VMWARE(1)		 BSD General Commands Manual		    VMWARE(1)

NAME
     vmware - Intel(TM) x86(TM)-based virtual machine

SYNOPSIS
     vmware [-s name=value] [-m] [-x] [-X] [-q] [-v] [configfile]
	    [-- ]

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 1998-2005 VMware, Inc.  All rights reserved.

DESCRIPTION
     The vmware command starts an Intel X86-based virtual machine.  Depending
     upon your hardware configuration, you can run a number of virtual
     machines simultaneously.

     This page describes options for starting virtual machines from the com-
     mand line using vmware.  For more information, see the in-product Help
     and the VMware Web site at http://www.vmware.com/support.

     A VMware virtual machine provides an execution environment for full,
     unmodified operating systems running on an x86-based computer.  The host
     operating system runs on the real hardware. A guest operating system
     runs inside a virtual machine.  You may install one of several different
     guest operating systems in each of your virtual machines, and each oper-
     ating system is secure and isolated from the host machine's operating
     system as well as from the other guest operating systems on the host.

     You can specify a virtual machine's configuration by setting parameters
     in a configuration file using the syntax name=value.  Parameters are set
     one-per-line.  Lines that begin with a number sign (#) are comments and
     are ignored.  To use a configuration file, specify it on the vmware com-
     mand line.

     You can also change configuration variables on the command line using
     the -s option with the following syntax:

	   name=value

     After a double-dash separator (--), X toolkit options may be passed as
     arguments, although some of them (in particular size and title) are
     ignored.

OPTIONS
     -s name=value
	   Set the configuration variable name to value, overriding other
	   definitions of name.

     -m	   Start the local console in quick switch mode. In this mode, the
	   local console occupies the entire screen and you can switch
	   between virtual machines by selecting tabs at the top of the
	   screen.

     -x	   Power-on the virtual machine on startup.  Equivalent to pressing
	   the power-on button after the program starts.  Requires that you
	   specify a configuration file on the command line.

     -X	   Power-on and switch to full screen.	Same as -x, but switch to
	   full screen mode after powering on.	Requires that you specify a
	   configuration file on the command line.

     -q	   Attempt to exit the virtual machine after powering off.  This is
	   particularly useful when the guest operating system is capable of
	   powering off the virtual machine.  Requires that you specify a
	   configuration file on the command line.

     -v	   Display the program version then exit without starting a virtual
	   machine.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
     TMPDIR  Location of temporary files.  Defaults to /tmp.

FILES
     /etc/vmware/locations  Record of where files are installed.
     /etc/vmware/config	    Configuration default settings for the machine.
     ~/.vmware/config	    User-specific configuration default settings.
     ~/.vmware/preferences  User-specific preferences.
     ~/.vmware/license	    User license.
     /usr/lib/vmware (by default)
			    Library directory, possibly shared by several
			    hosts.
     diskfile.MULTILOCK
     diskfile.READLOCK
     diskfile.WRITELOCK	    Temporary lock files for diskfile.
     diskfile.REDO	    Redo log for diskfile, created when diskfile is
			    accessed in undoable mode.

SEE ALSO
     Most of the documentation for VMware products is available in the user's
     manual for that product, through Help (run vmware and click the Help
     button) and at http://www.vmware.com/support.

Linux				March 10, 2005				Linux

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