VBoxManage (The VirtualBox CLI)

This is a online reference of the output of VBoxManage without options.

Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 4.2.16
(C) 2005-2013 Oracle Corporation
All rights reserved.

Usage:

VBoxManage [<general option>] <command>

General Options:

[-v|--version]            print version number and exit
[-q|--nologo]             suppress the logo
[--settingspw <pw>]       provide the settings password
[--settingspwfile <file>] provide a file containing the settings password

Commands:

list [--long|-l]          vms|runningvms|ostypes|hostdvds|hostfloppies|
                          bridgedifs|hostonlyifs|dhcpservers|hostinfo|
                          hostcpuids|hddbackends|hdds|dvds|floppies|
                          usbhost|usbfilters|systemproperties|extpacks|
                          groups
showvminfo                <uuid>|<name> [--details]
                          [--machinereadable]
showvminfo                <uuid>|<name> --log <idx>
registervm                <filename>
unregistervm              <uuid>|<name> [--delete]
createvm                  --name <name>
                          [--groups <group>, ...]
                          [--ostype <ostype>]
                          [--register]
                          [--basefolder <path>]
                          [--uuid <uuid>]
modifyvm                  <uuid|name>
                          [--name <name>]
                          [--groups <group>, ...]
                          [--ostype <ostype>]
                          [--memory <memorysize in MB>]
                          [--pagefusion on|off]
                          [--vram <vramsize in MB>]
                          [--acpi on|off]
                          [--pciattach 03:04.0]
                          [--pciattach 03:04.0@02:01.0]
                          [--pcidetach 03:04.0]
                          [--ioapic on|off]
                          [--pae on|off]
                          [--hpet on|off]
                          [--hwvirtex on|off]
                          [--hwvirtexexcl on|off]
                          [--nestedpaging on|off]
                          [--largepages on|off]
                          [--vtxvpid on|off]
                          [--synthcpu on|off]
                          [--cpuidset <leaf> <eax> <ebx> <ecx> <edx>]
                          [--cpuidremove <leaf>]
                          [--cpuidremoveall]
                          [--hardwareuuid <uuid>]
                          [--cpus <number>]
                          [--cpuhotplug on|off]
                          [--plugcpu <id>]
                          [--unplugcpu <id>]
                          [--cpuexecutioncap <1-100>]
                          [--rtcuseutc on|off]
                          [--monitorcount <number>]
                          [--accelerate3d on|off]
                          [--accelerate2dvideo on|off]
                          [--firmware bios|efi|efi32|efi64]
                          [--chipset ich9|piix3]
                          [--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>]
                          [--nic<1-N> none|null|nat|bridged|intnet|hostonly|
                                      generic]
                          [--nictype<1-N> Am79C970A|Am79C973|
                                          82540EM|82543GC|82545EM|
                                          virtio]
                          [--cableconnected<1-N> on|off]
                          [--nictrace<1-N> on|off]
                          [--nictracefile<1-N> <filename>]
                          [--nicproperty<1-N> name=[value]]
                          [--nicspeed<1-N> <kbps>]
                          [--nicbootprio<1-N> <priority>]
                          [--nicpromisc<1-N> deny|allow-vms|allow-all]
                          [--nicbandwidthgroup<1-N> none|<name>]
                          [--bridgeadapter<1-N> none|<devicename>]
                          [--hostonlyadapter<1-N> none|<devicename>]
                          [--intnet<1-N> <network name>]
                          [--natnet<1-N> <network>|default]
                          [--nicgenericdrv<1-N> <driver>
                          [--natsettings<1-N> [<mtu>],[<socksnd>],
                                              [<sockrcv>],[<tcpsnd>],
                                              [<tcprcv>]]
                          [--natpf<1-N> [<rulename>],tcp|udp,[<hostip>],
                                        <hostport>,[<guestip>],<guestport>]
                          [--natpf<1-N> delete <rulename>]
                          [--nattftpprefix<1-N> <prefix>]
                          [--nattftpfile<1-N> <file>]
                          [--nattftpserver<1-N> <ip>]
                          [--natbindip<1-N> <ip>
                          [--natdnspassdomain<1-N> on|off]
                          [--natdnsproxy<1-N> on|off]
                          [--natdnshostresolver<1-N> on|off]
                          [--nataliasmode<1-N> default|[log],[proxyonly],
                                                       [sameports]]
                          [--macaddress<1-N> auto|<mac>]
                          [--mouse ps2|usb|usbtablet
                          [--keyboard ps2|usb
                          [--uart<1-N> off|<I/O base> <IRQ>]
                          [--uartmode<1-N> disconnected|
                                           server <pipe>|
