---
name: "vmware-checkvm"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "open-vm-tools"
version: "2:12.5.0-2+deb13u1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vmware-checkvm"
---

# vmware-checkvm(1)

Check if running in a VM or not

## NAME

vmware-checkvm - Check if running in a VM or not

## SYNOPSIS

**vmware-checkvm**

## DESCRIPTION

This is a simple console application and can be run as any user. vmware-checkvm check if is running in a VM (returns 0) or not (returns 1).

## OPTIONS

vmware-checkvm has no options.

## SEE ALSO

[*vmware-toolbox-cmd*(1)](/vmware-toolbox-cmd/1.md)\
 [*libguestlib*(3)](/libguestlib/3.md)\
 [*libvmtools*(3)](/libvmtools/3.md)\
 [*vmware-xferlogs*(1)](/vmware-xferlogs/1.md)\
 [*vmware-user-suid-wrapper*(1)](/vmware-user-suid-wrapper/1.md)

## HOMEPAGE

More information about vmware-checkvm and the Open VM Tools can be found at \<*http://open-vm-tools.sourceforge.net/*\>.

## AUTHOR

Open VM Tools were written by VMware, Inc. \<*http://www.vmware.com/*\>.

This manual page was put together from homepage materials by Daniel Baumann \<*mail@daniel-baumann.ch*\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).