Usage: vlc [options] [stream] ... You can specify multiple streams on the commandline. They will be enqueued in the playlist. The first item specified will be played first. Options-styles: --option A global option that is set for the duration of the program. -option A single letter version of a global --option. :option An option that only applies to the stream directly before it and that overrides previous settings. Stream MRL syntax: [[access][/demux]://]URL[#[title][:chapter][-[title][:chapter]]] [:option=value ...] Many of the global --options can also be used as MRL specific :options. Multiple :option=value pairs can be specified. URL syntax: file:///path/file Plain media file http://host[:port]/file HTTP URL ftp://host[:port]/file FTP URL mms://host[:port]/file MMS URL screen:// Screen capture dvd://[device] DVD device vcd://[device] VCD device cdda://[device] Audio CD device udp://[[]@[][:]] UDP stream sent by a streaming server vlc://pause: Pause the playlist for a certain time vlc://quit Special item to quit VLC core program (core) Audio --audio, --no-audio Enable audio (default enabled) --force-dolby-surround={0 (Auto), 1 (On), 2 (Off)} Force detection of Dolby Surround --audio-replay-gain-mode={none,track,album} Replay gain mode --audio-replay-gain-preamp= Replay preamp --audio-replay-gain-default= Default replay gain --audio-time-stretch, --no-audio-time-stretch Enable time stretching audio (default enabled) --audio-filter= Audio filters --audio-visual={any,goom,projectm,visual,glspectrum,none} Audio visualisations Video -f, --fullscreen, --no-fullscreen Fullscreen video output (default disabled) --video-on-top, --no-video-on-top Always on top (default disabled) --video-wallpaper, --no-video-wallpaper Enable wallpaper mode (default disabled) --video-title-show, --no-video-title-show Show media title on video (default enabled) --video-title-timeout= Show video title for x milliseconds --video-title-position={0 (Centre), 1 (Left), 2 (Right), 4 (Top), 8 (Bottom), 5 (Top-Left), 6 (Top-Right), 9 (Bottom-Left), 10 (Bottom-Right)} Position of video title --mouse-hide-timeout= Hide cursor and fullscreen controller after x milliseconds Snapshot: --snapshot-path= Video snapshot directory (or filename) --snapshot-prefix= Video snapshot file prefix --snapshot-format={png,jpg,tiff} Video snapshot format --snapshot-preview, --no-snapshot-preview Display video snapshot preview (default enabled) --snapshot-sequential, --no-snapshot-sequential Use sequential numbers instead of timestamps (default disabled) Window properties: --crop= Video cropping --custom-crop-ratios= Custom crop ratios list --aspect-ratio= Source aspect ratio --autoscale, --no-autoscale Video Auto Scaling (default enabled) --custom-aspect-ratios= Custom aspect ratios list --deinterlace={0 (Off), -1 (Automatic), 1 (On)} Deinterlace --deinterlace-mode={auto,discard,blend,mean,bob,linear,x,yadif,yadif2x,phosphor,ivtc} Deinterlace mode --video-filter= Video filter module --video-splitter= Video splitter module Subpictures On Screen Display: --spu, --no-spu Enable sub-pictures (default enabled) --osd, --no-osd On Screen Display (default enabled) Subtitles: --sub-file= Use subtitle file --sub-autodetect-file, --no-sub-autodetect-file Autodetect subtitle files (default enabled) --sub-text-scale= Subtitles text scaling factor Overlays: --sub-source= Subpictures source module --sub-filter= Subpictures filter module Track settings: --audio-language= Audio language --sub-language= Subtitle language --menu-language= Menu language --preferred-resolution={-1 (Best available), 1080 (Full HD (1080p)), 720 (HD (720p)), 576 (Standard Definition (576 or 480 lines)), 360 (Low Definition (360 lines)), 240 (Very Low Definition (240 lines))} Preferred video resolution Playback control: --input-repeat= Input repetitions --input-fast-seek, --no-input-fast-seek Fast seek (default disabled) --rate= Playback speed Default devices: --dvd= DVD device --vcd= VCD device Network settings: --http-proxy= HTTP proxy --http-proxy-pwd= HTTP proxy password Advanced: --input-title-format= Change title according to current media Input --stream-filter= Stream filter module Performance options: --high-priority, --no-high-priority Increase the priority of the process (default disabled) Playlist -Z, --random, --no-random Play files randomly forever (default disabled) -L, --loop, --no-loop Repeat all (default disabled) -R, --repeat, --no-repeat Repeat current item (default disabled) --play-and-exit, --no-play-and-exit Play and exit (default disabled) --play-and-stop, --no-play-and-stop Play and stop (default disabled) --start-paused, --no-start-paused Start paused (default disabled) --playlist-autostart, --no-playlist-autostart Auto