diff --git a/tools/docker-format/Dockerfile b/tools/docker-format/Dockerfile
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+FROM ubuntu:cosmic
+
+RUN apt update && \
+    apt install -y clang-format golang git python-pip && \
+    go get -v github.com/bazelbuild/buildtools/buildifier && \
+    pip install cmake_format
+
+CMD ["/bin/bash"]
diff --git a/tools/docker-format/README.md b/tools/docker-format/README.md
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+Docker container for automatic formatting.
+
+Usage:
+
+```shell
+cd opencensus-cpp
+docker build --tag opencensus-cpp/format tools/docker-format
+docker run -v $PWD:/opencensus-cpp -it opencensus-cpp/format /opencensus-cpp/tools/docker-format/run.sh
+```
diff --git a/tools/docker-format/run.sh b/tools/docker-format/run.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+export PATH=/root/go/bin:$PATH
+cd /opencensus-cpp
+tools/format.sh