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Created August 22, 2013 14:16
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  1. fuzzmz created this gist Aug 22, 2013.
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    #!/bin/bash

    EXPECTED_ARGS=2
    if [ $# -ne $EXPECTED_ARGS ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 VMNAME_or_UUID SNAPSHOTNAME"
    exit 1
    fi
    set -x
    VBoxManage controlvm "$1" poweroff #enforce turnoff
    VBoxManage snapshot "$1" restore "$2" #restore snapshot
    VBoxManage showvminfo "$1" | grep State #display state to verify
    VBoxHeadless -s "$1" #run in headless mode in background