> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://e2b.manicule.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
> For every page in one file, fetch https://e2b.manicule.dev/llms-full.txt (large).
> To search and read these docs as tools, connect the MCP server at https://e2b.manicule.dev/api/mcp.
> Every agent surface: https://e2b.manicule.dev/.well-known/llms-manifest.json

# Connect to sandbox (/docs/cli/connect-to-sandbox)

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Related: [Authentication in CLI](/docs/cli/auth.md), [Create sandbox](/docs/cli/create-sandbox.md), [Execute commands in sandbox](/docs/cli/exec-command.md), [List sandboxes](/docs/cli/list-sandboxes.md), [Shutdown running sandboxes](/docs/cli/shutdown-sandboxes.md)

You can connect an interactive terminal to an already running sandbox.

<CodeGroup>
```bash title="Terminal" terminal
e2b sandbox connect <sandbox-id>
```
</CodeGroup>

Unlike the `create` command, `connect` does not kill the sandbox when you disconnect. When you exit the terminal, only your terminal session is closed—the sandbox continues running.

Once connected, you can inspect the sandbox filesystem and processes to debug or experiment, or use it as a dedicated environment for running agents instead of your local computer.