I’ve been diving into Docker recently and came across this pretty annoying issue that’s driving me a bit crazy. So here’s the deal: I’ve got this Docker image that I’m working on, and I feel like every time I build it, it’s skipping over some layers because they’re cached. This is making it hard to see the changes I’ve made, and I really just want to get a completely fresh build without any of those cached layers messing things up.

At first, I thought it might just be a matter of using the `–no-cache` option when I built the image. That seemed like a straightforward fix, right? But then I read somewhere that it might not always do the trick, especially if there are other layers that were built earlier and are still lingering around in the cache. What’s the point of using `–no-cache` if there’s still some other lingering layers?

I’ve tried the whole debugging thing by adding some echo statements and touching files in my Dockerfile, hoping to force a rebuild of certain layers, but it feels a bit like a hack. I want to know if there’s a more definitive way to make sure Docker doesn’t touch any cached layers at all.

Is there a command line trick or perhaps a different approach you’ve found helpful? I’m just trying to make sure I’m looking at the latest code changes without any baggage from the past builds. If anyone out there has a reliable method or best practices for ensuring a clean slate with Docker builds, I’d love to hear about it. I’m all ears for tips or even good practices about structuring Dockerfiles to minimize caching issues in the first place.

By the way, if you’ve faced this problem, how did you resolve it? It feels super frustrating to be spinning my wheels on something like this, and I just want to make sure I’m not missing some simple command or concept. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!