Execute a command in a running container.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-d, --detach |
Detached mode: Run command in the background. | ||
-e, --env |
stringArray |
Set environment variables | |
--index |
int |
1 |
index of the container if there are multiple instances of a service [default: 1]. |
-T, --no-TTY |
Disable pseudo-TTY allocation. By default docker compose exec allocates a TTY. |
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--privileged |
Give extended privileges to the process. | ||
-u, --user |
string |
Run the command as this user. | |
-w, --workdir |
string |
Path to workdir directory for this command. |
This is the equivalent of docker exec targeting a Compose service.
With this subcommand, you can run arbitrary commands in your services. Commands allocate a TTY by default, so
you can use a command such as docker compose exec web sh to get an interactive prompt.