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limactl create <HTTPS URL to an image> ignores --name #4626

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limactl create <HTTPS URL to an image> ignores --name#4626
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opened on Feb 24, 2026
limactl create --name freebsd https://download.freebsd.org/releases/VM-IMAGES/15.0-RELEASE/aarch64/Latest/FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE-arm64-aarch64-BASIC-CLOUDINIT-zfs.raw.xz

This command creates an instance named freebsd-15.0-release-arm64-basic-zfs, ignoring --name freebsd.

Tested with Lima v2.1.0-beta.0.

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