alias sprecise='VBoxManage startvm --type headless "Precise Pangolin"'
alias kprecise='VBoxManage controlvm "Precise Pangolin" savestate'
I have the above aliases
in my .bash_profile
to start and stop (save the state of) my "Precise Pangolin" virtualbox VM. I run the VM headless because it's a server and I only ssh to it.
To run it, I just do:
$ sprecise
And to stop it (save the state):
$ kprecise
Running it like this is a lot quicker and prevents me from having the VM icon in my dock/launcher.