docs/engine/reference/commandline/container_exec.md

31 lines
794 B
Markdown

---
datafolder: engine-cli
datafile: docker_container_exec
title: docker container exec
---
<!--
Sorry, but the contents of this page are automatically generated from
Docker's source code. If you want to suggest a change to the text that appears
here, you'll need to find the string by searching this repo:
https://www.github.com/docker/docker
-->
{% include cli.md %}
## Examples
$ docker run --name ubuntu_bash --rm -i -t ubuntu bash
This will create a container named `ubuntu_bash` and start a Bash session.
$ docker exec -d ubuntu_bash touch /tmp/execWorks
This will create a new file `/tmp/execWorks` inside the running container
`ubuntu_bash`, in the background.
$ docker exec -it ubuntu_bash bash
This will create a new Bash session in the container `ubuntu_bash`.