tldr/pages/linux/qm-guest-exec.md

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qm guest exec

Execute a specific command via a guest agent. More information: https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html.

  • Execute a specific command via a guest agent:

qm guest exec {{vm_id}} {{command}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}}

  • Execute a specific command via a guest agent asynchronously:

qm guest exec {{vm_id}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}} --synchronous 0

  • Execute a specific command via a guest agent with a specified timeout of 10 seconds:

qm guest exec {{vm_id}} {{argument1 argument2...}} --timeout {{10}}

  • Execute a specific command via a guest agent and forward input from STDIN until EOF to the guest agent:

qm guest exec {{vm_id}} {{argument1 argument2 ...}} --pass-stdin 1