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| 3 | manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage guestcontrol
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| 26 | <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 27 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"[
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| 28 | <!ENTITY % all.entities SYSTEM "all-entities.ent">
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| 29 | %all.entities;
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| 30 | ]>
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| 31 | <refentry id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol" lang="en">
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| 32 | <refentryinfo>
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| 33 | <pubdate>$Date: 2023-04-21 02:00:16 +0000 (Fri, 21 Apr 2023) $</pubdate>
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| 34 | <title>VBoxManage guestcontrol</title>
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| 35 | </refentryinfo>
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| 36 |
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| 37 | <refmeta>
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| 38 | <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-guestcontrol</refentrytitle>
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| 39 | <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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| 40 | </refmeta>
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| 41 |
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| 42 | <refnamediv>
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| 43 | <refname>VBoxManage-guestcontrol</refname>
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| 44 | <refpurpose>control a virtual machine from the host system</refpurpose>
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| 45 | <refclass>&product-name;</refclass>
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| 46 | </refnamediv>
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| 47 |
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| 48 | <refsynopsisdiv>
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| 49 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-run">
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| 50 | <!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. -->
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| 51 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 52 | <group choice="req">
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| 53 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 54 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 55 | </group>
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| 56 | <arg choice="plain">run</arg>
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| 57 | <arg>--domain=<replaceable>domainname</replaceable></arg>
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| 58 | <arg>--dos2unix</arg>
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| 59 | <arg>--exe=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
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| 60 | <arg>--ignore-orphaned-processes</arg>
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| 61 | <group>
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| 62 | <arg choice="plain">--no-wait-stderr</arg>
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| 63 | <arg choice="plain">--wait-stderr</arg>
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| 64 | </group>
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| 65 | <group>
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| 66 | <arg choice="plain">--no-wait-stdout</arg>
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| 67 | <arg choice="plain">--wait-stdout</arg>
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| 68 | </group>
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| 69 | <group>
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| 70 | <arg choice="plain">--passwordfile=<replaceable>password-file</replaceable></arg>
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| 71 | <arg choice="plain">--password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
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| 72 | </group>
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| 73 | <arg>--profile</arg>
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| 74 | <arg>--putenv=<replaceable>var-name</replaceable>=[<replaceable>value</replaceable>]</arg>
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| 75 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 76 | <arg>--timeout=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
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| 77 | <arg>--unix2dos</arg>
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| 78 | <arg>--unquoted-args</arg>
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| 79 | <arg>--username=<replaceable>username</replaceable></arg>
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| 80 | <arg>--cwd=<replaceable>directory</replaceable></arg>
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| 81 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 82 | <arg choice="req">-- <replaceable>program/arg0</replaceable> <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>argument</replaceable></arg></arg>
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| 83 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 84 |
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| 85 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-start">
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| 86 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 87 | <group choice="req">
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| 88 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 89 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 90 | </group>
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| 91 | <arg choice="plain">start</arg>
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| 92 | <arg>--domain=<replaceable>domainname</replaceable></arg>
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| 93 | <arg>--exe=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
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| 94 | <arg>--ignore-orphaned-processes</arg>
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| 95 | <group>
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| 96 | <arg choice="plain">--passwordfile=<replaceable>password-file</replaceable></arg>
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| 97 | <arg choice="plain">--password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
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| 98 | </group>
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| 99 | <arg>--profile</arg>
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| 100 | <arg>--putenv=<replaceable>var-name</replaceable>=[<replaceable>value</replaceable>]</arg>
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| 101 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 102 | <arg>--timeout=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
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| 103 | <arg>--unquoted-args</arg>
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| 104 | <arg>--username=<replaceable>username</replaceable></arg>
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| 105 | <arg>--cwd=<replaceable>directory</replaceable></arg>
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| 106 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 107 | <arg choice="req">-- <replaceable>program/arg0</replaceable> <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>argument</replaceable></arg></arg>
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| 108 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 109 |
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| 110 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-copyfrom">
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| 111 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 112 | <group choice="req">
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| 113 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 114 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 115 | </group>
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| 116 | <arg choice="plain">copyfrom</arg>
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| 117 | <arg>--dereference</arg>
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| 118 | <arg>--domain=<replaceable>domainname</replaceable></arg>
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| 119 | <group>
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| 120 | <arg choice="plain">--passwordfile=<replaceable>password-file</replaceable></arg>
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| 121 | <arg choice="plain">--password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
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| 122 | </group>
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| 123 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 124 | <arg>--no-replace</arg>
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| 125 | <arg>--recursive</arg>
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| 126 | <arg>--target-directory=<replaceable>host-destination-dir</replaceable></arg>
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| 127 | <arg>--update</arg>
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| 128 | <arg>--username=<replaceable>username</replaceable></arg>
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| 129 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 130 | <arg choice="req"><replaceable>guest-source0</replaceable></arg>
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| 131 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>guest-source1</replaceable> [...]</arg>
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| 132 | <arg choice="req"><replaceable>host-destination</replaceable></arg>
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| 133 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 134 |
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| 135 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-copyto">
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| 136 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 137 | <group choice="req">
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| 138 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 139 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 140 | </group>
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| 141 | <arg choice="plain">copyto</arg>
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| 142 | <arg>--dereference</arg>
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| 143 | <arg>--domain=<replaceable>domainname</replaceable></arg>
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| 144 | <group>
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| 145 | <arg choice="plain">--passwordfile=<replaceable>password-file</replaceable></arg>
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| 146 | <arg choice="plain">--password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
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| 147 | </group>
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| 148 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 149 | <arg>--no-replace</arg>
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| 150 | <arg>--recursive</arg>
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| 151 | <arg>--target-directory=<replaceable>guest-destination-dir</replaceable></arg>
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| 152 | <arg>--update</arg>
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| 153 | <arg>--username=<replaceable>username</replaceable></arg>
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| 154 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 155 | <arg choice="req"><replaceable>host-source0</replaceable></arg>
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| 156 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>host-source1</replaceable> [...]</arg>
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| 157 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 158 |
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| 159 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-mkdir">
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| 160 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 161 | <group choice="req">
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| 162 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 163 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 164 | </group>
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| 165 | <arg choice="plain">mkdir</arg>
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| 166 | <arg>--domain=<replaceable>domainname</replaceable></arg>
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| 167 | <arg>--mode=<replaceable>mode</replaceable></arg>
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| 168 | <arg>--parents</arg>
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| 169 | <group>
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| 170 | <arg choice="plain">--passwordfile=<replaceable>password-file</replaceable></arg>
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| 171 | <arg choice="plain">--password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
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| 172 | </group>
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| 173 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 174 | <arg>--username=<replaceable>username</replaceable></arg>
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| 175 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 176 | <arg choice="req" rep="repeat"><replaceable>guest-directory</replaceable></arg>
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| 177 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 178 |
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| 179 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-rmdir">
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| 180 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 181 | <group choice="req">
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| 182 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 183 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 184 | </group>
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| 185 | <arg choice="plain">rmdir</arg>
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| 186 | <arg>--domain=<replaceable>domainname</replaceable></arg>
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| 187 | <group>
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| 188 | <arg choice="plain">--passwordfile=<replaceable>password-file</replaceable></arg>
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| 189 | <arg choice="plain">--password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
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| 190 | </group>
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| 191 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 192 | <arg>--recursive</arg>
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| 193 | <arg>--username=<replaceable>username</replaceable></arg>
