---
name: "execcap"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcap2-bin"
version: "0.cvs.20010529-4"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/execcap/8"
---

# execcap(8)

create a process with limited capabilities

## NAME

execcap - create a process with limited capabilities

## SYNOPSIS

**execcap** *CAPS* *COMMAND-PATH* \[*COMMAND-ARGS*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

**execcap** executes the command given in *COMMAND-PATH* and *COMMAND-ARGS* with the specified capabilities *CAPS*.

Due to the nature of capabilities, you can only remove capabilites you currently possess, not add others.

## SEE ALSO

[**getpcaps**(8)](/getpcaps/8.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Robert Bihlmeyer \<robbe@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).