vbox

A simple wrapper for VirtualBox's VBoxManage cli. It allows you to control and list VMs and attach/detach ISO files.

Install

pip install --user vbox-cli

Usage

List existing VMs

vbox list

List running VMs

vbox running

Start a VM

vbox start <NAME> [MODE]

Mode can be

• gui
• sdl
• headless
• separate

The default mode is headless

Stop a VM

This command sends a ACPI power off

vbox stop <NAME>

Kill a VM

This command power off the VM

vbox kill <NAME>

Save state and stop a VM

vbox save <NAME>

Load an ISO file on a VM

vbox load <NAME> <FILENAME>

Eject an ISO attached to a VM

vbox eject <NAME>