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page_title: "Drivers: Raw Exec"
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  The Raw Exec task driver simply fork/execs and provides no isolation.
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# Raw Fork/Exec Driver

Name: `raw_exec`

The `raw_exec` driver is used to execute a command for a task without any
resource isolation. As such, it should be used with extreme care and is disabled
by default.

## Task Configuration

The `raw_exec` driver supports the following configuration in the job spec:

* `command` - The command to execute. Must be provided.

* `args` - The argument list to the command, space seperated. Optional.

## Client Requirements

The `raw_exec` driver can run on all supported operating systems. It is however
disabled by default. In order to be enabled, the Nomad client configuration must
explicitly enable the `raw_exec` driver in the
[options](../agent/config.html#options) field:

```
options = {
    driver.raw_exec.enable = "1"
}
```

## Client Attributes

The `raw_exec` driver will set the following client attributes:

* `driver.raw_exec` - This will be set to "1", indicating the
  driver is available.

## Resource Isolation

The `raw_exec` driver provides no isolation.