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remote-release-notes/v1_43.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ vscode-insiders://vscode-remote/<remoteName>+<resolverArguments>/<path>
 
 ### Recommendations for remote extensions
 
-When opening a link to a remote workspace, but the remote extension is not yet installed, a recommendation makes it easy to do so:
+When opening a link to a remote workspace, but the corresponding remote extension is not yet installed, a recommendation makes it easy to do so:
 
 ![Remote extension recommendation](images/1_43/remote-recommendation.png)
 
@@ -36,3 +36,27 @@ We now support connecting to macOS hosts. You don't need to do anything - when y
 ## WSL
 
 ## Containers
+
+### New configuration properties
+
+The `devContainer.json` file supports additional properties:
+
+- `initializeCommand` can be used to run a command before building or rebuilding a container. The property can be set to a string that is run in a shell or to an array of strings which are run without a shell.
+
+- `build` allows to define the docker [build target](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/build/#specifying-target-build-stage---target) and [build arguments](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#arg). It is now also possible to specify the `dockerFile` and `context` properties inside the `build` section (the old location is still supported). Here is an example:
+```json
+{
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "...",
+        "context": "...",
+        "target": "...",
+        "args": {
+            "FOO": "BAR"
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Dotfiles repository support - generalized setting value
+
+In the last iteration we have added support for [dotfiles](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-docs/blob/vnext/remote-release-notes/v1_42.md#dotfiles-repository-support) and corresponding settings `remote.containers.dotfiles`. Since dotfiles are a generally useful mechanism that are not only used for VS Code Remote Container but also by [VS Online](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/online/reference/personalizing#visual-studio-online-personalization-reference) we now also support a more general setting name `dotfiles`, that will eventually allow to define the `dotfiles` preferences with a single setting.