virtualbox.exe command line parameters?

[r0k]

Hi there. Simple question : is there a list of command line parameters for virtualbox.exe.

I'm actually talking about the main virtualbox.exe application, not VBoxManage. I know VBoxManage is the main command-line interface, but if you look at a desktop shortcut for a VM you'll see it uses virtualbox.exe to start the Vm and has a --comment to change the window title. So i'm wondering what other hidden undocumented options are availables.

[stefan.becker]

Maybe you are searching for the "VboxManage", thats is the VBOX Command Line Iterface. Please refer to to the manual for details.

[Perryg]

This is what VirtualBox --help shows in Linux. Should be the same for Windows.

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VirtualBox --help
Usage:
  --startvm <vmname|UUID>    start a VM by specifying its UUID or name
  --seamless                 switch to seamless mode during startup
  --fullscreen               switch to fullscreen mode during startup
  --rmode sdl|image          select different render mode (default is sdl)
  --no-startvm-errormsgbox   do not show a message box for VM start errors
  --dbg                      enable the GUI debug menu
  --debug                    like --dbg and show debug windows at VM startup
  --debug-command-line       like --dbg and show command line window at VM startup
  --debug-statistics         like --dbg and show statistics window at VM startup
  --no-debug                 disable the GUI debug menu and debug windows
  --start-paused             start the VM in the paused state
  --start-running            start the VM running (for overriding --debug*)

Expert options:
  --disable-patm             disable code patching (ignored by AMD-V/VT-x)
  --disable-csam             disable code scanning (ignored by AMD-V/VT-x)
  --recompile-supervisor     recompiled execution of supervisor code (*)
  --recompile-user           recompiled execution of user code (*)
  --recompile-all            recompiled execution of all code, with disabled
                             code patching and scanning
  --warp-pct <pct>           time warp factor, 100% (= 1.0) = normal speed
  (*) For AMD-V/VT-x setups the effect is --recompile-all.

The following environment (and extra data) variables are evaluated:
  VBOX_GUI_DBG_ENABLED (GUI/Dbg/Enabled)
                             enable the GUI debug menu if set
  VBOX_GUI_DBG_AUTO_SHOW (GUI/Dbg/AutoShow)
                             show debug windows at VM startup
  VBOX_GUI_NO_DEBUGGER       disable the GUI debug menu and debug windows