diff --git a/get_cert_details.sh b/get_cert_details.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+
+function usage() {
+
+        echo
+
+        if [ -n "$1" ];then
+           echo -e "Error: $1\n"
+        fi
+        cat <<EOF
+
+`basename $0` - Prints out details of the given certificate
+
+   usage: `basename $0` <path-to-certificate>\n"
+
+EOF
+        exit 1
+}
+
+while getopts h opt ; do
+   case $opt in
+      h) usage
+         ;;
+      *) usage 
+         ;;
+   esac
+done
+
+[ $# -ne "1" ] && usage "wrong number of arguments"
+
+cert_file=$1
+
+openssl x509  -noout -text -in $cert_file
+
+exit $?