---
name: "codeine"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "codeine"
version: "1.0.1-3.dfsg-3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/codeine"
---

# codeine(1)

video player for KDE designed to be as simple as possible

## NAME

codeine - video player for KDE designed to be as simple as possible

## SYNOPSIS

**codeine**  \[ *Qt-options* \] \[ *KDE-options* \] \[ *URL\|file* \] \[ --play-dvd \]

## DESCRIPTION

Video player with a different philosophy: Simple, uncluttered interface

Features:

- •

  Plays DVDs, VCDs, all video formats supported by Xine

- •

  Bundled with a simple web-page KPart

- •

  Starts quickly

## OPTIONS

All KDE and Qt programs accept a some common command-line options. codeine has no application-specific options.

- FC**--help**F\[0\]

  Show help about options

- FC**--help-qt**F\[0\]

  Show Qt specific options

- FC**--help-kde**F\[0\]

  Show KDE specific options

- FC**--help-all**F\[0\]

  Show all options

- FC**--author**F\[0\]

  Show author information

- FC**-v**F\[0\], FC**--version**F\[0\]

  Show version information

- FC**--license**F\[0\]

  Show license information

- FC**--**F\[0\]

  Indicates end of options

- FC**URL\|file**F\[0\]

  URL to or filename of a video

- FC**--play-dvd**F\[0\]

  Play DVD Video

## AUTHOR

Codeine was written by Max Howell \<FCmax.howell@methylblue.comF\[0\]\> Homepage:  http://www.methylblue.com/codeine/ ⟨⟩

## COPYRIGHT

This manual page was written by Achim Bohnet \<FCach@mpe.mpg.deF\[0\]\>, based on work of Anthony Mercatante \<FCanthony.mercatante@laposte.netF\[0\]\>, for the Debian system (but may be used by others). Tom Albers \<FCtomalbers@kde.nlF\[0\]\> documented the play-dvd part. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public Version 2 License can be found in FC*/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2*F\[0\].
