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# multipass

> Manage Ubuntu virtual machines using native hypervisors.
> More information: <https://documentation.ubuntu.com/multipass/latest/reference/command-line-interface/>.

- List the aliases that can be used to launch an instance:

`multipass find`

- Launch a new instance, set its name and use a cloud-init configuration file:

`multipass launch {{[-n|--name]}} {{instance_name}} --cloud-init {{configuration_file}}`

- List all the created instances and some of their properties:

`multipass list`

- Start a specific instance by name:

`multipass start {{instance_name}}`

- Show the properties of an instance:

`multipass info {{instance_name}}`

- Open a shell prompt on a specific instance by name:

`multipass shell {{instance_name}}`

- Delete an instance by name:

`multipass delete {{instance_name}}`

- Mount a directory into a specific instance:

`multipass mount {{path/to/local_directory}} {{instance_name}}:{{path/to/target_directory}}`
