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+#! /bin/bash -e
+
+# docker stop trap signals
+# https://medium.com/@gchudnov/trapping-signals-in-docker-containers-7a57fdda7d86#.5d6q01x7q
+
+pid=0
+command=""
+term_recvd=0
+
+# send SIGTERM also to the executed command in the docker container (the containernet topology)
+# SIGTERM-handler
+function term_handler() { 
+  echo $command	
+  pid=$(pgrep -f "$command" | sed -n 1p)
+
+  pid="$!"
+  # avoid that the process triggers its own handler by sending sigterm
+  if [ $pid -ne 0 ] && [ $term_recvd -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "sigterm received"
+    echo $pid	
+    term_recvd=1
+    kill -SIGTERM "$pid"  
+  fi
+
+  wait "$pid"
+
+  # do some manual cleanup
+  # remove all containers started by son-emu
+  docker ps -a -q --filter="name=mn.*" | xargs -r docker rm -f
+  # cleanup remaining mininet
+  mn -c
+
+  sleep 5
+  exit 143; # 128 + 15 -- SIGTERM
+}
+
+# setup handlers
+# on callback, kill the last background process, which is `tail -f /dev/null` and execute the specified handler
+trap 'term_handler' SIGTERM
+
+
+service openvswitch-switch start
+
+if [ ! -S /var/run/docker.sock ]; then
+    echo 'Error: the Docker socket file "/var/run/docker.sock" was not found. It should be mounted as a volume.'
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# this cannot be done from the Dockerfile since we have the socket not mounted during build
+echo 'Pulling the "ubuntu:trusty" image ... please wait'
+docker pull 'ubuntu:trusty'
+
+echo "Welcome to Containernet running within a Docker container ..."
+
+if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
+    exec /bin/bash
+else
+    #remember command to send it also the SIGTERM via the handler
+    command=$*
+    echo $command	
+    exec $* &
+    # wait indefinetely
+    while true
+    do
+      sleep 1
+    done
+    echo "done"
+fi