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docs: quote the command argument in the exec usage string #468

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fix: quote the command in brev exec usage string
prankur-sh Sep 2, 2026
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docs: add script-file usage line and background job example to brev e…
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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions pkg/cmd/exec/exec.go
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Expand Up @@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ var (
brev exec my-instance @setup.sh
brev exec my-instance @scripts/deploy.sh

# Run a background job
brev exec my-instance "nohup python train.py > /dev/null 2>&1 &"

# Chain: create and run a command (reads instance names from stdin)
brev create my-instance | brev exec "nvidia-smi"

Expand All @@ -57,8 +60,9 @@ type ExecStore interface {
func NewCmdExec(t *terminal.Terminal, store ExecStore, noLoginStartStore ExecStore) *cobra.Command {
var host bool
cmd := &cobra.Command{
Annotations: map[string]string{"access": ""},
Use: "exec [instance...] <command>",
Annotations: map[string]string{"access": ""},
Use: `exec [instance...] "<command>"
brev exec [instance...] @<script-file-present-on-local>`,
DisableFlagsInUseLine: true,
Short: "Execute a command on instance(s)",
Long: execLong,
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