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From: gotbletu <gotbletu@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2016 21:24:37 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Vbox vbx functions

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+# Virtualbox CLI Functions
+couple of functions i created to spin up and shutdown virtualbox virtual machines (vm) because is faster for me
+* tutorial video: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pguqqygAd0)
+* offical website: [Link](https://www.youtube.com/user/gotbletu)
+
+### install requirements
+    virtualbox
+    rdesktop
+
+### vm requirements: enable remote desktop on each vm
+- [How to rdesktop into linux machine via xrdp](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMSU66zAb3k)
+- [How to rdesktop into windows machine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=460l2ZN_WQY)
+
+
+### configuration
+    vim ~/.zshrc or vim ~/.bashrc
+    
+    
+    # Reset
+    Color_Off='\e[0m'       # Text Reset
+    
+    # Regular Colors
+    Black='\e[0;30m'        # Black
+    Red='\e[0;31m'          # Red
+    Green='\e[0;32m'        # Green
+    Yellow='\e[0;33m'       # Yellow
+    Blue='\e[0;34m'         # Blue
+    Purple='\e[0;35m'       # Purple
+    Cyan='\e[0;36m'         # Cyan
+    White='\e[0;37m'        # White
+    
+    vbx-list() {
+      echo "===Available VM==="
+      vboxmanage list vms
+      echo "\n===Running VM====="
+      vboxmanage list runningvms
+    }
+    
+    vbx-start() {
+      # Set to endless loop
+      while true
+      do
+        # Set the prompt for the select command
+        PS3="Type a number to select or 'Ctrl+C' to quit: "
+    
+        # Create a list to display on menu
+        IFS=$'\n'
+        fileList=($(vboxmanage list vms | cut -d '{' -f1 | sed 's/ *$//'))
+        unset IFS
+    
+        # Show a menu and ask for input. If the user entered a valid choice then execute command
+        select fileName in $fileList; do
+          if [ -n "$fileName" ]; then
+            # remove quotes from filename
+            vm_name=($(echo "${fileName}" | sed 's:\"::g' ))
+            vboxmanage startvm "$vm_name" --type headless
+            echo -e "${Green} $vm_name Has Been Started ${Color_Off}"
+          fi
+          break
+        done
+      done
+    }
+    
+    vbx-quit() {
+      # Set to endless loop
+      while true
+      do
+        # Set the prompt for the select command
+        PS3="Type a number to select or 'Ctrl+C' to quit: "
+    
+        # Create a list to display on menu
+        IFS=$'\n'
+        fileList=($(vboxmanage list runningvms | cut -d '{' -f1 | sed 's/ *$//'))
+        unset IFS
+    
+        # Show a menu and ask for input. If the user entered a valid choice then execute command
+        select fileName in $fileList; do
+          if [ -n "$fileName" ]; then
+            # remove quotes from filename
+            vm_name=($(echo "${fileName}" | sed 's:\"::g' ))
+            vboxmanage controlvm "$vm_name" acpipowerbutton
+            echo -e "${Yellow} $vm_name Is Shutting Down ${Color_Off}"
+          fi
+          break
+        done
+      done
+    }
+    
+    vbx-forcequit() {
+      # Set to endless loop
+      while true
+      do
+        # Set the prompt for the select command
+        PS3="Type a number to select or 'Ctrl+C' to quit: "
+    
+        # Create a list to display on menu
+        IFS=$'\n'
+        fileList=($(vboxmanage list runningvms | cut -d '{' -f1 | sed 's/ *$//'))
+        unset IFS
+    
+        # Show a menu and ask for input. If the user entered a valid choice then execute command
+        select fileName in $fileList; do
+          if [ -n "$fileName" ]; then
+            # remove quotes from filename
+            vm_name=($(echo "${fileName}" | sed 's:\"::g' ))
+            vboxmanage controlvm "$vm_name" poweroff
+            echo -e "${Red} $vm_name Power Cable Has Been Pulled ${Color_Off}"
+          fi
+          break
+        done
+      done
+    }
+
+    rdesktop-winxp() {
+      ipaddr=192.168.1.150
+      port=3389
+      username=gotbletu
+      resolution=1920x1020
+      echo "${Yellow}>>>Check if remote computer is alive at $ipaddr:$port ${Color_Off}"
+        until nc -vzw 2 "$ipaddr" "$port"; do sleep 2; done
+      echo "${Green}>>>Connecting to remote computer${Color_Off}"
+        rdesktop -u "$username" -g "$resolution" "$ipaddr":"$port" -r sound:local
+    }
+    
+    rdesktop-fedoramate64() {
+      ipaddr=192.168.1.52
+      port=3389
+      username=gotbletu
+      resolution=1920x1020
+      echo "${Yellow}>>>Check if remote computer is alive at $ipaddr:$port ${Color_Off}"
+        until nc -vzw 2 "$ipaddr" "$port"; do sleep 2; done
+      echo "${Green}>>>Connecting to remote computer${Color_Off}"
+        rdesktop -u "$username" -g "$resolution" "$ipaddr":"$port" -r sound:local
+    }
+
+
+### references
+- https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/running-virtual-machines-with-virtualbox-5.1-on-a-headless-ubuntu-16.04-lts-server/
+- http://serverfault.com/a/545408
+- https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?title=Bash/Prompt_customization&oldid=419076#List_of_colors_for_prompt_and_Bash
+
+### contact
+
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+
+- http://www.youtube.com/user/gotbletu
+- https://twitter.com/gotbletu
+- https://plus.google.com/+gotbletu
+- https://github.com/gotbletu
+- gotbletu@gmail.com
+
+