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{{Howto|jump to a certain time in a video}}
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== Graphical ==
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In the menu bar select '''Playback''' → '''Jump to Specific Time'''. Alternatively, press <kbd>Ctrl+T</kbd>. Enter the hours, minutes, and seconds.

== Command-line ==
To seek from the command-line, use <code>--start-time <seconds></code> to skip the beginning or <code>--stop-time <seconds></code> to skip the end. As of VLC version 1.0.0 sub-second values are accepted.
Example:
 {{%}} vlc --start-time=83.4 --stop-time=300 BigBuckBunny.ogv
Plays an open-source movie starting at 1 minute 23.4 seconds and ending at 5 minutes.

Advanced users: playback control is documented in <code>vlc --module=core --advanced</code>

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