The vmrun commands have syntax and other requirements that you must follow. Path to VMX FileVMware stores virtual machines as a package that includes the virtual machine settings file, filename.vmx, and the virtual disks. Deactivate Dialog BoxesTo prevent the vmrun utility from failing when you provide user input through a dialog box, you can deactivate dialog boxes. Syntax of vmrun CommandsThe vmrun commands are divided into function categories. Examples of vmrun CommandsThe command-line examples that follow work on VMware Fusion. Ubuntu16 is the virtual machine example for Linux and Win10 is the virtual machine example for Windows. Parent topic: Using the vmrun Command to Control Virtual Machines