# Shared Folders

A shared folder is a host OS folder that can be accessed from a virtual machine.

**--shf-host** <**on** | **off**>

Enables or disables sharing the user-defined host OS folders with guest OS.

**--shf-host-add** <*name*> **--path** <*path*> \[**--mode** <**ro** | **rw**>] \[**--shf-description** <*desc*>]

\[**--enable** | **--disable**]

Shares the host OS folder name with a virtual machine.

**--shf-host-del** <*name*>

Removes the specified folder from the list of shared folders.

**--shf-host-set** <*name*> **--path** <*path*> \[**--mode** <**ro** | **rw**>] \[**--shf-description** <*desc*>]

\[**--enable** | **--disable**]

Modifies the settings of the host OS shared folder name.

**--shf-host-defined** <**off** | **alldisks** | **home**>

**off**: Disable sharing of folders defined by the host OS.

**alldisks**: Share all host OS disks with a virtual machine.

**home**: Share a host OS user's home directory with a virtual machine.

**--shf-guest** <**on** | **off**>

Enables or disables sharing of user-defined guest OS folders with the host OS.

**--shf-guest-automount** <**on** | **off**>

Enables or disables automatic mounting of shared guest OS folders on the desktop.