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No - not from java. However, if I execute the command from a cmd window, vlc pops open a new cmd like window saying
"Dumped contents to vlc-help.txt file. Press the RETURN key to continue."

Update:
I have even tried --version instead of -version.

I previously had no problems interacting with VLC from Java. I used to launch using process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("C:\\Program Files(x86)\\VideoLAN\\VLC\\vlc.exe") and read the stdout using process.getErrorStream(). For example, to get the VLC version I used the following command: &q...