---
name: "vls"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vls"
version: "0.5.4+cvs20031028-9"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vls"
---

# vls(1)

The VideoLAN Server

## NAME

vls - The VideoLAN Server

## SYNOPSIS

**vlc**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly **vls** , a free MPEG, MPEG2 and DVD server.

**vls** does not accept any arguments. However, it will look for its **vls.cfg** configuration file in the current directory when launched, or, when not found, in /etc/videolan/vls/.

## SEE ALSO

[**vlc**(1)](/vlc/1.md),**vlms**(1)\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Samuel Hocevar \<sam@zoy.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).