LinuxCommandLibrary

vboxmanage-clonevm

Create a clone of an existing virtual machine (VM).

TLDR

Clone the specified VM

$ VBoxManage clonevm [vm_name]
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Specify a new name for the new VM
$ VBoxManage clonevm [vm_name] --name [new_vm_name]
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Indicate the folder where the new VM configuration is saved
$ VBoxManage clonevm [vm_name] --basefolder [path/to/directory]
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Register the cloned VM in VirtualBox
$ VBoxManage clonevm [vm_name] --register
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