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diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine.1.md index e9f6c7d20..c55226e02 100644 --- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine.1.md +++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine.1.md @@ -7,7 +7,14 @@ podman\-machine - Manage Podman's virtual machine **podman machine** *subcommand* ## DESCRIPTION -`podman machine` is a set of subcommands that manage Podman's virtual machine on macOS. +`podman machine` is a set of subcommands that manage Podman's virtual machine. + +Podman on MacOS and Windows 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 must be used to manage MacOS and Windows machines, +but can be optionally used on Linux. + +All `podman machine` commands are rootless only. ## SUBCOMMANDS |