Inspect a remote image manifest with docker buildx imagetools inspect

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Documented steps

  1. Show registry image details and platform list: docker buildx imagetools inspect alpine
  2. Dump the raw manifest: docker buildx imagetools inspect --raw <image> (pipe to jq)
  3. Read just the reference: docker buildx imagetools inspect --format '{{.Name}}' <image>
  4. Get a specific platform's image config: docker buildx imagetools inspect --format '{{json (index .Image "linux/arm64")}}' <image>
  5. Inspect provenance or SBOM attestations: --format '{{json .Provenance}}' / '{{json .SBOM}}'
  6. Official docs: https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/buildx/imagetools/inspect/

Known gotchas

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