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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# This script returns list of container images that are managed by this charm and/or its workload
+#
+# dynamic list
+IMAGE_LIST=()
+IMAGE_LIST+=($(find -type f -name metadata.yaml -exec yq '.resources | to_entries | .[] | .value | ."upstream-source"' {} \;))
+printf "%s\n" "${IMAGE_LIST[@]}"
+