Index: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml =================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml @@ -820,6 +820,23 @@ </match> </device> </deviceinfo> + + Shared folders for file transfers between host and VM are + accessible by mounting them using + mount_vboxfs. A shared folder can be created + on the host using the VirtualBox GUI or via + vboxmanage. For example, to create a shared + folder called myshare under + /mnt/bsdboxshare + for the VM named BSDBox, run: + + &prompt.root; vboxmanage sharedfolder add 'BSDBox' --name myshare --hostpath /mnt/bsdboxshare + + Note that the shared folder name must not contain spaces. + Mount the shared folder from within the guest system like + this: + + &prompt.root; mount_vboxfs -w myshare /mnt