Q:

open and close vlc player automatically

I would like to open and close the vlc player automatically in a Lubuntu VMware. I have tried a shell script code like:
   vlc rtmp:/<ip addres>/code
   sleep(5)
   exit 0 or vlc:quit

It opens the vlc player and start it but does not go for the second line and therefore, can not close it.
So, please let me know how can I fix it.

A:

Just writing up my comment. You can use:
timeout 5 vlc rtmp:/<ip addres>/code

