How to run multiple commands in docker at once

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I'm trying to execute multiple commands like this.

docker run image cd /some/path && python a.py

But I get a "No such file or directory" error.

Jul 19, 2018 in Docker by Tyrion anex
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12 answers to this question.

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In order to run multiple commands in docker, use /bin/bash -c with a semicolon ;

docker run image /bin/bash -c "cd /some/path; python a.py"

In this case the second command (python) will be executed only if the first command (cd) returns no error or an exit status. To avoid this use && instead of ; (semi-colon)

docker run image /bin/bash -c "cd /some/path && python a.py"

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answered Jul 19, 2018 by Sophie may
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Pass the entire argument to /bin/bash:

docker run image /bin/bash -c "cd /path/to/somewhere; python a.py"
answered Nov 28, 2018 by krishti
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You can pipe commands inside Docker container

bash -c "<command_1> | <command_2>"

answered Nov 28, 2018 by akaash
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You can pipe commands inside Docker container, bash -c "<command1> | <command2>"for example:

docker run img /bin/bash -c "ls -1 | wc -l"
answered Dec 10, 2018 by Abhi
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Hey @Tyrion, Replace your entrypoint with sh /www/docker-start.sh. Hope it helps

answered Dec 10, 2018 by Zoo
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 The issue seems to be with the entrypoint script /docker-entrypoint.sh. The script needs to have executable permission (chmod +x).

answered Dec 10, 2018 by Shrishti
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Try running the following commad:

["bash", "/start_up.sh"]

answered Dec 10, 2018 by Vedant
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If non of these solutions work, try adding this in your start_up.sh file to get more details about the failure.

set -x

answered Dec 10, 2018 by Haider
0 votes

Change this in your dockerfile:

CMD ["/run.sh"]
to
ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/bash", "/run.sh"]
answered Dec 10, 2018 by Laksha
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Hey @Tyrion, Are you running on local machine or remote? If you mount any volume at your source directory (where script is located) it might override entire directory and thus unable to find your script.

answered Dec 10, 2018 by Akaash
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Try this:

docker run image bash -c "cd /some/path && python a.py"
or /bin/sh
answered Apr 17, 2019 by anonymous

edited Apr 17, 2019 by Kalgi
Thanks, it worked for me.
0 votes

Hi,

You need to use one shell to run the command in docker. You can use bash shell as well. The below example shows how to run multiple commands using a shell in docker.

$ docker run image /bin/bash -c "date; cal"
answered Dec 9, 2020 by MD
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