PRTE(1) PMIx Reference Run Time Environment PRTE(1)

prte — instantiate an instance of PRRTE DVM

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
shell$ prte ...options...
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**prte** instantiates an instance of the PMIx Reference Run Time Environment (PRRTE) distributed virtual machine (DVM).

Extensive help documentation for this command is provided through **prte --help \[topic]**.

At least for now, that content is not available in man page form. Pull requests to add all the content (via repeatable infrastructure) would be greatly appreciated.

**See also:**

[prterun(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/prrte-cuda/prterun.1) <#man1-prterun>

# [Copyright](#Copyright)

2003-2026, The PRRTE Community

October 6, 2026

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Document: prte(1) from prrte-cuda 4.1.0-r4 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/openpmix/prrte