| Command | Aliases | Description |
|---|
up | | Create or start the workspace container |
down | stop | Stop and remove the workspace container |
remove | rm, delete | Remove the workspace container and state |
shell | sh | Open an interactive shell (detects zsh/bash/sh) |
run | | Run a command through a login shell (picks up mise/nvm/rbenv) |
exec | | Execute a command directly in the workspace container |
restart | | Restart the workspace container (picks up safe config changes) |
rebuild | | Rebuild the workspace (down + up) |
logs | | Show container logs |
doctor | | Check workspace health and diagnose issues |
cache list | | List package cache volumes |
cache clean | | Remove package cache volumes |
prune | | Remove stale and orphan workspace images |
list | ls | List all workspaces |
status | ps | Show workspace container status |
version | | Show version information |
| Flag | Description |
|---|
--config, -C | Path to the devcontainer config directory |
--debug | Enable debug logging |
--verbose | Show full compose output (suppressed by default) |
| crib shell | crib run | crib exec |
|---|
| Interactive | Yes | No | No |
| Shell init files | Yes | Yes (login shell) | No |
| Version managers (mise/nvm/rbenv) | Available | Available | Not on PATH |
| Use for | Working interactively | Running project commands | System binaries, scripts with absolute paths |
If a command fails with “not found” in exec, try run instead.
