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#!/bin/sh
# Return 0 if in a container, 1 if not
# if in a container, also print the container type
status container-detect 2>/dev/null | grep -q start

if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    [ -f /run/container_type ] && cat /run/container_type
    exit 0
fi
exit 1