buildah-source-create(1) General Commands Manual buildah-source-create(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

buildah-source-create - Create and initialize a source image

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**buildah source create** \[*options*] *path*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Create and initialize a source image. A source image is an OCI artifact; an OCI image with a custom config media type.

Note that the buildah-source command and all its subcommands are experimental and may be subject to future changes

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

**--author** *author*

Set the author of the source image mentioned in the config. By default, no author is set.

**--time-stamp** *bool-value*

Set the created time stamp in the image config. By default, the time stamp is set.

March 2021 buildah

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Document: buildah-source-create(1) from buildah-fips 1.45.1-r2 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/containers/buildah