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# Create a Profile

InSpec Profiles organize multiple controls into a reusable artifact that can be described and versionsed

* To create a Profile:
  * `inspec init profile [profile_name]`
  * exmaple: `inspec init profile my_profile`
* To check if an instance exist
  * `inspec detect -t [target_instance]`
  * example: `inspec detect -t docker://[container_id]`
* To load the profile on the target
  * `inspec exec -t [target_instance] [profile_name]`
  * example: `inspec exec -t docker://[container_id] my_profile`