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| 194 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 195 | <arg choice="req" rep="repeat"><replaceable>guest-directory</replaceable></arg>
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| 196 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 197 |
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| 198 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-rm">
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| 199 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 200 | <group choice="req">
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| 201 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 202 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 203 | </group>
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| 204 | <arg choice="plain">rm</arg>
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| 205 | <arg>--domain=<replaceable>domainname</replaceable></arg>
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| 206 | <arg>--force</arg>
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| 207 | <group>
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| 208 | <arg choice="plain">--passwordfile=<replaceable>password-file</replaceable></arg>
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| 209 | <arg choice="plain">--password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
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| 210 | </group>
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| 211 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 212 | <arg>--username=<replaceable>username</replaceable></arg>
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| 213 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 214 | <arg choice="req" rep="repeat"><replaceable>guest-directory</replaceable></arg>
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| 215 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 216 |
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| 217 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-mv">
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| 218 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 219 | <group choice="req">
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| 220 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 221 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 222 | </group>
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| 223 | <arg choice="plain">mv</arg>
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| 224 | <arg>--domain=<replaceable>domainname</replaceable></arg>
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| 225 | <group>
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| 226 | <arg choice="plain">--passwordfile=<replaceable>password-file</replaceable></arg>
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| 227 | <arg choice="plain">--password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
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| 228 | </group>
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| 229 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 230 | <arg>--username=<replaceable>username</replaceable></arg>
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| 231 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 232 | <arg choice="req" rep="repeat"><replaceable>source</replaceable></arg>
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| 233 | <arg choice="req"><replaceable>destination-directory</replaceable></arg>
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| 234 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 235 |
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| 236 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-mktemp">
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| 237 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 238 | <group choice="req">
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| 239 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 240 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 241 | </group>
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| 242 | <arg choice="plain">mktemp</arg>
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| 243 | <arg>--directory</arg>
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| 244 | <arg>--domain=<replaceable>domainname</replaceable></arg>
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| 245 | <arg>--mode=<replaceable>mode</replaceable></arg>
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| 246 | <group>
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| 247 | <arg choice="plain">--passwordfile=<replaceable>password-file</replaceable></arg>
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| 248 | <arg choice="plain">--password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
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| 249 | </group>
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| 250 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 251 | <arg>--secure</arg>
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| 252 | <arg>--tmpdir=<replaceable>directory-name</replaceable></arg>
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| 253 | <arg>--username=<replaceable>username</replaceable></arg>
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| 254 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 255 | <arg choice="req"><replaceable>template-name</replaceable></arg>
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| 256 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 257 |
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| 258 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-fsinfo">
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| 259 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 260 | <group choice="req">
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| 261 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 262 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 263 | </group>
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| 264 | <arg choice="plain">fsinfo</arg>
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| 265 | <arg>--domain=<replaceable>domainname</replaceable></arg>
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| 266 | <group>
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| 267 | <arg choice="plain">--passwordfile=<replaceable>password-file</replaceable></arg>
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| 268 | <arg choice="plain">--password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
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| 269 | </group>
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| 270 | <arg>--human-readable</arg>
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| 271 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 272 | <arg>--total</arg>
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| 273 | <arg>--username=<replaceable>username</replaceable></arg>
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| 274 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 275 | <arg choice="req"><replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
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| 276 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 277 |
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| 278 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-stat">
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| 279 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 280 | <group choice="req">
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| 281 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 282 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 283 | </group>
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| 284 | <arg choice="plain">stat</arg>
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| 285 | <arg>--domain=<replaceable>domainname</replaceable></arg>
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| 286 | <group>
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| 287 | <arg choice="plain">--passwordfile=<replaceable>password-file</replaceable></arg>
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| 288 | <arg choice="plain">--password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
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| 289 | </group>
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| 290 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 291 | <arg>--username=<replaceable>username</replaceable></arg>
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| 292 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 293 | <arg choice="req"><replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
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| 294 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 295 |
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| 296 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-list">
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| 297 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 298 | <group choice="req">
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| 299 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 300 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 301 | </group>
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| 302 | <arg choice="plain">list</arg>
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| 303 | <group choice="req">
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| 304 | <arg choice="plain">all</arg>
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| 305 | <arg choice="plain">files</arg>
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| 306 | <arg choice="plain">processes</arg>
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| 307 | <arg choice="plain">sessions</arg>
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| 308 | </group>
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| 309 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 310 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 311 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 312 |
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| 313 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-closeprocess">
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| 314 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 315 | <group choice="req">
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| 316 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 317 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 318 | </group>
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| 319 | <arg choice="plain">closeprocess</arg>
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| 320 | <group>
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| 321 | <arg choice="plain">--session-id=<replaceable>ID</replaceable></arg>
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| 322 | <arg choice="plain">--session-name=<replaceable>name-or-pattern</replaceable></arg>
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| 323 | </group>
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| 324 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 325 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 326 | <arg choice="req" rep="repeat"><replaceable>PID</replaceable></arg>
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| 327 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 328 |
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| 329 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-closesession">
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| 330 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 331 | <group choice="req">
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| 332 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 333 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 334 | </group>
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| 335 | <arg choice="plain">closesession</arg>
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| 336 | <group>
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| 337 | <arg choice="plain">--all</arg>
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| 338 | <arg choice="plain">--session-id=<replaceable>ID</replaceable></arg>
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| 339 | <arg choice="plain">--session-name=<replaceable>name-or-pattern</replaceable></arg>
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| 340 | </group>
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| 341 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 342 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 343 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 344 |
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| 345 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-updatega">
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| 346 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 347 | <group choice="req">
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| 348 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 349 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 350 | </group>
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| 351 | <arg choice="plain">updatega</arg>
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| 352 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 353 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 354 | <arg>--source=<replaceable>guest-additions.ISO</replaceable></arg>
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| 355 | <arg>--wait-start</arg>
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| 356 | <arg>-- <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>argument</replaceable></arg></arg>
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| 357 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 358 |
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| 359 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestcontrol-watch">
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| 360 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
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| 361 | <group choice="req">
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| 362 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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| 363 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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| 364 | </group>
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| 365 | <arg choice="plain">watch</arg>
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| 366 | <arg>--quiet</arg>
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| 367 | <arg>--verbose</arg>
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| 368 | </cmdsynopsis>
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| 369 | </refsynopsisdiv>
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| 370 |
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| 371 | <refsect1 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-description">
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| 372 | <title>Description</title>
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| 373 | <para>
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| 374 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command> command enables you
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| 375 | to control a guest (VM) from the host system. See
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| 376 | <xref linkend="guestadd-guestcontrol" />.
