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19 vlc, gnome-vlc, gvlc, kvlc, qvlc, wxvlc \- the VLC media player
25 This manual page documents briefly the
31 follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long
32 options starting with two dashes (`-').
33 For a precise description of options, please use "vlc --help".
37 options depends on what plugins are installed because they automatically
38 add their own options. Please use "vlc --longhelp" for a complete list of
43 recognizes several URL-style items:
45 .B *.mpg, *.vob, *.avi, *.mp3, *.ogg
46 Various multimedia file formats
48 .B dvd:[<device>][@<raw device>][@[<title>][,[<chapter>][,<angle>]]]
49 DVD device (for instance dvd:/dev/dvd). The raw device is optional and
50 must have been prepared beforehands.
53 VCD device (for instance vcd:/dev/cdrom).
55 .B udpstream:[@[<multicast address>][:<local port>]]
56 UDP stream, such as one sent by VLS or another VLC.
57 Usually "udpstream:" is enough.
60 Execute a playlist command. Commands are :
62 (pause execution of other items), and
70 This manual page was written by Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>, for the Debian
71 GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).