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Podman machine CLI and interface stub
Podman machine will be a mac-only command that manages the VM where containers are run. Currently, only the CLI is written and the interface function for the VM management is stub for future developement The podman machine cli is only built on mac builds. Signed-off-by: Ashley Cui <acui@redhat.com>
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+% podman-machine-start(1)
+
+## NAME
+podman\-machine\-start - Start a virtual machine
+
+## SYNOPSIS
+**podman machine start** *name*
+
+## DESCRIPTION
+
+Starts a virtual machine for Podman.
+
+Podman on MacOS requires a virtual machine. This is because containers are Linux -
+containers do not run on any other OS because containers' core functionality are
+tied to the Linux kernel.
+
+**podman machine start** starts a Linux virtual machine where containers are run.
+
+## OPTIONS
+
+#### **--help**
+
+Print usage statement.
+
+## EXAMPLES
+
+```
+$ podman machine start myvm
+```
+
+## SEE ALSO
+podman-machine (1)
+
+## HISTORY
+March 2021, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui <acui@redhat.com>