diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package/dependencies.d/init-mods b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package/dependencies.d/init-mods
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package/run b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package/run
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package/run
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/with-contenv bash
+
+if [ ! -f "/usr/bin/git" ]; then
+    echo "**** Adding git to package install list ****"
+    echo "git" >> /mod-repo-packages-to-install.list
+else
+    echo "**** git already installed ****"
+fi
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package/type b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package/type
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+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package/type
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+oneshot
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package/up b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package/up
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+++ b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package/up
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+/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package/run
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mods-package-install/dependencies.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/init-mods-package-install/dependencies.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package
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diff --git a/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package b/root/etc/s6-overlay/s6-rc.d/user/contents.d/init-mod-openssh-server-git-add-package
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