The flower revision on debian is the version of vlc now in use. Since I can't get the program to quit when playing a video typescript output likely won't be feasible either. On Wed, 17 Oct 2012, Shlomi Fish wrote: > Hi Jude, > > On Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:01:59 -0400 (EDT) > Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > When I play an audio stream with vlc on command line interface, the > > quit command works with no problem. However if I play a downloaded > > video file with vlc, the quit command in command line interface does > > not work. Another problem with videos on vlc is that vlc puts a > > status bar of some kind on the screen and updates it throughout the > > video. I haven't yet figured out what setting is doing this, but if > > I find out I'll be looking for what configuration file to update with > > what setting to permanently disable this behavior. > > > > Well, I don't know how you invoke the command line interface, and which > version of VLC you are using, but right here on Mageia Linux 3/Cauldron > with vlc-2.0.4-1.mga3.tainted , then ?vlc --intf ncurses /path/to/myfile/? > exits with both a video file and an .mp3 file when I press "q". Can you > provide more details? > > Regards, > > Shlomi Fish > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Adobe fiend for failing to Flash > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Shlomi Fish http://www.shlomifish.org/ > Freecell Solver - http://fc-solve.shlomifish.org/ > > Judaism: God is all the shit, all the non?shit and all the intermediate > demi?shits in between. > > Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Adobe fiend for failing to Flash _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list