virtualbox manager command a small note

1. virtualbox virtual machine control

VBoxManage list runningvms

1. Lists the virtual machines running (return name and UUID):

VBoxManage list runningvms

1. Stop running VMs by "hibernating" them (reommended to avoid data loss)

VBoxManage controlvm <name|uuid> savestate

1. Poweroff running VMs (not recommended because we may lose data in the guest)

VBoxManage controlvm <name|uuid> poweroff

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2. Shutting down all VirtualBox (vagrant) VMs in one easy to use bash command (that can be put into a bash file)

3. Start vm

VBoxManage startvm "VM name" --type headless

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VBoxManage guestproperty enumerate "Ubuntu 16.04"

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