From a861f6fd3ebe4fe0b63a1b550e6b99d7525228c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ashley Cui Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021 15:29:12 -0500 Subject: 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 --- docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-start.1.md | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-start.1.md (limited to 'docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-start.1.md') diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-start.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-start.1.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..511296b11 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-machine-start.1.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +% 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 -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf