k3s/docs/kubectl-exec.md

## kubectl exec

Execute a command in a container.

### Synopsis


Execute a command in a container.

```
kubectl exec -p POD -c CONTAINER -- COMMAND [args...]
```

### Examples

```
// get output from running 'date' in ruby-container from pod 123456-7890
$ kubectl exec -p 123456-7890 -c ruby-container date

//switch to raw terminal mode, sends stdin to 'bash' in ruby-container from pod 123456-780 and sends stdout/stderr from 'bash' back to the client
$ kubectl exec -p 123456-7890 -c ruby-container -i -t -- bash -il
```

### Options

```
  -c, --container="": Container name
  -h, --help=false: help for exec
  -p, --pod="": Pod name
  -i, --stdin=false: Pass stdin to the container
  -t, --tty=false: Stdin is a TTY
```

### Options inherrited from parent commands

```
      --alsologtostderr=false: log to standard error as well as files
      --api-version="": The API version to use when talking to the server
  -a, --auth-path="": Path to the auth info file. If missing, prompt the user. Only used if using https.
      --certificate-authority="": Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority.
      --client-certificate="": Path to a client key file for TLS.
      --client-key="": Path to a client key file for TLS.
      --cluster="": The name of the kubeconfig cluster to use
      --context="": The name of the kubeconfig context to use
      --insecure-skip-tls-verify=false: If true, the server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure.
      --kubeconfig="": Path to the kubeconfig file to use for CLI requests.
      --log_backtrace_at=:0: when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace
      --log_dir=: If non-empty, write log files in this directory
      --log_flush_frequency=5s: Maximum number of seconds between log flushes
      --logtostderr=true: log to standard error instead of files
      --match-server-version=false: Require server version to match client version
      --namespace="": If present, the namespace scope for this CLI request.
      --password="": Password for basic authentication to the API server.
  -s, --server="": The address and port of the Kubernetes API server
      --stderrthreshold=2: logs at or above this threshold go to stderr
      --token="": Bearer token for authentication to the API server.
      --user="": The name of the kubeconfig user to use
      --username="": Username for basic authentication to the API server.
      --v=0: log level for V logs
      --validate=false: If true, use a schema to validate the input before sending it
      --vmodule=: comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging
```

### SEE ALSO
* [kubectl](kubectl.md)