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| -rw-r--r-- | cmd/podman/machine/init.go | 21 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-init.1.md | 4 |
2 files changed, 24 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/init.go b/cmd/podman/machine/init.go index ec44a707d..19f31d1a6 100644 --- a/cmd/podman/machine/init.go +++ b/cmd/podman/machine/init.go @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package machine import ( + "fmt" + "github.com/containers/common/pkg/completion" "github.com/containers/podman/v3/cmd/podman/registry" "github.com/containers/podman/v3/pkg/machine" @@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ var ( var ( initOpts = machine.InitOptions{} defaultMachineName = "podman-machine-default" + now bool ) func init() { @@ -61,6 +64,12 @@ func init() { ) _ = initCmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(memoryFlagName, completion.AutocompleteNone) + flags.BoolVar( + &now, + "now", false, + "Start machine now", + ) + ImagePathFlagName := "image-path" flags.StringVar(&initOpts.ImagePath, ImagePathFlagName, cfg.Engine.MachineImage, "Path to qcow image") _ = initCmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc(ImagePathFlagName, completion.AutocompleteDefault) @@ -91,5 +100,15 @@ func initMachine(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error { if err != nil { return err } - return vm.Init(initOpts) + err = vm.Init(initOpts) + if err != nil { + return err + } + if now { + err = vm.Start(initOpts.Name, machine.StartOptions{}) + if err == nil { + fmt.Printf("Machine %q started successfully\n", initOpts.Name) + } + } + return err } diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-init.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-init.1.md index c864a87ef..1236db602 100644 --- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-init.1.md +++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-init.1.md @@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ Defaults to `testing`. Memory (in MB). +#### **--now** + +Start the virtual machine immediately after it has been initialized. + #### **--help** Print usage statement. |