diff --git a/compose/compose-file/index.md b/compose/compose-file/index.md
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--- a/compose/compose-file/index.md
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@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ or a list:
 > **Note**: In your Dockerfile, if you specify `ARG` before the `FROM` instruction, 
 > `ARG` is not available in the build instructions under `FROM`.
 > If you need an argument to be available in both places, also specify it under the `FROM` instruction.
+> See [Understand how ARGS and FROM interact](/engine/reference/builder/#understand-how-arg-and-from-interact) for usage details.
 
 You can omit the value when specifying a build argument, in which case its value
 at build time is the value in the environment where Compose is running.