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VLC has four terminal [[interface]] modules. These are ''rc'', ''rtci'', ''telnet'' and ''ncurses''.
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{{See also|Command line}}
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VLC has three terminal [[interface]] modules. These are ''rc'', ''telnet'' and ''ncurses''.
  
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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.
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== <span id="rc"></span> rc interface ==
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{{See also|Documentation:Modules/rc}}
  
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The '''rtci''' interface is quite similar to the rc one. It has more features, but is therefore a bit harder to use. In the future, the rtci-module might use a different syntax on the contrary to rc, so it can be easier used for controlling VLC from other applications or scripts.
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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.
  
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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.
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== <span id="ncurses"></span> ncurses interface ==
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{{See also|Documentation:Modules/ncurses}}
  
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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.
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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>.
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== <span id="telnet"></span> telnet interface ==
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{{See also|Documentation:Modules/telnet}}
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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: <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.
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to launch VLC with telnet interface:
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{{%}} vlc -I telnet --telnet-password test
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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>):
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{{%}} nc 10.0.0.100 4212
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[[Category:Interfaces]]

Latest revision as of 22:45, 18 March 2019

See also: Command line

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

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.

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.

telnet interface

See also: Documentation:Modules/telnet

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


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 10.0.0.100:4212): 

% nc 10.0.0.100 4212
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