If you use Virtualbox, you can speed up your daily workflow with VBoxManage. This guide show some basic commands.

Precondition

VirtualBox installed

Commands

# show version
$ VBoxManage --version

# show help
$ VBoxManage --help

# list all VM's
$ VBoxManage list vms

# list only running VM's
$ VBoxManage list runningvms

# show VM information
$ VBoxManage showvminfo <uuid|vmname>

# start VM (GUI)
$ VBoxManage startvm <uuid|vmname>

# start VM (Headless)
$ VBoxManage startvm <uuid|vmname> --type headless

# pause VM
$ VBoxManage controlvm <uuid|vmname> pause

# resume VM
$ VBoxManage controlvm <uuid|vmname> resume

# shutdown VM
$ VBoxManage controlvm <uuid|vmname> poweroff

There ‘s more! If you are familiar with basic commands, read the help or user manual!