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

Question

I got the following error while trying to build an image using a dockerfile.

$ 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.

Answer 1

Just Remove the extension .txt from Dockerfile and run the command

docker build -t image-name 

It will work for sure.

Comments

it`s working

Answer 2

Very cliche, but check if the Dockerfile is present in the current working directory.

Comments

Haha! I cannot believe that was the issue. Thanks! It's funny how such tiny things make such big issues. I was stuck with it for days