                                           client <pipe>|
                                           file <file>|
                                           <devicename>]
                          [--guestmemoryballoon <balloonsize in MB>]
                          [--audio none|null|coreaudio]
                          [--audiocontroller ac97|hda|sb16]
                          [--clipboard disabled|hosttoguest|guesttohost|
                                       bidirectional]
                          [--draganddrop disabled|hosttoguest
                          [--vrde on|off]
                          [--vrdeextpack default|<name>
                          [--vrdeproperty <name=[value]>]
                          [--vrdeport <hostport>]
                          [--vrdeaddress <hostip>]
                          [--vrdeauthtype null|external|guest]
                          [--vrdeauthlibrary default|<name>
                          [--vrdemulticon on|off]
                          [--vrdereusecon on|off]
                          [--vrdevideochannel on|off]
                          [--vrdevideochannelquality <percent>]
                          [--usb on|off]
                          [--usbehci on|off]
                          [--snapshotfolder default|<path>]
                          [--teleporter on|off]
                          [--teleporterport <port>]
                          [--teleporteraddress <address|empty>
                          [--teleporterpassword <password>]
                          [--teleporterpasswordfile  <file>|stdin]
                          [--tracing-enabled on|off]
                          [--tracing-config <config-string>]
                          [--tracing-allow-vm-access on|off]
                          [--usbwebcam on|off]
                          [--usbcardreader on|off]
                          [--autostart-enabled on|off]
                          [--autostart-delay <seconds>]
clonevm                   <uuid>|<name>
                          [--snapshot <uuid>|<name>]
                          [--mode machine|machineandchildren|all]
                          [--options link|keepallmacs|keepnatmacs|
                                     keepdisknames]
                          [--name <name>]
                          [--groups <group>, ...]
                          [--basefolder <basefolder>]
                          [--uuid <uuid>]
                          [--register]
import                    <ovf/ova>
                          [--dry-run|-n]
                          [--options keepallmacs|keepnatmacs]
                          [more options]
                          (run with -n to have options displayed
                           for a particular OVF)
export                    <machines> --output|-o <name>.<ovf/ova>
                          [--legacy09|--ovf09|--ovf10|--ovf20]
                          [--manifest]
                          [--vsys <number of virtual system>]
                                  [--product <product name>]
                                  [--producturl <product url>]
                                  [--vendor <vendor name>]
                                  [--vendorurl <vendor url>]
                                  [--version <version info>]
                                  [--eula <license text>]
                                  [--eulafile <filename>]
startvm                   <uuid>|<name>...
                          [--type gui|headless]
controlvm                 <uuid>|<name>
                          pause|resume|reset|poweroff|savestate|
                          acpipowerbutton|acpisleepbutton|
                          keyboardputscancode <hex> [<hex> ...]|
                          setlinkstate<1-N> on|off |
                          nic<1-N> null|nat|bridged|intnet|hostonly|generic
                                   [<devicename>] |
                          nictrace<1-N> on|off |
                          nictracefile<1-N> <filename> |
                          nicproperty<1-N> name=[value] |
                          nicpromisc<1-N> deny|allow-vms|allow-all |
                          natpf<1-N> [<rulename>],tcp|udp,[<hostip>],
                                      <hostport>,[<guestip>],<guestport> |
                          natpf<1-N> delete <rulename> |
                          guestmemoryballoon <balloonsize in MB> |
                          usbattach <uuid>|<address> |
                          usbdetach <uuid>|<address> |
                          clipboard disabled|hosttoguest|guesttohost|
                                    bidirectional |
                          draganddrop disabled|hosttoguest |
                          vrde on|off |
                          vrdeport <port> |
                          vrdeproperty <name=[value]> |
                          vrdevideochannelquality <percent> |
                          setvideomodehint <xres> <yres> <bpp>
                                          [[<display>] [<enabled:yes|no> |
                                            [<xorigin> <yorigin>]]] |
                          screenshotpng <file> [display] |
                          setcredentials <username>
                                         --passwordfile <file> | <password>
                                         <domain>
                                         [--allowlocallogon <yes|no>] |
                          teleport --host <name> --port <port>
