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 <vm_ID|vm_name> {--shf-host-add <folder> | --shf-host-set <folder>}

--path <path>

[--mode <ro|rw>] [--shf-description <desc>] [--enable|--disable]

prlctl set <vm_ID|vm_name> --shf-host <on|off>

prlctl set <vm_ID|vm_name> --shf-host-del <folder>

prlctl set <vm_ID|vm_name> --shf-guest <on|off>

prlctl set <vm_ID|vm_name> --shf-guest-automount <on|off>

Options

Name	Description
`<vm_ID\|vm_name>`	The virtual machine ID or name.
--shf-host-add `<folder>`	Shares the specified folder on the host with the virtual machine.
--shf-host-set `<folder>`	Modifies the settings of an existing shared folder.
--shf-host-del `<folder>`	Removes the specified shared folder from the shared folder list.
--shf-host <on`\|`off>	Turns the host folder sharing on or off.
--shf-guest <on`\|`off>	Turns the guest folder sharing on or off.
--shf-guest-automount <on`\|`off>	Mounts or unmounts virtual disks on the host.
--path `<path>`	Name and path of a folder on the host to share with the specified virtual machine.
--mode <ro`\|`rw>	Sharing mode: `ro` — read-only. `rw` — read and write.
--shf-description `<desc>`	User-defined shared folder description. Descriptions with white spaces must be enclosed in quotation marks.
--enable`\|`--disable	Enable or disable the shared folder.