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# Running commands in sandbox (/docs/commands)

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You can run terminal commands inside the sandbox using the `commands.run()` method.

<CodeGroup>
```js title="JavaScript & TypeScript"
import { Sandbox } from 'e2b'

const sandbox = await Sandbox.create()
const result = await sandbox.commands.run('ls -l')
console.log(result)
```

```python title="Python"
from e2b import Sandbox

sandbox = Sandbox.create()
result = sandbox.commands.run('ls -l')
print(result)
```
</CodeGroup>