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Launch VMWare Fusion with NO GUI
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VMstart.sh
# How to launch (and suspend) VMWare Fusion Guest OS without a GUI, using command line
# Start a Virtual Machine with NO GUI
# Usage: vmrun [AUTHENTICATION-FLAGS] COMMAND [PARAMETERS]
# vmrun - Command Line VMWare Fusion tool
# -T option is to specify hostType
# fusion (this is the hosttype)
# start (command to start)
# followed by path to the VMX
# nogui - to specify to launch silently, without GUI
vmrun -T fusion start ~/Documents/Virtual\ Machines.localized/Ubuntu\ 64-bit\ Server\ 14.04.2.vmwarevm/Ubuntu\ 64-bit\ Server\ 14.04.2.vmx nogui
# Suspend the same Machine
vmrun -T fusion suspend ~/Documents/Virtual\ Machines.localized/Ubuntu\ 64-bit\ Server\ 14.04.2.vmwarevm/Ubuntu\ 64-bit\ Server\ 14.04.2.vmx
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