vmrun_daemon

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash

export PATH=$PATH:"/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library"

vm="$2"
action="$1"
vm_path="/Users/user/vm-links"

case $1 in
  start)
    if [ -h "${vm_path}/${vm}" ]; then
      vmrun start ${vm_path}/${vm} nogui  >> /dev/null &
      echo "${vm} started"
      disown
      echo $(pgrep -n "VMw") > ${vm_path}/${vm}.pid
    else
      echo "${vm} is not a valid vm name, exiting..."
      exit 1
    fi
    ;;
  stop)
    if [ -h "${vm_path}/${vm}" ]; then
      if [ -f ${vm_path}/${vm}.pid ]; then
        PID=$(cat ${vm_path}/${vm}.pid);
        echo "Stopping ${vm}..."
        vmrun stop ${vm_path}/${vm} >> /dev/null
        rm ${vm_path}/${vm}.pid
      else
        echo "${vm} is not running..."
        exit 2
      fi
    fi
    ;;
esac