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DoesItReallyMatter: See also: Documentation:Modules/telnet

2019-03-18T22:45:51Z

DoesItReallyMatter: Setting page anchors: #rc to "rc interface", #ncurses to "ncurses interface", #telnet to "telnet interface"

2019-02-13T05:46:01Z

Setting page anchors: #rc to "rc interface", #ncurses to "ncurses interface", #telnet to "telnet interface"

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	VLC has three terminal [[interface]] modules. These are ''rc'', ''telnet'' and ''ncurses''.		VLC has three terminal [[interface]] modules. These are ''rc'', ''telnet'' and ''ncurses''.

	== rc interface ==		== <span id="rc"></span> rc interface ==
	{{see also\|Documentation:Modules/rc}}		{{see also\|Documentation:Modules/rc}}

	The '''rc''' module is a interactive command line interface. It allows you to type commands to make VLC do things. To start it, run <code>vlc --intf rc</code>. This is the default interface if no [[GUI]] environment is available. To get started type "help" followed by enter. Starting with VLC 0.8.0 you can access this interface through a network with a telnet-client by using the <code>--rc-host localhost:port</code> option.		The '''rc''' module is a interactive command line interface. It allows you to type commands to make VLC do things. To start it, run <code>vlc --intf rc</code>. This is the default interface if no [[GUI]] environment is available. To get started type "help" followed by enter. Starting with VLC 0.8.0 you can access this interface through a network with a telnet-client by using the <code>--rc-host localhost:port</code> option.

	== ncurses interface ==		== <span id="ncurses"></span> ncurses interface ==
	{{see also\|Documentation:Modules/ncurses}}		{{see also\|Documentation:Modules/ncurses}}

	The '''ncurses''' module is something like a text-mode GUI, built with the well-known ncurses library. Linux users should be familiar with this kind of interface. This interface is not built by default, you need to add <code>--enable-ncurses</code> to the configure call. To start VLC with this interface run <code>vlc --intf ncurses</code>.		The '''ncurses''' module is something like a text-mode GUI, built with the well-known ncurses library. Linux users should be familiar with this kind of interface. This interface is not built by default, you need to add <code>--enable-ncurses</code> to the configure call. To start VLC with this interface run <code>vlc --intf ncurses</code>.

	== telnet interface ==		== <span id="telnet"></span> telnet interface ==

	The '''telnet''' interface will allow you to use the telnet command to connect to VLC remotely from the network. It is comparable to the rc interface, but less advanced. It can be launched by running VLC like: <code>vlc --intf telnet</code>. Starting with the VLC 0.7.x-series, you can control VLC's VLM-module with this interface to manage multiple simultaneous streams. Notice that you should use the rc-interface if you don't need this feature.		The '''telnet''' interface will allow you to use the telnet command to connect to VLC remotely from the network. It is comparable to the rc interface, but less advanced. It can be launched by running VLC like: <code>vlc --intf telnet</code>. Starting with the VLC 0.7.x-series, you can control VLC's VLM-module with this interface to manage multiple simultaneous streams. Notice that you should use the rc-interface if you don't need this feature.

DoesItReallyMatter: mark up with `...`, add wikilinks, netcat → nc (netcat is deprecated)

2019-01-23T09:25:48Z

mark up with <code>...</code>, add wikilinks, netcat → nc (netcat is deprecated)

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	{{see also\|Documentation:Modules/rc}}		{{see also\|Documentation:Modules/rc}}

	The '''rc''' module is a interactive command line interface. It allows you to type commands to make ~~vlc~~ do things. To start it, run vlc --intf rc. This is the default interface if no ~~gui~~ environment is available. To get started type "help" followed by enter. Starting with VLC 0.8.0 you can access this interface through a network with a telnet-client by using the --rc-host localhost:port option.		The '''rc''' module is a interactive command line interface. It allows you to type commands to make VLC do things. To start it, run <code>vlc --intf rc</code>. This is the default interface if no [[GUI]] environment is available. To get started type "help" followed by enter. Starting with VLC 0.8.0 you can access this interface through a network with a telnet-client by using the <code>--rc-host localhost:port</code> option.

	== ncurses interface ==		== ncurses interface ==
	{{see also\|Documentation:Modules/ncurses}}		{{see also\|Documentation:Modules/ncurses}}

	The '''ncurses''' module is something like a text-mode ~~gui~~, built with the well-known ncurses library. Linux users should be familiar with this kind of interface. This interface is not built by default, you need to add --enable-ncurses to the configure call. To start ~~vlc~~ with this interface run vlc --intf ncurses.		The '''ncurses''' module is something like a text-mode GUI, built with the well-known ncurses library. Linux users should be familiar with this kind of interface. This interface is not built by default, you need to add <code>--enable-ncurses</code> to the configure call. To start VLC with this interface run <code>vlc --intf ncurses</code>.

