OrbStack is a fast, light way to run Docker containers and Linux machines on macOS. Its command-line tool, orb (also available as orbctl), drives everything from starting the engine to creating, managing, and connecting to Linux machines.
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All OrbStack keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
25 shortcuts
Machines 8
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Create a new machine | ORBthencreatethenubuntuthenMYmachine |
| List machines | ORBthenlist |
| Run command on Linux | ORBthenRUNthenunamethenA |
| Delete a machine | ORBthen⌦thenMYmachine |
| Get or set the default machine | ORBthendefault |
| Rename a machine | ORBthenrenamethenOLDnamethenNEWname |
| Get info about a machine | ORBtheninfo |
| Show logs for a machine | ORBthenlogs |
Config 5
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Migrate data from Docker Desktop | ORBthenmigrate |
| Change OrbStack settings | ORBthenconfig |
| Update OrbStack | ORBthenupdate |
| Log in and activate license | ORBthenlogin |
| Delete all Linux and Docker data | ORBthenreset |
Engine 4
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Start OrbStack or a machine | ORBthenstart |
| Stop OrbStack or a machine | ORBthenstop |
| Check whether OrbStack is running | ORBthenstatus |
| Restart a machine | ORBthenrestart |
Access 3
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| SSH into the default machine | SSHthenORB |
| SSH into a specific machine | SSHthenmachine@orb |
| Show SSH details | ORBthenSSH |
Files 2
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Copy files to Linux | ORBthenpushthen~/bar.txt |
| Copy files from Linux | ORBthenpullthen~/foo.txt |
Docker 2
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Show commands for using Docker | ORBthendocker |
| Restart the Docker engine | ORBthenrestartthendocker |
Kubernetes 1
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Show commands for using Kubernetes | ORBthenK8S |
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