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+element-manifest
+================
+
+Writes a manifest file that is the full list of elements that were used to
+build the image. The file path can be overriden by setting
+$DIB\_ELEMENT\_MANIFEST\_PATH, and defaults to
+/etc/dib-manifests/element-manifest.
diff --git a/elements/element-manifest/element-deps b/elements/element-manifest/element-deps
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+manifests
diff --git a/elements/element-manifest/extra-data.d/75-inject-element-manifest b/elements/element-manifest/extra-data.d/75-inject-element-manifest
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eux
+set -o pipefail
+
+DIB_ELEMENT_MANIFEST_PATH=${DIB_ELEMENT_MANIFEST_PATH:-"$DIB_MANIFEST_IMAGE_DIR/dib-element-manifest"}
+sudo mkdir -p $TMP_MOUNT_PATH/$(dirname $DIB_ELEMENT_MANIFEST_PATH)
+sudo /bin/bash -c "echo $IMAGE_ELEMENT | tr ' ' '\n' > $TMP_MOUNT_PATH/$DIB_ELEMENT_MANIFEST_PATH"