'How to prevent docker container from stopping after executing sh script file

im running a docker container as shown below, after the sh files are executed the container terminate by default, how i can keep the container working in background

sample from docker file 

#=========================
# Copying Scripts to root
#=========================
COPY entry_point.sh \
 /root/

RUN chmod +x /root/entry_point.sh

#=======================
# framework entry point
#=======================
CMD /root/entry_point.sh

the entry_point.sh file

function clone_repo() {
mkdir /root/repo
git clone [email protected]:test/tests.git /root/repo && \
rm -rf /root/.ssh
}

clone_repo

and here is the command im using to initialize the container

docker run -p 5900:5900 --name mycontainer--privileged amrka/image
bashshelldockerdocker-composedockerfile


Solution 1:[1]

Solved by removing entry_point

Solution 2:[2]

You could also run CMD /root/entry_point.sh; sleep infinity

Solution 3:[3]

Thats how docker container works, its goes offf when application dies. Why you need it to keep alive? What it will do? if you want just to have, you can run sleep 10000000 for example at end of the file, so it will keep container, but why? if you want execute any tas on schedule, then you can use any cron image.

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Solution Source
Solution 1 Amr Kamel
Solution 2 Gloorfindel
Solution 3 Giga Kokaia

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