# VBoxManage

> Command-line interface to VirtualBox.
> Includes all the functionality of the GUI and more.
> Some subcommands such as `vboxmanage startvm` have their own usage documentation.
> More information: <https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#vboxmanage-intro>.

- Display version:

`VBoxManage --version`

- Display help:

`VBoxManage --help`

- Display help for a VBoxManage subcommand (like `starvm`, `clonevm`, `import`, `export`, etc.):

`VBoxManage --help {{subcommand}}`

- Execute a VboxManage subcommand:

`VBoxManage {{subcommand}}`