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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# clear preexisting variables not set by job
+unset MOUNT_OPTIONS TEST_AREA LINT_ARCH SHELLCHECK_OPTIONS
+
+# clear preexising checkstyle files
+[[ -f "${PWD}"/shellcheck-result.xml ]] && rm "${PWD}"/shellcheck-result.xml
+
+# check for common locations and exit if not found
+if [[ ! -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/cont-init.d  && ! -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/services.d && \
+! -d "${PWD}"/init  && ! -d "${PWD}"/services ]]; then
+echo "no common files found, linting not required" exit 0
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/cont-init.d  && ! -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/services.d ]] && \
+[[ -d "${PWD}"/init && -d "${PWD}"/services ]]; then
+SHELLCHECK_OPTIONS="--format=checkstyle --shell=bash"
+MOUNT_OPTIONS="-v ${PWD}/init:/init -v ${PWD}/services:/services"
+TEST_AREA="init services"
+
+elif [[ ! -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/cont-init.d  && ! -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/services.d ]] && \
+[[ ! -d "${PWD}"/init && -d "${PWD}"/services ]]; then
+SHELLCHECK_OPTIONS="--format=checkstyle --shell=bash"
+MOUNT_OPTIONS="-v ${PWD}/services:/services"
+TEST_AREA="services"
+
+elif [[ ! -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/cont-init.d  && ! -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/services.d ]] && \
+[[ -d "${PWD}"/init && ! -d "${PWD}"/services ]]; then
+SHELLCHECK_OPTIONS="--format=checkstyle --shell=bash"
+MOUNT_OPTIONS="-v ${PWD}/init:/init"
+TEST_AREA="init"
+
+elif [[ -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/cont-init.d  && -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/services.d ]]; then
+SHELLCHECK_OPTIONS="--exclude=SC1008 --format=checkstyle --shell=bash"
+MOUNT_OPTIONS="-v ${PWD}/root:/root"
+TEST_AREA="root/etc/services.d root/etc/cont-init.d"
+
+elif [[ ! -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/cont-init.d  && -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/services.d ]]; then
+SHELLCHECK_OPTIONS="--exclude=SC1008 --format=checkstyle --shell=bash"
+MOUNT_OPTIONS="-v ${PWD}/root:/root"
+TEST_AREA="root/etc/services.d"
+
+elif [[ -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/cont-init.d  && ! -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/services.d ]]; then
+SHELLCHECK_OPTIONS="--exclude=SC1008 --format=checkstyle --shell=bash"
+MOUNT_OPTIONS="-v ${PWD}/root:/root"
+TEST_AREA="root/etc/cont-init.d"
+fi
+
+# run shellcheck
+if [[ -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/cont-init.d || -d "${PWD}"/root/etc/services.d || \
+-d "${PWD}"/init  || -d "${PWD}"/services ]];then
+
+docker pull lsiodev/shellcheck
+
+docker run \
+	--rm=true -t \
+	${MOUNT_OPTIONS} \
+	lsiodev/shellcheck \
+	find ${TEST_AREA} -type f -exec shellcheck ${SHELLCHECK_OPTIONS} {} + \
+	> ${PWD}/shellcheck-result.xml
+
+fi
+
+[[ ! -f ${PWD}/shellcheck-result.xml ]] && echo "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><checkstyle version='4.3'></checkstyle>" > ${PWD}/shellcheck-result.xml
+
+# exit gracefully
+exit 0