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lxc: Execute a specific command inside a container.
$ lxc exec [${remote}:]${container} ${command}
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The command "lxc exec [${remote}:]${container} ${command}" is used to execute a command inside an LXC (Linux Containers) container. Here's a breakdown of its components:

  1. "lxc exec": This is the command itself that is used to execute a command within an LXC container.

  2. "[${remote}:]": This part is optional. If you have a remote LXC host, you can specify it as the remote address. For example, if you have a remote host with an IP address of 192.168.0.100, you would enter "[192.168.0.100:]" before the container name.

  3. "${container}": This is the name of the LXC container where you want to run the command. You need to replace "${container}" with the actual name of the container. For example, if your container's name is "mycontainer", you would replace "${container}" with "mycontainer".

  4. "${command}": This is the actual command you want to execute inside the specified LXC container. Replace "${command}" with the desired command. For example, if you want to execute "ls -l" command inside the container, you would replace "${command}" with "ls -l".

So, overall, this command allows you to execute a specific command within an LXC container, either on a local host or a remote host.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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