buildx/docs/reference/buildx.md

# buildx

```
docker buildx [OPTIONS] COMMAND
```

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Extended build capabilities with BuildKit

### Subcommands

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [`bake`](buildx_bake.md) | Build from a file |
| [`build`](buildx_build.md) | Start a build |
| [`create`](buildx_create.md) | Create a new builder instance |
| [`du`](buildx_du.md) | Disk usage |
| [`imagetools`](buildx_imagetools.md) | Commands to work on images in registry |
| [`inspect`](buildx_inspect.md) | Inspect current builder instance |
| [`install`](buildx_install.md) | Install buildx as a 'docker builder' alias |
| [`ls`](buildx_ls.md) | List builder instances |
| [`prune`](buildx_prune.md) | Remove build cache |
| [`rm`](buildx_rm.md) | Remove a builder instance |
| [`stop`](buildx_stop.md) | Stop builder instance |
| [`uninstall`](buildx_uninstall.md) | Uninstall the 'docker builder' alias |
| [`use`](buildx_use.md) | Set the current builder instance |
| [`version`](buildx_version.md) | Show buildx version information |


### Options

| Name | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [`--builder`](#builder) | `string` |  | Override the configured builder instance |


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## Examples

### <a name="builder"></a> Override the configured builder instance (--builder)

You can also use the `BUILDX_BUILDER` environment variable.