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<!-- Code generated from the comments of the ExportConfig struct in builder/virtualbox/common/export_config.go; DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY -->
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- `format` (string) - Either ovf or ova, this specifies the output format
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of the exported virtual machine. This defaults to ovf.
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- `export_opts` ([]string) - Additional options to pass to the [VBoxManage
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export](https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch09.html#vboxmanage-export).
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This can be useful for passing product information to include in the
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resulting appliance file. Packer JSON configuration file example:
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In JSON:
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```json
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{
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"type": "virtualbox-iso",
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"export_opts":
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[
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"--manifest",
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"--vsys", "0",
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"--description", "{{user `vm_description`}}",
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"--version", "{{user `vm_version`}}"
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],
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"format": "ova",
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}
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```
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In HCL2:
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```hcl
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source "virtualbox-iso" "basic-example" {
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export_opts = [
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"--manifest",
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"--vsys", "0",
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"--description", "{{user `vm_description`}}",
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"--version", "{{user `vm_version`}}"
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]
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format = "ova"
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}
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```
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A VirtualBox [VM
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description](https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch09.html#vboxmanage-export-ovf)
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may contain arbitrary strings; the GUI interprets HTML formatting. However,
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the JSON format does not allow arbitrary newlines within a value. Add a
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multi-line description by preparing the string in the shell before the
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packer call like this (shell `>` continuation character snipped for easier
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copy & paste):
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```shell
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vm_description='some
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multiline
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description'
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vm_version='0.2.0'
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packer build \
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-var "vm_description=${vm_description}" \
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-var "vm_version=${vm_version}" \
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"packer_conf.json"
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```
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