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-.TH VLC 1 "May 19, 2002"
+.TH VLC 1 "Feb 02, 2003"
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.SH NAME
-vlc, gvlc, gnome-vlc, kvlc, qvlc \- The VideoLAN Client
+vlc, gnome-vlc, gvlc, kvlc, qvlc, wxvlc \- the VLC media player
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B vlc
.RI [ OPTIONS ]
.RI [ ITEMS ]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the
-.B vlc
-, a free MPEG, MPEG2 and DVD player.
+.B VLC
+multimedia player.
+
+.SH 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".
+
+The complete list of
+.B VLC
+options depends on what plugins are installed because they automatically
+add their own options. Please use "vlc --longhelp" for a complete list of
+available options.
+
.SH ITEMS
-.B vlc
+.B VLC
recognizes several URL-style items:
.TP
-.B *.mpg, *.vob
-Plain MPEG-1/2 files
-.B *.avi
-AVI files, such as DivX movies
+.B *.mpg, *.vob, *.avi, *.mp3, *.ogg
+Various multimedia file formats
.TP
.B dvd:[<device>][@<raw device>][@[<title>][,[<chapter>][,<angle>]]]
DVD device (for instance dvd:/dev/dvd). The raw device is optional and
VCD device (for instance dvd:/dev/cdrom).
.TP
.B udpstream:[@[<multicast address>][:<local port>]]
-UDP stream, such as one sent by VideoLAN Server or VideoLAN miniserver.
+UDP stream, such as one sent by VLS or another VLC.
Usually "udpstream:" is enough.
.TP
.B vlc:<command>
-Execute a play-list command. Commands are :
-.B loop
-(loop the playlist),
+Execute a playlist command. Commands are :
.B pause
(pause execution of other items), and
.B quit
(close VLC).
-.SH 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".
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR vls (1), vlms (1)