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Multiple CMD instructions should not be used in the same stage because only the last one will be used.
PropertyValue
SeverityWarning
CategoryBest Practice
DefaultEnabled
Auto-fixYes (--fix)

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Description

If you have multiple CMD, HEALTHCHECK, or ENTRYPOINT instructions in your Dockerfile, only the last occurrence is used. An image can only ever have one CMD, one HEALTHCHECK, and one ENTRYPOINT.

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Examples

Bad: 
FROM alpine
ENTRYPOINT ["echo", "Hello, Norway!"]
ENTRYPOINT ["echo", "Hello, Sweden!"]
# Only "Hello, Sweden!" will be printed
Good: 
FROM alpine
ENTRYPOINT ["echo", "Hello, Norway!\nHello, Sweden!"]
You can have both a regular CMD and a separate CMD for HEALTHCHECK: 
FROM python:alpine
RUN apk add curl
HEALTHCHECK --interval=1s --timeout=3s \
  CMD ["curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080"]
CMD ["python", "-m", "http.server", "8080"]

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Auto-fix

The fix comments out duplicate CMD/ENTRYPOINT/HEALTHCHECK instructions, keeping only the last one in each stage. 
# Before
CMD echo "first"
CMD echo "second"

# After (with --fix)
# [commented out by tally - Docker will ignore all but last CMD]: CMD echo "first"
CMD echo "second"

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Supersedes

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Reference