am I correct in assuming that if I open vlc and press command-o that I need to browse for the folder I want to playy? it says: “open file” does that matter when it’s a folder I’m after? > On Jan 9, 2015, at 4:20 PM, David Griffith <daj.griff...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have not really been following this thread but I am not sure why you are > having to use Terminal. There may be some reason you want O take the > Terminal route that I have not picked up on. however I do not have to use > Terminal to play folders of music with VLC. Whatever the folder size if I > want to play a folder of music in VLC, I simply press command A in the Finder > folder window and then command down arrow to open the selected files as a > temporary playlist in VLC. This assumes that VLC is the default player for > the files you want to play. > Alternatively just open VLC, press command O, highlight the folder and press > return and this will do the same thing. > > David Griffith >> On 9 Jan 2015, at 20:43, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I got the terminal commands to work with VLC last night. it started playing >> right away but it stopped often and I would have to tell it to go to the >> next track. it staid stuck in the same album and wouldn’t wander around as I >> wanted it to. it’s a pretty big folder probably 25 or more artists and a lot >> of them have more than 1 album. is there some setting I can change to get it >> to do what I want or do you think maybe the folder’s just too big? >> >> TThanks. >>> On Jan 5, 2015, at 7:14 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cah4...@icloud.com> wrote: >>> >>> You can start with /Users (note the slash in front) but usually when you >>> open terminal you are in your home directory you can just start with the >>> directory. For instance from my home directory: >>> >>> open -a /Applications/VLC.app Music/Classical >>> >>> I made this up but this should give you an example. >>> >>> If this doesn't work, tell what the directory is and I can send you an >>> exact example to past into Terminal. Also remember that when typing you can >>> tab to have it complete. Fore example, once you type VL you can probably >>> tab and it will complete VLC.app but there will be a slash after that and >>> no space so you would have to space before typing the directory. The same >>> with /applications. You can type /App and do a tab and it should compete >>> /Applications with a slash after that and of course then you can start >>> VLC.app without spacing. Voiceover should echo enough for you to know what >>> you are doing. >>> >>> -- >>> Cheryl >>> >>> I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. >>> I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper >>> thrown in the trash! >>> Then God gave me a new heart and life: >>> His joy for my despairing tears! >>> And now, every day: >>> "This I call to mind, >>> and therefore I have hope: >>> The steadfast love of the Lord >>> never ceases; >>> his mercies never come to an end; >>> they are new every morning; >>> great is your faithfulness." >>> (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 5, 2015, at 6:32 PM, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I’m requesting a lesson in terminal. I followed Cheryl’s instructions about >>> how to open a music folder in vlc. I got the message “file does not exist”. >>> it’s a folder, but besides that I must have done the syntax incorrectly as >>> far as the path goes. do you start from users/ or before that? I wrote the >>> name of each folder with a slash in-between. what am I missing? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> Lorie >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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