limactl

limactl

Lima: Linux virtual machines

Examples

  Start the default instance:
  $ limactl start

  Open a shell:
  $ lima

  Run a container:
  $ lima nerdctl run -d --name nginx -p 8080:80 nginx:alpine

  Stop the default instance:
  $ limactl stop

  See also template YAMLs: /usr/local/share/lima/templates

Options

      --debug              debug mode
  -h, --help               help for limactl
      --log-level string   Set the logging level [trace, debug, info, warn, error]
      --tty                Enable TUI interactions such as opening an editor. Defaults to true when stdout is a terminal. Set to false for automation.

SEE ALSO

• limactl completion - Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell
• limactl copy - Copy files between host and guest
• limactl create - Create an instance of Lima
• limactl delete - Delete an instance of Lima.
• limactl disk - Lima disk management
• limactl edit - Edit an instance of Lima
• limactl factory-reset - Factory reset an instance of Lima
• limactl info - Show diagnostic information
• limactl list - List instances of Lima.
• limactl protect - Protect an instance to prohibit accidental removal
• limactl prune - Prune garbage objects
• limactl shell - Execute shell in Lima
• limactl show-ssh - Show the ssh command line (DEPRECATED; use ssh -F instead)
• limactl snapshot - Manage instance snapshots
• limactl start - Start an instance of Lima
• limactl start-at-login - Register/Unregister an autostart file for the instance
• limactl stop - Stop an instance
• limactl sudoers - Generate the content of the /etc/sudoers.d/lima file
• limactl unprotect - Unprotect an instance
• limactl validate - Validate YAML files