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# 3.1. Receive a stream with VLC

## 3.1.1. Receive an unicast stream

    % vlc -vvv udp:

## 3.1.2. Receive a multicast stream

    % vlc -vvv udp:@239.255.12.42

where 239.255.12.42 is the multicast IP address you want to join .

## 3.1.3. Receive an HTTP/FTP/MMS stream

Use one of the following command lines :

-     % vlc -vvv http://example/stream.xyz

  where http://example/stream.xyz is the HTTP address of the stream ;

-     % vlc -vvv ftp://example/stream.xyz

  where ftp://example/stream.xyz is the FTP address of the stream ;

-     % vlc -vvv mms://viptvr.yacast.fr/encoderfranceinfo

  where mms://viptvr.yacast.fr/encoderfranceinfo is the MMS address of the stream .

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