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NAME
vmware
- Intel(TM) x86(TM)-based virtual machine
SYNOPSIS
vmware
[-s name=value
]
[-x
]
[-X
]
[-q
]
[configfile
]
[X toolkit options
]
COPYRIGHT
Vmware is Copyright (C) 1998-99 by VMware, Inc.
INTRODUCTION
Vmware
is an execution environment for operating systems running on
Intel x86-based hardware. It gives an OS the illusion of
running on standard PC hardware, but it isolates it from the
real hardware and from other activities of the host OS.
Thus multiple OSes may run simultaneously on the same
machine: one of them (the host OS) on the real hardware,
the others (the guest OSes) inside
vmware.
Vmware
can be configured by setting various parameters, with the syntax
name = value
A configuration file contains such definitions, one
per line. It also contains comment lines, starting with a
#, which are ignored.
Vmware
optionally takes a configuration file as an argument.
This file typically contains a virtual machine specification.
Configuration settings may also be specified on
the command line using the -s flag.
OPTIONS
- -s name=value
-
Set the configuration variable name to
value, overriding other definitions of
name.
- -x
-
Power-on
vmware
on startup. Equivalent to pressing the power-on button
after the program starts.
- -X
-
Power-on and switch to full screen. Same as -x, but
switch to full screen mode after powering on.
- -q
-
Attempt to exit
vmware
after powering off. This is particularly useful when the guest
OS is capable of powering off the virtual machine.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
- TMPDIR
-
Location of temporary files. Defaults to
/tmp.
FILES
- /etc/vmware/locations
-
Record of where files were 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.
- %LIBDIR%
-
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
The bulk of the documentation is available through the help system
(run vmware and press the Help button), and at
http://www.vmware.com/support.
Index
- NAME
-
- SYNOPSIS
-
- COPYRIGHT
-
- INTRODUCTION
-
- OPTIONS
-
- ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
-
- FILES
-
- SEE ALSO
-
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