vlc

Cross-platform multimedia player. More information: <https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Command_line/>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/vlc.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install vlc-bin
Ubuntu
apt-get install vlc-bin
Alpine
apk add vlc
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S vlc
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install vlc-bin
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install vlc-bin
Raspbian
apt-get install vlc-bin
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/vlc vlc powered by Commando

Cross-platform multimedia player. More information: <https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Command_line/>.

  • Play a file:
    vlc path/to/file
  • Play in fullscreen:
    vlc --fullscreen path/to/file
  • Play muted:
    vlc --no-audio path/to/file
  • Play repeatedly:
    vlc --loop path/to/file
  • Play video from a URL:
    vlc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

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