macOS VLC.app scripts

Installation

$ [sudo] npm i -g mac-vlc

Scripts usage

command|usage -|- vlc |usage: vlc command [options] vlc-duration |usage: vlc-duration vlc-frontmost |usage: vlc-frontmost vlc-fullscreen-detect |usage: vlc-fullscreen-detect vlc-fullscreen-enter |usage: vlc-fullscreen-enter vlc-fullscreen-exit |usage: vlc-fullscreen-exit vlc-kill |usage: vlc-kill vlc-open |usage: vlc-open path vlc-path |usage: vlc-path vlc-pause |usage: vlc-pause vlc-pid |usage: vlc-pid vlc-play |usage: vlc-play vlc-playing |usage: vlc-playing vlc-time |usage: vlc-time vlc-volume |usage: vlc-volume [volume]

Examples

$ vlc open "path/to/pron.avi"
$ vlc pause
$ vlc play
$ vlc playing
1

volume

$ vlc volume 42
$ vlc volume
42

fullscreen

$ vlc fullscreen-enter
$ vlc fullscreen-detect
1
$ vlc fullscreen-exit

frontmost (1 or 0)

$ vlc frontmost
0

VLC.app process

$ vlc pid
5726
$ vlc kill