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            "text": "# vmware-checkvm(1) (man)\n\n## TLDR\n\n> Check if the current host is a VMware VM or not.\n\n- Return the current VMware software version (exit status determines whether the system is a VM or not):\n  `vmware-checkvm`\n- Return the VMware hardware version:\n  `vmware-checkvm -h`\n\n*Source: tldr-pages*\n\n---\n\n**Summary:** vmware-checkvm - Check if running in a VM or not\n\n## See Also\n\n- vmware-toolbox-cmd(1)\n- libguestlib(3)\n- libvmtools(3)\n- vmware-xferlogs(1)\n- vmware-user-suid-wrapper(1)\n\n## Section Outline\n\n- **NAME** (3 lines)\n- **SYNOPSIS** (1 lines) — 1 subsections\n  - vmware-checkvm (1 lines)\n- **DESCRIPTION** (4 lines)\n- **OPTIONS** (3 lines)\n- **SEE ALSO** (7 lines)\n- **HOMEPAGE** (4 lines)\n- **AUTHOR** (8 lines)\n\n## Full Content\n\n### NAME\n\nvmware-checkvm - Check if running in a VM or not\n\n### SYNOPSIS\n\n#### vmware-checkvm\n\n### DESCRIPTION\n\nThis  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### OPTIONS\n\nvmware-checkvm has no options.\n\n### SEE ALSO\n\nvmware-toolbox-cmd(1)\nlibguestlib(3)\nlibvmtools(3)\nvmware-xferlogs(1)\nvmware-user-suid-wrapper(1)\n\n### HOMEPAGE\n\nMore  information  about  vmware-checkvm  and  the  Open   VM   Tools   can   be   found   at\n<http://open-vm-tools.sourceforge.net/>.\n\n### AUTHOR\n\nOpen 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)\n\n"
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        "tldr_summary": "Check if the current host is a VMware VM or not.",
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                "description": "Return the current VMware software version (exit status determines whether the system is a VM or not)",
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                "description": "Return the VMware hardware version",
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