Shell & Exec

Interactive Shell

Open a shell inside a running component pod:

helm-me ops shell backend

The shell REPL provides built-in commands:

Command	Description
!upload <local> <remote>	Upload a file from your machine to the pod
!download <remote> <local>	Download a file from the pod to your machine
!help	Show available commands
exit or Ctrl+D	Exit the shell

Example Session

$ helm-me ops shell backend
▸ Connected to backend-7d8f9c4b5-k2x9p
>>> ls /app
main.py  requirements.txt  data/
>>> cat /app/data/config.json
{"debug": false}
>>> !download /app/data/config.json ./config-backup.json
Downloaded config-backup.json
>>> exit

Run a Single Command

helm-me ops exec backend -- ls /app
helm-me ops exec backend -- python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"

Target a Specific Pod

By default, shell and exec connect to the first available pod. To target a specific one:

helm-me ops exec backend --pod backend-7d8f9c4b5-k2x9p -- cat /etc/hostname