distrobox-enter
enter and run commands in Distrobox containers
TLDR
Enter a container
$ distrobox-enter [container_name]
Enter and run a command$ distrobox-enter [container_name] -- [sh -l]
Enter without TTY (for scripts)$ distrobox-enter -n [container_name] -- [uptime --pretty]
SYNOPSIS
distrobox-enter [options] [name] [-- command]
DESCRIPTION
distrobox-enter enters a Distrobox container. By default it runs your $SHELL, but you can specify different shells or entire commands.
For scripts, applications, or services, use --headless mode to disable TTY and interactivity.
PARAMETERS
-n, --name name
Container name-e, --env var=value
Set environment variable--headless
Disable TTY (for scripts)--no-workdir
Don't change to current directory-- command
Command to execute
CAVEATS
Container must exist (create with distrobox-create). First entry initializes the container which takes longer. Commands after -- are passed to the container.
SEE ALSO
distrobox(1), distrobox-create(1), distrobox-export(1)