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+FROM anapsix/alpine-java 
+LABEL maintainer="shanem@liatrio.com" 
+COPY /target/spring-petclinic-1.5.1.jar /home/spring-petclinic-1.5.1.jar 
+CMD ["java","-jar","/home/spring-petclinic-1.5.1.jar"]