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diff --git a/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-createvm.xml b/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-createvm.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..53cde459 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-createvm.xml @@ -0,0 +1,210 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!-- + manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage createvm +--> +<!-- + 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-createvm" lang="en"> + <refentryinfo> + <pubdate>$Date: 2022-08-22 19:43:14 +0200 (Mon, 22 Aug 2022) $</pubdate> + <title>VBoxManage createvm</title> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-createvm</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>VBoxManage-createvm</refname> + <refpurpose>create a new virtual machine</refpurpose> + <refclass>&product-name;</refclass> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-createvm"> +<!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. --> + <command>VBoxManage createvm</command> + <arg choice="req">--name=<replaceable>name</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--basefolder=<replaceable>basefolder</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--default</arg> + <arg>--group=<replaceable>group-ID</replaceable>,...</arg> + <arg>--ostype=<replaceable>ostype</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--register</arg> + <arg>--uuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--cipher <replaceable>cipher</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--password-id <replaceable>password-id</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--password <replaceable>file</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + <para> + The <command>VBoxManage createvm</command> command creates a new + XML virtual machine (VM) definition file. + </para> + <para> + You must specify the name of the VM by using <option>--name + <replaceable>name</replaceable></option>. This name is used by + default as the name of the settings file that has the + <filename>.vbox</filename> extension and the machine folder, which + is a subfolder of the <filename>$HOME/VirtualBox VMs</filename> + directory. + </para> + <para> + The actual file name may not correspond directly to the VM name + if it violates the host OS file name requirements (such as using + the path separator or other reserved characters, they will be + substituted with a placeholder). If you later rename the VM, the + file and folder names will be updated to match the new name + automatically. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Command Options</title> + <para> + In addition to specifying the name or UUID of the VM, which is + required, you can specify any of the following options: + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--basefolder=<replaceable>basefolder</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies the name of the folder in which to save the + machine configuration file for the new VM. + </para><para> + Note that the names of the file and the folder do not change + if you rename the VM. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--default</option></term> + <listitem><para> + Applies a default hardware configuration for the specified + guest OS. By default, the VM is created with minimal + hardware. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--group=<replaceable>group-ID</replaceable>,...</option></term> + <listitem><para> + Assigns the VM to the specified groups. If you specify more + than one group, separate each group name with a comma. + </para><para> + Note that each group is identified by a group ID that starts + with a slash character (<literal>/</literal>) so that groups + can be nested. By default, a VM is always assigned + membership to the <literal>/</literal> group. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--ostype=<replaceable>ostype</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies the guest OS to run in the VM. Run the + <command>VBoxManage list ostypes</command> command to see + the available OS types. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--register</option></term> + <listitem><para> + Registers the VM with your &product-name; installation. By + default, the <command>VBoxManage createvm</command> command + creates only the XML configuration for the VM but does not + register the VM. If you do not register the VM at creation, + you can run the <command>VBoxManage registervm</command> + command after you create the VM. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--uuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the + VM. Ensure that this UUID is unique within the + &product-name; namespace of the host or of its VM group + memberships if you decide to register the VM. By default, + &product-name; provides the UUID. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--cipher <replaceable>cipher</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies the cipher to use for encryption. Valid values are + <literal>AES-128</literal> or + <literal>AES-256</literal>. + </para><para> + This option enables you to set up encryption on VM. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--password-id <replaceable>password-id</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para> + Specifies a new password identifier that is used for correct + identification when supplying multiple passwords for the VM. + </para><para> + This option enables you to set up encryption on VM. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--password <replaceable>file</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem><para> + Use the <option>--password</option> to supply the encryption + password of the VM. Either specify the absolute pathname of a + password file on the host operating system, or <literal>-</literal> + to prompt you for the password on the command line. + </para><para> + This option enables you to set up encryption on VM. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Examples</title> + <remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL" /> + <para> + The following command creates a VM called <literal>vm2</literal> + where you plan to run a 64-bit version of Oracle Linux. + </para> +<screen>$ VBoxManage createvm --name "vm2" --ostype "Oracle_64"</screen> + <para> + The following command creates and registers a VM called + <literal>vm3</literal>. + </para> +<screen>$ VBoxManage createvm --name "vm3" --register</screen> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <xref linkend="vboxmanage-list" />, + <xref linkend="vboxmanage-registervm" /> + </para> + </refsect1> +</refentry> |