DISTROBOX-HOST-EXEC(1)

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