https://github.com/msteinhoff/vmfusion-cli

Minimal GUI replacement for the VMware Fusion GUI, e.g. for headless servers.
https://github.com/msteinhoff/vmfusion-cli

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Minimal GUI replacement for the VMware Fusion GUI, e.g. for headless servers.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/msteinhoff/vmfusion-cli
• Owner: msteinhoff
• License: mit
• Created: 2014-09-26T07:32:55.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-02-22T12:01:50.000Z (over 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-09T09:42:18.226Z (about 1 year ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 5.86 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGES.txt
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# vmfusion-cli - command line interface for VMware Fusion

Minimal GUI replacement for the VMware Fusion GUI, e.g. for headless servers.

# Installation

    $ pip install vmfusion-cli

Tested with python 2.7.8.

# Overview

## Client configuration

A client configuration can be created at `~/.vmfusion.yml` to configure the path

to the `vmrun` command. If not configured, the path defaults to

`/Applications/VMware\ Fusion.app/Contents/Library/vmrun`.

## Library

The CLI uses a virtual machine library file to define available virtual machines

and their filesystem location.

Also, VM groups can be created to control multiple VMs at once. The VMs within a

group are ordered and that order is respected when e.g. starting or stopping a

group.

If no library path is given, library path defaults to `~/.vmfusion-library.yml`.

Sample configuration:

    ---

    machines:

        dev-vm1: /Users/Shared/Virtual Machines/dev-vm1/redhat.vmx

        dev-vm1: /Users/Shared/Virtual Machines/dev-vm1/redhat.vmx

        test-vm1: /Users/Shared/Virtual Machines/test-vm1/redhat.vmx

        test-vm2: /Users/Shared/Virtual Machines/test-vm2/redhat.vmx

    groups:

        devenv:

        - dev-vm1

        - dev-vm2

        testenv:

        - test-vm1

        - test-vm2

## Usage

The client can be used to list, start and stop VMs defined in the library.

### Status

To check the status of all registered VMs, use the `status` sub-command:

    $ vmfusion-cli [-l library.yml] status

    dev-vm1: running

    dev-vm1: running

    test-vm1: stopped

    test-vm2: stopped

### Start, Stop, Restart

VMs and VM groups can be controlled via standard sub-commands:

    $ vmfusion-cli [-l library.yml] [start|stop|restart] [vm-name|group-name]

# Contribution

Fork, code, pull request :)

# License

See LICENSE.txt