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pack - Buildpack CLI
pack makes it easy for...
- App Developers to use buildpacks to convert code into runnable images.
- Buildpack Authors to develop and package buildpacks for distribution.
- Operators to package buildpacks for distribution and maintain applications.
Usage

Getting Started
Get started by running through our tutorial: An App’s Brief Journey from Source to Image
Contributing
- CONTRIBUTING - Information on how to contribute, including the pull request process.
- DEVELOPMENT - Further detail to help you during the development process.
- RELEASE - Further details about our release process.
Documentation
Check out the command line documentation here
Specifications
pack is a CLI implementation of the Platform Interface Specification for Cloud Native Buildpacks.
To learn more about the details, check out the specs repository.