LABEL adds meta-data to an image using one or more key-value pairs.


LABEL Description="Docker Image for running the R Service Bus" Vendor="Open Analytics NV" Version="6.2"

LABEL com.example.label-without-value
LABEL com.example.label-with-value="foo"
LABEL version="1.0"
LABEL description="This text illustrates \
that label-values can span multiple lines."


N.B. Image labels can be viewed using the

docker inspect 
command.