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% podman-machine-inspect 1
## NAME
podman\-machine\-inspect - Inspect one or more virtual machines
## SYNOPSIS
**podman machine inspect** [*options*] [*name*] ...
## DESCRIPTION
Inspect one or more virtual machines
Obtain greater detail about Podman virtual machines. More than one virtual machine can be
inspected at once.
The default machine name is `podman-machine-default`. If a machine name is not specified as an argument,
then `podman-machine-default` will be inspected.
Rootless only.
## OPTIONS
#### **--format**
Print results with a Go template.
| **Placeholder** | **Description** |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| .ConfigDir ... | Machine configuration directory location |
| .ConnectionInfo ... | Machine connection information |
| .Created ... | Machine creation time (string, ISO3601) |
| .LastUp ... | Time when machine was last booted |
| .Name | Name of the machine |
| .Resources ... | Resources used by the machine |
| .Rootful | Whether the machine prefers rootful or rootless container execution |
| .Rosetta | Whether this machine uses Rosetta |
| .SSHConfig ... | SSH configuration info for communicating with machine |
| .State | Machine state |
| .UserModeNetworking | Whether this machine uses user-mode networking |
#### **--help**
Print usage statement.
## EXAMPLES
Inspect the specified Podman machine.
```
$ podman machine inspect podman-machine-default
[
{
"ConfigDir": {
"Path": "/Users/jacksparrow/.config/containers/podman/machine/applehv"
},
"ConnectionInfo": {
"PodmanSocket": {
"Path": "/var/folders/9r/n3056v597wv2cq8s2j80bdnw0000gn/T/podman/podman-machine-default-api.sock"
},
"PodmanPipe": null
},
"Created": "2025-02-11T14:12:48.231836+05:30",
"LastUp": "2025-08-12T19:31:19.391294+05:30",
"Name": "podman-machine-default",
"Resources": {
"CPUs": 6,
"DiskSize": 100,
"Memory": 6144,
"USBs": []
},
"SSHConfig": {
"IdentityPath": "/Users/jacksparrow/.local/share/containers/podman/machine/machine",
"Port": 53298,
"RemoteUsername": "core"
},
"State": "running",
"UserModeNetworking": true,
"Rootful": false,
"Rosetta": true
}
]
```
Show machine name and state:
```
$ podman machine inspect --format "{{.Name}}\t{{.State}}"
podman-machine-default running
```
Show machine resource information:
```
$ podman machine inspect --format "Machine: {{.Name}}\nCPUs: {{.Resources.CPUs}}\nMemory: {{.Resources.Memory}} bytes\nDisk: {{.Resources.DiskSize}} bytes"
Machine: podman-machine-default
CPUs: 6
Memory: 6144 bytes
Disk: 100 bytes
```
Show machine configuration details:
```
$ podman machine inspect --format "{{.Name}}: {{.State}} (Rootful: {{.Rootful}}, User Networking: {{.UserModeNetworking}})"
podman-machine-default: running (Rootful: false, User Networking: true)
```
Show machine uptime information:
```
$ podman machine inspect --format "Created: {{.Created}}\nLast Up: {{.LastUp}}\nState: {{.State}}"
Created: 2025-02-11 14:12:48.231836 +0000 UTC
Last Up: 2025-08-12 19:31:19.391294 +0000 UTC
State: running
```
Show connection information:
```
$ podman machine inspect --format "Socket: {{.ConnectionInfo.PodmanSocket}}\nConfig Dir: {{.ConfigDir}}"
Socket: {/var/folders/9r/n3056v597wv2cq8s2j80bdnw0000gn/T/podman/podman-machine-default-api.sock <nil>}
Config Dir: {/Users/jacksparrow/.config/containers/podman/machine/applehv <nil>}
```
## SEE ALSO
**[podman(1)](podman.1.md)**, **[podman-machine(1)](podman-machine.1.md)**
## HISTORY
April 2022, Originally compiled by Brent Baude <bbaude@redhat.com>