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VBoxManage getextradata

VBoxManage-getextradata 1
VBoxManage-getextradata view keyword values that are associated with a virtual machine or configuration &product-name;
`VBoxManage getextradata` global uuid vmname keyword enumerate

## Description

The `VBoxManage getextradata` command enables you to retrieve keyword data that is associated with a virtual machine (VM) or with an &product-name; configuration.

`global`

  Specifies to retrieve information about the configuration rather than a VM.

`uuid | vmname`

  Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) or name of the VM.

`enumerate`

  Shows all keyword values for the specified VM or configuration.

keyword

  Specifies the keyword for which to retrieve its value.

## Examples

The following command retrieves the `installdate` keyword value for the `Fedora5` VM:

    $ VBoxManage getextradata Fedora5 installdate
    Value: 2006.01.01

The following command retrieves the information for all keywords of the `OracleLinux7u4` VM:

    $ VBoxManage getextradata OracleLinux7u4 enumerate
    Key: GUI/LastCloseAction, Value: PowerOff
    Key: GUI/LastGuestSizeHint, Value: 1048,696
    Key: GUI/LastNormalWindowPosition, Value: 851,286,1048,738

The following command retrieves the information for all keywords in the configuration:

    $ VBoxManage getextradata global enumerate
    Key: GUI/LastItemSelected, Value: m=OracleLinux7u4
    Key: GUI/LastWindowPosition, Value: 951,510,960,520
    Key: GUI/SplitterSizes, Value: 318,637
    Key: GUI/Toolbar/MachineTools/Order, Value: Details
    Key: GUI/Tools/LastItemsSelected, Value: Welcome,Details
    Key: GUI/UpdateCheckCount, Value: 71
    Key: GUI/UpdateDate, Value: 1 d, 2022-10-10, stable, 7.0.0
    Key: GUI/VirtualMediaManager/Details/Expanded, Value: true

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