat a build without having to manually clean these artifacts beforehand.
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- `-only=foo,bar,baz` - Only build the builds with the given
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comma-separated names. Build names by default are the names of their
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builders, unless a specific `name` attribute is specified within
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the configuration.
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