There are two ways you can instruct VLC to quit playback after the playlist is played fully:

1. By supplying the --play-and-exit CLI option, e.g.:

   
   
   

   cvlc --play-and-exit audio1.mp3 audio2.mp3
   
   

   
   
   

   or

   
   
   

   vlc --play-and-exit audio1.mp3 audio2.mp3
   
   

   
   
   

   or creating a bash alias (in ~/.bashrc):

   
   
   

   alias cvlc='cvlc --play-and-exit'
   
   




2. By adding the dummy item vlc://quit to your playlist, e.g.:

   
   
   

   cvlc audio1.mp3 audio2.mp3 vlc://quit
   
   

   
   
   

   or

   
   
   

   vlc audio1.mp3 audio2.mp3 vlc://quit
   
   

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/q/10249261/1708932