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bcvk libvirt list [DOMAIN_NAME] [Options]

List available bootc domains with metadata. When a domain name is provided, returns information about that specific domain only.

When using --format=json with a specific domain name, the output is a single JSON object (not an array), making it easy to extract SSH credentials and connection information using tools like jq.

DOMAIN_NAME

Optional domain name to query. When specified, returns information about only this domain.

DOMAIN_NAME

Domain name to query (returns only this domain)

--format=FORMAT

Output format

Possible values:
- table
- json
- yaml
- xml

Default: table

-a, --all

Show all domains including stopped ones

--label=LABEL

Filter domains by label

List all running bootc VMs:

bcvk libvirt list

List all bootc VMs including stopped ones:

bcvk libvirt list --all

Show VM status in your workflow:

# Check what VMs are running
bcvk libvirt list

# Start a specific VM if needed
bcvk libvirt start my-server

Query a specific domain:

bcvk libvirt list my-domain

Connect via SSH using extracted credentials:

# Query once, save to file, then extract credentials
DOMAIN_NAME="mydomain"

# Query domain info once and save to file
bcvk libvirt list $DOMAIN_NAME --format=json > /tmp/domain-info.json

# Extract SSH private key
jq -r '.ssh_private_key' /tmp/domain-info.json > /tmp/key.pem
chmod 600 /tmp/key.pem

# Extract SSH port
SSH_PORT=$(jq -r '.ssh_port' /tmp/domain-info.json)

# Connect via SSH
ssh -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -i /tmp/key.pem -p $SSH_PORT -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null root@127.0.0.1

# Cleanup
rm /tmp/domain-info.json /tmp/key.pem

This is useful for automation scripts or when you need direct SSH access without using bcvk libvirt ssh.

bcvk(8)

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