# Call host's executable from inside the docker container

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/call-hosts-executable-from-inside-the-docker-container/66149>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [January 3, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/call-hosts-executable-from-inside-the-docker-container/66149 "2019-01-03T00:31:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![sunrenchen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@sunrenchen](https://forums.docker.com/u/sunrenchen)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/call-hosts-executable-from-inside-the-docker-container/66149/1 "2019-01-03T00:31:18Z")

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Hello everyone,

I have a docker container running and I am wondering how to spawn a new process in the parent host from within the docker container. For example, let’s assume in the parent host I have a command line executable program named X, and I want to call X from within the docker container.

Is it possible to do so?

Regards