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+# curl in a container
+#
+# docker run --rm -it \
+# 	jess/curl -sSL https://check.torproject.org/api/ip
+#
+FROM alpine:latest
+MAINTAINER Jessica Frazelle <jess@docker.com>
+
+RUN apk update && apk add \
+	curl \
+	&& rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
+
+CMD [ "curl" ]