On 9/12/2010 6:55 PM, Rance Hall wrote:
> Im looking for a small utility that will scan the vbox configuration
> file and make a list of configured vms then present the list as a
> numbered set of options and in response to the selection of a number
> the vboxmanage startvm vmname command is executed.  It would be nice
> if the list app stayed open and let you make other selections
>
> even better would be not starting if the the requested vm is already started
>
> command line or gui is fine, I just need a better way to start a bunch
> of vms, but autostarting them is not an option, and I'd prefer to
> leave the stock gui for making new vms and such

which host OS?

I've seen quite a few solutions for this problem on both Linux and Windows. All 
of them fall short in some way or another. I  believe something like what 
you're 
describing should be simple and very flexible. I also believe will still fall 
short of somebody else's needs. :-)

--- eric

Linux rarely disappoints but when it does so, it disappoints so brutally that 
you momentarily forget how badly Windows burned you.


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