How do I exec into container?

[LuisEnMarroquin]

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Platform/OS/Hardware/Device What are you running the cli on?

Ubuntu 20 LTS

Describe the question

docker run -it amazon/aws-cli sh

Logs/output Get full traceback and error logs by adding --debug to the command.

I want to exec into container with sh or bash

$ docker run -it amazon/aws-cli sh

usage: aws [options] <command> <subcommand> [<subcommand> ...] [parameters]
To see help text, you can run:

  aws help
  aws <command> help
  aws <command> <subcommand> help

aws: error: argument command: Invalid choice, valid choices are:

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help

[kdaily]

Hi @LuisEnMarroquin,

The default entrypoint for the AWS CLI Docker container image is set to the aws executable. This provides the most natural way to use the container image as a drop-in replacement for running the aws command on the command line. If you want to enter into the running container, you can provide your own entrypoint, like this:

docker run --entrypoint /bin/bash --rm -it amazon/aws-cli

You can also create your own image based off of this one and provide your own ENTRYPOINT. Be aware that the environment provided inside is very minimal.

You can read more about Docker entrypoints here:

• https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#entrypoint
• https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/dockerfile_best-practices/#entrypoint

Let us know if you have any further issues!

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