Starting VLC from command line always puts the window behind other windows
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If I start VLC from Finder, the windows shows up on top. But if I start VLC from the command line using vlc command [using either Terminal or iTerm2], the VLC window is never shows up on top. I have to use Command + Tab to switch to it. This is very annoying. Does anyone know how to fix it?
Btw, I don't want to make VLC always on top of other windows. But it should get focused [on top] when it starts.
Best Answer
If you wish to use command-line to:
- open a media file with VLC player
or
- simply launch VLC player
simply execute the following in the terminal emulator of your choice, respectively for above cases:
open file.mp4 -a VLC
open -a VLC
where file.mp4 is the media file that you wish to open.
This will always cause the VLC media player window to show on top.
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