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.SH NAME
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
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
recognizes several URL-style items:
.TP
.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
must have been prepared beforehands.
.TP
.B vcd:<device>
VCD device (for instance vcd:/dev/cdrom).
.TP
.B udpstream:[@[<multicast address>][:<local port>]]
UDP stream, such as one sent by VLS or another VLC.
Usually "udpstream:" is enough.
.TP
.B vlc:<command>
Execute a playlist command. Commands are :
.B pause
(pause execution of other items), and
.B quit
(close VLC).

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR vls (1), vlms (1)
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.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Sam Hocevar <sam@zoy.org>, for the Debian
GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).