vbhostd

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VirtualBox Host Daemon

vboxhostd executes commands passed via VirtualBox guest properties on the host side.

Commands	Description
open	Run open (macOS), xdg_open (Linux) or start (Windows XXX not implemented) with the given value, which is supposed to be an URL (starting by http:, https: or mailto:)

Usage:

• On host, start vbhostd
• On host, run VBoxManage guestproperty set go-virtualbox vbhostd/open http://www.apple.com, to open the default browser at http://www.apple.com.
• In Linux/macOS guest, run sudo VBoxControl guestproperty set vbhostd/open http://www.hp.com, to open the default browser at http://www.hp.com.