<p>Start bash and inspect the state of a running container.</p>
<h2 id="heading-start-a-shell-in-a-running-docker-container">Start a shell in a running Docker container.</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">$ docker <span class="hljs-built_in">exec</span> -it &lt;container-id&gt; /bin/bash
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-start-the-container-and-run-the-shell">Start the container and run the shell</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">$  docker run --rm -ti &lt;image&gt;:&lt;tag&gt;
</code></pre>


Start bash and inspect the state of a running container.

## Start a shell in a running Docker container.

```bash
$ docker exec -it <container-id> /bin/bash
```

## Start the container and run the shell

```bash
$  docker run --rm -ti <image>:<tag>
```

Starting Docker containers

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