command: docker container exec
aliases: docker container exec, docker exec
short: Execute a command in a running container
long: See [docker exec](exec.md) for more information.
usage: docker container exec [OPTIONS] CONTAINER COMMAND [ARG...]
pname: docker container
plink: docker_container.yaml
options:
    - option: detach
      shorthand: d
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: 'Detached mode: run command in the background'
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: detach-keys
      value_type: string
      description: Override the key sequence for detaching a container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: env
      shorthand: e
      value_type: list
      description: Set environment variables
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      min_api_version: "1.25"
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: env-file
      value_type: list
      description: Read in a file of environment variables
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      min_api_version: "1.25"
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: interactive
      shorthand: i
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: Keep STDIN open even if not attached
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: privileged
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: Give extended privileges to the command
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: tty
      shorthand: t
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: Allocate a pseudo-TTY
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: user
      shorthand: u
      value_type: string
      description: 'Username or UID (format: `<name|uid>[:<group|gid>]`)'
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
    - option: workdir
      shorthand: w
      value_type: string
      description: Working directory inside the container
      deprecated: false
      hidden: false
      min_api_version: "1.35"
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
inherited_options:
    - option: help
      value_type: bool
      default_value: "false"
      description: Print usage
      deprecated: false
      hidden: true
      experimental: false
      experimentalcli: false
      kubernetes: false
      swarm: false
deprecated: false
experimental: false
experimentalcli: false
kubernetes: false
swarm: false