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# qm

> QEMU/KVM Virtual Machine Manager.
> Some subcommands such as `list`, `start`, `stop`, `clone`, etc. have their own usage documentation.
> More information: <https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html>.

- List all virtual machines:

`qm list`

- Using an ISO file uploaded on the local storage, create a virtual machine with a 4 GB IDE disk on the `local-lvm` storage and an ID of 100:

`qm create {{100}} -ide0 {{local-lvm:4}} -net0 {{e1000}} -cdrom {{local:iso/proxmox-mailgateway_2.1.iso}}`

- Show the configuration of a virtual machine, specifying its ID:

`qm config {{100}}`

- Start a specific virtual machine:

`qm start {{100}}`

- Send a shutdown request, then wait until the virtual machine is stopped:

`qm shutdown {{100}} && qm wait {{100}}`

- Destroy a virtual machine and remove all related resources:

`qm destroy {{100}} --purge`
