Docker: unable to prepare context: unable to evaluate symlinks in Dockerfile path: GetFileAttributesEx

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I just downloaded Docker Toolbox for Windows 10 64bit today. I’m going through the tutorial. I’m receving the following error when trying to build an image using a Dockerfile.

Steps:

  • Launched Docker Quickstart terminal.
  • testdocker after creating it.
  • Prepare Dockerfile as documented in “Build your own image” web link
  • ran below command

docker build -t docker-whale .

Error: $ docker build -t docker-whale .

unable to prepare context: unable to evaluate symlinks in Dockerfile path: GetFileAttributesEx C:\Users\Villanueva\Test\testdocker\Dockerfile: The system cannot find the file specified.

BTW: I tried several options mentioned @ https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/14339

    $ docker info
    Containers: 4
     Running: 0
     Paused: 0
     Stopped: 4
    Images: 2
    Server Version: 1.10.1
    Storage Driver: aufs
     Root Dir: /mnt/sda1/var/lib/docker/aufs
     Backing Filesystem: extfs
     Dirs: 20
     Dirperm1 Supported: true
    Execution Driver: native-0.2
    Logging Driver: json-file
    Plugins:
     Volume: local
     Network: bridge null host
    Kernel Version: 4.1.17-boot2docker
    Operating System: Boot2Docker 1.10.1 (TCL 6.4.1); master : b03e158 - Thu Feb 11 22:34:01 UTC 2016
    OSType: linux
    Architecture: x86_64
    CPUs: 1
    Total Memory: 996.2 MiB
    Name: default
    ID: C7DS:CIAJ:FTSN:PCGD:ZW25:MQNG:H3HK:KRJL:G6FC:VPRW:SEWW:KP7B
    Debug mode (server): true
     File Descriptors: 32
     Goroutines: 44
     System Time: 2016-02-19T17:37:37.706076803Z
     EventsListeners: 0
     Init SHA1:
     Init Path: /usr/local/bin/docker
     Docker Root Dir: /mnt/sda1/var/lib/docker
    Labels:
     provider=virtualbox

35 Answers
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while executing following command:

docker build -t docker-whale .

check that Dockerfile is present in your current working directory.

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