diff --git a/_data/compose-cli/docker_compose.yaml b/_data/compose-cli/docker_compose.yaml index 779d514e0a3..c3ee6f33c33 100644 --- a/_data/compose-cli/docker_compose.yaml +++ b/_data/compose-cli/docker_compose.yaml @@ -63,21 +63,9 @@ long: |- ### Use `-p` to specify a project name - Each configuration has a project name. Compose sets the project name using - the following mechanisms, in order of precedence: - - - The `-p` command line flag - - The `COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME` environment variable - - The top level `name:` variable from the config file (or the last `name:` - from a series of config files specified using `-f`) - - The `basename` of the project directory containing the config file (or - containing the first config file specified using `-f`) - - The `basename` of the current directory if no config file is specified - - Project names must contain only lowercase letters, decimal digits, dashes, - and underscores, and must begin with a lowercase letter or decimal digit. If - the `basename` of the project directory or current directory violates this - constraint, you must use one of the other mechanisms. + Each configuration has a project name. If you supply a `-p` flag, you can specify a project name. If you don’t + specify the flag, Compose uses the current directory name. + Project name can also be set by `COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME` environment variable. Many Compose subcommands can be run without a Compose file by passing the project name.