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author | baude <bbaude@redhat.com> | 2019-10-24 14:54:57 -0500 |
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diff --git a/docs/source/man/podman-exec.1.md b/docs/source/man/podman-exec.1.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4c17c056a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/man/podman-exec.1.md @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +% podman-exec(1) + +## NAME +podman\-exec - Execute a command in a running container + +## SYNOPSIS +**podman exec** [*options*] *container* [*command* [*arg* ...]] + +**podman container exec** [*options*] *container* [*command* [*arg* ...]] + +## DESCRIPTION +**podman exec** executes a command in a running container. + +## OPTIONS + +**--detach-keys**=*sequence* + +Override the key sequence for detaching a container. Format is a single character `[a-Z]` or `ctrl-<value>` where `<value>` is one of: `a-z`, `@`, `^`, `[`, `,` or `_`. + +**--env**, **-e** + +You may specify arbitrary environment variables that are available for the +command to be executed. + +**--interactive**, **-i**=*true|false* + +When set to true, keep stdin open even if not attached. The default is *false*. + +**--latest**, **-l** + +Instead of providing the container name or ID, use the last created container. If you use methods other than Podman +to run containers such as CRI-O, the last started container could be from either of those methods. + +The latest option is not supported on the remote client. + +**--preserve-fds**=*N* + +Pass down to the process N additional file descriptors (in addition to 0, 1, 2). The total FDs will be 3+N. + +**--privileged** + +Give the process extended Linux capabilities when running the command in container. + +**--tty**, **-t** + +Allocate a pseudo-TTY. + +**--user**, **-u** + +Sets the username or UID used and optionally the groupname or GID for the specified command. +The following examples are all valid: +--user [user | user:group | uid | uid:gid | user:gid | uid:group ] + +**--workdir**, **-w**=*path* + +Working directory inside the container + +The default working directory for running binaries within a container is the root directory (/). +The image developer can set a different default with the WORKDIR instruction, which can be overridden +when creating the container. + +## Exit Status + +The exit code from `podman exec` gives information about why the command within the container failed to run or why it exited. When `podman exec` exits with a +non-zero code, the exit codes follow the `chroot` standard, see below: + +**_125_** if the error is with Podman **_itself_** + + $ podman exec --foo ctrID /bin/sh; echo $? + Error: unknown flag: --foo + 125 + +**_126_** if the **_contained command_** cannot be invoked + + $ podman exec ctrID /etc; echo $? + Error: container_linux.go:346: starting container process caused "exec: \"/etc\": permission denied": OCI runtime error + 126 + +**_127_** if the **_contained command_** cannot be found + + $ podman exec ctrID foo; echo $? + Error: container_linux.go:346: starting container process caused "exec: \"foo\": executable file not found in $PATH": OCI runtime error + 127 + +**_Exit code_** of **_contained command_** otherwise + + $ podman exec ctrID /bin/sh -c 'exit 3' + # 3 + +## EXAMPLES + +$ podman exec -it ctrID ls +$ podman exec -it -w /tmp myCtr pwd +$ podman exec --user root ctrID ls + +## SEE ALSO +podman(1), podman-run(1) + +## HISTORY +December 2017, Originally compiled by Brent Baude<bbaude@redhat.com> |