start (default enabled) --playlist-cork, --no-playlist-cork Pause on audio communication (default enabled) --media-library, --no-media-library Use media library (default disabled) --playlist-tree, --no-playlist-tree Display playlist tree (default disabled) --open= Default stream --auto-preparse, --no-auto-preparse Automatically preparse items (default enabled) --preparse-timeout= Preparsing timeout --metadata-network-access, --no-metadata-network-access Allow metadata network access (default disabled) --recursive={none,collapse,expand} Subdirectory behaviour --ignore-filetypes= Ignored extensions --show-hiddenfiles, --no-show-hiddenfiles Show hidden files (default disabled) -v, --verbose= Verbosity (0,1,2) --advanced, --no-advanced Show advanced options (default disabled) --interact, --no-interact Interface interaction (default enabled) -I, --intf= Interface module --extraintf= Extra interface modules --control= Control interfaces Hot keys --hotkeys-y-wheel-mode={-1 (Ignore), 0 (Volume control), 2 (Position control), 3 (Position control reversed)} Mouse wheel vertical axis control --hotkeys-x-wheel-mode={-1 (Ignore), 0 (Volume control), 2 (Position control), 3 (Position control reversed)} Mouse wheel horizontal axis control --global-key-toggle-fullscreen= Fullscreen --key-toggle-fullscreen= Fullscreen --global-key-leave-fullscreen= Exit fullscreen --key-leave-fullscreen= Exit fullscreen --global-key-play-pause= Play/Pause --key-play-pause= Play/Pause --global-key-faster= Faster --key-faster= Faster --global-key-slower= Slower --key-slower= Slower --global-key-rate-normal= Normal rate --key-rate-normal= Normal rate --global-key-rate-faster-fine= Faster (fine) --key-rate-faster-fine= Faster (fine) --global-key-rate-slower-fine= Slower (fine) --key-rate-slower-fine= Slower (fine) --global-key-next= Next --key-next= Next --global-key-prev= Previous --key-prev= Previous --global-key-stop= Stop --key-stop= Stop --global-key-jump-extrashort= Very short backwards jump --key-jump-extrashort= Very short backwards jump --global-key-jump+extrashort= Very short forward jump --key-jump+extrashort= Very short forward jump --global-key-jump-short= Short backwards jump --key-jump-short= Short backwards jump --global-key-jump+short= Short forward jump --key-jump+short= Short forward jump --global-key-jump-medium= Medium backwards jump --key-jump-medium= Medium backwards jump --global-key-jump+medium= Medium forward jump --key-jump+medium= Medium forward jump --global-key-jump-long= Long backwards jump --key-jump-long= Long backwards jump --global-key-jump+long= Long forward jump --key-jump+long= Long forward jump --global-key-frame-next= Next frame --key-frame-next= Next frame --global-key-quit= Quit --key-quit= Quit --global-key-vol-up= Volume up --key-vol-up= Volume up --global-key-vol-down= Volume down --key-vol-down= Volume down --global-key-vol-mute= Mute --key-vol-mute= Mute --global-key-audio-track= Cycle audio track --key-audio-track= Cycle audio track --global-key-audiodevice-cycle= Cycle through audio devices --key-audiodevice-cycle= Cycle through audio devices --global-key-subtitle-revtrack= Cycle subtitle track in reverse order --key-subtitle-revtrack= Cycle subtitle track in reverse order --global-key-subtitle-track= Cycle subtitle track --key-subtitle-track= Cycle subtitle track --global-key-subtitle-toggle= Toggle subtitles --key-subtitle-toggle= Toggle subtitles --global-key-program-sid-next= Cycle next program Service ID --key-program-sid-next= Cycle next program Service ID --global-key-program-sid-prev= Cycle previous program Service ID --key-program-sid-prev= Cycle previous program Service ID --global-key-aspect-ratio= Cycle source aspect ratio --key-aspect-ratio= Cycle source aspect ratio --global-key-crop= Cycle video crop --key-crop= Cycle video crop --global-key-toggle-autoscale= Toggle autoscaling --key-toggle-autoscale= Toggle autoscaling --global-key-incr-scalefactor= Increase scale factor --key-incr-scalefactor= Increase scale factor --global-key-decr-scalefactor= Decrease scale factor --key-decr-scalefactor= Decrease scale factor --global-key-deinterlace= Toggle deinterlacing --key-deinterlace= Toggle deinterlacing --global-key-deinterlace-mode= Cycle deinterlace modes --key-deinterlace-mode= Cycle deinterlace modes --global-key-intf-show= Show controller in fullscreen --key-intf-show= Show controller in fullscreen --global-key-wallpaper= Toggle wallpaper mode in video output --key-wallpaper= Toggle wallpaper mode in video output --global-key-random= Random --key-random= Random --global-key-loop= Normal/Loop/Repeat --key-loop= Normal/Loop/Repeat --global-key-zoom-quarter= 1:4 Quarter --key-zoom-quarter= 1:4 Quarter --global-key-zoom-half= 1:2 Half