The ENTRYPOINT instruction in a Dockerfile specifies the default command to run when a container is started from the image. The ENTRYPOINT instruction can be written in two forms: exec form and shell form. The exec form uses a JSON array to specify the command and its arguments, such as [ “executable”, “param1”, “param2” ]. The shell form uses a single string to specify the command and its arguments, such as “executable param1 param2”. The shell form is converted to the exec form by adding /bin/sh -c to the beginning of the command. Therefore, the following statements in a Dockerfile are equivalent and will lead to a container that outputs hello world:
ENTRYPOINT [ “echo hello world” ] ENTRYPOINT [ “/bin/sh”, “-c”, “echo hello world” ] ENTRYPOINT “echo hello world” ENTRYPOINT [ “echo”, “hello”, “world” ] ENTRYPOINT [ “/bin/sh”, “-c”, “echo”, “hello”, “world” ] ENTRYPOINT “echo hello world”
The other statements in the question are invalid or incorrect. The statement A. ENTRYPOINT “echo Hello World” is invalid because it uses double quotes to enclose the entire command, which is not allowed in the shell form. The statement D. ENTRYPOINT echo Hello World is incorrect because it does not use quotes to enclose the command, which is required in the shell form. The statement E. ENTRYPOINT “echo”, “Hello”, “World” is invalid because it uses double quotes to separate the command and its arguments, which is not allowed in the exec form. References:
Dockerfile reference | Docker Docs
Using the Dockerfile ENTRYPOINT and CMD Instructions - ATA Learning
Difference Between run, cmd and entrypoint in a Dockerfile
