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I'm trying to use VLC to open files from shell scripts via the CLI, and have it working for the most part, but I can't get different shell scripts to use the same instance. I have tried searching and only found something about the ability to open multiple instances through CLI, suggesting that VLC d...

Hi, sorry for the late reply. Aliases are like symbolic links in *nix that will resolve to a specific file somewhere else (http://www.kb.iu.edu/data/achy.html). It's very useful when you want to organize your files in several ways or if there is some overlap between your files that makes you unsure ...

Hi, I just sorted a lot of study/tutorial videos in different ways using aliases, but now when I try to play the alias files (like you can with QuickView and QT), I get the error main error: no suitable decoder module for fourcc `undf'. VLC probably does not support this sound or video format. is th...