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    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "vmware-checkvm",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/vmware-checkvm/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-03T01:32:20Z",
    "synopsis": "",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "vmware-checkvm - Check if running in a VM or not\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "vmware-checkvm",
                    "content": ""
                }
            ]
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "This  is  a simple console application and can be run as any user. vmware-checkvm check if is\nrunning in a VM (returns 0) or not (returns 1).\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "vmware-checkvm has no options.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "vmware-toolbox-cmd(1)\nlibguestlib(3)\nlibvmtools(3)\nvmware-xferlogs(1)\nvmware-user-suid-wrapper(1)\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "HOMEPAGE": {
            "content": "More  information  about  vmware-checkvm  and  the  Open   VM   Tools   can   be   found   at\n<http://open-vm-tools.sourceforge.net/>.\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "Open VM Tools were written by VMware, Inc. <http://www.vmware.com/>.\n\nThis manual page was put together from homepage materials by Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-bau‐\nmann.ch>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).\n\n\n\n2010.03.20-243334                            2010-04-08                            VMWARE-CHECKVM(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "vmware-checkvm - Check if running in a VM or not",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "vmware-toolbox-cmd",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/vmware-toolbox-cmd/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "libguestlib",
            "section": "3",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/libguestlib/3/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "libvmtools",
            "section": "3",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/libvmtools/3/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "vmware-xferlogs",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/vmware-xferlogs/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "vmware-user-suid-wrapper",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/vmware-user-suid-wrapper/1/json"
        }
    ],
    "tldr": {
        "source": "official",
        "description": "Check if the current host is a VMware VM or not.",
        "examples": [
            {
                "description": "Return the current VMware software version (exit status determines whether the system is a VM or not)",
                "command": "vmware-checkvm"
            },
            {
                "description": "Return the VMware hardware version",
                "command": "vmware-checkvm -h"
            }
        ]
    }
}