Easier VBoxManage

vbox

#!/bin/bash

VBOXPATH="/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Oracle/VirtualBox/VBoxManage.exe"

case "$1" in
"start" | "startvm")
	echo "Starting VM \"$2\"..."
	cmd="\"$VBOXPATH\" startvm $2 --type headless"
	eval $cmd
	;;
"getip" | "get")
	echo "Getting IP address for VM \"$2\"..."
	cmd="\"$VBOXPATH\" guestproperty get $2 /VirtualBox/GuestInfo/Net/0/V4/IP"
	eval $cmd
	;;
"poweroff" | "shutdown")
	echo "Shutting down VM \"$2\"..."
	cmd="\"$VBOXPATH\" controlvm $2 poweroff"
	eval $cmd
	;;
*)
	echo "Unknown command!"
	;;
esac