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@@ -21,33 +21,38 @@ Usage: docker plugin create [OPTIONS] PLUGIN PLUGIN-DATA-DIR
Create a plugin from a rootfs and configuration. Plugin data directory must contain config.json and rootfs directory.
Options:
- --compress Compress the context using gzip
+ --compress Compress the context using gzip
--help Print usage
```
+## Description
+
Creates a plugin. Before creating the plugin, prepare the plugin's root filesystem as well as
[the config.json](../../extend/config.md)
+## Examples
The following example shows how to create a sample `plugin`.
```bash
-
$ ls -ls /home/pluginDir
4 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 431 Nov 7 01:40 config.json
0 drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 420 Nov 7 01:40 rootfs
$ docker plugin create plugin /home/pluginDir
+
plugin
-NAME TAG DESCRIPTION ENABLED
-plugin latest A sample plugin for Docker true
+$ docker plugin ls
+
+ID NAME TAG DESCRIPTION ENABLED
+672d8144ec02 plugin latest A sample plugin for Docker false
```
The plugin can subsequently be enabled for local use or pushed to the public registry.
-## Related information
+## Related commands
* [plugin disable](plugin_disable.md)
* [plugin enable](plugin_enable.md)