Full list of command-line options

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This is the full list of options accepted by vcs, sorted by their long name.

The See column links to the page explaining the option. The Example column shows an example with valid arguments in case it accepts.

Long option	Short option	Short description	See	Example
--autoaspect	`-A`	Try to guess aspect ratio	Capture size and aspect ratio	`-A`
--aspect	`-a`	Aspect ratio	Capture size and aspect ratio	`-a 4/3`
--columns	`-c`	Number of columns	Number of columns	`-c 3`
--disable	`-d`	Disable certain functions
--dvd	`-V`	DVD Mode
--end_offset	`-E`	Time ignored from end	End offset	`-E 5m`
--extended	`-e`	Enable extended mode	extended_mode	`-e2`
--from	`-f`	Starting time for captures	partial_capture	`-f 90s`
--fullname	`-U`	Use real user name
--funky	`-k`	Funky operation modes
--height	`-H`	Height of captures	Capture size and aspect ratio	`-H 240`
--help	`-h`	Show list of options
--highlight	`-l`	Highlighted manual capture	Highlights	`-l 2m30`
--interval	`-i`	Capture interval	Capture count modes	`-i 1m`
--jpeg	`-j`	Output JPEG		`-j`
--jpeg 2 ¹⁾	`-j2`	Output JPEG 2000		`-j2`
--jpeg2		Output JPEG 2000 ²⁾		`--jpeg2`
--manual	`-m`	Manual-only mode	Manual-only mode	`-m`
--mincho	`-I`	Non-latin scripts mode
--numcaps	`-n`	Number of captures	Capture count modes	`-n 20`
--override	`-O`	Override configuration option	conf_files	`-O bg_sign=Gray`
--shoehorn ³⁾		Insert arguments in mplayer/ffmpeg command-line
--stamp	`-S`	Manual capture	Manually added captures	`-S 20`
--to	`-t`	Ending time for captures	partial_capture	`-t 1h30m`
--user	`-u`	Set the name used in the signature
	`-Wc`	Disable colour in console output ⁴⁾
	`-Wo`	Workaround
	`-Ws`	Increase number of safe-mode measuring tests ⁵⁾

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Note a space is required between jpeg and 2, but not between -j and 2

²⁾ , ⁴⁾ , ⁵⁾

Since 1.11

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To be deprecated

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