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+# markdownlint-docker
+
+[![Build Status](https://drone.cryptic.systems/api/badges/volker.raschek/markdownlint-docker/status.svg)](https://drone.cryptic.systems/volker.raschek/markdownlint-docker)
+[![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/volkerraschek/markdownlint)](https://hub.docker.com/r/volkerraschek/markdownlint)
+
+This project contains all sources to build the container image
+`docker.io/volkerraschek/markdownlint`. The primary goal of this project is to
+packge the binary `markdownlint-ci` as container image. The source code of the
+binary can be found in the upstream project of
+[igorshubovych](https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli).
+
+The workflow or how `markdownlint-ci` can in general be used is documented
+[here](https://github.com/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli#usage).