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% podman-machine-stop(1)

## NAME
podman\-machine\-stop - Stop a virtual machine

## SYNOPSIS
**podman machine stop** [*name*]

## DESCRIPTION

Stops a virtual machine.

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 stop** stops a Linux virtual machine where containers are run.

## OPTIONS

#### **\-\-help**

Print usage statement.

## EXAMPLES

```
$ podman machine stop myvm
```

## SEE ALSO
podman-machine (1)

## HISTORY
March 2021, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui <acui@redhat.com>