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Launch VMWare Fusion with NO GUI
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| # How to launch (and suspend) VMWare Fusion Guest OS without a GUI, using command line | |
| # Start a Virtual Machine with NO GUI | |
| # Usage: vmrun [AUTHENTICATION-FLAGS] COMMAND [PARAMETERS] | |
| # vmrun - Command Line VMWare Fusion tool | |
| # -T option is to specify hostType | |
| # fusion (this is the hosttype) | |
| # start (command to start) | |
| # followed by path to the VMX | |
| # nogui - to specify to launch silently, without GUI | |
| vmrun -T fusion start ~/Documents/Virtual\ Machines.localized/Ubuntu\ 64-bit\ Server\ 14.04.2.vmwarevm/Ubuntu\ 64-bit\ Server\ 14.04.2.vmx nogui | |
| # Suspend the same Machine | |
| vmrun -T fusion suspend ~/Documents/Virtual\ Machines.localized/Ubuntu\ 64-bit\ Server\ 14.04.2.vmwarevm/Ubuntu\ 64-bit\ Server\ 14.04.2.vmx |
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It works. Thank you!