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virtualbox.exe command line parameters?
Posted: 17. Feb 2013, 19:45
by 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.
Re: virtualbox.exe command line parameters?
Posted: 17. Feb 2013, 23:50
by stefan.becker
Maybe you are searching for the "VboxManage", thats is the VBOX Command Line Iterface. Please refer to to the manual for details.
Re: virtualbox.exe command line parameters?
Posted: 18. Feb 2013, 00:05
by 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