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Managing Shared Folders

The pctl set command can be used to add shared folders to a virtual machine and to modify and delete existing shared folders.

Syntax

pctl set ID | VM_name --shf-host-add name --path path

[ --mode ro | rw ]

[ --shf-description txt ]

[ --enable | --disable ]

pctl set ID | VM_name --shf-host-set name [ --mode ro | rw ]

[ --path path ]

[ --shf-description txt ]

[ --enable | --disable ]

pctl set ID |VM_name -- shf-host on | off

pctl set ID | VM_name --shf-host-del name

pctl set ID | VM_name --shf-guest on | off

pctl set ID | VM_name --shf-guest-automount on | off

Parameters

Name

Description

ID

The virtual machine ID.

VM_name

The virtual machine name.

--shf-host-add

Shares the specified folder on the Parallels server with the virtual machine.

--shf-host-set

Modifies the settings of an existing shared folder.

--shf-host on|off

Turns the host folder sharing on or off.

--shf-host-del

Removes the specified shared folder from the shared folder list.

--shf-guest on|off

Turns the guest folder sharing on or off.

--shf-guest-automount on|off

Mounts or unmounts virtual disks on the Parallels server.

name

User-defined shared folder name.

--path

Name and path of a folder on the Parallels server to share with the specified virtual machine.

--mode

Sharing mode:

  • ro -- read-only.
  • rw -- read and write.

--shf-description

User-defined shared folder description.

--enable

Enable the shared folder.

--disable

Disable the shared folder.

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