Interactive Docker Container Exec (fzf/rofi)

fzf_exec.sh

#!/bin/bash

selected=$(docker ps --format '{{.ID}} {{.Names}}' | fzf --prompt="Select container: ")

[ -z "$selected" ] && echo "No container selected." && exit 1

container_id=$(echo "$selected" | awk '{print $1}')

command_exists() {
  docker exec "$container_id" sh -c "command -v $1 >/dev/null 2>&1"
}

if command_exists bash; then
    shell="bash"
elif command_exists sh; then
    shell="sh"
else
    echo "No bash or sh found in container $container_id"
    exit 1
fi

docker exec -it "$container_id" "$shell"

rofi_exec.sh

#!/bin/bash

TERMINAL="xfce4-terminal"  # Change to your preferred terminal

containers=$(docker ps --format '{{.ID}} {{.Names}}')

selected=$(echo "$containers" | rofi -dmenu -p "Select container:")

[ -z "$selected" ] && echo "No container selected." && exit 1

container_id=$(echo "$selected" | awk '{print $1}')

command_exists() {
  docker exec "$container_id" sh -c "command -v $1 >/dev/null 2>&1"
}

if command_exists bash; then
    shell="bash"
elif command_exists sh; then
    shell="sh"
else
    echo "No bash or sh found in container $container_id"
    exit 1
fi

$TERMINAL -e "docker exec -it \"$container_id\" \"$shell\""