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| 377 | </para>
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| 378 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-common">
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| 379 | <title>Common Options and Operands</title>
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| 380 | <para>
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| 381 | The following options can be used by any of the
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| 382 | <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command> subcommands:
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| 383 | </para>
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| 384 | <variablelist>
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| 385 | <varlistentry>
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| 386 | <term><option><replaceable>uuid</replaceable> | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable></option></term>
|
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| 387 | <listitem><para>
|
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| 388 | Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) or name
|
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| 389 | of the VM.
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| 390 | </para></listitem>
|
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| 391 | </varlistentry>
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| 392 | <varlistentry>
|
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| 393 | <term><option>--quiet</option></term>
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| 394 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 395 | Specifies that the command produce quieter output.
|
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| 396 | </para><para>
|
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| 397 | The short form of this option is <option>-q</option>.
|
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| 398 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 399 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 400 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 401 | <term><option>--verbose</option></term>
|
|---|
| 402 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 403 | Specifies that the command produce more detailed output.
|
|---|
| 404 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 405 | The short form of this option is <option>-v</option>.
|
|---|
| 406 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 407 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 408 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 409 | <para>
|
|---|
| 410 | Some of the <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol</command>
|
|---|
| 411 | subcommands require that you provide guest credentials for
|
|---|
| 412 | authentication. The subcommands are:
|
|---|
| 413 | <command>copyfrom</command>, <command>copyto</command>,
|
|---|
| 414 | <command>fsinfo</command>,
|
|---|
| 415 | <command>mkdir</command>, <command>mktemp</command>,
|
|---|
| 416 | <command>mv</command>, <command>rmdir</command>,
|
|---|
| 417 | <command>rm</command>, <command>run</command>,
|
|---|
| 418 | <command>start</command>, and <command>stat</command>.
|
|---|
| 419 | </para>
|
|---|
| 420 | <para>
|
|---|
| 421 | While you cannot perform anonymous executions, a user account
|
|---|
| 422 | password is optional and depends on the guest's OS security
|
|---|
| 423 | policy. If a user account does not have an associated password,
|
|---|
| 424 | specify an empty password. On OSes such as Windows, you might
|
|---|
| 425 | need to adjust the security policy to permit user accounts with
|
|---|
| 426 | an empty password. In additional, global domain rules might
|
|---|
| 427 | apply and therefore cannot be changed.
|
|---|
| 428 | </para>
|
|---|
| 429 | <para>
|
|---|
| 430 | The following options are used for authentication on the guest
|
|---|
| 431 | VM:
|
|---|
| 432 | </para>
|
|---|
| 433 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 434 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 435 | <term><option>--domain=<replaceable>domainname</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 436 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 437 | Specifies the user domain for Windows guest VMs.
|
|---|
| 438 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 439 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 440 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 441 | <term><option>--password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 442 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 443 | Specifies the password for the specified user. If you do
|
|---|
| 444 | not specify a password on the command line or if the
|
|---|
| 445 | password file is empty, the specified user needs to have
|
|---|
| 446 | an empty password.
|
|---|
| 447 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 448 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 449 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 450 | <term><option>--passwordfile=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 451 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 452 | Specifies the absolute path to a file on the guest OS that
|
|---|
| 453 | contains the password for the specified user. If the
|
|---|
| 454 | password file is empty or if you do not specify a password
|
|---|
| 455 | on the command line, the specified user needs to have an
|
|---|
| 456 | empty password.
|
|---|
| 457 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 458 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 459 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 460 | <term><option>--username=<replaceable>username</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 461 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 462 | Specifies an existing user on the guest OS that runs the
|
|---|
| 463 | process. If unspecified, the host user runs the process.
|
|---|
| 464 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 465 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 466 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 467 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 468 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-process-restrictions">
|
|---|
| 469 | <title>Guest Process Restrictions</title>
|
|---|
| 470 | <para>
|
|---|
| 471 | By default, you can run up to five guest processes
|
|---|
| 472 | simultaneously. If a new guest process starts and would exceed
|
|---|
| 473 | this limit, the oldest not-running guest process is discarded to
|
|---|
| 474 | run the new process. You cannot retrieve output from a discarded
|
|---|
| 475 | guest process. If all five guest processes are active and
|
|---|
| 476 | running, attempting to start a new guest process fails.
|
|---|
| 477 | </para>
|
|---|
| 478 | <para>
|
|---|
| 479 | You can modify the guest process execution limit in two ways:
|
|---|
| 480 | </para>
|
|---|
| 481 | <itemizedlist>
|
|---|
| 482 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 483 | Use the <command>VBoxManage setproperty</command> command to
|
|---|
| 484 | update the
|
|---|
| 485 | <literal>/VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--control-procs-max-kept</literal>
|
|---|
| 486 | guest property value.
|
|---|
| 487 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 488 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 489 | Use the <command>VBoxService</command> command and specify
|
|---|
| 490 | the
|
|---|
| 491 | <option>--control-procs-max-kept=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option>
|
|---|
| 492 | option.
|
|---|
| 493 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 494 | </itemizedlist>
|
|---|
| 495 | <para>
|
|---|
| 496 | After you change the limit, you must restart the guest OS.
|
|---|
| 497 | </para>
|
|---|
| 498 | <para>
|
|---|
| 499 | You can serve an unlimited number guest processes by specifing a
|
|---|
| 500 | value of <literal>0</literal>, however this action is not
|
|---|
| 501 | recommended.
|
|---|
| 502 | </para>
|
|---|
| 503 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 504 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-run">
|
|---|
| 505 | <title>Run a Command on the guest</title>
|
|---|
| 506 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 507 | <para>
|
|---|
| 508 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 509 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> run</command> command enables
|
|---|
| 510 | you to execute a program on the guest VM. Standard input,
|
|---|
| 511 | standard output, and standard error are redirected from the VM
|
|---|
| 512 | to the host system until the program completes.
|
|---|
| 513 | </para>
|
|---|
| 514 | <note>
|
|---|
| 515 | <para>
|
|---|
| 516 | The Windows OS imposes certain limitations for graphical
|
|---|
| 517 | applications. See <xref linkend="KnownIssues" />.
|
|---|
| 518 | </para>
|
|---|
| 519 | </note>
|
|---|
| 520 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 521 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 522 | <term><option>--exe=<replaceable>path-to-executable</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 523 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 524 | Specifies the absolute path of the executable program to
|
|---|
| 525 | run on the guest VM. For example:
|
|---|
| 526 | <filename>C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe</filename>.
|
|---|
| 527 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 528 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 529 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 530 | <term><option>--cwd=<replaceable>path-to-directory</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 531 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 532 | Specifies the absolute path of a directory in which
|
|---|
| 533 | to start the program. Optional. The directory must
|
|---|
| 534 | exist and be accessible to the guest user. For example:
|
|---|
| 535 | <filename>C:\Users\production\work_area</filename>.
