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What's the practical difference between CMD and ENTRYPOINT?

CMD provides a default command (and/or default arguments) that is entirely overridden if the user supplies a command at `docker run`. ENTRYPOINT defines the fixed executable that always runs; when both are present, CMD's value becomes ENTRYPOINT's default arguments rather than being replaced outright.

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