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Manage `virsh` guest domains. Note: Some of the commands below may require specifying `virsh --connect URI` explicitly. Some subcommands such as `list` have their own usage documentation.

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Subcommands (5)

virsh connect

Connect to a virtual machine hypervisor. See also: `virsh`.

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virsh domblklist

List information about block devices associated with a virtual machine. See also: `virsh`.

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virsh help

Display information about `virsh` commands or command groups. See also: `virsh`.

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virsh list

List the ID, name, and state of virtual machines. See also: `virsh`.

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virsh undefine

Delete a virtual machine.

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Options (1)

-c, --connectboolean

Connect to a hypervisor session interactively

Example: virsh {{[-c|--connect]}} {{qemu:///system|qemu:///session|xen:///system|lxc:///system|...}}

Examples (8)

Connect to a hypervisor session interactively

List all domains

virsh [-c|--connect] URI list --all

Activate a network named `default`

virsh net-start default

Create a domain from a configuration file

virsh create path/to/config_file.xml

Edit a domain's configuration file (editor can be changed with `$EDITOR` or `$VISUAL`)

virsh edit domain

Start/reboot/reset/shutdown/destroy/suspend/resume a domain

Save the current running state of a domain (RAM, but not disk state) to a state file (domain will be powered off)

virsh save domain path/to/state_file

Remove storage and snapshots of a stopped domain

virsh undefine domain --remove-all-storage --snapshots-metadata

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