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# Execute commands in Docker containers

## `yarn run exec <container name> [commands]` or `npm run exec -- <container name> [commands]`

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Since **magento-scripts\@1.1.0**
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Executes command in a chosen container.

This command is basically a wrapper on top of [docker exec](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/exec/) command. It simplifies execution command in docker containers by providing names for docker containers so you don't have to search them by running a [status](/getting-started/available-commands/status.md) command or `docker ps`.

```bash
# Using docker exec

# 1. get container name
docker ps
> ... # docker ps otput

# 2. execute command
docker exec -it <container name> <command>

# Using CMA exec

# 1. execute command
yarn run exec <service name> <command>
> ... # output from command is piped to your terminal
```

If you don't want to execute specific command, by default exec command will use **bash** as a command (and **redis-cli** for redis container) so you will be connected to the container with interactive shell environment.

### **Available service names**:

* `mariadb`
* `php`
* `varnish`
* `nginx`
* `ssl-terminator`
* `redis`
* `elasticsearch`

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If you are using OpenSearch, service name will remain `elasticsearch`.
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## Usage example

```bash
yarn run exec mariadb

>root@c8f223c3ea92:/# # inside a container with mariadb database

# ctrl + d or type 'exit' and press enter

# this is not alias, but rather service name matching
yarn run exec ma

>root@c8f223c3ea92:/# # inside a container with mariadb database

# custom command to check for nginx service status in container
yarn run exec nginx service nginx status

# expected output
>[ ok ] nginx is running.
```