|
|---|
| 536 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 537 | The short form of this option is <option>-C</option>.
|
|---|
| 538 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 539 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 540 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 541 | <term><option>--timeout=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 542 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 543 | Specifies the maximum amount of time, in milliseconds,
|
|---|
| 544 | that the program can run. While the program runs,
|
|---|
| 545 | <command>VBoxManage</command> receives its output.
|
|---|
| 546 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 547 | If you do not specify a timeout value,
|
|---|
| 548 | <command>VBoxManage</command> waits indefinitely for the
|
|---|
| 549 | process to end, or for an error to occur.
|
|---|
| 550 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 551 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 552 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 553 | <term><option>--putenv=<replaceable>NAME</replaceable>=[<replaceable>value</replaceable>]</option></term>
|
|---|
| 554 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 555 | Sets, modifies, and unsets environment variables in the
|
|---|
| 556 | guest VM environment.
|
|---|
| 557 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 558 | When you create a guest process, it runs with the default
|
|---|
| 559 | standard guest OS environment. Use this option to modify
|
|---|
| 560 | environment variables in that default environment.
|
|---|
| 561 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 562 | Use the
|
|---|
| 563 | <option>--putenv=<replaceable>NAME</replaceable>=[<replaceable>value</replaceable>]</option>
|
|---|
| 564 | option to set or modify the environment variable specified
|
|---|
| 565 | by <replaceable>NAME</replaceable>.
|
|---|
| 566 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 567 | Use the
|
|---|
| 568 | <option>--putenv=<replaceable>NAME</replaceable>=[<replaceable>value</replaceable>]</option>
|
|---|
| 569 | option to unset the environment variable specified by
|
|---|
| 570 | <replaceable>NAME</replaceable>.
|
|---|
| 571 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 572 | Ensure that any environment variable name or value that
|
|---|
| 573 | includes spaces is enclosed by quotes.
|
|---|
| 574 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 575 | Specify a <option>--putenv</option> option for each
|
|---|
| 576 | environment variable that you want to modify.
|
|---|
| 577 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 578 | The short form of this option is <option>-E</option>.
|
|---|
| 579 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 580 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 581 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 582 | <term><option>--unquoted-args</option></term>
|
|---|
| 583 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 584 | Disables the escaped double quoting of arguments that you
|
|---|
| 585 | pass to the program. For example,
|
|---|
| 586 | <literal>\"fred\"</literal>.
|
|---|
| 587 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 588 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 589 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 590 | <term><option>--ignore-orphaned-processes</option></term>
|
|---|
| 591 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 592 | Ignores orphaned processes. Not yet implemented.
|
|---|
| 593 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 594 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 595 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 596 | <term><option>--profile</option></term>
|
|---|
| 597 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 598 | Uses a shell profile to specify the environment to use.
|
|---|
| 599 | Not yet implemented.
|
|---|
| 600 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 601 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 602 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 603 | <term><option>--no-wait-stdout</option></term>
|
|---|
| 604 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 605 | Does not wait for the guest process to end or receive its
|
|---|
| 606 | exit code and any failure explanation.
|
|---|
| 607 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 608 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 609 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 610 | <term><option>--wait-stdout</option></term>
|
|---|
| 611 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 612 | Waits for the guest process to end to receive its exit
|
|---|
| 613 | code and any failure explanation. The
|
|---|
| 614 | <command>VBoxManage</command> command receives the
|
|---|
| 615 | standard output of the guest process while the process
|
|---|
| 616 | runs.
|
|---|
| 617 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 618 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 619 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 620 | <term><option>--no-wait-stderr</option></term>
|
|---|
| 621 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 622 | Does not wait for the guest process to end to receive its
|
|---|
| 623 | exit code, error messages, and flags.
|
|---|
| 624 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 625 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 626 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 627 | <term><option>--wait-stderr</option></term>
|
|---|
| 628 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 629 | Waits for the guest process to end to receive its exit
|
|---|
| 630 | code, error messages, and flags. The
|
|---|
| 631 | <command>VBoxManage</command> command receives the
|
|---|
| 632 | standard error of the guest process while the process
|
|---|
| 633 | runs.
|
|---|
| 634 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 635 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 636 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 637 | <term><option>--dos2unix</option></term>
|
|---|
| 638 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 639 | Transform DOS or Windows guest output to UNIX or Linux
|
|---|
| 640 | output. This transformation changes CR + LF line endings
|
|---|
| 641 | to LF. Not yet implemented.
|
|---|
| 642 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 643 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 644 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 645 | <term><option>--unix2dos</option></term>
|
|---|
| 646 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 647 | Transform UNIX or Linux guest output to DOS or Windows
|
|---|
| 648 | output. This transformation changes LF line endings to CR
|
|---|
| 649 | + LF.
|
|---|
| 650 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 651 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 652 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 653 | <term><option>-- <replaceable>program/arg0</replaceable> [<replaceable>argument</replaceable>...]</option></term>
|
|---|
| 654 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 655 | Specifies the name of the program and any arguments to
|
|---|
| 656 | pass to the program.
|
|---|
| 657 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 658 | Ensure that any command argument that includes spaces is
|
|---|
| 659 | enclosed by quotes.
|
|---|
| 660 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 661 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 662 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 663 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 664 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-start">
|
|---|
| 665 | <title>Start a Command on the guest</title>
|
|---|
| 666 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 667 | <para>
|
|---|
| 668 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 669 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> start</command> command
|
|---|
| 670 | enables you to execute a guest program until it completes.
|
|---|
| 671 | </para>
|
|---|
| 672 | <note>
|
|---|
| 673 | <para>
|
|---|
| 674 | The Windows OS imposes certain limitations for graphical
|
|---|
| 675 | applications. See <xref linkend="KnownIssues" />.
|
|---|
| 676 | </para>
|
|---|
| 677 | </note>
|
|---|
| 678 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 679 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-copyfrom">
|
|---|
| 680 | <title>Copy a file from the guest to the host.</title>
|
|---|
| 681 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 682 | <para>
|
|---|
| 683 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 684 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> copyfrom</command> command
|
|---|
| 685 | enables you to copy a file from the guest VM to the host system.
|
|---|
| 686 | </para>
|
|---|
| 687 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 688 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 689 | <term><option>--dereference</option></term>
|
|---|
| 690 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 691 | Enables following of symbolic links on the guest file
|
|---|
| 692 | system.
|
|---|
| 693 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 694 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 695 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 696 | <term><option>--no-replace</option></term>
|
|---|
| 697 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 698 | Only copies a file if it does not exist on the host yet.
|
|---|
| 699 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 700 | The short form of this option is <option>-n</option>.
|
|---|
| 701 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 702 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 703 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 704 | <term><option>--recursive</option></term>
|
|---|
| 705 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 706 | Recursively copies files and directories from the
|
|---|
| 707 | specified guest directory to the host.
|
|---|
| 708 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 709 | The short form of this option is <option>-R</option>.
