exec.md

title	container-compose exec
description	Execute a command in a running service container.

container-compose exec

Execute a command in a running service container.

Synopsis

container-compose exec [global-options] [options] service command [args...]

Options

Flag	Shorthand	Type	Default	Description
--detach	-d	flag		Run command in the background
--no-interactive		flag		Disable STDIN passthrough (default: interactive is on)
--no-tty		flag		Disable TTY allocation (default: tty is on)
--environment	-e	string		Set an environment variable KEY=VALUE (can be repeated)
--user	-u	string		Run as specified username or uid
--workdir	-w	string		Working directory inside the container
--file	-f	path		The path to your Docker Compose file

Arguments

Argument	Description
service	The service to execute a command in
command	Command to execute

Examples

Open a shell in a running container

Execute sh in the already running web container.

container-compose exec web sh

Run a command as a different user

Run a database command as the root user.

container-compose exec -u root db psql

Run a command in a specific directory

Execute a command in the /app/src directory.

container-compose exec -w /app/src web ls -l

See also

• run
• ps