Stop VLC from command line

[bruce]

Hi,

I have an application where I need to be able to start up a VLC process from a windows command line (easy!) and then at a later time stop it playing (less easy!).

How can I simply stop a running vlc from a windows command line? The only solution I've got so far is to go to "tools > preferences > interface" and enable the "allow only one instance" setting. Then, when I want to stop playout, I would do "c:\program files\videolan\vlc.exe dummy.mp3", where dummy.mp3 is a nonexistant file. This stops the existing playout, and generates an error. I suppose I could arrange for dummy.mp3 to be a real mp3 (short, silent) and that would lose the error.

Is there a better way? Something that actually closes vlc rather than just stops playout? Winamp has a /kill flag which accomplishes this - does vlc have anything similar?

Bruce.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

vlc.exe vlc://quit should quit VLC.

[VLC_help]

taskkill command should also work if you like scripting.

[bruce]

vlc.exe vlc://quit should quit VLC.

Thanks - that's exactly what I was looking for...

Bruce.

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

vlc.exe vlc://quit should quit VLC.

Thanks - that's exactly what I was looking for...

Bruce.

Great