Vagrant also supports the use of provisioners, which are scripts or configuration files that are used to set up the environment. The Vagrantfile specifies the base operating system image to use, as well as any additional software to install and configurations to apply. Vagrant uses a configuration file called a Vagrantfile to define the virtual machine environment. With Vagrant, they can quickly switch to a different environment that has the required dependencies and configurations. For example, a developer might need to work on a project that requires a different version of a programming language or database. Vagrant also makes it easy to switch between different environments. This ensures that everyone is working in the same environment, which reduces the likelihood of issues caused by differences in dependencies and configurations. With Vagrant, developers can define their development environment as code and easily share it with their team members. This can be time-consuming and error-prone. When developers are working on a project, they often need to set up a specific environment with specific dependencies and configurations. This also forces me to make sure that all my infrastructure is 100% automated-if I have any special snowflakes around that I'd be afraid to delete by removing its base box.One of the main advantages of using Vagrant is that it allows developers to work in a consistent environment. Since I maintain a half-dozen open-source Vagrant boxes, and use a few dozen other boxes frequently in testing and building software, I like being able to clean out old boxes quickly to conserve disk space (same thing with Docker-I frequently delete ALL downloaded images).

And if you have multiple boxes per provider, or if you have multiple versions of the same box, you'll likely need to modify the command a bit. You can use xargs' -t option to output the commands being run just before they're executed.

xargs -L 1 vagrant box remove -f: Use xargs to run one command per line, running the command vagrant box remove -f.

cut -f 1 -d ' ': Cuts the list and takes out just the first column (using spaces to delimit the columns).

vagrant box list: Prints out a list of all installed vagrant boxes (with two columns-box name or path, and meta info).

Assuming you have only one box per provider, this command will delete ALL Vagrant boxes you currently have on your system: $ vagrant box list | cut -f 1 -d ' ' | xargs -L 1 vagrant box remove -f

Vagrant box search