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Connecting to a Container

Explore how to connect to running Docker containers using the docker exec command. Learn to start interactive shell sessions inside containers to execute commands, understand the limitations of container environments, and manage container processes effectively.

Execute commands in running containers

The docker exec command is used to execute commands in running containers, and it has two modes:

  • Interactive
  • Remote execution

Interactive sessions connect your terminal to a shell process in the container and behave like remote SSH ...