---
name: "VBoxControl"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "virtualbox-guest-utils"
version: "4.3.36-dfsg-1+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/VBoxControl"
---

# VBoxControl(8)

x86 virtualization solution

## NAME

VBoxControl - x86 virtualization solution

## DESCRIPTION

Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions Command Line Management Interface (C) 2008-2013 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved.

Usage:

VBoxControl \[-v\|--version\]           print version number and exit VBoxControl **--nologo** ...             suppress the logo

VBoxControl guestproperty            get \<property\> \[--verbose\] VBoxControl guestproperty            set \<property\> \[\<value\> \[--flags \<flags\>\]\] VBoxControl guestproperty            enumerate \[--patterns \<patterns\>\] VBoxControl guestproperty            wait \<patterns\>

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  \[--timestamp \<last timestamp\>\] \[--timeout \<timeout in ms\>

VBoxControl sharedfolder             list \[-automount\] VBoxControl writecoredump VBoxControl takesnapshot VBoxControl savestate VBoxControl suspend VBoxControl poweroff VBoxControl help                     \[command\] VBoxControl version