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# Avoid commands not made for containers

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `docker-best-practices/avoid-commands-not-relevant`

**Language:** Docker

**Severity:** Notice

**Category:** Best Practices

## Description{% #description %}

Some commands do not make sense to use when building a container. They require user inputs which cannot work when building a container. Avoid such commands in a Dockerfile.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```docker
FROM busybox
RUN top
RUN vim
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```docker
FROM busybox
RUN mycommand foo bar
RUN apt-get install vim
```
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