# distrobox-enter > Run a command in a Distrobox container. > Default command executed is your SHELL, but you can specify different shells or entire commands to execute. If used inside a script, an application, or a service, you can specify the --headless mode to disable tty and interactivity. > More information: . - Enter a distrobox and run `sh -l`: `distrobox-enter container-name -- sh -l` - Enter a distrobox without instantiating a tty: `distrobox-enter -H container-name -- uptime -p`