Stream a file with VLC

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# 4.1. Stream a file with VLC

    % vlc -vvv video1.xyz --sout udp:192.168.0.42 --ttl 12

where :

- `video1.xyz` is the file you want to stream ,

- 192.168.0.42 is either :

  - the IP address of the machine you want to unicast to ;

  - or the DNS name the machine you want to unicast to ;

  - or a multicast IP address .

- 12 is the value of the TTL (Time To Live) of your IP packets (which means that the stream will be able to cross 11 routers) .

If you want to stream the file continuously, add the --loop option .

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