diff --git a/tutorial/1/misc/count_layers.sh b/tutorial/1/misc/count_layers.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+IMG="$1"
+NLAYER=0
+
+while [ "$IMG" != "" ] && [ "$IMG" != "null" ]
+do
+    IMG=$(docker inspect "$IMG" | jq .[0].Parent | tr -d '"')
+    NLAYER=$(($NLAYER + 1))
+done
+
+echo $1 image has $NLAYER layers.