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Fix git context subdir example and improve README
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## Usage

By default, this action uses the [Git context](#git-context) so you don't need to use the
[`actions/checkout`](https://github.com/actions/checkout/) action to checkout the repository because this will be
done directly by buildkit. The git reference will be based on the [event that triggered your workflow](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows)
and will result in the following context: `https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>.git#<ref>`.

You can provide a subdirectory to the [Git context](#git-context) by using the following [Handlebars template](https://handlebarsjs.com/guide/) expression `{{defaultContext}}`:

```yaml
-
name: Build and push
id: docker_build
uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
with:
context: {{defaultContext}}:docker
push: true
tags: user/app:latest
```

Be careful because **any file mutation in the steps that precede the build step will be ignored, including processing of the `.dockerignore` file** since
the context is based on the git reference. However, you can use the [Path context](#path-context) using the
[`context` input](#inputs) alongside the [`actions/checkout`](https://github.com/actions/checkout/) action to remove
this restriction.

In the examples below we are using 3 other actions:
In the examples below we are also using 3 other actions:

* [`setup-buildx`](https://github.com/docker/setup-buildx-action) action will create and boot a builder using by
default the `docker-container` [builder driver](https://github.com/docker/buildx/blob/master/docs/reference/buildx_create.md#driver).
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### Git context

By default, this action uses the [Git context](#git-context) so you don't need
to use the [`actions/checkout`](https://github.com/actions/checkout/) action to
check out the repository because this will be done directly by [BuildKit](https://github.com/moby/buildkit).

The git reference will be based on the [event that triggered your workflow](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows)
and will result in the following context: `https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>.git#<ref>`.

```yaml
name: ci

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password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
-
name: Build and push
id: docker_build
uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
with:
push: true
tags: user/app:latest
```

Be careful because **any file mutation in the steps that precede the build step
will be ignored, including processing of the `.dockerignore` file** since
the context is based on the Git reference. However, you can use the
[Path context](#path-context) using the [`context` input](#inputs) alongside
the [`actions/checkout`](https://github.com/actions/checkout/) action to remove
this restriction.

Default Git context can also be provided using the [Handlebars template](https://handlebarsjs.com/guide/)
expression `{{defaultContext}}`. Here we can use it to provide a subdirectory
to the default Git context:

```yaml
-
name: Build and push
uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
with:
context: "{{defaultContext}}:mysubdir"
push: true
tags: user/app:latest
```
> :warning: Subdirectory for Git context is not yet available for the buildx [`docker` driver](https://github.com/docker/buildx/blob/master/docs/reference/buildx_create.md#driver).
Building from the current repository automatically uses the [GitHub Token](https://help.github.com/en/actions/configuring-and-managing-workflows/authenticating-with-the-github_token)
so it does not need to be passed. If you want to authenticate against another private repository, you have to use
a [secret](docs/advanced/secrets.md) named `GIT_AUTH_TOKEN` to be able to authenticate against it with buildx:
so it does not need to be passed. If you want to authenticate against another
private repository, you have to use a [secret](docs/advanced/secrets.md) named
`GIT_AUTH_TOKEN` to be able to authenticate against it with buildx:

```yaml
-
name: Build and push
id: docker_build
uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
with:
push: true
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| `tags` | List/CSV | List of tags |
| `target` | String | Sets the target stage to build |
| `ulimit`¹ | List | [Ulimit](https://github.com/docker/buildx/blob/master/docs/reference/buildx_build.md#-set-ulimits---ulimit) options (e.g., `nofile=1024:1024`) |
| `github-token` | String | GitHub Token used to authenticate against a repository for Git context (default `${{ github.token }}`) |
| `github-token` | String | GitHub Token used to authenticate against a repository for [Git context](#git-context) (default `${{ github.token }}`) |
> ¹ `cgroup-parent`, `shm-size` and `ulimit` are only available using `moby/buildkit:master`
> as builder image atm:
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# Handle tags and labels

If you come from [`v1`](https://github.com/docker/build-push-action/tree/releases/v1#readme) and want an
"automatic" tag management and [OCI Image Format Specification](https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/blob/master/annotations.md)
If you want an "automatic" tag management and [OCI Image Format Specification](https://github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/blob/master/annotations.md)
for labels, you can do it in a dedicated step. The following workflow will use the [Docker metadata action](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action)
to handle tags and labels based on GitHub actions events and Git metadata.

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on:
schedule:
- cron: '0 10 * * *' # everyday at 10am
- cron: '0 10 * * *'
push:
branches:
- '**'
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