vboxctrl.sh

#!/bin/bash

###
#
# Wrap the weird VirtualBox commandline for headless vms
#
###

CMD_HEADLESS=`which VBoxHeadless`;
CMD_MANAGE=`which VBoxManage`;

if [ "$CMD_HEADLESS" = "" ]; then
    echo "No VBoxHeadless installed";
    exit 1;
fi;

if [ "$CMD_MANAGE" = "" ]; then
    echo "No VBoxManage installed";
    exit 1;
fi;

case "$1" in
        on)
		echo "Starting $2"
		`nohup $CMD_HEADLESS -startvm $2` &
		;;
	off)
		echo "Turning off $2"
		$CMD_MANAGE controlvm $2 poweroff
		;;
	shutdown)
		echo "Sending shutdown signal to $2"
		$CMD_MANAGE controlvm $2 acpipowerbutton
		;;
	reset)
		echo "Resetting $2"
		$CMD_MANAGE controlvm $2 reset
		;;
	pause)
		echo "Pausing $2"
		$CMD_MANAGE controlvm $2 pause
		;;
	resume)
		echo "Resuming $2"
		$CMD_MANAGE controlvm $2 resume
		;;
	list)
		echo "Listing all vms..."
		$CMD_MANAGE list vms
		;;
	status)
		echo "Listing all running vms ..."
		$CMD_MANAGE list runningvms
		;;
	*)
		echo "Usage: $NAME {on|off|shutdown|reset|pause|resume|status|list} [vm_name]"
		exit 1
		;;
esac
exit 0