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{{Module|name=directory|type=Access|description=recursively add files from a directory into the playlist}}

== Options ==
{{Option
|name=recursive
|value=string
|default="expand"
|description=Specify behavior when dealing with subdirectories. Can be "ignore" to ignore sub directories, "collapse" to add sub directories without expanding them and "expand" to add sub directories and expand them
}}
{{Option
|name=ignore-filetypes
|value=string
|default="m3u,db,nfo,jpg,gif,sfv,txt,sub,idx,srt,cue"
|description=Comma seperated list of file extensions to ignore when adding directory items to the playlist
}}

== Example ==
Open a directory:
 % '''vlc directory:///path/to/dir'''
You can also use:
 % '''vlc /path/to/dir'''
or
 % '''vlc dir:///path/to/dir'''
or even
 % '''vlc file:///path/to/dir'''

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