These three commands have the same syntax and take no obligatorily arguments:
prlctl start <
ID
|
name
> [-v, --verbose
number
]
prlctl stop <
ID
|
name
> [--kill] [-v, --verbose
number
]
prlctl reset <
ID
|
name
> [-v, --verbose
number
]
The commands are used to perform the following actions:
prlctl start
is used to start a virtual machine;
prlctl stop
is used to stop a virtual machine;
prlctl reset
is used to consecutively perform the stopping and starting of a virtual machine.
The options available to the commands are explained in the table below:
Parameter Name |
Description |
|
The name of the virtual machine to be started/stopped/reset. You can start virtual machines that are stopped, paused, or suspended. |
|
The unique ID of the virtual machine to be started/stopped/reset. You can start virtual machines that are stopped, paused, or suspended.
You can use the
|
|
If a virtual machine becomes corrupted for some reason or other (e.g. due to an error in an application), you can use this option to forcibly stop the VM by killing all the processes running inside it. |
|
Sets the verbosity level for the executed command. The greater number you specify, the more verbose output the command will produce. |