# distrobox-host-exec

> Execute a command on the host from inside a Distrobox container. See also: `tldr 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`
