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20<refentry id="vboxmanage-list" lang="en">
21 <refentryinfo>
22 <pubdate>$Date: 2021-06-25 18:42:31 +0000 (Fri, 25 Jun 2021) $</pubdate>
23 <title>VBoxManage list</title>
24 </refentryinfo>
25
26 <refmeta>
27 <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-list</refentrytitle>
28 <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
29 </refmeta>
30
31 <refnamediv>
32 <refname>VBoxManage-list</refname>
33 <refpurpose>view system information and VM configuration details</refpurpose>
34 <refclass>Oracle VM VirtualBox</refclass>
35 </refnamediv>
36
37 <refsynopsisdiv>
38 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list">
39<!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. -->
40 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
41 <arg>--long</arg>
42 <arg>--sorted</arg>
43 <group>
44 <arg choice="plain">bridgedifs</arg>
45 <arg choice="plain">cloudnets</arg>
46 <arg choice="plain">cloudprofiles</arg>
47 <arg choice="plain">cloudproviders</arg>
48 <arg choice="plain">cpu-profiles</arg>
49 <arg choice="plain">dhcpservers</arg>
50 <arg choice="plain">dvds</arg>
51 <arg choice="plain">extpacks</arg>
52 <arg choice="plain">floppies</arg>
53 <arg choice="plain">groups</arg>
54 <arg choice="plain">hddbackends</arg>
55 <arg choice="plain">hdds</arg>
56 <arg choice="plain">hostcpuids</arg>
57 <arg choice="plain">hostdrives</arg>
58 <arg choice="plain">hostdvds</arg>
59 <arg choice="plain">hostfloppies</arg>
60 <arg choice="plain">hostinfo</arg>
61 <arg choice="plain">hostonlyifs</arg>
62 <arg choice="plain">intnets</arg>
63 <arg choice="plain">natnets</arg>
64 <arg choice="plain">ostypes</arg>
65 <arg choice="plain">runningvms</arg>
66 <arg choice="plain">screenshotformats</arg>
67 <arg choice="plain">systemproperties</arg>
68 <arg choice="plain">usbfilters</arg>
69 <arg choice="plain">usbhost</arg>
70 <arg choice="plain">vms</arg>
71 <arg choice="plain">webcams</arg>
72 </group>
73 </cmdsynopsis>
74 </refsynopsisdiv>
75
76 <refsect1>
77 <title>Description</title>
78 <para>
79 The <command>VBoxManage list</command> subcommands enable you to
80 obtain information about the &product-name; software, the VMs
81 and associated services that you create.
82 </para>
83 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-common-options">
84 <title>Common Options</title>
85 <variablelist>
86 <varlistentry>
87 <term><option>--long</option></term>
88 <listitem><para>
89 Shows detailed information about each information entry
90 if available. The short form of this option is
91 <option>-l</option>.
92 </para></listitem>
93 </varlistentry>
94 <varlistentry>
95 <term><option>--sorted</option></term>
96 <listitem><para>
97 Sorts the list of information entries alphabetically. The
98 short form of this option is <option>-s</option>.
99 </para></listitem>
100 </varlistentry>
101 </variablelist>
102 </refsect2>
103 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-bridgedifs">
104 <title>List the Bridged Network Interfaces on the Host System</title>
105 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-bridgedifs">
106 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
107 <arg choice="plain">bridgedifs</arg>
108 </cmdsynopsis>
109 <para>
110 The <command>VBoxManage list bridgedifs</command> command lists
111 the bridged network interfaces that are currently available on
112 the host system. The output shows detailed configuration
113 information about each interface. See <xref linkend="networkingdetails"/>.
114 </para>
115 </refsect2>
116 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-cloudnets">
117 <title>List the Cloud Network Interfaces</title>
118 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-cloudnets">
119 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
120 <arg choice="plain">cloudnets</arg>
121 </cmdsynopsis>
122 <para>
123 The <command>VBoxManage list cloudnets</command> command
124 lists the cloud network interfaces that have been configured. A cloud
125 network interface provides connectivity between local VMs and a
126 cloud network.
