# General Virtual Machine Management The **prlctl** utility is used to perform management tasks on virtual machines. The utility supports a full range of tasks from creating and administering virtual machines to getting statistics and generating problem reports. The general syntax is as follows: **prlctl** *command* \* \[*options*] \[**-v**, --**verbose** *number*] The parameters are: * *command*: one of the available commands. * *vm\_ID* | *vm\_name*: ID or name of the target virtual machine. * *options*: command options. * **-v**, **--verbose** *number*: Show verbose output. The greater the number, the more verbose output will be produced. The subsequent sections describe the available **prlctl** commands grouped by functionality. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.parallels.com/landing/parallels-desktop-developers-guide/command-line-interface-utility/manage-virtual-machines-from-cli/general-virtual-machine-management.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.