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If you downloaded a "bafxxx" playlist or a suspicious .lua script for VLC, it could be stuck in a loop.
VLC relies on file extensions to guess the demuxer. If you rename an .mkv or .mp4 to .bafxxx, VLC will fail to auto-detect. bafxxx videolan top
To see exactly what VLC is doing with a "bafxxx" file, run VLC from the terminal: If you downloaded a "bafxxx" playlist or a suspicious
vlc -vvv /path/to/your/bafxxx_file --verbose=2
Then, in a second terminal, run:
top -p $(pidof vlc)
Or, for macOS:
top -pid $(pgrep -x VLC)
You might be looking for the opposite: How to make VLC appear at the top of your screen (always on top). Then, in a second terminal, run: top -p $(pidof vlc)
for f in bafxxx*.mkv; do
mv "$f" "$f/bafxxx/ShowName_S01E01"
done