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# vmctl suspend

Suspend (pause) a running VM.

## Synopsis

    vmctl suspend <NAME>

## Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
`NAME` | VM name (positional)

## Details

Pauses the VM's vCPUs via QMP. The VM remains in memory but stops executing. Use `vmctl resume` to continue.

## Examples

    vmctl suspend myvm

## See Also

vmctl resume