cmd-build: Add aditional --file for ContainerFile

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location

• We may want to pass a different location for the ContainerFile instead of the root dir. Add --file so we can pass it
• It is useful when we are building using layering for example, so we use a different location with a custom ContainerFile

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• New Features
  • Added a --file=PATH option to select a Containerfile relative to the configuration directory. Build arguments are loaded from the Containerfile’s directory when it’s in a subdirectory.

cmd-build adds --file=PATH to select a Containerfile relative to the config directory. The build context remains the config directory. If the selected Containerfile is in a subdirectory, the command loads build arguments from that directory and passes the file to buildah with -f.

Changes: Containerfile selection

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Add the --file option src/cmd-build	The help text documents --file. The command accepts the option and stores its argument in CONTAINERFILE.
Use the selected Containerfile src/cmd-build	When the Containerfile is in a subdirectory, the command selects build arguments from that directory. It passes the selected path to buildah with -f.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes

Change: Feature

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to a6566

Builds using a selected Containerfile path containing spaces fail, while paths without spaces are unaffected. The issue is narrow and has a workaround, so the PR is mergeable with this risk tracked; fixing argument serialization would prevent those build failures.

Pre-merge checks: 5

Passed checks: 5 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly identifies the main change: adding a --file option to cmd-build. It contains spelling and capitalization errors, but it remains specific and understandable.
Description check		The description explains why users need the --file option and relates it to custom Containerfiles and layering builds.
Docstring Coverage		No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
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Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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- Line 193: Update the argument serialization in the generated-script flow that
uses CONTAINERFILE so arguments added with set -- remain separate when executed;
serialize them with shell-safe quoting or avoid reparsing the argument list.
Preserve the Containerfile path as a single argument to buildah.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve the Containerfile path as one argument.

If CONTAINERFILE contains spaces, Line 256 writes the unquoted $@ into the generated script. The shell then splits the path, and buildah receives an invalid -f argument. Serialize the arguments with shell-safe quoting or avoid reparsing them through a generated script.

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Review comment at @src/cmd-build at line 193:
Update the argument serialization in the generated-script flow that uses
CONTAINERFILE so arguments added with set -- remain separate when executed;
serialize them with shell-safe quoting or avoid reparsing the argument list.
Preserve the Containerfile path as a single argument to buildah.

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