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About Parallels Command Line Tools

Parallels Server, Parallels Workstation, and Parallels Desktop come with two command-line utilities: prlsrvctl and prlctl.

prlsrvctl

The prlsrvctl utility is used to administer Parallels Service (the core component of any Parallels hypervisor-based virtualization product). The tasks that can be perform include getting general information about the Parallels Service and its configuration settings, modifying Parallels Service preferences, getting a list of users, obtaining statistics, installing a license, and others.

To launch the utility from the command line, type:

prlsrvctl

prlctl

The prlctl utility is used to perform administration tasks on virtual machines. The utility supports a full range of tasks from creating and administering virtual machines to installing Parallels Tools, getting statistics, and generating problem reports.

To launch the utility from the command line, type:

prlctl

The rest of this guide provides detailed technical information on commands and options available with each utility.

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