docker container exec
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Run a command in a running container
Usage
docker container exec [OPTIONS] CONTAINER COMMAND [ARG...]
Options
| Name, shorthand | Default | Description |
--detach , -d |
Detached mode: run command in the background | |
--detach-keys |
Override the key sequence for detaching a container | |
--env , -e |
API 1.25+ Set environment variables |
|
--interactive , -i |
Keep STDIN open even if not attached | |
--privileged |
Give extended privileges to the command | |
--tty , -t |
Allocate a pseudo-TTY | |
--user , -u |
Username or UID (format: <name|uid>[:<group|gid>]) | |
--workdir , -w |
API 1.35+ Working directory inside the container |
Parent command
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| docker container | Manage containers |
Related commands
| Command | Description |
| docker container attach | Attach local standard input, output, and error streams to a running container |
| docker container commit | Create a new image from a container’s changes |
| docker container cp | Copy files/folders between a container and the local filesystem |
| docker container create | Create a new container |
| docker container diff | Inspect changes to files or directories on a container’s filesystem |
| docker container exec | Run a command in a running container |
| docker container export | Export a container’s filesystem as a tar archive |
| docker container inspect | Display detailed information on one or more containers |
| docker container kill | Kill one or more running containers |
| docker container logs | Fetch the logs of a container |
| docker container ls | List containers |
| docker container pause | Pause all processes within one or more containers |
| docker container port | List port mappings or a specific mapping for the container |
| docker container prune | Remove all stopped containers |
| docker container rename | Rename a container |
| docker container restart | Restart one or more containers |
| docker container rm | Remove one or more containers |
| docker container run | Run a command in a new container |
| docker container start | Start one or more stopped containers |
| docker container stats | Display a live stream of container(s) resource usage statistics |
| docker container stop | Stop one or more running containers |
| docker container top | Display the running processes of a container |
| docker container unpause | Unpause all processes within one or more containers |
| docker container update | Update configuration of one or more containers |
| docker container wait | Block until one or more containers stop, then print their exit codes |