tldr/pages/linux/distrobox-host-exec.md

# distrobox-host-exec

> Execute a command on the host from inside a distrobox container.
> Subcommand of `distrobox`. See also: `tldr distrobox`.
> More information: <https://distrobox.privatedns.org/usage/distrobox-host-exec.html>.

- Execute command on the host system from inside the distrobox container:

`distrobox-host-exec "{{command}}"`

- Execute the `ls` command on the host system from inside the container:

`distrobox-host-exec ls`