VBoxHeadless (1) Linux Manual Page

VBoxHeadless – x86 virtualization solution

Description

-s, -startvm, –startvm <name|uuid>

Start given VM (required argument)

-v, -vrde, –vrde on|off|config

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

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

"TCP/Ports" – comma-separated list of

ports the VRDE server can bind to; dash

between two port numbers specifies 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

-start-paused, –start-paused

Start the VM in paused state

-c, -record, –record

Record the VM screen output to a file

-w, –videowidth

Video frame width when recording

-h, –videoheight

Video frame height when recording

-r, –videobitrate

Recording bit rate when recording

-f, –filename

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