Docker exec command without the container ID

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Yes, you can do this by naming the container with --name. Note that your command with container/container is likely referencing an image name and not the container.

➜  ~ docker run --name my_nginx -p 80:80 -d nginx
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➜  ~ docker exec my_nginx hostname
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