-i Stands for “interactive” mode It keeps STDIN (standard input) open even if you don’t attach to the container’s shell Allows us to interact with container by providing input to it -t Stands for “interactive” mode Stands for “TTY” (Teletype) mode Basically simulating a Terminal Open an Interactive Shell sudo docker exec -it <CONTAINER_ID> /bin/sh Some containers may use a different shell like /bin/bash, instead of /bin/sh