                                   [--maxdowntime <msec>]
                                   [--passwordfile <file> |
                                    --password <password>] |
                          plugcpu <id> |
                          unplugcpu <id> |
                          cpuexecutioncap <1-100>
discardstate              <uuid>|<name>
adoptstate                <uuid>|<name> <state_file>
snapshot                  <uuid>|<name>
                          take <name> [--description <desc>] [--pause] |
                          delete <uuid>|<name> |
                          restore <uuid>|<name> |
                          restorecurrent |
                          edit <uuid>|<name>|--current
                               [--name <name>]
                               [--description <desc>] |
                          list [--details|--machinereadable]
                          showvminfo <uuid>|<name>
closemedium               disk|dvd|floppy <uuid>|<filename>
                          [--delete]
storageattach             <uuid|vmname>
                          --storagectl <name>
                          [--port <number>]
                          [--device <number>]
                          [--type dvddrive|hdd|fdd]
                          [--medium none|emptydrive|additions|
                                    <uuid>|<filename>|host:<drive>|iscsi]
                          [--mtype normal|writethrough|immutable|shareable|
                                   readonly|multiattach]
                          [--comment <text>]
                          [--setuuid <uuid>]
                          [--setparentuuid <uuid>]
                          [--passthrough on|off]
                          [--tempeject on|off]
                          [--nonrotational on|off]
                          [--discard on|off]
                          [--bandwidthgroup <name>]
                          [--forceunmount]
                          [--server <name>|<ip>]
                          [--target <target>]
                          [--tport <port>]
                          [--lun <lun>]
                          [--encodedlun <lun>]
                          [--username <username>]
                          [--password <password>]
                          [--initiator <initiator>]
                          [--intnet]
storagectl                <uuid|vmname>
                          --name <name>
                          [--add ide|sata|scsi|floppy|sas]
                          [--controller LSILogic|LSILogicSAS|BusLogic|
                                        IntelAHCI|PIIX3|PIIX4|ICH6|I82078]
                          [--sataportcount <1-30>]
                          [--hostiocache on|off]
                          [--bootable on|off]
                          [--remove]
bandwidthctl              <uuid|vmname>
                          add <name> --type disk|network
                              --limit <megabytes per second>[k|m|g|K|M|G] |
                          set <name>
                              --limit <megabytes per second>[k|m|g|K|M|G] |
                          remove <name> |
                          list [--machinereadable]
                          (limit units: k=kilobit, m=megabit, g=gigabit,
                                        K=kilobyte, M=megabyte, G=gigabyte)
showhdinfo                <uuid>|<filename>
createhd                  --filename <filename>
                          [--size <megabytes>|--sizebyte <bytes>]
                          [--diffparent <uuid>|<filename>
                          [--format VDI|VMDK|VHD] (default: VDI)
                          [--variant Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX]
modifyhd                  <uuid>|<filename>
                          [--type normal|writethrough|immutable|shareable|
                                  readonly|multiattach]
                          [--autoreset on|off]
                          [--compact]
                          [--resize <megabytes>|--resizebyte <bytes>]
clonehd                   <uuid>|<filename> <uuid>|<outputfile>
                          [--format VDI|VMDK|VHD|RAW|<other>]
                          [--variant Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX]
                          [--existing]
convertfromraw            <filename> <outputfile>
                          [--format VDI|VMDK|VHD]
                          [--variant Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX]
                          [--uuid <uuid>]
convertfromraw            stdin <outputfile> <bytes>
                          [--format VDI|VMDK|VHD]
                          [--variant Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX]
                          [--uuid <uuid>]
getextradata              global|<uuid>|<name>
                          <key>|enumerate
setextradata              global|<uuid>|<name>
                          <key>
                          [<value>] (no value deletes key)
setproperty               machinefolder default|<folder> |
                          vrdeauthlibrary default|<library> |
                          websrvauthlibrary default|null|<library> |
                          vrdeextpack null|<library> |
                          autostartdbpath null|<folder> |
                          loghistorycount <value>
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>]
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>]
usbfilter                 remove <index,0-N>
