tldr/pages/common/packer.md

# packer

> Build automated machine images.
> More information: <https://developer.hashicorp.com/packer/docs/commands>.

- Build an image:

`packer build {{path/to/config.json}}`

- Check the syntax of a Packer image config:

`packer validate {{path/to/config.json}}`

- Format a Packer image config:

`packer fmt {{path/to/config.pkr.hcl}}`
packer: add packer to tldr (#3888) 2020-03-05 23:46:18 -06:00			`# packer`

			`> Build automated machine images.`
*: use a more specific more info link, io domain (#17676) Co-authored-by: Dylan <145150333+dmmqz@users.noreply.github.com> 2025-08-16 10:32:10 +03:00			`> More information: <https://developer.hashicorp.com/packer/docs/commands>.`
packer: add packer to tldr (#3888) 2020-03-05 23:46:18 -06:00
			`- Build an image:`

			`packer build {{path/to/config.json}}`

			`- Check the syntax of a Packer image config:`

			`packer validate {{path/to/config.json}}`
packer: add fmt example (#11047) * add `packer fmt` * Update pages/common/packer.md Co-authored-by: Juri Dispan <juri.dispan@posteo.net> --------- Co-authored-by: Juri Dispan <juri.dispan@posteo.net> 2023-10-20 01:46:26 -04:00
			`- Format a Packer image config:`

			`packer fmt {{path/to/config.pkr.hcl}}`