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Manual

DISTROBOX-HOST-EXEC

NAME
DESCRIPTION
SYNOPSIS
EXAMPLES

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NAME

distrobox-host-exec

DESCRIPTION

distrobox-host-exec lets one execute command on the host, while inside of a container.

Under the hood, distrobox-host-exec uses host-spawn a project that lets us execute commands back on the host. If the tool is not found the user will be prompted to install it.

SYNOPSIS

Just pass to “distrobox-host-exec” any command and all its arguments, if any.

--help/-h: show this message
--verbose/-v: show more verbosity
--version/-V: show version
--yes/-Y: Automatically answer yes to prompt:
host-spawn will be installed on the guest system
if host-spawn is not detected.
This behaviour is default when running in a non-interactive shell.

If no command is provided, it will execute “$SHELL”.

Alternatively, use symlinks to make distrobox-host-exec execute as that command:

~$: ln -s /usr/bin/distrobox-host-exec /usr/local/bin/podman
~$: ls -l /usr/local/bin/podman
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 51 Jul 11 19:26 /usr/local/bin/podman -> /usr/bin/distrobox-host-exec
~$: podman version
...this is executed on host...

EXAMPLES

distrobox-host-exec ls
distrobox-host-exec bash -l
distrobox-host-exec flatpak run org.mozilla.firefox
distrobox-host-exec podman ps -a

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