127 </para>
128 </refsect2>
129 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-cloudprofiles">
130 <title>List the Cloud Profiles</title>
131 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-cloudprofiles">
132 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
133 <arg choice="plain">cloudprofiles</arg>
134 </cmdsynopsis>
135 <para>
136 The <command>VBoxManage list cloudprofiles</command> command
137 lists the cloud profiles that have been configured. A cloud
138 profile contains settings for a cloud service account.
139 </para>
140 </refsect2>
141 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-cloudproviders">
142 <title>List the Cloud Providers</title>
143 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-cloudproviders">
144 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
145 <arg choice="plain">cloudproviders</arg>
146 </cmdsynopsis>
147 <para>
148 The <command>VBoxManage list cloudproviders</command> command
149 lists the cloud providers that are supported by &product-name;.
150 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is an example of a cloud provider.
151 </para>
152 </refsect2>
153 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-cpu-profiles">
154 <title>List the known CPU Profiles</title>
155 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-cpu-profiles">
156 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
157 <arg choice="plain">cpu-profiles</arg>
158 </cmdsynopsis>
159 <para>
160 The <command>VBoxManage list cpu-profiles</command> command
161 lists the CPU profiles that are known by &product-name;.
162 </para>
163 </refsect2>
164 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-dhcpservers">
165 <title>List the DHCP Servers on the Host System</title>
166 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-dhcpservers">
167 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
168 <arg choice="plain">dhcpservers</arg>
169 </cmdsynopsis>
170 <para>
171 The <command>VBoxManage list dhcpservers</command> command lists
172 the DHCP servers that are currently available on the host
173 system. The output shows detailed configuration information
174 about each DHCP server. See <xref linkend="networkingdetails"/>.
175 </para>
176 </refsect2>
177 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-dvds">
178 <title>List the DVD Virtual Disk Images</title>
179 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-dvds">
180 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
181 <arg choice="plain">dvds</arg>
182 </cmdsynopsis>
183 <para>
184 The <command>VBoxManage list dvds</command> command shows
185 information about the DVD virtual disk images that are currently
186 in use by the &product-name; software. For each image, the
187 output shows all the settings, the UUIDs associated with the
188 image by &product-name;, and all files associated with the
189 image.
190 </para>
191 <para>
192 This command performs the same function as the Virtual Media
193 Manager. See <xref linkend="vdis"/>.
194 </para>
195 </refsect2>
196 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-extpacks">
197 <title>List the Installed &product-name; Extension Packs</title>
198 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-extpacks">
199 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
200 <arg choice="plain">extpacks</arg>
201 </cmdsynopsis>
202 <para>
203 The <command>VBoxManage list extpacks</command> command shows
204 all &product-name; extension packs that are currently installed.
205 See <xref linkend="intro-installing"/> and
206 <xref linkend="vboxmanage-extpack"/>.
207 </para>
208 </refsect2>
209 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-floppies">
210 <title>List the Floppy Disk Virtual Disk Images</title>
211 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-floppies">
212 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
213 <arg choice="plain">floppies</arg>
214 </cmdsynopsis>
215 <para>
216 The <command>VBoxManage list floppies</command> command shows
217 information about the floppy disk images that are currently in
218 use by the &product-name; software. For each image, the output
219 shows all the settings, the UUIDs associated with the image by
220 &product-name;, and all files associated with the image.
221 </para>
222 <para>
223 This command performs the same function as the Virtual Media
224 Manager. See <xref linkend="vdis"/>.
225 </para>
226 </refsect2>
227 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-groups">
228 <title>List the Virtual Machine Groups</title>
229 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-groups">
230 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
231 <arg choice="plain">groups</arg>
232 </cmdsynopsis>
233 <para>
234 The <command>VBoxManage list groups</command> command shows
235 all VM groups. See <xref linkend="gui-vmgroups"/>.
236 </para>
237 </refsect2>
238 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-hddbackends">
239 <title>List the Virtual Disk Backends</title>
240 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-hddbackends">
241 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
242 <arg choice="plain">hddbackends</arg>
243 </cmdsynopsis>
244 <para>
245 The <command>VBoxManage list hddbackends</command> command lists
246 all known virtual disk backends of the &product-name; software.
247 For each such format, such as VDI, VMDK, or RAW, this command
248 lists the backend's capabilities and configuration.
