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virt-viewer — Minimal graphical interface for a virtual machine (VM). Note: `domain` refers to the name, UUID, or

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Problem

How to use the virt-viewer command: Minimal graphical interface for a virtual machine (VM). Note: domain refers to the name, UUID, or ID for the existing VMs. See also: virsh. More information: <https://manned.org/virt-viewer>.

Solution

virt-viewer — Minimal graphical interface for a virtual machine (VM). Note: domain refers to the name, UUID, or ID for the existing VMs. See also: virsh. More information: <https://manned.org/virt-viewer>.

Launch virt-viewer with a prompt to select running virtual machines:
virt-viewer {{[-c|--connect]}} {{qemu:///system|qemu:///session|...}}


Launch virt-viewer for a specific virtual machine by ID, UUID, or name:
virt-viewer {{[-c|--connect]}} {{URI}} {{domain}}


Wait for a virtual machine to start and automatically reconnect if it shuts down and restarts:
virt-viewer {{[-c|--connect]}} {{URI}} {{[-r|--reconnect]}} {{[-w|--wait]}} {{domain}}


Connect to a specific remote virtual machine over TLS (requires pre-configured TLS certificates):
virt-viewer {{[-c|--connect]}} {{qemu+tls://host/system}} {{domain}}


Connect to a specific remote virtual machine over SSH (requires SSH access to the host):
virt-viewer {{[-c|--connect]}} {{xen+ssh://username@host/system}} {{domain}}

Code Snippets

Launch `virt-viewer` with a prompt to select running virtual machines

virt-viewer {{[-c|--connect]}} {{qemu:///system|qemu:///session|...}}

Launch `virt-viewer` for a specific virtual machine by ID, UUID, or name

virt-viewer {{[-c|--connect]}} {{URI}} {{domain}}

Wait for a virtual machine to start and automatically reconnect if it shuts down and restarts

virt-viewer {{[-c|--connect]}} {{URI}} {{[-r|--reconnect]}} {{[-w|--wait]}} {{domain}}

Connect to a specific remote virtual machine over TLS (requires pre-configured TLS certificates)

virt-viewer {{[-c|--connect]}} {{qemu+tls://host/system}} {{domain}}

Connect to a specific remote virtual machine over SSH (requires SSH access to the host)

virt-viewer {{[-c|--connect]}} {{xen+ssh://username@host/system}} {{domain}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/virt-viewer

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