`multipass exec` command
The multipass exec
command executes the given commands inside the instance. The first argument is the instance to run the commands on, --
optionally separates the multipass
options from the rest - the command to run itself:
$ multipass exec primary -- uname -r
4.15.0-48-generic
You can pipe standard input and output to/from the command:
$ multipass exec primary -- lsb_release -a | grep ^Codename:
No LSB modules are available.
Codename: bionic
The full multipass help exec
output explains the available options:
$ multipass help exec
Usage: multipass exec [options] <name> [--] <command>
Run a command on an instance
Options:
-h, --help Display this help
-v, --verbose Increase logging verbosity, repeat up to three times for more
detail
Arguments:
name Name of instance to execute the command on
command Command to execute on the instance
The --
separator is required if you want to pass options to the command being run.
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