Command-line tool

libvirt

brew/libvirt

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C virtualization API

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install libvirt

Linux

brew install libvirt

Connect to a hypervisor session interactively

virsh -c qemu:///system

List all domains

virsh -c uri list --all

Activate a network named `default`

sudo virsh net-start default

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