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# distrobox-host-exec

> Execute a command on the host from inside a Distrobox container.
> See also: `distrobox`.
> More information: <https://distrobox.it/usage/distrobox-host-exec/>.

- Execute command on the host system from inside the Distrobox container:

`distrobox-host-exec "{{command}}"`

- Execute the `ls` command on the host system from inside the container:

`distrobox-host-exec ls`
