NAME

limactl - Lima: Linux virtual machines

SYNOPSIS

limactl [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Lima: Linux virtual machines

OPTIONS

--debug[=false] Debug mode

-h, --help[=false] help for limactl

--log-format="text" Set the logging format [text, json]

--log-level="" Set the logging level [trace, debug, info, warn, error]

--tty[=false] Enable TUI interactions such as opening an editor. Defaults to true when stdout is a terminal. Set to false for automation.

-y, --yes[=false] Alias of --tty=false

EXAMPLE

  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/share/lima/templates

SEE ALSO

limactl-autostart(1), limactl-clone(1), limactl-completion(1), limactl-copy(1), limactl-create(1), limactl-delete(1), limactl-disk(1), limactl-edit(1), limactl-factory-reset(1), limactl-info(1), limactl-list(1), limactl-mcp(1), limactl-network(1), limactl-protect(1), limactl-prune(1), limactl-rename(1), limactl-restart(1), limactl-screenshot(1), limactl-shell(1), limactl-show-ssh(1), limactl-snapshot(1), limactl-start(1), limactl-stop(1), limactl-sudoers(1), limactl-template(1), limactl-tunnel(1), limactl-unprotect(1), limactl-validate(1), limactl-watch(1)