commands.sh

nsenter

linux

Run a new command in a running process' namespace. Particularly useful for Docker images or chroot jails.

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Options (6)

-t, --targetboolean

Run a specific command using the same namespaces as an existing process

Example: nsenter {{[-t|--target]}} {{pid}} {{[-a|--all]}} {{command}} {{command_arguments}}
-a, --allboolean

Run a specific command using the same namespaces as an existing process

Example: nsenter {{[-t|--target]}} {{pid}} {{[-a|--all]}} {{command}} {{command_arguments}}
-u, --utsboolean

Run a specific command in an existing process's UTS, time, and IPC namespaces

Example: nsenter {{[-t|--target]}} {{pid}} {{[-u|--uts]}} {{[-T|--time]}} {{[-i|--ipc]}} -- {{command}} {{command_arguments}}
-T, --timeboolean

Run a specific command in an existing process's UTS, time, and IPC namespaces

Example: nsenter {{[-t|--target]}} {{pid}} {{[-u|--uts]}} {{[-T|--time]}} {{[-i|--ipc]}} -- {{command}} {{command_arguments}}
-i, --ipcboolean

Run a specific command in an existing process's UTS, time, and IPC namespaces

Example: nsenter {{[-t|--target]}} {{pid}} {{[-u|--uts]}} {{[-T|--time]}} {{[-i|--ipc]}} -- {{command}} {{command_arguments}}
-pboolean

Run a specific command in an existing process's namespace by referencing procfs

Example: nsenter {{[-p|--pid=]}}/proc/{{pid}}/pid/net -- {{command}} {{command_arguments}}

Examples (4)

Run a specific command using the same namespaces as an existing process

nsenter [-t|--target] pid [-a|--all] command command_arguments

Run a specific command in an existing process's mount|UTS|IPC|network|PID|user|cgroup|time namespace

nsenter [-t|--target] pid --mount|uts|ipc|net|pid|user|cgroup command command_arguments

Run a specific command in an existing process's UTS, time, and IPC namespaces

nsenter [-t|--target] pid [-u|--uts] [-T|--time] [-i|--ipc] -- command command_arguments

Run a specific command in an existing process's namespace by referencing procfs

nsenter [-p|--pid=]/proc/pid/pid/net -- command command_arguments
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