multipass

CLI to manage Ubuntu virtual machines using native hypervisors.

• List the aliases that can be used to launch an instance:

multipass find

• Launch a new instance, set its name and use a cloud-init configuration file:

multipass launch -n {instance_name} --cloud-init {configuration_file}

• List all the created instances and some of their properties:

multipass list

• Start a specific instance by name:

multipass start {instance_name}

• Show the properties of an instance:

multipass info {instance_name}

• Open a shell prompt on a specific instance by name:

multipass shell {instance_name}

• Delete an instance by name:

multipass delete {instance_name}

• Mount a directory into a specific instance:

multipass mount {path/to/local/directory} {instance_name}:{path/to/target/directory}

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