virtualboxvm Command Examples

Manage VirtualBox virtual machines. More information: https://www.virtualbox.org.

• Start a virtual machine:

virtualboxvm --startvm {{name|uuid}}

• Start a virtual machine in fullscreen mode:

virtualboxvm --startvm {{name|uuid}} --fullscreen

• Mount the specified DVD image file:

virtualboxvm --startvm {{name|uuid}} --dvd {{path\to\image_file}}

• Display a command-line window with debug information:

virtualboxvm --startvm {{name|uuid}} --debug-command-line

• Start a virtual machine in a paused state:

virtualboxvm --startvm {{name|uuid}} --start-paused