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     1  % podman-machine-stop(1)
     2  
     3  ## NAME
     4  podman\-machine\-stop - Stop a virtual machine
     5  
     6  ## SYNOPSIS
     7  **podman machine stop** [*name*]
     8  
     9  ## DESCRIPTION
    10  
    11  Stops a virtual machine.
    12  
    13  Podman on macOS requires a virtual machine. This is because containers are Linux -
    14  containers do not run on any other OS because containers' core functionality are
    15  tied to the Linux kernel.
    16  
    17  **podman machine stop** stops a Linux virtual machine where containers are run.
    18  
    19  ## OPTIONS
    20  
    21  #### **--help**
    22  
    23  Print usage statement.
    24  
    25  ## EXAMPLES
    26  
    27  ```
    28  $ podman machine stop myvm
    29  ```
    30  
    31  ## SEE ALSO
    32  **[podman(1)](podman.1.md)**, **[podman-machine(1)](podman-machine.1.md)**
    33  
    34  ## HISTORY
    35  March 2021, Originally compiled by Ashley Cui <acui@redhat.com>