systemd-detect-virt Command Examples

Detect execution in a virtualized environment. More information: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-detect-virt.html.

• List detectable virtualization technologies:

systemd-detect-virt --list

• Detect virtualization, print the result and return a zero status code when running in a VM or a container, and a non-zero code otherwise:

systemd-detect-virt

• Silently check without printing anything:

systemd-detect-virt --quiet

• Only detect container virtualization:

systemd-detect-virt --container

• Only detect hardware virtualization:

systemd-detect-virt --vm