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atmos devcontainer attach

Use this command to attach to a running devcontainer and get an interactive shell. If the container is not running, it will be started automatically.

atmos devcontainer attach --help

Usage​

atmos devcontainer attach <name> [flags]

Arguments​

name
Name of the devcontainer to attach to

Flags​

--instance string
Instance name for this devcontainer (default: default)

Examples​

# Attach to a devcontainer
atmos devcontainer attach geodesic

# Attach to a specific instance
atmos devcontainer attach terraform --instance project-a

Behavior​

  • Opens an interactive shell (/bin/bash by default) in the container
  • Uses login shell (-l flag) if userEnvProbe is set to loginShell or loginInteractiveShell in the devcontainer configuration
  • Automatically starts the container if it's not running
  • Inherits your terminal size and supports full TTY features

See Also​