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The `packer build` command takes a template and runs all the builds within it
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in order to generate a set of artifacts. The various builds specified within a
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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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page_title: packer build - Commands
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sidebar_title: <tt>build</tt>
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---
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# `build` Command
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The `packer build` command takes a template and runs all the builds within it
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in order to generate a set of artifacts. The various builds specified within a
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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
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flags 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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`@include 'commands/except.mdx'`
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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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- `-on-error=cleanup` (default), `-on-error=abort`, `-on-error=ask`, `-on-error=run-cleanup-provisioner` -
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Selects what to do when the build fails during provisioning. Please note that
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this only affects the build during the provisioner run, not during the
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post-processor run, because it is related to whether or not to keep the
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instance running and related artifacts like generated SSH keys on the system
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when a provisioner fails.
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- `cleanup` cleans up after the previous steps, deleting temporary files and virtual machines.
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- `abort` exits without any cleanup, which might require the next build to use `-force`.
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- `ask` presents a prompt and waits for you to decide to clean up, abort, or retry
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the failed step.
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- `run-cleanup-provisioner` aborts and exits without any cleanup besides
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the [error-cleanup-provisioner](/docs/templates/provisioners#on-error-provisioner) if one is defined.
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`@include 'commands/only.mdx'`
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- `-parallel-builds=N` - Limit the number of builds to run in parallel, 0
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means no limit (defaults to 0).
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- `-timestamp-ui` - Enable prefixing of each ui output with an RFC3339
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timestamp.
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- `-var` - Set a variable in your packer template. This option can be used
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multiple times. This is useful for setting version numbers for your build.
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- `-var-file` - Set template variables from a file.
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