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Managing Shared Folders

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

Syntax

prlctl set ID|VM_name --sharedfolder-add name --path path

                                          [--mode ro|rw]

                                          [--description txt]

                                          [--enable|--disable]

  

prlctl set ID|VM_name --sharedfolder-set name [--mode ro|rw]

                                          [--path path]

                                          [--description txt]

                                          [--enable|--disable]

  

prlctl set ID|VM_name --sharedfolder on|off

  

prlctl set ID|VM_name --sharedfolder-del name

Parameters

Name

Description

ID

The virtual machine ID.

VM_name

The virtual machine name.

--sharedfolder-add

Adds a shared folder to the virtual machine.

--sharedfolder-set

Modifies the settings of an existing shared folder.

--sharedfolder on|off

Turns folder sharing on or off.

--sharedfolder-del

Removes the shared folder specified by name from the shared folder list.

name

User-defined shared folder name.

--path

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

--mode

Sharing mode:

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

--description

User-defined shared folder description.

--enable

Enable the shared folder.

--disable

Disable the shared folder.

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