vmexec-ready(1)

vmexec-ready1

Check if a virtual machine is ready to accept ssh connections

Usage

vmexec ready [--wait] [--timeout] [{-h | --help}] <VMID>

Overview

Check if a virtual machine is ready to accept SSH connections

Without --wait, this checks the current state and exits immediately. With --wait, this polls until the virtual machine is ready or the timeout is reached.

Options

--wait

Wait for the virtual machine to become ready

Without this flag, the command checks the current state and exits immediately.

--timeout <TIMEOUT> [default: 60]

Timeout in seconds when waiting for the virtual machine to become ready

Only used with --wait flag. Defaults to 60 seconds.

-h, --help

Print help (see a summary with '-h')

<VMID>

Identifier of a virtual machine

From vmexec 0.8.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.