Managing VMware Workstation under Linux from Command line without GUI

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• To runs a VMware guest without GUI:
  vmrun -T ws start /path/to/vm.vmx nogui

• To stop a virtual machine:
  vmrun -T ws stop /path/to/vm.vmx nogui
  
  

• Pause:
  vmrun -T ws pause /path/to/vm.vmx nogui

• Unpause:
  vmrun -T ws unpause /path/to/vm.vmx nogui

• To create a Snapshot with the vmrun command:
  vmrun -T ws snapshot /path/to/vm.vmx SnapShotName nogui

• To revert to a snapshot:
  vmrun -T ws revertToSnapshot /path/to/vm.vmx SnapShotName nogui

• List running virtual machines:
  vmrun list

• To install guest tools:
  vmrun -T ws installTools /path/to/vm.vmx

• To get a guest IP address:
  vmrun -T ws getGuestIPAddress /path/to/vm.vmx