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Add linked_clone option to vmware docs

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Chris Roberts 2017-02-28 09:50:23 -08:00
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@ -44,6 +44,24 @@ variable. This does not need to be unique per project. Each project will
get a different sub-directory within this folder. Therefore, it is safe to
set this systemwide.
## Linked Clones
By default new machines are created using a linked clone to the base
box. This reduces the time and required disk space incurred by directly
importing the base box.
Linked clones are based on a master VM, which is generated by importing the
base box only once the first time it is required. For the linked clones only
differencing disk images are created where the parent disk image belongs to
the master VM. To disable linked clones:
```ruby
config.vm.provider "vmware_fusion" do |v|
v.linked_clone = false
end
```
## Virtual Machine GUI
The VMware provider generally starts the virtual machines