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I got the following error while trying to build an image using a dockerfile.
$ docker build -t docker-whale . unable to prepare context: unable to evaluate symlinks in DockerfileI got the following error while trying to build an image using a dockerfile.
$ docker build -t docker-whale . unable to prepare context: unable to evaluate symlinks in DockerfileLog in to share your answer and help other learners.
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Answered on Apr 30, 2021
Just Remove the extension .txt from Dockerfile and run the command
docker build -t image-nameIt will work for unable to evaluate symlinks in dockerfile path error.
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