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.SH NAME
-vlc, wxvlc, svlc \- the VLC media player
+vlc, qvlc, svlc, nvlc, rvlc, cvlc \- the VLC media player
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B vlc
.RI [ OPTIONS ]
.B 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".
+For a precise description of options, please use "vlc \-\-help".
The complete list of
.B VLC
options depends on what plugins are installed because they automatically
-add their own options. Please use "vlc --longhelp --advanced" for a
+add their own options. Please use "vlc \-\-longhelp \-\-advanced" for a
complete list of available options.
.SH ITEMS
.B VLC
recognizes several URL-style items:
.TP
-.B *.mpg, *.vob, *.avi, *.mp3, *.ogg
+.B *.mpg, *.vob, *.avi, *.mp3, *.ogg, *.opus
Various multimedia file formats
.TP
-.B dvd://[<device>][@<raw device>][@[<title>][,[<chapter>][,<angle>]]]
+.B 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.
.TP
.B vcd://[<device>][@{E|P|E|T|S}[<number>]]
VCD device (for instance vcd:///dev/cdrom).
.TP
-.B udp:[@[<multicast address>][:<local port>]]
+.B udp://[@[<multicast address>][:<local port>]]
UDP stream, such as one sent by VLS or another VLC.
-Usually "udp:" is enough.
+Usually "udp://" is enough.
.TP
.B http://<server address>[:<server port>]/[<file>]
HTTP stream
.TP
.B rtsp://<server address>[:<server port>]/<stream name>
RTSP Video On Demand stream
-.B vlc:<command>
-Execute a playlist command. Commands are :
+.TP
+.B vlc://<command>
+Execute a playlist command. Commands are:
.B pause
(pause execution of other items), and
.B quit
(close VLC).
+.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
+The following environment variables may affect VLC:
+
+.TP
+.B DISPLAY
+The X11 display server address.
+
+.TP
+.B http_proxy
+The HTTP proxy server URL.
+
+.TP
+.B OSSAUDIO_DEV
+The default audio output device,
+used by the OSSv4 output plugin.
+
+.TP
+.B VLC_DATA_PATH
+The directory containing VLC run-time data files (e.g. /usr/share/vlc).
+
+.TP
+.B VLC_PLUGIN_PATH
+An extra directory to load VLC plugins from.
+
+.TP
+.B VLC_VERBOSE
+The level of verbosity for log messages
+(0: silent, 1: error/info, 2: warning, 3: debug).
+
+.TP
+.B XDG_CACHE_DIR XDG_CONFIG_DIR XDG_DATA_DIR
+The directories to store user cached data, user configuration files and
+user data files respectively.
+
+.TP
+.B XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR XDG_MUSIC_DIR XDG_PICTURES_DIR XDG_VIDEO_DIR
+The directories to fetch or store user text files,
+downloads, music, pictures (i.e. snapshots), and video respectively.
+
+.TP
+.B XDG_SESSION_COOKIE
+The unique identifier of the desktop session,
+used by the PulseAudio output plugin.
+
.SH SEE ALSO
-.BR vls (1)
-.PP
Online documentation: http://www.videolan.org/doc/
.PP
.SH AUTHOR