---
name: "vboxctrl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "isdnvboxclient"
version: "1:3.25+dfsg1-10"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vboxctrl"
---

# vboxctrl(1)

control vbox functions

## NAME

vboxctrl - control vbox functions

## SYNOPSIS

**vboxctrl** \[{-c \| -r}\] {-a \| -n \| -p \| -j} \[-s spool\]\
 **vboxctrl** -v

## DESCRIPTION

**vboxctrl** controls a number of vbox functions. The user's password is asked before performing the requested action.

### OPTIONS

- *-c, --create*

  Creates a control file.

- *-r, --remove*

  Removes a control file (default).

- *-n, --answernow*

  Control file "vboxctrl-answernow".

- *-a, --answerall*

  Control file "vboxctrl-answerall".

- *-p, --stop*

  Control file "vboxctrl-stop".

- *-j, --reject*

  Control file "vboxctrl-reject".

- *-s, --spooldir*

  Spooldirectory in which to create/remove control files.

- *-v, --version*

  Displays package version.

- *-h, --help*

  Displays a usage message.

The spool directory is taken from one of the following:

- *1*

  the default builtin value

- *2*

  The value of the environment variable VBOXSPOOL, if set.

- *3*

  The directory of the command line option "--spooldir".

## SEE ALSO

**[vbox(1)](/vbox/1.md), [vboxd(8)](/vboxd/8.md)**

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Paul Slootman \<paul@debian.org\>, for Debian GNU/Linux and isdn4linux.