-.\" $OpenBSD: vmctl.8,v 1.47 2018/09/11 04:03:16 ccardenas Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: vmctl.8,v 1.48 2018/09/21 14:04:37 solene Exp $
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-.Dd $Mdocdate: September 11 2018 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: September 21 2018 $
.Dt VMCTL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
Send a VM with the specified
.Ar id
to standard output and terminate it.
+The VM is paused during send processing.
+Data sent to standard output contains the VM parameters and its memory,
+not the disk image.
+.Pp
+In order to move a VM from one host to another, disk files must be
+synced between the send and the receive processes and must be located
+under the same path.
.It Cm show Op Ar id
An alias for the
.Cm status