id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,component,version,resolution,keywords,cc,guest,host 10710,VBoxManage guestcontrol copyfrom requires unix-style slash in pathname for windows guest,matpe,,"Running a Linux (Gentoo) host with a Windows XP guest the following command fails: {{{ $ VBoxManage guestcontrol Winxpguest copyfrom ""C:\\windows\\system32\\ipconfig.exe"" /tmp/foo --username ""Administrator"" --password ""secret"" --verbose Copying from guest to host ... Directory ""/tmp"" already exists Source: C:\windows\system32\ipconfig.exe VBoxManage: error: Unable to translate path for ""C:\windows\system32\ipconfig.exe"", rc=VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER VBoxManage: error: Error processing ""C:\windows\system32\ipconfig.exe"", rc=VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER $ }}} but changing to use unix-style slash in pathname works: {{{ $ VBoxManage guestcontrol Winxpguest copyfrom ""C:/windows/system32/ipconfig.exe"" /tmp/foo --username ""Administrator"" --password ""secret"" --verbose Copying from guest to host ... Directory ""/tmp"" already exists Source: C:/windows/system32/ipconfig.exe Copying ""C:/windows/system32/ipconfig.exe"" to ""/tmp/foo"" ... 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100% }}} It would be nice if this was mentioned in the manual and in the error message. Or maybe it is mentioned somewhere else that I did miss? ",defect,closed,guest control,VirtualBox 4.1.16,obsolete,,,Windows,Linux