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Add --start Flag to limactl shell #4285

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11 changes: 10 additions & 1 deletion cmd/limactl/shell.go
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Expand Up @@ -63,11 +63,13 @@ func newShellCommand() *cobra.Command {
shellCmd.Flags().String("workdir", "", "Working directory")
shellCmd.Flags().Bool("reconnect", false, "Reconnect to the SSH session")
shellCmd.Flags().Bool("preserve-env", false, "Propagate environment variables to the shell")
shellCmd.Flags().Bool("start", false, "Start the instance if it is not already running")
return shellCmd
}

func shellAction(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
ctx := cmd.Context()
flags := cmd.Flags()
// simulate the behavior of double dash
newArg := []string{}
if len(args) >= 2 && args[1] == "--" {
Expand All @@ -93,11 +95,18 @@ func shellAction(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
return err
}
if inst.Status == limatype.StatusStopped {
startNow, err := askWhetherToStart()
startNow, err := flags.GetBool("start")
if err != nil {
return err
}

if !flags.Changed("start") {
startNow, err = askWhetherToStart()
if err != nil {
return err
}
}

if !startNow {
return nil
}
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