diff --git a/generic/alpine-and-configmap.yaml b/generic/alpine-and-configmap.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: alpine-sleep
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: alpine
+    image: alpine:3.13
+    args:
+    - sleep
+    - "1000000"
+    volumeMounts:
+      - name: config
+        mountPath: "/etc/configmap"
+        readOnly: true
+  volumes:
+    - name: config
+      configMap:
+        name: cm-test-alpine
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: cm-test-alpine
+data:
+  # property-like keys; each key maps to a simple value
+  nick_name: "13"
+
+  # file-like keys
+  game.properties: |
+    enemy.types=aliens,monsters
+    player.maximum-lives=5
+  user-interface.properties: |
+    color.good=purple
+    color.bad=yellow
+    allow.textmode=true
diff --git a/generic/configmap.yaml b/generic/configmap.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: cm-test
+data:
+  # property-like keys; each key maps to a simple value
+  nick_name: "13"
+
+  # file-like keys
+  game.properties: |
+    enemy.types=aliens,monsters
+    player.maximum-lives=5
+  user-interface.properties: |
+    color.good=purple
+    color.bad=yellow
+    allow.textmode=true