Using VMware Tools Configuration
UtilityLast Updated January 20, 2025
The VMware Tools configuration utility
is a command-line interface that you can use in the guest operating system to modify VMware
Tools settings, shrink virtual disks, connect and disconnect virtual devices.
The VMware Tools configuration
utility provides a command-line interface for functionality that was previously
available only in the VMware Tools control panel. The name of this program
depends on the guest operating system.
Guest Operating System
| Utility
|
|---|---|
Windows
| VMwareToolboxCmd.exe
|
Mac OS X
| vmware-tools-cli Because the VMware Tools
installer does not modify any PATH environment variables on Mac OS X operating
systems, you must type
./ before the command.
|
Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris
| vmware-toolbox-cmd
|
Use the utility's
help
command to display complete usage information and syntax.
The
VMware Tools configuration utility is included in the following VMware
products:
- VMware vSphere 4.1 and later
- VMware Workstation 7.0 and later
- VMware Fusion 3.0 and later
- VMware Player 3.0 and later
- VMware ACE 2.6 and later