'C:Program Files (x86)VideoLANVLCvlc.exe' rel='nofollow' -qt-start-minimized -video-wallpaper -no-video-title-show -repeat 'C:DownloadsTutorial.mp4' Command Line 1: Starting VLC via Command Line to Play A Video as Desktop Wallpaper We are going to go through 7 of such command lines that you must know. The command line lets you bypass the graphical interface of VLC and makes it very easy to create and use scripts to get what you want done from the media player. However, there is something that makes VLC even more special on Linux-the command line. Free, open source and compatible with almost every operating system, it can do almost everything that one expects it to do and sometimes even more. VLC is one of the most loved media players out there.