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The barely command does in the terminal most of what the app does. Where the app has it, the last column says where.

Command What it does In the app
barely status Whether the VM is running, and its memory, CPU and disk use Engine › Status, and the menu bar
barely top A live view of the same, with memory and CPU per container Containers › Activity
barely ps Every process in the VM, grouped by container Engine › Processes
barely shell A root shell inside the VM
barely start Start the VM Start on the Engine screen
barely stop Shut the VM down. This discards a hibernated VM Stop on the Engine screen
barely restart Restart the VM, which applies config changes Apply & Restart VM in Settings › Resources
barely hibernate Save the VM to disk now, with its containers as they are Hibernate on the Engine screen
barely resume Resume a hibernated VM Resume on the Engine screen
barely logs barely's own logs, add -follow to keep watching Engine › Logs
barely doctor Checks Docker is pointed at barely, and says what to fix if it isn't Settings › Doctor
barely licence Your trial or licence, see Licence Settings › Licence
barely config Show, read or change your settings, see Config Settings › Resources and Settings › Docker
barely uninstall Remove barely, see Uninstall

To see every command and its options:

barely help

For one command, for example status:

barely help status

Questions

Does stopping the VM delete my containers?

No. Your images, containers and volumes stay on disk. Stopping the VM discards a hibernated VM, so the next start boots it fresh.

Can I do all of this in the app?

Most of it. The table's last column says where each command is in the app. A root shell inside the VM and uninstalling are in the terminal only.

Something missing or wrong? Tell us.