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multipass — Manage Ubuntu virtual machines using native hypervisors. More information: <https://documentation.ub

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Problem

How to use the multipass command: Manage Ubuntu virtual machines using native hypervisors. More information: <https://documentation.ubuntu.com/multipass/latest/reference/command-line-interface/>.

Solution

multipass — Manage Ubuntu virtual machines using native hypervisors. More information: <https://documentation.ubuntu.com/multipass/latest/reference/command-line-interface/>.

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|--name]}} {{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}}

Code Snippets

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|--name]}} {{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}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/multipass

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