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# vmctl down

Bring down VMs defined in VMFile.kdl.

## Synopsis

    vmctl down [OPTIONS]

## Options

Option | Type | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
`--file` | path |  | Path to VMFile.kdl (auto-discovered if omitted)
`--name` | string |  | Only bring down a specific VM
`--destroy` | flag | `false` | Destroy VMs instead of just stopping

## Details

Without `--destroy`, VMs are stopped gracefully (30-second timeout). They can be restarted with `vmctl up` or `vmctl start`.

With `--destroy`, VMs are fully destroyed: all files removed, unregistered from the store. This is irreversible.

## Examples

    # Stop all VMs in VMFile.kdl
    vmctl down

    # Stop a specific VM
    vmctl down --name webserver

    # Destroy all VMs
    vmctl down --destroy

## See Also

vmctl up, vmctl destroy