@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ usage() {

 	echo >&2

 	echo >&2 'options: (not recommended)'

+	echo >&2 "  -p set an http_proxy for debootstrap"

 	echo >&2 "  -v $variant # change default debootstrap variant"

 	echo >&2 "  -i $include # change default package includes"

 	echo >&2 "  -d # strict debootstrap (do not apply any docker-specific tweaks)"

@@ -44,8 +45,11 @@ debianUnstable=sid

 # this should match the name found at http://releases.ubuntu.com/

 ubuntuLatestLTS=precise

-while getopts v:i:a:dst name; do

+while getopts v:i:a:p:dst name; do

 	case "$name" in

+		p)

+			http_proxy="$OPTARG"

+			;;

 		v)

 			variant="$OPTARG"

 			;;

@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ set -x

 # bootstrap

 mkdir -p "$target"

-sudo debootstrap --verbose --variant="$variant" --include="$include" --arch="$arch" "$suite" "$target" "$mirror"

+sudo http_proxy=$http_proxy debootstrap --verbose --variant="$variant" --include="$include" --arch="$arch" "$suite" "$target" "$mirror"

 cd "$target"