diff --git a/utils/movecounter.sh b/utils/movecounter.sh
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+++ b/utils/movecounter.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -eu
+
+queue_num="${QUEUE_NUM:-0}"
+user_password="${USER_PASSWORD}"
+host="${HOST:-http://localhost:8000}"
+
+
+
+if [ "$1" = "+1" ]; then
+    url="${host}/v1/counter/${queue_num}/increment"
+else
+    url="${host}/v1/counter/${queue_num}/decrement"
+fi
+
+curl -s -X POST -u "${user_password}" "${url}"