.. _ref_cubic_start:

cubic start
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.. code-block::

    $ cubic start --help
    Start VM instances
    
    Examples:
    
      Start the VM instance 'my-instance'
      $ cubic start my-instance
    
      Start and wait for the VM instance 'my-instance' to start
      $ cubic start --wait my-instance
    
      Start multiple VM instances
      $ cubic start trixie noble
    
      Pass additional arguments to QEMU
      $ cubic start trixie --qemu-args="-sandbox on"
    
    Usage: cubic start [OPTIONS] [INSTANCES]...
    
    Arguments:
      [INSTANCES]...
              Names of the virtual machine instances
    
    Options:
          --qemu-args <QEMU_ARGS>
              Pass additional QEMU arguments
    
      -w, --wait
              Wait until the VM instance has started
    
      -y, --yes
              Answer all questions with yes
    
      -v, --verbose
              Increase logging output
    
      -q, --quiet
              Reduce logging output
    
      -h, --help
              Print help (see a summary with '-h')