docker/cli

This is the official source code repository for the Docker CLI, the command-line tool that people type commands into when working with Docker. Docker is a system for packaging applications into portable containers so they run consistently across different computers and servers. The CLI is what translates commands like building images or starting containers into instructions the Docker engine acts on. The repository itself is written in Go and is maintained by Docker. It supports building binaries for multiple platforms, including Linux on different processor architectures, and can produce both standard and dynamically linked builds. The repository is developed using Docker, meaning the build process itself runs inside containers rather than relying on a local Go toolchain. The README in this repository is brief and focused almost entirely on instructions for developers who want to build the CLI from source or contribute to it. It covers how to compile the project, run tests, and start an interactive development shell. There is no detailed description of the CLI commands or features within the README itself. The code is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. Export restrictions from the United States government may apply to Docker software, and the repository includes a notice about this.