Reference

VBoxHeadless(1)

x86 virtualization solution

NAME

VBoxHeadless - x86 virtualization solution

DESCRIPTION

Oracle VM VirtualBox Headless Interface (C) 2008-2013 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved.

Usage:

-s, -startvm, --startvm <name|uuid>

Start given VM (required argument)

-v, -vrde, --vrde on|off|config

Enable (default) or disable the VRDE server or don't change the setting

-e, -vrdeproperty, --vrdeproperty <name=[value]> Set a VRDE property:

"TCP/Ports" - comma-separated list of ports the VRDE server can bind to. Use a dash between two port numbers to specify a range "TCP/Address" - interface IP the VRDE server will bind to

--settingspw <pw>

Specify the settings password

--settingspwfile <file>

Specify a file containing the settings password

-c, -capture, --capture

Record the VM screen output to a file

-w, --width

Frame width when recording

-h, --height

Frame height when recording

-r, --bitrate

Recording bit rate when recording

-f, --filename

File name when recording. The codec used will be chosen based on the file extension

History

--settingspw since Debian 8 (Jessie); --settingspwfile since Debian 8 (Jessie); --vrde since Debian 7 (Wheezy); -v since Debian 7 (Wheezy); -vrde since Debian 7 (Wheezy).

--vnc until Debian 7 (Wheezy); --vncpass until Debian 7 (Wheezy); --vncport until Debian 7 (Wheezy); -m until Debian 7 (Wheezy); -n until Debian 7 (Wheezy); -o until Debian 7 (Wheezy).