Add script to batch start VMs

.gitignore

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 *.txt
+nohup.out

vbox.sh

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+#!/usr/local/bin/bash
+
+cd $(dirname ${0})
+
+startport=5901
+
+shutdown_vms ()
+{
+    needsleep=0
+
+    for vm in $(VBoxManage list runningvms | awk '{print $3};'); do
+        echo "[+] Stopping ${vm}"
+        VBoxManage controlvm ${vm} acpipowerbutton
+        needsleep=1
+    done
+
+    if [ ${needsleep} == 1 ]; then
+        echo "[+] One or more VMs needed to be powered off. Sleeping for 60 seconds."
+        sleep 60
+    fi
+}
+
+if [ ! -f "vm_list.txt" ]; then
+    echo "[-] Please add each VM on its own line in vm_list.txt"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+case $1 in
+    start|restart)
+        shutdown_vms
+        OIFS=$IFS
+        IFS=$'\n'
+
+        for vm in `cat vm_list.txt`; do
+            echo "[+] Starting ${vm} with VNC port ${startport}"
+            nohup VBoxHeadless -s "${vm}" -n -m ${startport} &
+            startport=$((startport+1))
+        done
+
+        IFS=$OIFS
+        ;;
+    stop)
+        shutdown_vms
+        ;;
+    *)
+        ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0