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Florian Wilhelm 0cb4feb3da limactl: update template selection syntax for version 2 (#22748)
The old syntax still works but produces this warning:
> WARN[0000] Template locator "template://debian" should be written "template:debian" since Lima v2.0
2026-06-07 17:31:12 +02:00

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# limactl
> Virtual machine manager for Linux guests, with multiple VM templates available.
> Can be used to run containers on macOS, but also for generic virtual machine use cases on macOS and Linux hosts.
> More information: <https://github.com/lima-vm/lima>.
- List VMs:
`limactl list`
- Create a VM using the default settings and optionally provide a name and/or a template (see `limactl create --list-templates` for available templates):
`limactl create --name {{vm_name}} template:{{debian|fedora|ubuntu|...}}`
- Start a VM (this might install some dependencies in it and take a few minutes):
`limactl start {{vm_name}}`
- Open a remote shell inside a VM:
`limactl shell {{vm_name}}`
- Run a command inside a VM:
`limactl shell {{vm_name}} {{command}}`
- Stop/shutdown a VM:
`limactl stop {{vm_name}}`
- Delete a VM:
`limactl remove {{vm_name}}`