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VBoxManage

Command-line interface to VirtualBox. Includes all the functionality of the GUI and more. More information: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#vboxmanage-intro.
  • List all VirtualBox virtual machines:
    VBoxManage list vms
  • Show information about a particular virtual machine:
    VBoxManage showvminfo {{name|uuid}}
  • Start a virtual machine:
    VBoxManage startvm {{name|uuid}}
  • Start a virtual machine in headless mode:
    VBoxManage startvm {{name|uuid}} --type headless
  • Shutdown the virtual machine and save its current state:
    VBoxManage controlvm {{name|uuid}} savestate
  • Shutdown down the virtual machine without saving its state:
    VBoxManage controlvm {{name|uuid}} poweroff
  • Update VBox extension packs:
    VBoxManage extpack install --replace {{VboxExtensionPackFileName}}

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