---
name: "vmexec-ready"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vmexec"
version: "0.8.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vmexec-ready"
---

# vmexec-ready(1)

Check if a virtual machine is ready to accept SSH connections

## NAME

vmexec-ready - Check if a virtual machine is ready to accept SSH connections

## SYNOPSIS

**vmexec ready** \[**--wait**\] \[**--timeout**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \<*VMID*\>

## DESCRIPTION

Check if a virtual machine is ready to accept SSH connections

Without --wait, this checks the current state and exits immediately. With --wait, this polls until the virtual machine is ready or the timeout is reached.

## OPTIONS

- **--wait**

  Wait for the virtual machine to become ready

  Without this flag, the command checks the current state and exits immediately.

- **--timeout** *\<TIMEOUT\>* \[default: 60\]

  Timeout in seconds when waiting for the virtual machine to become ready

  Only used with --wait flag. Defaults to 60 seconds.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help (see a summary with '-h')

- \<*VMID*\>

  Identifier of a virtual machine