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VLC(1) VLC(1) NAME vlc, qvlc, svlc, nvlc, rvlc, cvlc − the VLC media player SYNOPSIS vlc [OPTIONS] [ITEMS]... DESCRIPTION This manual page documents briefly the VLC multimedia player and server. OPTIONS VLC follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (‘-’). For a precise description of options, please use "vlc −−help". The complete list of VLC options depends on what plugins are installed because they automatically add their own options. Please use "vlc −−longhelp −−advanced" for a complete list of available options. ITEMS VLC recognizes several URL-style items: *.mpg, *.vob, *.avi, *.mp3, *.ogg Various multimedia file formats dvd://[<device>][@<raw device>][@[<title>][:[<chapter>][:<angle>]]] DVD device (for instance dvd:///dev/dvd). The raw device is optional and must have been prepared beforehand. vcd://[<device>][@{E|P|E|T|S}[<number>]] VCD device (for instance vcd:///dev/cdrom). udp://[@[<multicast address>][:<local port>]] UDP stream, such as one sent by VLS or another VLC. Usually "udp://" is enough. http://<server address>[:<server port>]/[<file>] HTTP stream rtsp://<server address>[:<server port>]/<stream name> RTSP Video On Demand stream vlc://<command> Execute a playlist command. Commands are: pause (pause execution of other items), and quit (close VLC). SEE ALSO The videolan-doc package contains comprehensive documents on how to use VLC both as a media player and as a streaming server. Online documentation: http://www.videolan.org/doc/ AUTHOR This manual page was written by Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Feb 14, 2005 1
