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diff --git a/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-guestproperty.xml b/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-guestproperty.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..09231641 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-guestproperty.xml @@ -0,0 +1,359 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!-- + manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage guestproperty +--> +<!-- + Copyright (C) 2006-2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. + + This file is part of VirtualBox base platform packages, as + available from https://www.virtualbox.org. + + This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License + as published by the Free Software Foundation, in version 3 of the + License. + + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but + WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses>. + + SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only +--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"[ +<!ENTITY % all.entities SYSTEM "all-entities.ent"> +%all.entities; +]> +<refentry id="vboxmanage-guestproperty" lang="en"> + <refentryinfo> + <pubdate>$Date: 2022-09-07 16:31:32 +0200 (Wed, 07 Sep 2022) $</pubdate> + <title>VBoxManage guestproperty</title> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-guestproperty</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>VBoxManage-guestproperty</refname> + <refpurpose>manage virtual machine guest properties</refpurpose> + <refclass>&product-name;</refclass> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> +<!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. --> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestproperty-get"> + <command>VBoxManage guestproperty get</command> + <group choice="req"> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg> + </group> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>property-name</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--verbose</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestproperty-enumerate"> + <command>VBoxManage guestproperty enumerate</command> + <group choice="req"> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg> + </group> + <arg>--no-timestamp</arg> + <arg>--no-flags</arg> + <arg>--relative</arg> + <arg>--old-format</arg> + <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>patterns</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestproperty-set"> + <command>VBoxManage guestproperty set</command> + <group choice="req"> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg> + </group> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>property-name</replaceable></arg> + <arg><replaceable>property-value</replaceable><arg>--flags=<replaceable>flags</replaceable></arg></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestproperty-unset"> + <command>VBoxManage guestproperty unset</command> + <group choice="req"> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg> + </group> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>property-name</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-guestproperty-wait"> + <command>VBoxManage guestproperty wait</command> + <group choice="req"> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg> + </group> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>patterns</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--timeout=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--fail-on-timeout</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + <para> + The <command>VBoxManage guestproperty</command> command enables + you to set or retrieve the properties of a running virtual machine + (VM). See <xref linkend="guestadd-guestprops" />. Guest properties + are arbitrary name-value string pairs that can be written to and + read from by either the guest or the host. As a result, these + properties can be used as a low-volume communication channel for + strings provided that a guest is running and has the Guest + Additions installed. In addition, the Guest Additions + automatically set and maintain values whose keywords begin with + <literal>/VirtualBox/</literal>. + </para> + <refsect2> + <title>General Command Operand</title> + <variablelist> + <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> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestproperty-enumerate"> + <title>List All Properties for a Virtual Machine</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + <!-- @todo the help output doesn't correctly insert a space after the /command tag if it comes last on a line... --> + The <command>VBoxManage guestproperty enumerate</command> command + lists each guest property and value for the specified + VM. Note that the output is limited if the guest's service is + not updating the properties, for example because the VM is not + running or because the Guest Additions are not installed. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--relative</option></term> + <listitem><para>Display the timestamp relative to current time.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--no-timestamp</option></term> + <listitem><para>Do not display the timestamp of the last update.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--no-flags</option></term> + <listitem><para>Do not display the flags.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--old-format</option></term> + <listitem><para>Use the output format from VirtualBox 6.1 and earlier.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option><replaceable>pattern</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para> + Filters the list of properties based on the specified + pattern, which can contain the following wildcard + characters: + </para><variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><literal>*</literal> (asterisk)</term> + <listitem><para> + Represents any number of characters. For example, + the <literal>/VirtualBox*</literal> pattern matches + all properties that begin with + <literal>/VirtualBox</literal>. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><literal>?</literal> (question mark)</term> + <listitem><para> + Represents a single arbitrary character. For + example, the <literal>fo?</literal> pattern matches + both <literal>foo</literal> and + <literal>for</literal>. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><literal>|</literal> (pipe)</term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies multiple alternative patterns. For + example, the <literal>s*|t*</literal> pattern + matches any property that begins with + <literal>s</literal> or <literal>t</literal>. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestproperty-get"> + <title>Retrieve a Property Value for a Virtual Machine</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + The <command>VBoxManage guestproperty get</command> command + retrieves the value of the specified property. If the property + cannot be found, for example because the guest is not running, + the command issues the following message: + </para> +<screen>No value set!</screen> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>property-name</replaceable></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies the name of the property. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--verbose</option></term> + <listitem><para> + Provides the property value, timestamp, and any specified + value attributes. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestproperty-set"> + <title>Set a Property Value for a Virtual Machine</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + The <command>VBoxManage guestproperty set</command> command + enables you to set a guest property by specifying the property + and its value. If you omit the value, the property is deleted. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>property-name</replaceable></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies the name of the property. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>property-value</replaceable></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies the value of the property. If no value is + specified, any existing value is removed. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--flags=<replaceable>flags</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para> + Specify the additional attributes of the value. The + following attributes can be specified as a comma-separated + list: + </para><variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><literal>TRANSIENT</literal></term> + <listitem><para> + Removes the value with the VM data when the VM + exits. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><literal>TRANSRESET</literal></term> + <listitem><para> + Removes the value when the VM restarts or exits. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><literal>RDONLYGUEST</literal></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies that the value can be changed only by the + host and that the guest can read the value. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><literal>RDONLYHOST</literal></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies that the value can be changed only by the + guest and that the host can read the value. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><literal>READONLY</literal></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies that the value cannot be changed. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestproperty-wait"> + <title>Wait for a Property Value to Be Created, Deleted, or Changed</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + The <command>VBoxManage guestproperty wait</command> command + waits for a particular value that is described by the pattern + string to change, to be deleted, or to be created. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>patterns</replaceable></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies a pattern that matches the properties on which + you want to wait. For information about the pattern + wildcards, see the description of the + <option>--patterns</option> option. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--timeout<replaceable>msec</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies the number of microseconds to wait. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--fail-on-timeout</option></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies that the command fails if the timeout is + reached. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-guestproperty-unset"> + <title>Unset a Virtual Machine Property Value</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + The <command>VBoxManage guestproperty unset</command> command + unsets the value of a guest property. + </para> + <para> + The alternate form of this subcommand is + <command>delete</command>. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><replaceable>property-name</replaceable></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies the name of the property. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Examples</title> + <remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL" /> + <para> + The following command lists the guest properties and their values + for the <literal>win8</literal> VM. + </para> +<screen>$ VBoxManage guestproperty enumerate win8</screen> + <para> + The following command creates a guest property called + <literal>region</literal> for the <literal>win8</literal> VM. The + value of the property is set to <literal>west</literal>. + </para> +<screen>$ VBoxManage guestproperty set win8 region west</screen> + </refsect1> +</refentry> |