# Docker — Docker commands

> Extensions can also directly execute the docker command line.

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Extensions can also directly execute the docker command line.

▸ exec(cmd, args): Promise

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```typescript
const result = await ddClient.docker.cli.exec("info", [
  "--format",
  '"{{ json . }}"',
]);
```

The result contains both the standard output and the standard error of the executed command

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
{
  "stderr": "...",
  "stdout": "..."
}
```

In this example, the command output is JSON. For convenience, the command result object also has methods to easily parse it

result.lines(): string[] splits output lines. result.parseJsonObject(): any parses a well-formed json output. result.parseJsonLines(): any[] parses each output line as a json object.

▸ exec(cmd, args, options): void

The command above streams the output as a result of the execution of a Docker command. This is useful if you need to get the output as a stream or the output of the command is too long.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```typescript
await ddClient.docker.cli.exec("logs", ["-f", "..."], {
  stream: {
    onOutput(data) {
      if (data.stdout) {
        console.error(data.stdout);
      } else {
        console.log(data.stderr);
      }
    },
    onError(error) {
      console.error(error);
    },
    onClose(exitCode) {
      console.log("onClose with exit code " + exitCode);
    },
    splitOutputLines: true,
  },
});
```

The child process created by the extension is killed (SIGTERM) automatically when you close the dashboard in Docker Desktop or when you exit the extension UI. If needed, you can also use the result of the exec(streamOptions) call in order to kill (SIGTERM) the process.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```typescript
const logListener = await ddClient.docker.cli.exec("logs", ["-f", "..."], {
  stream: {
    // ...
  },
});

// when done listening to logs or before starting a new one, kill the process
logListener.close();
```

This exec(streamOptions) API can also be used to listen to docker events …

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