|
|---|
| 710 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 711 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 712 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 713 | <term><option>--target-directory=<replaceable>host-dst-dir</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 714 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 715 | Specifies the absolute path of the destination directory
|
|---|
| 716 | on the host system. For example,
|
|---|
| 717 | <filename>C:\Temp</filename>.
|
|---|
| 718 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 719 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 720 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 721 | <term><option>--update</option></term>
|
|---|
| 722 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 723 | Only copies a file if the guest file is newer than on the host.
|
|---|
| 724 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 725 | The short form of this option is <option>-u</option>.
|
|---|
| 726 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 727 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 728 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 729 | <term><literal><replaceable>guest-source0</replaceable> [<replaceable>guest-source1</replaceable> [...]]</literal></term>
|
|---|
| 730 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 731 | Specifies the absolute path of one or more files to copy
|
|---|
| 732 | from the guest VM. For example,
|
|---|
| 733 | <filename>C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe</filename>. You can
|
|---|
| 734 | use wildcards to specify multiple files. For example,
|
|---|
| 735 | <filename>C:\Windows\System*\*.dll</filename>.
|
|---|
| 736 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 737 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 738 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 739 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 740 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-copyto">
|
|---|
| 741 | <title>Copy a file from the host to the guest.</title>
|
|---|
| 742 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 743 | <para>
|
|---|
| 744 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 745 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> copyto</command> command
|
|---|
| 746 | enables you to copy a file from the host system to the guest VM.
|
|---|
| 747 | </para>
|
|---|
| 748 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 749 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 750 | <term><option>--dereference</option></term>
|
|---|
| 751 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 752 | Enables following of symbolic links on the host system.
|
|---|
| 753 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 754 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 755 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 756 | <term><option>--no-replace</option></term>
|
|---|
| 757 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 758 | Only copies a file if it does not exist on the guest yet.
|
|---|
| 759 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 760 | The short form of this option is <option>-n</option>.
|
|---|
| 761 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 762 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 763 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 764 | <term><option>--recursive</option></term>
|
|---|
| 765 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 766 | Recursively copies files and directories from the
|
|---|
| 767 | specified host directory to the guest.
|
|---|
| 768 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 769 | The short form of this option is <option>-R</option>.
|
|---|
| 770 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 771 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 772 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 773 | <term><option>--target-directory=<replaceable>guest-dst-dir</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 774 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 775 | Specifies the absolute path of the destination directory
|
|---|
| 776 | on the guest. For example,
|
|---|
| 777 | <filename>/home/myuser/fromhost</filename>.
|
|---|
| 778 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 779 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 780 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 781 | <term><option>--update</option></term>
|
|---|
| 782 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 783 | Only copies a file if the host file is newer than on the guest.
|
|---|
| 784 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 785 | The short form of this option is <option>-u</option>.
|
|---|
| 786 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 787 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 788 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 789 | <term><literal><replaceable>host-source0</replaceable> [<replaceable>host-source1</replaceable> [...]]</literal></term>
|
|---|
| 790 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 791 | Specifies the absolute path of a file to
|
|---|
| 792 | copy from the host system. For example,
|
|---|
| 793 | <filename>C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe</filename>. You can
|
|---|
| 794 | use wildcards to specify multiple files. For example,
|
|---|
| 795 | <filename>C:\Windows\System*\*.dll</filename>.
|
|---|
| 796 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 797 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 798 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 799 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 800 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-fsinfo">
|
|---|
| 801 | <title>Show guest filesystem information.</title>
|
|---|
| 802 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 803 | <para>
|
|---|
| 804 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 805 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> fsinfo</command> command
|
|---|
| 806 | enables you to show filesystem information of the guest VM.
|
|---|
| 807 | </para>
|
|---|
| 808 | <para>
|
|---|
| 809 | An alternate form of this subcommand is <command>df</command>.
|
|---|
| 810 | </para>
|
|---|
| 811 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 812 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 813 | <term><option>--human-readable</option></term>
|
|---|
| 814 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 815 | Shows the disk sizes in a human readable form.
|
|---|
| 816 | </para>
|
|---|
| 817 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 818 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 819 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 820 | <term><option>--total</option></term>
|
|---|
| 821 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 822 | Produces a grand total of all disk sizes.
|
|---|
| 823 | </para>
|
|---|
| 824 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 825 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 826 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 827 | <term><literal><replaceable>guest-path</replaceable> [<replaceable>guest-path</replaceable>...]</literal></term>
|
|---|
| 828 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 829 | Specifies an absolute path to show guest filesystem
|
|---|
| 830 | information for.
|
|---|
| 831 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 832 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 833 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 834 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 835 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-mkdir">
|
|---|
| 836 | <title>Create a directory on the guest.</title>
|
|---|
| 837 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 838 | <para>
|
|---|
| 839 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 840 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> mkdir</command> command
|
|---|
| 841 | enables you to create one or more directories on the guest VM.
|
|---|
| 842 | </para>
|
|---|
| 843 | <para>
|
|---|
| 844 | Alternate forms of this subcommand are <command>md</command>,
|
|---|
| 845 | <command>createdir</command>, and
|
|---|
| 846 | <command>createdirectory</command>.
|
|---|
| 847 | </para>
|
|---|
| 848 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 849 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 850 | <term><option>--parents</option></term>
|
|---|
| 851 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 852 | Creates any of the missing parent directories of the
|
|---|
| 853 | specified directory.
|
|---|
| 854 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 855 | For example, if you attempt to create the
|
|---|
| 856 | <filename>D:\Foo\Bar</filename> directory and the
|
|---|
| 857 | <filename>D:\Foo</filename> directory does not exist,
|
|---|
| 858 | using the <option>--parents</option> creates the missing
|
|---|
| 859 | <filename>D:\Foo</filename> directory. However, if you
|
|---|
| 860 | attempt to create the <filename>D:\Foo\Bar</filename> and
|
|---|
| 861 | do not specify the <option>--parents</option> option, the
|
|---|
| 862 | command fails.
|
|---|
| 863 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 864 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 865 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 866 | <term><option>--mode=<replaceable>mode</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 867 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 868 | Specifies the permission mode to use for the specified
|
|---|
| 869 | directory. If you specify the <option>--parents</option>
|
|---|
| 870 | option, the mode is used for the associated parent
|
|---|
| 871 | directories, as well. <replaceable>mode</replaceable> is a
|
|---|
| 872 | four-digit octal mode such as <literal>0755</literal>.
|
|---|
| 873 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 874 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 875 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 876 | <term><literal><replaceable>guest-dir</replaceable> [<replaceable>guest-dir</replaceable>...]</literal></term>
|
|---|
| 877 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 878 | Specifies an absolute path of one or more directories to
|
|---|
| 879 | create on the guest VM. For example,
|
|---|
| 880 | <filename>D:\Foo\Bar</filename>.
|
|---|
| 881 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 882 | If all of the associated parent directories do not exist
|
|---|
| 883 | on the guest VM, you must specify the
|
|---|
| 884 | <option>--parents</option> option.
