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NAME

6              distrobox-host-exec
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DESCRIPTION

9       distrobox-host-exec  lets one execute command on the host, while inside
10       of a container.
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12       Under the hood, distrobox-host-exec  uses  host-spawn  a  project  that
13       let’s  us  execute commands back on the host.  If the tool is not found
14       the user will be prompted to install it.
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SYNOPSIS

17       Just pass to “distrobox-host-exec” any command and all  its  arguments,
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20              distrobox-host-exec [command [arguments]]
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22              --help/-h:      show this message
23              --verbose/-v:       show more verbosity
24              --version/-V:       show version
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26       If no command is provided, it will execute “$SHELL”.
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28       Alternatively, use symlinks to make distrobox-host-exec execute as that
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31              ~$: ln -s /usr/bin/distrobox-host-exec /usr/local/bin/podman
32              ~$: ls -l /usr/local/bin/podman
33              lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 51 Jul 11 19:26 /usr/local/bin/podman -> /usr/bin/distrobox-host-exec
34              ~$: podman version
35              ...this is executed on host...
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EXAMPLES

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