
Workstation User’s Manual
486 VMware, Inc.
OnaWindowshostoperatingsystem:
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware.exe [-B] [-n] [-x] [-X]
[-t] [-q] [-s <variablename>=<value>] [-v]
[<path_to_virtual_machine>\<virtual_machine_name>.vmx]
OnLinuxhosts,Xtoolkitoptionscanbepassedas arguments,althoughsomeofthem
(mostnotablythesizeandtitleoftheWorkstationwindow)cannotbeoverridden.
XtoolkitoptionsarenotrelevantonaWindowshost.
Table A-1. Command-Line Options for the vmware Program
Option Description
-n OpensanewWorkstationwindow.
-B (Windowshostsonly)OpensanewWorkstationwindowbut
hidesthesidebarandtoolbars.Onlythetabsofopenvirtual
machinesareshown.Usingthisoptionhasthesameeffectas
clickingtheWorkstationiconintheupper‐leftcornerofthe
Workstationwindowandch
oosingHideCont
rolsfromthe
menuthatappears.
-t Opensavirtualmachineorteaminanewtabintheexisting
Workstationwindow.
-x PowersonthevirtualmachinewhenWorkstationstarts.This
isequivalenttoclickingthePowerOnbuttoninthe
Workstationtoolbar.
-X Powersonthevirtualmachineandswitchesth
eWor
kstation
windowtofullscreenmode.
-m Startstheprograminquickswitchmode.
-q Closesthevirtualmachine’stabwhenthevirtualmachine
powersoff.Ifnoothervirtualmachineisopen,italsoexits
Workstation.Thisoptionisusefulwhen theguestoperating
systemcanpoweroffthevirtualma
chine.
-s Setsthesp
ecifiedvariabletothespecifiedvalue. Anyvariable
namesandvaluesthatarevalidintheconfigurationfilecan
bespecifiedonthecommandlinewiththe
-sswitch.
-v Displaystheproductname,version,andbuildnumber.
<path_to_VM_or_team> Launchesavirtualmachinebyusingthespecifiedvirtual
machineorteamconfigurationfile(.vmxor.vmtm file).
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