VirtualBox VBoxManage

Usage:
VBoxManage [-v|-version]    print version number and exit

VBoxManage -nologo ...      suppress the logo

VBoxManage -convertSettings ...        allow to auto-convert settings files

VBoxManage -convertSettingsBackup ...  allow to auto-convert settings files but create backup copies before


VBoxManage -convertSettingsIgnore ...   allow to auto-convert settings files but don’t explicitly save the results


VBoxManage list             vms|runningvms|ostypes|hostdvds|hostfloppies|
hostifs|hdds|dvds|floppies|usbhost|usbfilters| systemproperties


VBoxManage showvminfo       <uuid>|<name>  [-details] [-statistics] [-machinereadable]


VBoxManage registervm       <filename>


VBoxManage unregistervm     <uuid>|<name>  [-delete]

VBoxManage createvm         -name <name> [-register] [-basefolder <path> | -settingsfile <path>] [-uuid <uuid>]


VBoxManage modifyvm   <uuid|name>
                      [-name <name>]
                      [-ostype <ostype>]
                      [-memory <memorysize>]
                      [-vram <vramsize>]
                      [-acpi on|off]
                      [-ioapic on|off]
                      [-pae on|off]
                      [-hwvirtex on|off|default]
                      [-monitorcount <number>]
                      [-bioslogofadein on|off]
                      [-bioslogofadeout on|off]
                      [-bioslogodisplaytime <msec>]
                      [-bioslogoimagepath <imagepath>]
                      [-biosbootmenu disabled|menuonly|messageandmenu]
                      [-biossystemtimeoffset <msec>]
                      [-biospxedebug on|off]
                      [-boot<1-4> none|floppy|dvd|disk|net>]
                      [-hd<a|b|d> none|<uuid>|<filename>]
                      [-sata on|off]
                      [-sataportcount <1-30>]
                      [-sataport<1-30> none|<uuid>|<filename>]
                      [-sataideemulation<1-4> <1-30>]
                      [-dvd none|<uuid>|<filename>|host:<drive>]
                      [-dvdpassthrough on|off]
                      [-floppy disabled|empty|<uuid>| <filename>|host:<drive>]
                      [-nic<1-N> none|null|nat|hostif|intnet]
                      [-nictype<1-N> Am79C970A|Am79C973|82540EM]
                      [-cableconnected<1-N> on|off]
                      [-nictrace<1-N> on|off]
                      [-nictracefile<1-N> <filename>]
                      [-nicspeed<1-N> <kbps>]
                      [-hostifdev<1-N> none|<devicename>]
                      [-intnet<1-N> <network name>]
                      [-natnet<1-N> <network>|default]
                      [-macaddress<1-N> auto|<mac>]
                      [-uart<1-N> off|<I/O base> <IRQ>]
                      [-uartmode<1-N> disconnected|server <pipe>|client <pipe>|<devicename>]
                      [-gueststatisticsinterval <seconds>]
                      [-tapsetup<1-N> none|<application>]
                      [-tapterminate<1-N> none|<application>]
                      [-audio none|null|dsound|solaudio|oss|alsa|pulse|coreaudio]
                      [-audiocontroller ac97|sb16]
                      [-clipboard disabled|hosttoguest|guesttohost|bidirectional]
                      [-vrdp on|off]
                      [-vrdpport default|<port>]
                      [-vrdpaddress <host>]
                      [-vrdpauthtype null|external|guest]
                      [-vrdpmulticon on|off]
                      [-usb on|off]
                      [-usbehci on|off]
                      [-snapshotfolder default|<path>]


VBoxManage startvm    <uuid>|<name> [-type gui|vrdp]


VBoxManage controlvm  <uuid>|<name>
                      pause|resume|reset|poweroff|savestate|
                      acpipowerbutton|acpisleepbutton|
                      setlinkstate<1-4> on|off |
                      usbattach <uuid>|<address> |
                      usbdetach <uuid>|<address> |
                      dvdattach none|<uuid>|<filename>|host:<drive> |
                      floppyattach none|<uuid>|<filename>|host:<drive> |
                      setvideomodehint <xres> <yres> <bpp> [display]|
                      setcredentials <username> <password> <domain> [-allowlocallogon <yes|no>]


VBoxManage discardstate     <uuid>|<name>


VBoxManage adoptstate       <uuid>|<name> <state_file>


VBoxManage snapshot         <uuid>|<name>
                            take <name> [-desc <desc>] |
                            discard <uuid>|<name> |
                            discardcurrent -state|-all |
                            edit <uuid>|<name>|-current [-newname <name>] [-newdesc <desc>] |
                            showvminfo <uuid>|<name>


VBoxManage registerimage    disk|dvd|floppy <filename> [-type normal|immutable|writethrough] (disk only)


VBoxManage unregisterimage  disk|dvd|floppy <uuid>|<filename>


VBoxManage showvdiinfo      <uuid>|<filename>


VBoxManage createvdi        -filename <filename>
                            -size <megabytes>
                            [-static]
                            [-comment <comment>]
                            [-register]
                            [-type normal|writethrough] (default: normal)


VBoxManage modifyvdi        <uuid>|<filename> compact


VBoxManage clonevdi         <uuid>|<filename> <outputfile>


VBoxManage convertdd        <filename> <outputfile>


VBoxManage convertdd        stdin <outputfile> <bytes>


VBoxManage addiscsidisk     -server <name>|<ip>
                            -target <target>
                            [-port <port>]
                            [-lun <lun>]
                            [-encodedlun <lun>]
                            [-username <username>]
                            [-password <password>]
                            [-comment <comment>]


VBoxManage createhostif     <name>


VBoxManage removehostif     <uuid>|<name>


VBoxManage getextradata     global|<uuid>|<name> <key>|enumerate


VBoxManage setextradata  global|<uuid>|<name><key> [<value>] (no value deletes key)


VBoxManage setproperty   vdifolder default|<folder> |
                         machinefolder default|<folder> |
                         vrdpauthlibrary default|<library> |
                         websrvauthlibrary default|null|<library> |
                         hwvirtexenabled yes|no
                         loghistorycount <value>


VBoxManage usbfilter     add <index,0-N>
                         -target <uuid>|<name>|global
                         -name <string>
                         -action ignore|hold (global filters only)
                         [-active yes|no] (yes)
                         [-vendorid <XXXX>] (null)
                         [-productid <XXXX>] (null)
                         [-revision <IIFF>] (null)
                         [-manufacturer <string>] (null)
                         [-product <string>] (null)
                         [-remote yes|no] (null, VM filters only)
                         [-serialnumber <string>] (null)
                         [-maskedinterfaces <XXXXXXXX>]


VBoxManage usbfilter     modify <index,0-N>
                         -target <uuid>|<name>|global
                         [-name <string>]
                         [-action ignore|hold] (global filters only)
                         [-active yes|no]
                         [-vendorid <XXXX>|""]
                         [-productid <XXXX>|""]
                         [-revision <IIFF>|""]
                         [-manufacturer <string>|""]
                         [-product <string>|""]
                         [-remote yes|no] (null, VM filters only)
                         [-serialnumber <string>|""]
                         [-maskedinterfaces <XXXXXXXX>]


VBoxManage usbfilter     remove <index,0-N> -target <uuid>|<name>|global


VBoxManage sharedfolder  add <vmname>|<uuid>
                         -name <name> -hostpath <hostpath>
                         [-transient] [-readonly]


VBoxManage sharedfolder  remove <vmname>|<uuid>
                         -name <name> [-transient]


VBoxManage vmstatistics  <vmname>|<uuid> [-reset]
                         [-pattern <pattern>] [-descriptions]

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