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Gavin Dennett answered on August 2, 2024 Popularity 4/10 Helpfulness 1/10

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To access the shell of a Docker image, you use the docker run command with the -it flags, with the image name and the command bash or sh. Here are some examples:

1. To access the shell of an Ubuntu image:

docker run -it ubuntu bash


1. To access the shell of an Alpine Linux image:

docker run -it alpine sh


1. To access the shell of a specific Docker image (e.g., my-image):

docker run -it my-image bash


This will start a new container from the specified image and open a shell session inside it. You can then execute shell commands inside the container.

Note:

- -i flag keeps the container running and interactive
- -t flag allocates a pseudo-TTY, allowing you to interact with the shell
- bash or sh is the command to run inside the container (choose the shell that's available in the image)

When you're finished, type exit to close the shell session and stop the container.

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