apk-remove-packages.sh

#!/bin/sh
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#  Author: Hari Sekhon
#  Date: 2019-02-15 21:31:10 +0000 (Fri, 15 Feb 2019)
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# Remove Apk packages in a forgiving way - useful for uninstalling development packages no longer needed eg. to minimize size of Docker images

set -eu
[ -n "${DEBUG:-}" ] && set -x

echo "Removing Apk Packages"

apk_packages="$(cat "$@" | sed 's/#.*//; /^[[:space:]]*$/d' | sort -u)"

if [ -z "$apk_packages" ]; then
    exit 0
fi

SUDO=""
# $EUID isn't available in /bin/sh in Alpine
# shellcheck disable=SC2039
[ "${EUID:-$(id -u)}" != 0 ] && SUDO=sudo

if [ -n "${NO_FAIL:-}" ]; then
    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
    if ! $SUDO apk del $apk_packages; then
        for package in $apk_packages; do
            $SUDO apk del "$package" || :
        done
    fi
else
    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
    $SUDO apk del $apk_packages
fi