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# Interface: Exec

## Callable

### Exec

▸ **Exec**(`cmd`, `args`): `Promise`<[`ExecResult`](ExecResult.md)\>

Executes a command.

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `cmd` | `string` | The command to execute. |
| `args` | `string`[] | The arguments of the command to execute. |

#### Returns

`Promise`<[`ExecResult`](ExecResult.md)\>

A promise that will resolve once the command finishes.

### Exec

▸ **Exec**(`cmd`, `args`, `options`): [`ExecProcess`](ExecProcess.md)

Streams the result of a command if `stream` is specified in the `options` parameter.

Specify the `stream` if the output of your command is too long or if you need to stream things indefinitely (for example container logs).

#### Parameters

| Name | Type | Description |
| :------ | :------ | :------ |
| `cmd` | `string` | The command to execute. |
| `args` | `string`[] | The arguments of the command to execute. |
| `options` | `Object` | The list of options. |
| `options.stream` | [`ExecStreamOptions`](ExecStreamOptions.md) | Provides three functions: `onOutput` (invoked every time `stdout` or `stderr` is received), `onError` and `onClose` (invoked when the stream has ended). |

#### Returns

[`ExecProcess`](ExecProcess.md)