The multipass list command lists available instances or snapshots. With no options, it presents a generic view of instances, with some of their properties:
$ multipass list
Name State IPv4 Release
primary SUSPENDED -- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
calm-squirrel RUNNING 10.218.69.109 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
You can also call it with the --snapshots flag to get an overview of available snapshots:
$ multipass list --snapshots
Instance Snapshot Parent Comment
calm-squirrel snapshot1 -- --
calm-squirrel snapshot3 snapshot1 Before restoring snapshot2
The list command will truncate long snapshot comments, as well as those containing newlines. You can use info to view them in full.
Finally, you can use the --format option to get machine-readable output (CSV, JSON, or YAML). For example:
$ multipass list --format yaml
primary:
- state: SUSPENDED
ipv4:
- ""
release: 18.04 LTS
calm-squirrel:
- state: RUNNING
ipv4:
- 10.218.69.109
release: 16.04 LTS
The full multipass help list output explains the available options:
$ multipass help list
Usage: multipass list [options]
List all instances or snapshots which have been created.
Options:
-h, --help Displays help on commandline options
-v, --verbose Increase logging verbosity. Repeat the 'v' in the short
option for more detail. Maximum verbosity is obtained with
4 (or more) v's, i.e. -vvvv.
--snapshots List all available snapshots
--format <format> Output list in the requested format.
Valid formats are: table (default), json, csv and yaml