|
|---|
| 885 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 886 | You must have sufficient rights on the guest VM to create
|
|---|
| 887 | the specified directory and its parent directories.
|
|---|
| 888 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 889 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 890 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 891 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 892 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-rmdir">
|
|---|
| 893 | <title>Remove a directory from the guest.</title>
|
|---|
| 894 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 895 | <para>
|
|---|
| 896 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 897 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> rmdir</command> command
|
|---|
| 898 | enables you to delete the specified directory from the guest VM.
|
|---|
| 899 | </para>
|
|---|
| 900 | <para>
|
|---|
| 901 | Alternate forms of this subcommand are
|
|---|
| 902 | <command>removedir</command> and
|
|---|
| 903 | <command>removedirectory</command>.
|
|---|
| 904 | </para>
|
|---|
| 905 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 906 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 907 | <term><option>--recursive</option></term>
|
|---|
| 908 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 909 | Recursively removes directories from the specified from
|
|---|
| 910 | the guest VM.
|
|---|
| 911 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 912 | The short form of this option is <option>-R</option>.
|
|---|
| 913 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 914 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 915 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 916 | <term><literal><replaceable>guest-dir</replaceable> [<replaceable>guest-dir</replaceable>...]</literal></term>
|
|---|
| 917 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 918 | Specifies an absolute path of one or more directories to
|
|---|
| 919 | remove from the guest VM. You can use wildcards to specify
|
|---|
| 920 | the directory names. For example,
|
|---|
| 921 | <filename>D:\Foo\*Bar</filename>.
|
|---|
| 922 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 923 | You must have sufficient rights on the guest VM to remove
|
|---|
| 924 | the specified directory and its parent directories.
|
|---|
| 925 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 926 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 927 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 928 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 929 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-rm">
|
|---|
| 930 | <title>Remove a file from the guest.</title>
|
|---|
| 931 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 932 | <para>
|
|---|
| 933 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 934 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> rm</command> command enables
|
|---|
| 935 | you to delete the specified files from the guest VM.
|
|---|
| 936 | </para>
|
|---|
| 937 | <para>
|
|---|
| 938 | The alternate form of this subcommand is
|
|---|
| 939 | <command>removefile</command>.
|
|---|
| 940 | </para>
|
|---|
| 941 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 942 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 943 | <term><option>--force</option></term>
|
|---|
| 944 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 945 | Forces the operation and overrides any confirmation
|
|---|
| 946 | requests.
|
|---|
| 947 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 948 | The short form of this option is <option>-f</option>.
|
|---|
| 949 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 950 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 951 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 952 | <term><literal><replaceable>guest-file</replaceable> [<replaceable>guest-file</replaceable>...]</literal></term>
|
|---|
| 953 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 954 | Specifies an absolute path of one or more file to remove
|
|---|
| 955 | from the guest VM. You can use wildcards to specify the
|
|---|
| 956 | file names. For example,
|
|---|
| 957 | <filename>D:\Foo\Bar\text*.txt</filename>.
|
|---|
| 958 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 959 | You must have sufficient rights on the guest VM to remove
|
|---|
| 960 | the specified file.
|
|---|
| 961 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 962 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 963 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 964 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 965 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-mv">
|
|---|
| 966 | <title>Rename a file or Directory on the guest</title>
|
|---|
| 967 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 968 | <para>
|
|---|
| 969 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 970 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> mv</command> command enables
|
|---|
| 971 | you to rename files and directories on the guest VM.
|
|---|
| 972 | </para>
|
|---|
| 973 | <para>
|
|---|
| 974 | Alternate forms of this subcommand are <command>move</command>,
|
|---|
| 975 | <command>ren</command>, and <command>rename</command>.
|
|---|
| 976 | </para>
|
|---|
| 977 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 978 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 979 | <term><literal><replaceable>guest-source</replaceable> [<replaceable>guest-source</replaceable>...]</literal></term>
|
|---|
| 980 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 981 | Specifies an absolute path of a file or a single directory
|
|---|
| 982 | to move or rename on the guest VM. You can use wildcards
|
|---|
| 983 | to specify the file names.
|
|---|
| 984 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 985 | You must have sufficient rights on the guest VM to access
|
|---|
| 986 | the specified file or directory.
|
|---|
| 987 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 988 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 989 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 990 | <term><replaceable>dest</replaceable></term>
|
|---|
| 991 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 992 | Specifies the absolute path of the renamed file or
|
|---|
| 993 | directory, or the destination directory to which to move
|
|---|
| 994 | the files. If you move only one file,
|
|---|
| 995 | <replaceable>dest</replaceable> can be a file or a
|
|---|
| 996 | directory, otherwise <replaceable>dest</replaceable> must
|
|---|
| 997 | be a directory.
|
|---|
| 998 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 999 | You must have sufficient rights on the guest VM to access
|
|---|
| 1000 | the destination file or directory.
|
|---|
| 1001 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1002 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1003 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1004 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 1005 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-mktemp">
|
|---|
| 1006 | <title>Create a Temporary File or Directory on the guest</title>
|
|---|
| 1007 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 1008 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1009 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 1010 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> mktemp</command> command
|
|---|
| 1011 | enables you to create a temporary file or temporary directory on
|
|---|
| 1012 | the guest VM. You can use this command to assist with the
|
|---|
| 1013 | subsequent copying of files from the host system to the guest
|
|---|
| 1014 | VM. By default, this command creates the file or directory in
|
|---|
| 1015 | the guest VM's platform-specific <filename>temp</filename>
|
|---|
| 1016 | directory.
|
|---|
| 1017 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1018 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1019 | Alternate forms of this subcommand are
|
|---|
| 1020 | <command>createtemp</command> and
|
|---|
| 1021 | <command>createtemporary</command>.
|
|---|
| 1022 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1023 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1024 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1025 | <term><option>--directory</option></term>
|
|---|
| 1026 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1027 | Creates a temporary directory that is specified by the
|
|---|
| 1028 | <replaceable>template</replaceable> operand.
|
|---|
| 1029 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1030 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1031 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1032 | <term><option>--secure</option></term>
|
|---|
| 1033 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1034 | Enforces secure file and directory creation by setting the
|
|---|
| 1035 | permission mode to <literal>0755</literal>. Any operation
|
|---|
| 1036 | that cannot be performed securely fails.
|
|---|
| 1037 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1038 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1039 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1040 | <term><option>--mode=<replaceable>mode</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 1041 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1042 | Specifies the permission mode to use for the specified
|
|---|
| 1043 | directory. <replaceable>mode</replaceable> is a four-digit
|
|---|
| 1044 | octal mode such as <literal>0755</literal>.
|
|---|
| 1045 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1046 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1047 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1048 | <term><option>--tmpdir=<replaceable>directory</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 1049 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1050 | Specifies the absolute path of the directory on the guest
|
|---|
| 1051 | VM in which to create the specified file or directory. If
|
|---|
| 1052 | unspecified, <replaceable>directory</replaceable> is the
|
|---|
| 1053 | platform-specific <filename>temp</filename> directory.
