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NAME

6       podman-exec - Execute a command in a running container
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SYNOPSIS

10       podman exec [options] container [command [arg ...]]
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DESCRIPTION

14       podman exec executes a command in a running container.
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OPTIONS

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EXAMPLES

84       $ podman exec -it ctrID ls $ podman exec -it -w /tmp myCtr pwd $ podman
85       exec --user root ctrID ls
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SEE ALSO

89       podman(1), podman-run(1)
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HISTORY

93       December 2017, Originally compiled by Brent Baude ⟨bbaude@redhat.com⟩
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