vlc(1) - Linux man page

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).

Author

This manual page was written by Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

Referenced By

recordmydesktop(1), vlc-config(1), vlc-wrapper(1)