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virsh is command line tool for the libvirt API which allows us to interact with Linux kernel virtual machines (KVM)
Handy Commands
To list all virtual machines and their state on hypervisor
virsh list --all
To start a powered down virtual machine
virsh start <vm_name>
To force shutdown a virtual machine (pulling the plug on a VM)
virsh destroy --graceful <vm_name>
To view virtual machine network interfaces
virsh domiflist <vm_name>
Adding a network interface to a VM
virsh attach-interface --domain <vm_name> --type <bridge/network> --source <source-device> --model virtio --mac <insert-whatever-mac-address> --config