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# VBoxManage

> Command-line interface to VirtualBox.
> Includes all the functionality of the GUI and more.
> Some subcommands such as `startvm` have their own usage documentation.
> More information: <https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#vboxmanage-intro>.

- Execute a VboxManage subcommand:

`VBoxManage {{subcommand}}`

- Display help:

`VBoxManage --help`

- Display help for a specific subcommand:

`VBoxManage --help {{clonevm|import|export|startvm|...}}`

- Display version:

`VBoxManage --version`
