Command Line

Tutorials

Controlling VirtualBox from the Command Line

Basic Commands

vboxmanage list vms
vboxmanage list -l vms

Create VM

VBoxManage list ostypes
VBoxManage createvm --name OracleLinux6Test --ostype Oracle_64 --register

Setting UP a VM's Properties

VBoxManage showvminfo <vm-name>
VBoxManage modifyvm <vm-name> --cpus 2 --memory 2048 --vram 12
VBoxManage modifyvm <vm-name> --nic1 bridged --bridgeadapter1 eth0

Export Appliance

vboxmanage list vms
vboxmanage export UBUNTUSERVER164 -o ubuntu_server_new.ova