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28.Dd May 26, 2008
29.Dt JEXEC 8
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm jexec
33.Nd "execute a command inside an existing jail"
34.Sh SYNOPSIS
35.Nm
36.Op Fl u Ar username | Fl U Ar username
37.Op Ar jid | Ar hostname | Ar ip-number
38.Ar command ...
39.Sh DESCRIPTION
40The
41.Nm
42utility executes
43.Ar command
44inside the jail identified by
45.Ar jid
46or
47.Ar hostname
48or
49.Ar ip-number .
50.Pp
51The following options are available:
52.Bl -tag -width indent
53.It Fl u Ar username
54The user name from host environment as whom the
55.Ar command
56should run.
57.It Fl U Ar username
58The user name from jailed environment as whom the
59.Ar command
60should run.
61.El
62.Sh "CAUTIONS"
63Only jid is guaranteed to uniquely identify a jail.
64For hostname or ip-number to work here unambiguousness of one or both
65of them have to be assured beforehand.
66.Sh SEE ALSO
67.Xr jail_attach 2 ,
68.Xr jail 8 ,
69.Xr jls 8
70.Sh HISTORY
71The
72.Nm
73utility was added in
74.Fx 5.1 .
75