Sending a command-line command like "Mute Audio" to a running VLC instance?

[dewang2k3]

Hi,

When a VLC instance( or application) is running, there are many GUI-commands on the VLC window which you can issue to control the running VLC. For example, for controlling audio, you have the following three commands among many others:
1. Audio -> Increase Volume;
2. Audio -> Decrease Volume;
3. Audio -> Mute.

Now, my question is: Can I send these three commands through command-line to a running VLC instance/application? Can a running VLC instance receive any asynchronous events like "mute audio" or "un-mute audio"? If yes, can you give me a pointer where I can find any API documents on how to use them?

Thanks,
Derek Wang

[dewang2k3]

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