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Easy VirtualBox VM handling for the command line
#!/bin/bash -e
#
# Easy VirtualBox VM handling from the command line
BASE_TEMPLATE="<uid-of-template-vm>"
function show_help() {
echo "Usage: $0 [cmd]"
echo "Valid commands:"
echo " list List available virtual machines"
echo " status List running virtual machines"
echo " start <vm> Start virtual machine <vm>"
echo " stop <vm> Stop (save state) of virtual machine <vm>"
echo " create <vm> Create a new machine based on base template"
echo " destroy <vm> Destroy virtual machine <vm>"
echo ""
echo "Base template: " $BASE_TEMPLATE
}
function list_vms() {
echo "Available virtual machines:"
vboxmanage list vms
}
function list_running() {
echo "Running virtual machines:"
vboxmanage list runningvms
}
function check_exists() {
list_vms | grep -qF "\"$1\""
}
function check_running() {
list_running | grep -F "\"$1\""
}
function start_vm() {
if ! check_exists "$1"; then
echo "Virtual machine $1 doesn't exist"
exit -1
fi
if check_running "$1"; then
echo "Virtual machine $1 already running"
exit -1
fi
vboxmanage startvm --type headless "$1"
}
function stop_vm() {
if ! check_exists "$1"; then
echo "Virtual machine $1 doesn't exist"
exit -1
fi
if ! check_running "$1"; then
echo "Virtual machine $1 isn't running"
exit -1
fi
vboxmanage controlvm "$1" savestate
}
function clone_vm() {
read -sp "Create a new virtual machine named '$1' [y/N]? " -N 1 TMP
echo ""
if [ "$TMP" == 'y' -o "$TMP" == 'Y' ]; then
vboxmanage clonevm "$BASE_TEMPLATE" --mode all --options keepnatmacs --name "$1" --register
fi
}
function destroy_vm() {
echo "No way Jose. If you're really sure, destroy it via the GUI"
exit -1
}
if [ "$1" == "list" ]; then
list_vms
elif [ "$1" == "status" ]; then
list_running
elif [ "$1" == "start" -a ! -z "$2" ]; then
start_vm "$2"
elif [ "$1" == "stop" -a ! -z "$2" ]; then
stop_vm "$2"
elif [ "$1" == "create" -a ! -z "$2" ]; then
clone_vm "$2"
elif [ "$1" == "destroy" -a ! -z "$2" ]; then
destroy_vm "$1"
elif [ -z "$1" ]; then
list_running
echo "Use 'vm list' to list vms or 'vm help' for help"
else
show_help
exit -1
fi
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