249 </para>
250 </refsect2>
251 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-hdds">
252 <title>List the Hard Disk Virtual Disk Images</title>
253 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-hdds">
254 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
255 <arg choice="plain">hdds</arg>
256 </cmdsynopsis>
257 <para>
258 The <command>VBoxManage list hdds</command> command shows
259 information about the hard disk virtual disk images that are
260 currently in use by the &product-name; software. For each image,
261 the output shows all the settings, the UUIDs associated with the
262 image by &product-name;, and all files associated with the
263 image.
264 </para>
265 <para>
266 This command performs the same function as the Virtual Media
267 Manager. See <xref linkend="vdis"/>.
268 </para>
269 </refsect2>
270 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-hostcpuids">
271 <title>List the CPUID Information for the Host System CPUs</title>
272 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-hostcpuids">
273 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
274 <arg choice="plain">hostcpuids</arg>
275 </cmdsynopsis>
276 <para>
277 The <command>VBoxManage list hostcpuids</command> command lists
278 CPUID information for each CPU on the host system. Use this
279 information to perform a more fine grained analyis of the host
280 system's virtualization capabilities.
281 </para>
282 </refsect2>
283 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-hostdrives">
284 <title>List the Storage Drives on the Host System</title>
285 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-hostdrives">
286 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
287 <arg choice="plain">hostdrives</arg>
288 </cmdsynopsis>
289 <para>
290 The <command>VBoxManage list hostdrives</command> command lists
291 the disk drives on the host system potentially useful for creating
292 a VMDK raw disk image. Each entry includes the name used to
293 reference them from within &product-name;.
294 </para>
295 </refsect2>
296 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-hostdvds">
297 <title>List the DVD Drives on the Host System</title>
298 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-hostdvds">
299 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
300 <arg choice="plain">hostdvds</arg>
301 </cmdsynopsis>
302 <para>
303 The <command>VBoxManage list hostdvds</command> command lists
304 the DVD drives on the host system. Each DVD entry includes
305 the name used to access them from within &product-name;.
306 </para>
307 </refsect2>
308 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-hostfloppies">
309 <title>List the Floppy Disk Drives on the Host System</title>
310 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-hostfloppies">
311 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
312 <arg choice="plain">hostfloppies</arg>
313 </cmdsynopsis>
314 <para>
315 The <command>VBoxManage list hostfloppies</command> command
316 lists the floppy disk drives on the host system. Each floppy
317 disk entry includes the name used to access them from within
318 &product-name;.
319 </para>
320 </refsect2>
321 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-hostinfo">
322 <title>List Information About the Host System</title>
323 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-hostinfo">
324 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
325 <arg choice="plain">hostinfo</arg>
326 </cmdsynopsis>
327 <para>
328 The <command>VBoxManage list hostinfo</command> command shows
329 information about the host system. The output includes
330 information about the CPUs, memory, and the OS version.
331 </para>
332 </refsect2>
333 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-hostonlyifs">
334 <title>List the Host-Only Network Interfaces on the Host System</title>
335 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-hostonlyifs">
336 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
337 <arg choice="plain">hostonlyifs</arg>
338 </cmdsynopsis>
339 <para>
340 The <command>VBoxManage list hostonlyifs</command> command lists
341 the host-only network interfaces that are currently available on
342 the host system. The output shows detailed configuration
343 information about each interface. See <xref linkend="networkingdetails"/>.
344 </para>
345 </refsect2>
346 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-intnets">
347 <title>List Internal Networks</title>
348 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-intnets">
349 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
350 <arg choice="plain">intnets</arg>
351 </cmdsynopsis>
352 <para>
353 The <command>VBoxManage list intnets</command> command shows
354 information about the internal networks. See
355 <xref linkend="networkingdetails"/>.
356 </para>
357 </refsect2>
358 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-natnets">
359 <title>List the NAT Network Interfaces on the Host System</title>
360 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-natnets">
361 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
362 <arg choice="plain">natnets</arg>
363 </cmdsynopsis>
364 <para>
365 The <command>VBoxManage list natnets</command> command lists the
366 NAT network interfaces that are currently available on the host
367 system. See <xref linkend="networkingdetails"/>.
368 </para>
369 </refsect2>
370 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-ostypes">
371 <title>List the Guest Operating Systems</title>
372 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-ostypes">
373 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
374 <arg choice="plain">ostypes</arg>
375 </cmdsynopsis>
376 <para>
377 The <command>VBoxManage list ostypes</command> command lists all
378 guest operating systems (OSes) that are known to &product-name;.