                          --target <uuid>|<name>|global
sharedfolder              add <vmname>|<uuid>
                          --name <name> --hostpath <hostpath>
                          [--transient] [--readonly] [--automount]
sharedfolder              remove <vmname>|<uuid>
                          --name <name> [--transient]
guestproperty             get <vmname>|<uuid>
                          <property> [--verbose]
guestproperty             set <vmname>|<uuid>
                          <property> [<value> [--flags <flags>]]
guestproperty             enumerate <vmname>|<uuid>
                          [--patterns <patterns>]
guestproperty             wait <vmname>|<uuid> <patterns>
                          [--timeout <msec>] [--fail-on-timeout]
guestcontrol              <vmname>|<uuid>
                          exec[ute]
                          --image <path to program> --username <name>
                          [--passwordfile <file> | --password <password>]
                          [--domain <domain>] [--verbose] [--timeout <msec>]
                          [--environment "<NAME>=<VALUE> [<NAME>=<VALUE>]"]
                          [--wait-exit] [--wait-stdout] [--wait-stderr]
                          [--dos2unix] [--unix2dos]
                          [-- [<argument1>] ... [<argumentN>]]
                          copyfrom
                          <guest source> <host dest> --username <name>
                          [--passwordfile <file> | --password <password>]
                          [--domain <domain>] [--verbose]
                          [--dryrun] [--follow] [--recursive]
                          copyto|cp
                          <host source> <guest dest> --username <name>
                          [--passwordfile <file> | --password <password>]
                          [--domain <domain>] [--verbose]
                          [--dryrun] [--follow] [--recursive]
                          createdir[ectory]|mkdir|md
                          <guest directory>... --username <name>
                          [--passwordfile <file> | --password <password>]
                          [--domain <domain>] [--verbose]
                          [--parents] [--mode <mode>]
                          stat
                          <file>... --username <name>
                          [--passwordfile <file> | --password <password>]
                          [--domain <domain>] [--verbose]
                          updateadditions
                          [--source <guest additions .ISO>] [--verbose]
                          [--wait-start]
debugvm                   <uuid>|<name>
                          dumpguestcore --filename <name> |
                          info <item> [args] |
                          injectnmi |
                          log [--release|--debug] <settings> ...|
                          logdest [--release|--debug] <settings> ...|
                          logflags [--release|--debug] <settings> ...|
                          osdetect |
                          osinfo |
                          getregisters [--cpu <id>] <reg>|all ... |
                          setregisters [--cpu <id>] <reg>=<value> ... |
                          show [--human-readable|--sh-export|--sh-eval|
                                --cmd-set] 
                              <logdbg-settings|logrel-settings>
                              [[opt] what ...] |
                          statistics [--reset] [--pattern <pattern>]
                          [--descriptions]
metrics                   list [*|host|<vmname> [<metric_list>]]
                                               (comma-separated)
metrics                   setup
                          [--period <seconds>] (default: 1)
                          [--samples <count>] (default: 1)
                          [--list]
                          [*|host|<vmname> [<metric_list>]]
metrics                   query [*|host|<vmname> [<metric_list>]]
metrics                   enable
                          [--list]
                          [*|host|<vmname> [<metric_list>]]
metrics                   disable
                          [--list]
                          [*|host|<vmname> [<metric_list>]]
metrics                   collect
                          [--period <seconds>] (default: 1)
                          [--samples <count>] (default: 1)
                          [--list]
                          [--detach]
                          [*|host|<vmname> [<metric_list>]]
hostonlyif                ipconfig <name>
                          [--dhcp |
                          --ip<ipv4> [--netmask<ipv4> (def: 255.255.255.0)] |
                          --ipv6<ipv6> [--netmasklengthv6<length> (def: 64)]]
                          create |
                          remove <name>
dhcpserver                add|modify --netname <network_name> |
                                     --ifname <hostonly_if_name>
                          [--ip <ip_address>
                          --netmask <network_mask>
                          --lowerip <lower_ip>
                          --upperip <upper_ip>]
                          [--enable | --disable]
dhcpserver                remove --netname <network_name> |
                                 --ifname <hostonly_if_name>
extpack                   install [--replace] <tarball> |
                          uninstall [--force] <name> |
                          cleanup