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Use Bash to wait for container to start
#!/bin/bash
IMAGE_NAME=test-1
# 1-liner
until [ $(docker inspect -f "{{json .State.Status }}" $(docker ps -a -q --filter ancestor=$IMAGE_NAME --format="{{.ID}}" | head -n 1)) == '"running"' ]; do echo "Waiting for container to start..." && sleep 1; done
# More readable
CONTAINER_ID=$(docker ps --all --quiet --filter ancestor=$IMAGE_NAME --format="{{.ID}}" | head -n 1)
CONTAINER_STATUS=$(docker inspect --format "{{json .State.Status }}" $CONTAINER_ID)
until [ $CONTAINER_STATUS == '"running"' ]
do
echo "Waiting for container to start..."
sleep 1
done
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