Exec

Execute a command inside a running container on the target node:

$ osapi client container docker exec --id my-nginx --command "ls,-la,/"

  Job ID:    550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

  Hostname:  server1
  Exit Code: 0
  Stdout:    total 80
             drwxr-xr-x   1 root root 4096 Jan 15 10:30 .
             drwxr-xr-x   1 root root 4096 Jan 15 10:30 ..
             ...

Execute with environment variables and a working directory:

$ osapi client container docker exec \
    --id my-app \
    --command "python,-c,import os; print(os.environ['MY_VAR'])" \
    --env "MY_VAR=hello" \
    --working-dir /app

Target a specific host:

$ osapi client container docker exec \
    --id my-nginx \
    --command "nginx,-t" \
    --target web-01

JSON Output

Use --json to get the full API response:

$ osapi client container docker exec --id my-nginx --command "ls" --json

Flags

Flag	Description	Default
--id	Container ID or name to exec in (required)
--command	Command to execute, comma-separated (required)
--env	Environment variable in KEY=VALUE format (repeatable)	[]
--working-dir	Working directory inside the container
-T, --target	Target: _any, _all, hostname, or label (group:web)	_any
-j, --json	Output raw JSON response