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+# SYNOPSIS
+#   vlc [options] [file ...]        edit the given files
+#
+
+function vlc -d "Open VLC media player"
+
+  if begin; which vlc > /dev/null 2>&1; and test -x (which vlc); end
+    command vlc $argv
+  else if test -d "/Applications/VLC.app"
+    "/Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC" $argv > /dev/null 2>&1
+  else
+    echo "No VLC installation found" >&2
+    return 1
+  end
+end
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