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+FROM gradle:5.4.1-jdk12
+USER root
+ADD ./ /smithy
+WORKDIR /smithy
+RUN gradle :smithy-cli:runtime
+WORKDIR /work
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/smithy/smithy-cli/build/image/bin/smithy" ]