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vlc — Cross-platform multimedia player. See also: `mpv`, `mplayer`, `ytfzf`. More information: <https://wi

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Problem

How to use the vlc command: Cross-platform multimedia player. See also: mpv, mplayer, ytfzf. More information: <https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Command_line/>.

Solution

vlc — Cross-platform multimedia player. See also: mpv, mplayer, ytfzf. More information: <https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Command_line/>.

Play a file:

vlc {{path/to/file}}

Play in fullscreen:

vlc --fullscreen {{path/to/file}}

Play muted:

vlc --no-audio {{path/to/file}}

Play repeatedly:

vlc --loop {{path/to/file}}

Play video from a URL:

vlc {{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0}}

Code Snippets

Play a file

vlc {{path/to/file}}

Play in fullscreen

vlc --fullscreen {{path/to/file}}

Play muted

vlc --no-audio {{path/to/file}}

Play repeatedly

vlc --loop {{path/to/file}}

Play video from a URL

vlc {{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/vlc

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