Stop and remove docker buildx builder instances

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Documented steps

  1. Stop the current or a named builder with 'docker buildx stop [name]'; this halts its BuildKit daemon but does not prevent a later build from restarting it.
  2. Remove a builder and its state with 'docker buildx rm [name...]' (defaults to the current builder).
  3. Remove all non-running builders non-interactively with 'docker buildx rm --all-inactive --force' (or -f alone to skip the prompt for a named builder).
  4. Preserve the BuildKit daemon on removal with --keep-daemon (docker-container/kubernetes drivers only) if you manage the daemon independently.
  5. Preserve cached state for a future same-named builder with --keep-state (docker-container driver only).
  6. Official docs: https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/buildx/stop/ and https://docs.docker.com/reference/cli/docker/buildx/rm/

Known gotchas

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