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/usr/bin/docker-machine

Creates Docker hosts used by GitLab runner.

From gitlab-docker-machine-fips-19.0 19.0.3-r2 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running docker-machine --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: docker-machine [OPTIONS] COMMAND [arg...]

Create and manage machines running Docker.

Version: 0.16.2-gitlab.46, build 497fb7c

Author:
  Docker Machine Contributors - <https://github.com/docker/machine>

Options:
  --debug, -D					Enable debug mode
  --storage-path, -s "/tmp/.docker/machine"	Configures storage path [$MACHINE_STORAGE_PATH]
  --tls-ca-cert 				CA to verify remotes against [$MACHINE_TLS_CA_CERT]
  --tls-ca-key 					Private key to generate certificates [$MACHINE_TLS_CA_KEY]
  --tls-client-cert 				Client cert to use for TLS [$MACHINE_TLS_CLIENT_CERT]
  --tls-client-key 				Private key used in client TLS auth [$MACHINE_TLS_CLIENT_KEY]
  --github-api-token 				Token to use for requests to the Github API [$MACHINE_GITHUB_API_TOKEN]
  --native-ssh					Use the native (Go-based) SSH implementation. [$MACHINE_NATIVE_SSH]
  --bugsnag-api-token 				BugSnag API token for crash reporting [$MACHINE_BUGSNAG_API_TOKEN]
  --help, -h					show help
  --version, -v					print the version

Commands:
  active		Print which machine is active
  config		Print the connection config for machine
  create		Create a machine
  env			Display the commands to set up the environment for the Docker client
  inspect		Inspect information about a machine
  ip			Get the IP address of a machine
  kill			Kill a machine
  ls			List machines
  provision		Re-provision existing machines
  regenerate-certs	Regenerate TLS Certificates for a machine
  restart		Restart a machine
  rm			Remove a machine
  ssh			Log into or run a command on a machine with SSH.
  scp			Copy files between machines
  mount			Mount or unmount a directory from a machine with SSHFS.
  start			Start a machine
  status		Get the status of a machine
  stop			Stop a machine
  upgrade		Upgrade a machine to the latest version of Docker
  url			Get the URL of a machine
  version		Show the Docker Machine version or a machine docker version
  help			Shows a list of commands or help for one command

Run 'docker-machine COMMAND --help' for more information on a command.
Options (11)
OptionDescriptionSource
--debug, -DEnable debug modehelp
--storage-path, -s "/tmp/.docker/machine"Configures storage path [$MACHINE_STORAGE_PATH]help
--tls-ca-certCA to verify remotes against [$MACHINE_TLS_CA_CERT]help
--tls-ca-keyPrivate key to generate certificates [$MACHINE_TLS_CA_KEY]help
--tls-client-certClient cert to use for TLS [$MACHINE_TLS_CLIENT_CERT]help
--tls-client-keyPrivate key used in client TLS auth [$MACHINE_TLS_CLIENT_KEY]help
--github-api-tokenToken to use for requests to the Github API [$MACHINE_GITHUB_API_TOKEN]help
--native-sshUse the native (Go-based) SSH implementation.help
--bugsnag-api-tokenBugSnag API token for crash reporting [$MACHINE_BUGSNAG_API_TOKEN]help
--help, -hshow helphelp
--version, -vprint the versionhelp

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