379 Each OS entry includes an identifier, a description, a family
380 identifier, a family description, and whether the OS has 64-bit
381 support.
382 </para>
383 <para>
384 You can use these identifiers with the <command>VBoxManage
385 modifyvm</command> command.
386 </para>
387 </refsect2>
388 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-runningvms">
389 <title>List the Running Virtual Machines</title>
390 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-runningvms">
391 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
392 <arg choice="plain">runningvms</arg>
393 </cmdsynopsis>
394 <para>
395 The <command>VBoxManage list runningvms</command> command lists
396 all virtual machines (VMs) that are currently running. By
397 default this displays a compact list that shows the name and
398 UUID of each VM.
399 </para>
400 </refsect2>
401 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-screenshotformats">
402 <title>List the Available Screen Shot Formats</title>
403 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-screenshotformats">
404 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
405 <arg choice="plain">screenshotformats</arg>
406 </cmdsynopsis>
407 <para>
408 The <command>VBoxManage list screenshotformats</command> command
409 shows the list of available screen shot formats.
410 </para>
411 </refsect2>
412 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-systemproperties">
413 <title>List System Properties</title>
414 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-systemproperties">
415 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
416 <arg choice="plain">systemproperties</arg>
417 </cmdsynopsis>
418 <para>
419 The <command>VBoxManage list systemproperties</command> command
420 shows a large collection of global &product-name; settings and
421 limits, such as minimum and maximum guest RAM, virtual hard disk
422 size, folder settings, and the current authentication library in
423 use.
424 </para>
425 </refsect2>
426 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-usbfilters">
427 <title>List the Registered Global USB Filters</title>
428 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-usbfilters">
429 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
430 <arg choice="plain">usbfilters</arg>
431 </cmdsynopsis>
432 <para>
433 The <command>VBoxManage list usbfilters</command> command lists
434 all global USB filters registered with &product-name; and
435 displays the filter parameters. Global USB filters are for
436 devices which are accessible to all virtual machines.
437 </para>
438 </refsect2>
439 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-usbhost">
440 <title>List the USB Devices on the Host System</title>
441 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-usbhost">
442 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
443 <arg choice="plain">usbhost</arg>
444 </cmdsynopsis>
445 <para>
446 The <command>VBoxManage list usbhost</command> command shows
447 information about the USB devices that are attached to the host
448 system. The output includes information that you can use to
449 construct USB filters and indicates whether the device is
450 currently in use by the host system.
451 </para>
452 </refsect2>
453 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-vms">
454 <title>List Virtual Machines</title>
455 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-vms">
456 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
457 <arg choice="plain">vms</arg>
458 </cmdsynopsis>
459 <para>
460 The <command>VBoxManage list vms</command> command lists all
461 virtual machines (VMs) that are currently registered with
462 &product-name;. By default this command displays a compact list
463 that shows the name and UUID of each VM.
464 </para>
465 </refsect2>
466 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-list-webcams">
467 <title>List the Webcams Attached to a Running Virtual Machine</title>
468 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-list-webcams">
469 <command>VBoxManage list</command>
470 <arg choice="plain">webcams</arg>
471 </cmdsynopsis>
472 <para>
473 The <command>VBoxManage list webcams</command> command shows the
474 list of webcams that are attached to the running VM.
475 </para>
476 <para>
477 The output is a list of absolute paths or aliases that are used
478 to attach the webcams to the VM by using the <command>VBoxManage
479 webcam attach</command> command.
480 </para>
481 </refsect2>
482 </refsect1>
483
484 <refsect1>
485 <title>Examples</title>
486 <remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL" />
487 <para>
488 The following command lists the VM groups configured for
489 &product-name;.
490 </para>
491<screen>$ VBoxManage list groups
492"/Linux-VMs"
493"/Windows-VMs"</screen>
494 <para>
495 The following command lists the VMs that are currently running.
496 </para>
497<screen>$ VBoxManage list runningvms
498"ol7" {<replaceable>ol7-UUID</replaceable>}
499"win8" {<replaceable>win8-UUID</replaceable>}</screen>
500 </refsect1>
501</refentry>
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