Linux control a running vlc process through command line

Question

is there any way to control an already running VLC player on ubuntu. For example, i am trying to start a vlc video full screen with a default audio.

and then contro

Answer 1

The script player control from exic's answer is just a wrapper for some dbus commands. To use them without the script, try the following:

dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.vlc /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.PlayPause

The last PlayPause can be replaced with, e.g., Play, Pause, Previous, Next.

If you have qdbus installed, it can be used as an alternative to dbus-send:

qdbus org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.vlc /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.PlayPause

A list of all available calls can be obtained by leaving out the last argument:

qdbus org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.vlc /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2