# distrobox-enter
> Enter a Distrobox container.
> Default command executed is your SHELL, but you can specify different shells or entire commands to execute. If used inside a script, an application, or a service, you can use the `--headless` mode to disable the tty and interactivity.
> See also: `distrobox`.
> More information: <https://distrobox.it/usage/distrobox-enter>.
- Enter a Distrobox container:
`distrobox-enter {{container_name}}`
- Enter a Distrobox container and run a command at login:
`distrobox-enter {{container_name}} -- {{sh -l}}`
- Enter a Distrobox container without instantiating a tty:
`distrobox-enter {{[-n|--name]}} {{container_name}} -- {{uptime --pretty}}`
