vboxmanage

TLDR

List VMs

$ vboxmanage list vms

Start VM

$ vboxmanage startvm [vmname]

Start headless

$ vboxmanage startvm [vmname] --type headless

Stop VM

$ vboxmanage controlvm [vmname] poweroff

Create VM

$ vboxmanage createvm --name [vmname] --register

Snapshot

$ vboxmanage snapshot [vmname] take [snapname]

SYNOPSIS

vboxmanage command [options]

DESCRIPTION

vboxmanage controls VirtualBox. It's the CLI interface.
VM management. Create, start, stop.
Configuration. Settings modification.
Snapshots. State saving.
Full control. All VirtualBox features.

PARAMETERS

list

List objects.

startvm

Start VM.

controlvm

Control running VM.

createvm

Create VM.

modifyvm

Modify settings.

snapshot

Snapshot operations.

--type TYPE

Start type (gui, headless).

CAVEATS

VirtualBox required. Complex syntax. Many subcommands.

HISTORY

VBoxManage is the command-line interface for Oracle VirtualBox, providing full VM management capabilities.