docs(faq): Add download missing file entry

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Ross Patterson 2025-08-21 08:00:12 -07:00
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@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ suite of :ref:`scripting functions
<config_reference/scripting/scripting_functions:Scripting Functions>` to create your own <config_reference/scripting/scripting_functions:Scripting Functions>` to create your own
clever scraping mechanisms. clever scraping mechanisms.
...force ytdl-sub to re-download a video ...force ytdl-sub to re-download a file
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``ytdl-sub`` decides what videos have already been downloaded by entries in :ref:`the ``ytdl-sub`` decides what files have already been downloaded by entries in :ref:`the
download archive file <config_reference/plugins:output_options>`, download archive file <config_reference/plugins:output_options>`,
``./.ytdl-sub-...-download-archive.json``, at the top of the subscription/series/show ``./.ytdl-sub-...-download-archive.json``, at the top of the subscription/series/show
:ref:`output directory <config_reference/plugins:output_options>` in the appropriate :ref:`output directory <config_reference/plugins:output_options>` in the appropriate
@ -204,6 +204,16 @@ need to be removed:
--date_range.before 20250101 \ --date_range.before 20250101 \
" --match="NOVA PBS" " --match="NOVA PBS"
...download a file missing from the archive
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The root causes are unknown, but sometimes even after successful, complete runs, some
files will be missing from the archive. To attempt to download those missing files,
use `the same CLI options as re-downloading a file`_
.. _`the same CLI options as re-downloading a file`:
`...force ytdl-sub to re-download a file`_
There is a bug where... There is a bug where...
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