Possible incorrect advice re Dockerfile LABEL

[alexbdaniel]

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What article on docs.github.com is affected?

Hello, related to the Working with the container registry article

Suppose you open a docker image not linked to an repository. GitHub provides instructions on linking the two:

To locally connect your container image to a repository, you must add this line to your Dockerfile:
LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source https://github.com/OWNER/REPO

Should the key be separated from the value with an equals sign? ie LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/OWNER/REPO

Thank you and sorry if this is not the right place to lodge these issues. I searched elsewhere.

What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?

Not directly related but is viewable on the page when you look at a package.
It might also be helpful to note that labels can be added in the command line with the --label argument.

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[Scarage1]

Nice catch 👍
For documentation clarity, it might be better to use the explicit key=value form in the Dockerfile example:

LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/OWNER/REPO

This aligns with common Dockerfile conventions and avoids ambiguity for readers copying the example. It could also be helpful to mention that the same label can be added at build time using the --label flag (e.g. docker build --label ...) for users who prefer not to modify the Dockerfile.

This small clarification would make the docs more precise and beginner-friendly.

[hernandezwaldocardenashernande-design]

Como se llama tu amiga fices

[Sharra-writes]

@alexbdaniel I suspect it should have =, but I will also ask since this isn't my area.

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