virtualbox/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-getextradata.xml

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<refentry id="vboxmanage-getextradata" lang="en">
  <refentryinfo>
    <pubdate>$Date: 2023-01-18 00:40:56 +0100 (Wed, 18 Jan 2023) $</pubdate>
    <title>VBoxManage getextradata</title>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-getextradata</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>VBoxManage-getextradata</refname>
    <refpurpose>view keyword values that are associated with a virtual machine or
      configuration</refpurpose>
    <refclass>&product-name;</refclass>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-getextradata">
<!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. -->
      <command>VBoxManage getextradata</command>
      <group choice="req">
        <arg choice="plain">global</arg>
        <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
        <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
      </group>
      <group choice="plain">
        <arg choice="req"><replaceable>keyword</replaceable></arg>
        <arg>enumerate</arg>
      </group>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <para>
      The <command>VBoxManage getextradata</command> command enables you
      to retrieve keyword data that is associated with a virtual machine
      (VM) or with an &product-name; configuration.
    </para>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><literal>global</literal></term>
        <listitem><para>
            Specifies to retrieve information about the configuration
            rather than a VM.
          </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><replaceable>uuid</replaceable> | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable></term>
        <listitem><para>
            Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) or name
            of the VM.
          </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><literal>enumerate</literal></term>
        <listitem><para>
            Shows all keyword values for the specified VM or
            configuration.
          </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><replaceable>keyword</replaceable></term>
        <listitem><para>
            Specifies the keyword for which to retrieve its value.
          </para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Examples</title>
    <remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL"/>
    <para>
      The following command retrieves the <literal>installdate</literal>
      keyword value for the <literal>Fedora5</literal> VM:
    </para>
<screen>$ VBoxManage getextradata Fedora5 installdate
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version <replaceable>version-number</replaceable>
Copyright (C) 2005-2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates

Value: 2006.01.01</screen>
    <para>
      The following command retrieves the information for all keywords
      of the <literal>OracleLinux7u4</literal> VM:
    </para>
<screen>$ VBoxManage getextradata OracleLinux7u4 enumerate
Key: GUI/LastCloseAction, Value: PowerOff
Key: GUI/LastGuestSizeHint, Value: 1048,696
Key: GUI/LastNormalWindowPosition, Value: 851,286,1048,738</screen>
    <para>
      The following command retrieves the information for all keywords
      in the configuration:
    </para>
<screen>$ VBoxManage getextradata global enumerate
Key: GUI/Details/Elements, Value: general,system,preview,display,storage,audio,network,usb,sharedFolders,description
Key: GUI/DetailsPageBoxes, Value: general,system,preview,display,storage,audio,network,usb,sharedFolders,description
Key: GUI/GroupDefinitions/, Value: m=43349dd8-2aa3-41b8-988f-0e255ce68090,m=9ebcd81e-5231-48ce-a27d-28218757f3fe,m=c690e8b1-93a0-4c95-9cd7-6437fff93251,m=f7c1e10d-3722-4891-887e-07b3c4104946
Key: GUI/HideDescriptionForWizards, Value: NewVM
Key: GUI/LastItemSelected, Value: m=ol7u4
Key: GUI/LastWindowPosition, Value: 951,510,960,520
Key: GUI/RecentFolderCD, Value: C:/Users/user1
Key: GUI/RecentListCD, Value: C:\Users\user1\V1.iso,C:\Users\user1\V2.iso,C:\Users\user1\V3.iso
Key: GUI/SplitterSizes, Value: 318,637
Key: GUI/SuppressMessages, Value: remindAboutMouseIntegration,remindAboutAutoCapture
Key: GUI/Toolbar/MachineTools/Order, Value: Details
Key: GUI/Tools/LastItemsSelected, Value: Welcome,Details
Key: GUI/UpdateCheckCount, Value: 71
Key: GUI/UpdateDate, Value: 1 d, 2019-04-10, stable, 5.2.22
Key: GUI/VirtualMediaManager/Details/Expanded, Value: true</screen>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>
    <para>
      <xref linkend="vboxmanage-setextradata" />
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>