|
|---|
| 1054 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1055 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1056 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1057 | <term><replaceable>template</replaceable></term>
|
|---|
| 1058 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1059 | Specifies a template file name for the temporary file,
|
|---|
| 1060 | without a directory path. The template file name must
|
|---|
| 1061 | contain at least one sequence of three consecutive X
|
|---|
| 1062 | characters, or must end in X.
|
|---|
| 1063 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1064 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1065 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1066 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 1067 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-stat">
|
|---|
| 1068 | <title>Show a file or File System Status on the guest</title>
|
|---|
| 1069 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 1070 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1071 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 1072 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> stat</command> command enables
|
|---|
| 1073 | you to show the status of files or file systems on the guest VM.
|
|---|
| 1074 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1075 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1076 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1077 | <term><literal><replaceable>file</replaceable> [<replaceable>file</replaceable> ...]</literal></term>
|
|---|
| 1078 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1079 | Specifies an absolute path of a file or file system on the
|
|---|
| 1080 | guest VM. For example,
|
|---|
| 1081 | <filename>/home/foo/a.out</filename>.
|
|---|
| 1082 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 1083 | You must have sufficient rights on the guest VM to access
|
|---|
| 1084 | the specified files or file systems.
|
|---|
| 1085 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1086 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1087 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1088 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 1089 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-list">
|
|---|
| 1090 | <title>List the Configuration and Status Information for a Guest Virtual
|
|---|
| 1091 | Machine</title>
|
|---|
| 1092 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 1093 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1094 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 1095 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> list</command> command enables
|
|---|
| 1096 | you to list guest control configuration and status information.
|
|---|
| 1097 | For example, the output shows open guest sessions, guest
|
|---|
| 1098 | processes, and files.
|
|---|
| 1099 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1100 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1101 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1102 | <term><literal>all</literal>|<literal>sessions</literal>|<literal>processes</literal>|<literal>files</literal></term>
|
|---|
| 1103 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1104 | Indicates the type of information to show.
|
|---|
| 1105 | <literal>all</literal> shows all available data,
|
|---|
| 1106 | <literal>sessions</literal> shows guest sessions,
|
|---|
| 1107 | <literal>processes</literal> shows processes, and
|
|---|
| 1108 | <literal>files</literal> shows files.
|
|---|
| 1109 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1110 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1111 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1112 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 1113 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-closeprocess">
|
|---|
| 1114 | <title>Terminate a Process in a guest Session</title>
|
|---|
| 1115 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 1116 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1117 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 1118 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> closeprocess</command> command
|
|---|
| 1119 | enables you to terminate a guest process that runs in a guest
|
|---|
| 1120 | session. Specify the process by using a process identifier (PID)
|
|---|
| 1121 | and the session by using the session ID or name.
|
|---|
| 1122 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1123 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1124 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1125 | <term><option>--session-id=<replaceable>ID</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 1126 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1127 | Specifies the ID of the guest session.
|
|---|
| 1128 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1129 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1130 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1131 | <term><option>--session-name=<replaceable>name</replaceable>|<replaceable>pattern</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 1132 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1133 | Specifies the name of the guest session. Use a pattern
|
|---|
| 1134 | that contains wildcards to specify multiple sessions.
|
|---|
| 1135 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1136 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1137 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1138 | <term><literal><replaceable>PID</replaceable> [<replaceable>PID</replaceable> ...]</literal></term>
|
|---|
| 1139 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1140 | Specifies the list of PIDs of guest processes to
|
|---|
| 1141 | terminate.
|
|---|
| 1142 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1143 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1144 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1145 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 1146 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-closesession">
|
|---|
| 1147 | <title>Close a guest Session</title>
|
|---|
| 1148 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 1149 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1150 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 1151 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> closesession</command> command
|
|---|
| 1152 | enables you to close a guest session. Specify the guest session
|
|---|
| 1153 | either by session ID or by name.
|
|---|
| 1154 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1155 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1156 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1157 | <term><option>--session-id=<replaceable>ID</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 1158 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1159 | Specifies the ID of the guest session.
|
|---|
| 1160 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1161 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1162 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1163 | <term><option>--session-name=<replaceable>name</replaceable>|<replaceable>pattern</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 1164 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1165 | Specifies the name of the guest session. Use a pattern
|
|---|
| 1166 | that contains wildcards to specify multiple sessions.
|
|---|
| 1167 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1168 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1169 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1170 | <term><option>--all</option></term>
|
|---|
| 1171 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1172 | Closes all guest sessions.
|
|---|
| 1173 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1174 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1175 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1176 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 1177 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-updatega">
|
|---|
| 1178 | <title>Update the Guest Additions Software on the guest</title>
|
|---|
| 1179 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 1180 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1181 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 1182 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> updatega</command> command
|
|---|
| 1183 | enables you to update the Guest Additions software installed in
|
|---|
| 1184 | the specified guest VM.
|
|---|
| 1185 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1186 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1187 | Alternate forms of this subcommand are
|
|---|
| 1188 | <command>updateadditions</command> and
|
|---|
| 1189 | <command>updateguestadditions</command>.
|
|---|
| 1190 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1191 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1192 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1193 | <term><option>--source=<replaceable>new-iso-path</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 1194 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1195 | Specifies the absolute path of the Guest Additions update
|
|---|
| 1196 | <filename>.ISO</filename> file on the guest VM.
|
|---|
| 1197 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1198 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1199 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1200 | <term><option>--reboot</option></term>
|
|---|
| 1201 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1202 | Automatically reboots the guest after a successful Guest Additions
|
|---|
| 1203 | update.
|
|---|
| 1204 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1205 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1206 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1207 | <term><option>--timeout=<replaceable>ms</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 1208 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1209 | Sets the timeout (in ms) to wait for the overall Guest Additions update
|
|---|
| 1210 | to complete. By default no timeout is being used.
|
|---|
| 1211 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1212 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1213 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1214 | <term><option>--verify</option></term>
|
|---|
| 1215 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1216 | Verifies whether the Guest Additions were updated successfully after
|
|---|
| 1217 | a successful installation. A guest reboot is mandatory.
|
|---|
| 1218 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1219 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1220 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1221 | <term><option>--wait-ready</option></term>
|
|---|
| 1222 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1223 | Waits for the current Guest Additions being ready to handle the
|
|---|
| 1224 | Guest Additions update.
|
|---|
| 1225 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1226 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 1227 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1228 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1229 | <term><option>--wait-start</option></term>
|
|---|
| 1230 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1231 | Starts the <command>VBoxManage</command> update process on
|
|---|
| 1232 | the guest VM and then waits for the Guest Additions update
|
|---|
| 1233 | to begin before terminating the
|
|---|
| 1234 | <command>VBoxManage</command> process.
