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+#! /bin/bash
+
+# Parse a support-core plugin -style txt file as specification for jenkins plugins to be installed
+# in the reference directory, so user can define a derived Docker image with just :
+# 
+# FROM jenkins
+# COPY plugins.txt /plugins.txt
+# RUN /usr/share/jenkins/plugins.sh /plugins.txt
+# 
+
+REF=/usr/share/jenkins/ref/plugins
+mkdir -p $REF
+
+while read spec; do
+    plugin=(${spec//:/ }); 
+    curl -L ${JENKINS_UC}/download/plugins/${plugin[0]}/${plugin[1]}/${plugin[0]}.hpi -o $REF/${plugin[0]}.hpi;
+done  < $1