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27.Dd May 4, 2020
28.Dt BHYVECTL 8
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm bhyvectl
32.Nd "control utility for bhyve instances"
33.Sh SYNOPSIS
34.Nm
35.Fl -vm= Ns Ar <vmname>
36.Op Fl -create
37.Op Fl -destroy
38.Op Fl -get-stats
39.Op Fl -inject-nmi
40.Op Fl -force-reset
41.Op Fl -force-poweroff
42.Op Fl -checkpoint= Ns Ar <filename>
43.Op Fl -suspend= Ns Ar <filename>
44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45The
46.Nm
47command is a control utility for active
48.Xr bhyve 8
49virtual machine instances.
50.Pp
51.Em Note :
52Most
53.Nm
54flags are intended for querying and setting the state of an active instance.
55These commands are intended for development purposes, and are not documented here.
56A complete list can be obtained by executing
57.Nm
58without any arguments.
59.Pp
60The user-facing options are as follows:
61.Bl -tag -width ".Fl d Ar argument"
62.It Fl -vm= Ns Ar <vmname>
63Operate on the virtual machine
64.Ar <vmname> .
65.It Fl -create
66Create the specified VM.
67.It Fl -destroy
68Destroy the specified VM.
69.It Fl -get-stats
70Retrieve statistics for the specified VM.
71.It Fl -inject-nmi
72Inject a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) into the VM.
73.It Fl -force-reset
74Force the VM to reset.
75.It Fl -force-poweroff
76Force the VM to power off.
77.El
78.Sh EXIT STATUS
79.Ex -std
80.Sh EXAMPLES
81Destroy the VM called fbsd10:
82.Pp
83.Dl "bhyvectl --vm=fbsd10 --destroy"
84.Sh SEE ALSO
85.Xr bhyve 8
86