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date: 2019-07-09
chapter: false
sidebar_position: 8

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# Packit CLI
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from our Fedora based image. It contains packit installed from `main` branch,
i.e. the same you'd get by pip installing from GitHub.

::::tip

When you wish to run mock build inside the container, you have to use a privileged
container, therefore add the `--privileged` switch to the `podman`.

:::warning

`docker run --privileged` is not the same as `podman run --privileged`. For more
information refer to the [Mock docs](https://rpm-software-management.github.io/mock/#mock-inside-podman-fedora-toolbox-or-docker-container).

:::

::::

$ podman run -ti --rm -v $PWD:/src:z quay.io/packit/packit bash
$ packit
Usage: packit [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
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$ fkinit -u <Fedora Account username>
$ packit build in-koji

#### RPM build via mock

$ podman run --privileged -ti --rm -v $PWD:/src/:z quay.io/packit/packit bash
$ packit build in-mock

### Running on alternative platforms or architectures

For running Packit CLI on the alternative platforms or architectures,
such as macOS or unsupported Linux distributions, it is recommened to use the
container method described above.

For the macOS you can also use seamless virtualization via [Lima](https://lima-vm.io/).

## Commands

* [build](/docs/cli/build/)
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