|
|---|
| 1235 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 1236 | By default, the <command>VBoxManage</command> command
|
|---|
| 1237 | waits for the Guest Additions update to complete before it
|
|---|
| 1238 | terminates. Use this option when a running
|
|---|
| 1239 | <command>VBoxManage</command> process affects the
|
|---|
| 1240 | interaction between the installer and the guest OS.
|
|---|
| 1241 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1242 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1243 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1244 | <term><option>-- <replaceable>argument</replaceable> [<replaceable>argument</replaceable> ...]</option></term>
|
|---|
| 1245 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1246 | Specifies optional command-line arguments to pass to the
|
|---|
| 1247 | Guest Additions updater. You might use the
|
|---|
| 1248 | <option>--</option> option to pass the appropriate updater
|
|---|
| 1249 | arguments to retrofit features that are not yet installed.
|
|---|
| 1250 | </para><para>
|
|---|
| 1251 | Ensure that any command argument that includes spaces is
|
|---|
| 1252 | enclosed by quotes.
|
|---|
| 1253 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1254 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1255 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1256 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 1257 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-waitrunlevel">
|
|---|
| 1258 | <title>Wait for a guest run level</title>
|
|---|
| 1259 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1260 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 1261 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> waitrunlevel</command> command
|
|---|
| 1262 | enables you to wait for a guest run level being reached.
|
|---|
| 1263 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1264 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1265 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1266 | <term><option>--timeout=<replaceable>ms</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 1267 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1268 | Sets the timeout (in ms) to wait for reaching the run level.
|
|---|
| 1269 | By default no timeout is being used.
|
|---|
| 1270 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1271 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1272 | <varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1273 | <term><option><replaceable>system</replaceable>|<replaceable>userland</replaceable>|<replaceable>desktop</replaceable></option></term>
|
|---|
| 1274 | <listitem><para>
|
|---|
| 1275 | Specifies the run level to wait for.
|
|---|
| 1276 | </para></listitem>
|
|---|
| 1277 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 1278 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 1279 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 1280 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-watch">
|
|---|
| 1281 | <title>Show Current Guest Control Activity</title>
|
|---|
| 1282 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
|---|
| 1283 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1284 | The <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol
|
|---|
| 1285 | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable> watch</command> command
|
|---|
| 1286 | enables you to show current guest control activity.
|
|---|
| 1287 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1288 | </refsect2>
|
|---|
| 1289 | </refsect1>
|
|---|
| 1290 |
|
|---|
| 1291 | <refsect1 id="vboxmanage-guestcontrol-examples">
|
|---|
| 1292 | <title>Examples</title>
|
|---|
| 1293 | <remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL"/>
|
|---|
| 1294 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1295 | The following <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol run</command>
|
|---|
| 1296 | command executes the <command>ls -l /usr</command> command on the
|
|---|
| 1297 | <literal>My OL VM</literal> Oracle Linux VM as the
|
|---|
| 1298 | <literal>user1</literal> user.
|
|---|
| 1299 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1300 | <screen>
|
|---|
| 1301 | $ VBoxManage --nologo guestcontrol "My OL VM" run --exe "/bin/ls" \
|
|---|
| 1302 | --username user1 --passwordfile pw.txt --wait-stdout -- -l /usr
|
|---|
| 1303 | </screen>
|
|---|
| 1304 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1305 | The <option>--exe</option> option specifies the absolute path of
|
|---|
| 1306 | the command to run in the guest VM, <filename>/bin/ls</filename>.
|
|---|
| 1307 | Use the <option>--</option> option to pass any arguments that
|
|---|
| 1308 | follow it to the <command>ls</command> command.
|
|---|
| 1309 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1310 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1311 | Use the <option>--username</option> option to specify the user
|
|---|
| 1312 | name, <literal>user1</literal> and use the
|
|---|
| 1313 | <option>--passwordfile</option> option to specify the name of a
|
|---|
| 1314 | file that includes the password for the <literal>user1</literal>
|
|---|
| 1315 | user, <filename>pw.txt</filename>.
|
|---|
| 1316 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1317 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1318 | The <option>--wait-stdout</option> option waits for the
|
|---|
| 1319 | <command>ls</command> guest process to complete before providing
|
|---|
| 1320 | the exit code and the command output. The
|
|---|
| 1321 | <option>--nologo</option> option suppresses the output of the logo
|
|---|
| 1322 | information.
|
|---|
| 1323 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1324 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1325 | The following <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol run</command>
|
|---|
| 1326 | command executes the <command>ipconfig</command> command on the
|
|---|
| 1327 | <literal>My Win VM</literal> Windows VM as the
|
|---|
| 1328 | <literal>user1</literal> user. Standard input, standard output,
|
|---|
| 1329 | and standard error are redirected from the VM to the host system
|
|---|
| 1330 | until the program completes.
|
|---|
| 1331 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1332 | <screen>
|
|---|
| 1333 | $ VBoxManage --nologo guestcontrol "My Win VM" run \
|
|---|
| 1334 | --exe "c:\\windows\\system32\\ipconfig.exe" \
|
|---|
| 1335 | --username user1 --passwordfile pw.txt --wait-stdout
|
|---|
| 1336 | </screen>
|
|---|
| 1337 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1338 | The <option>--exe</option> specifies the absolute path of command
|
|---|
| 1339 | to run in the guest VM,
|
|---|
| 1340 | <filename>c:\windows\system32\ipconfig.exe</filename>. The double
|
|---|
| 1341 | backslashes shown in this example are required only on UNIX host
|
|---|
| 1342 | systems.
|
|---|
| 1343 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1344 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1345 | Use the <option>--username</option> option to specify the user
|
|---|
| 1346 | name, <literal>user1</literal> and use the
|
|---|
| 1347 | <option>--passwordfile</option> option to specify the name of a
|
|---|
| 1348 | file that includes the password for the <literal>user1</literal>
|
|---|
| 1349 | user, <filename>pw.txt</filename>.
|
|---|
| 1350 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1351 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1352 | The <option>--wait-stdout</option> option waits for the
|
|---|
| 1353 | <command>ls</command> guest process to complete before providing
|
|---|
| 1354 | the exit code and the command output. The
|
|---|
| 1355 | <option>--nologo</option> option to suppress the output of the
|
|---|
| 1356 | logo information.
|
|---|
| 1357 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1358 | <para>
|
|---|
| 1359 | The following <command>VBoxManage guestcontrol start</command>
|
|---|
| 1360 | command executes the <command>ls -l /usr</command> command on the
|
|---|
| 1361 | <literal>My OL VM</literal> Oracle Linux VM until the program
|
|---|
| 1362 | completes.
|
|---|
| 1363 | </para>
|
|---|
| 1364 | <screen>
|
|---|
| 1365 | $ VBoxManage --nologo guestcontrol "My Win VM" start \
|
|---|
| 1366 | --exe "c:\\windows\\system32\\ipconfig.exe" \
|
|---|
| 1367 | --username user1 --passwordfile pw.txt
|
|---|
| 1368 | </screen>
|
|---|
| 1369 | </refsect1>
|
|---|
| 1370 | </refentry>
|
|---|
