distrobox-host-exec
execute host commands from inside Distrobox container
TLDR
Execute command on host from inside container
$ distrobox-host-exec "[command]"
Execute ls on the host$ distrobox-host-exec ls
SYNOPSIS
distrobox-host-exec [command] [arguments]
DESCRIPTION
distrobox-host-exec executes a command on the host system from inside a Distrobox container. This allows accessing host binaries and tools that aren't available inside the container.Useful for running host-specific commands like flatpak, snap, or system utilities from within the container environment.
PARAMETERS
command
Command to execute on hostarguments
Arguments to pass to the command
INSTALL
sudo dnf install distrobox
sudo pacman -S distrobox
sudo apk add distrobox
sudo zypper install distrobox
brew install distrobox
nix profile install nixpkgs#distrobox
CAVEATS
Only works from inside a Distrobox container. The command must exist on the host system. Environment variables may differ between container and host.
SEE ALSO
distrobox(1), distrobox-enter(1)