	== telnet interface ==		== telnet interface ==

	The '''telnet''' interface will allow you to use the telnet command to connect to ~~vlc~~ remotely from the network. It is comparable to the rc interface, but less advanced. It can be launched by running ~~vlc~~ like: vlc --intf telnet. Starting with the VLC 0.7.x-series, you can control VLC's VLM-module with this interface to manage multiple simultaneous streams. Notice that you should use the rc-interface if you don't need this feature.		The '''telnet''' interface will allow you to use the telnet command to connect to VLC remotely from the network. It is comparable to the rc interface, but less advanced. It can be launched by running VLC like: <code>vlc --intf telnet</code>. Starting with the VLC 0.7.x-series, you can control VLC's VLM-module with this interface to manage multiple simultaneous streams. Notice that you should use the rc-interface if you don't need this feature.

	to launch ~~vlc~~ with telnet interface:		to launch VLC with telnet interface:
	$vlc -I telnet --telnet-password test		{{%}} vlc -I telnet --telnet-password test


	The telnet interface is essentially over a "raw ~~tcp~~ socket." To interact with the instance at the command line (assuming the telnet interface's address is <code>10.0.0.100:4212</code>):		The telnet interface is essentially over a "raw [[TCP]] socket." To interact with the instance at the command line (assuming the telnet interface's address is <code>10.0.0.100:4212</code>):

	~~$netcat~~ 10.0.0.100 4212		{{%}} nc 10.0.0.100 4212


	[[Category:Interfaces]]		[[Category:Interfaces]]

DoesItReallyMatter: See also: Documentation:Modules/rc, Documentation:Modules/ncurses

2019-01-21T01:42:15Z

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	== rc interface ==		== rc interface ==
			{{see also\|Documentation:Modules/rc}}

	The '''rc''' module is a interactive command line interface. It allows you to type commands to make vlc do things. To start it, run vlc --intf rc. This is the default interface if no gui environment is available. To get started type "help" followed by enter. Starting with VLC 0.8.0 you can access this interface through a network with a telnet-client by using the --rc-host localhost:port option.		The '''rc''' module is a interactive command line interface. It allows you to type commands to make vlc do things. To start it, run vlc --intf rc. This is the default interface if no gui environment is available. To get started type "help" followed by enter. Starting with VLC 0.8.0 you can access this interface through a network with a telnet-client by using the --rc-host localhost:port option.

	== ncurses interface ==		== ncurses interface ==
			{{see also\|Documentation:Modules/ncurses}}

	The '''ncurses''' module is something like a text-mode gui, built with the well-known ncurses library. Linux users should be familiar with this kind of interface. This interface is not built by default, you need to add --enable-ncurses to the configure call. To start vlc with this interface run vlc --intf ncurses.		The '''ncurses''' module is something like a text-mode gui, built with the well-known ncurses library. Linux users should be familiar with this kind of interface. This interface is not built by default, you need to add --enable-ncurses to the configure call. To start vlc with this interface run vlc --intf ncurses.

DoesItReallyMatter: Make use of {{See also}}

2016-10-31T09:21:14Z

Make use of {{See also}}

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			{{See also\|Command line}}
	VLC has three terminal [[interface]] modules. These are ''rc'', ''telnet'' and ''ncurses''.		VLC has three terminal [[interface]] modules. These are ''rc'', ''telnet'' and ''ncurses''.
	~~:''See also [[Command line]]''~~

	== rc interface ==		== rc interface ==

Tayssir: Using netcat to communcate with telnet interface.

2008-02-26T16:18:57Z

Using netcat to communcate with telnet interface.

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	to launch vlc with telnet interface:		to launch vlc with telnet interface:
	$vlc -I telnet --telnet-password test		$vlc -I telnet --telnet-password test


			The telnet interface is essentially over a "raw tcp socket." To interact with the instance at the command line (assuming the telnet interface's address is <code>10.0.0.100:4212</code>):

			$netcat 10.0.0.100 4212


	[[Category:Interfaces]]		[[Category:Interfaces]]

Narcisgarcia: See also Command line

2007-10-03T07:26:36Z

GNUtoo: /* telnet interface */

2007-07-21T16:45:35Z

telnet interface

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	The '''telnet''' interface will allow you to use the telnet command to connect to vlc remotely from the network. It is comparable to the rc interface, but less advanced. It can be launched by running vlc like: vlc --intf telnet. Starting with the VLC 0.7.x-series, you can control VLC's VLM-module with this interface to manage multiple simultaneous streams. Notice that you should use the rc-interface if you don't need this feature.		The '''telnet''' interface will allow you to use the telnet command to connect to vlc remotely from the network. It is comparable to the rc interface, but less advanced. It can be launched by running vlc like: vlc --intf telnet. Starting with the VLC 0.7.x-series, you can control VLC's VLM-module with this interface to manage multiple simultaneous streams. Notice that you should use the rc-interface if you don't need this feature.

			to launch vlc with telnet interface:
			$vlc -I telnet --telnet-password test


	[[Category:Interfaces]]		[[Category:Interfaces]]

H2g2bob: /* telnet interface */

2007-01-16T00:32:15Z