ytdl-sub/docs/source/usage.rst
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Usage
=====
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ytdl-sub [GENERAL OPTIONS] {sub,dl,view} [COMMAND OPTIONS]
For Windows users, it would be ``ytdl-sub.exe``
General Options
---------------
CLI options common to all sub-commands. Must be specified before the sub-command, for
example ``$ ytdl-sub --dry-run sub ...``:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --version show program's version number and exit
-c CONFIGPATH, --config CONFIGPATH
path to the config yaml, uses config.yaml if not provided
-d, --dry-run preview what a download would output, does not perform any video downloads or writes to output directories
-l quiet|info|verbose|debug, --log-level quiet|info|verbose|debug
level of logs to print to console, defaults to verbose
-t TRANSACTIONPATH, --transaction-log TRANSACTIONPATH
path to store the transaction log output of all files added, modified, deleted
-st, --suppress-transaction-log
do not output transaction logs to console or file
-nc, --suppress-colors
do not use colors in ytdl-sub output
-m MATCH [MATCH ...], --match MATCH [MATCH ...]
match subscription names to one or more substrings, and only run those subscriptions
Subscriptions Options
---------------------
Download all subscriptions specified in each :doc:`subscriptions file
<./guides/getting_started/subscriptions>`.
.. code-block::
ytdl-sub [GENERAL OPTIONS] sub [SUBPATH ...]
``SUBPATH`` is one or more paths to subscription files and defaults to
``./subscriptions.yaml`` if none are given. It will use the config specified by
``--config``, or ``./config.yaml``, if not provided.
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:caption: Additional Options
-u, --update-with-info-json
update all subscriptions with the current config using info.json files
-o DL_OVERRIDE, --dl-override DL_OVERRIDE
override all subscription config values using `dl` syntax, i.e. --dl-override='--ytdl_options.max_downloads 3'
Download Options
----------------
Download a single subscription in the form of CLI arguments instead of from :doc:`a
subscriptions file <./guides/getting_started/subscriptions>`:
.. code-block::
ytdl-sub [GENERAL OPTIONS] dl [SUBSCRIPTION ARGUMENTS]
``SUBSCRIPTION ARGUMENTS`` are the same as YAML arguments, but use periods (``.``)
instead of indents. For example, you can represent this subscription:
.. code-block:: yaml
rick_a:
preset:
- "tv_show"
overrides:
tv_show_name: "Rick A"
url: "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw"
Using the command:
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ytdl-sub dl \
--preset "tv_show" \
--overrides.tv_show_name "Rick A" \
--overrides.url: "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuAXFkgsw1L7xaCfnd5JJOw"
See how to shorten commands using :ref:`download aliases <config_reference/config_yaml:dl_aliases>`.
View Options
------------
Preview the source variables for a given URL. Helpful to create new subscriptions:
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ytdl-sub view [-sc] [URL]
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:caption: Additional Options
-sc, --split-chapters
View source variables after splitting by chapters
CLI to SUB Options
------------------
Convert yt-dlp cli arguments to ytdl-sub `ytdl_options` arguments.
.. code-block::
ytdl-sub cli-to-sub [YT-DLP ARGS]
Inspect
-------
Inspect a single subscription's underlying preset representation.
This can be utilized for numerous purposes including:
* Ensuring your custom preset is getting applied correctly.
* Figuring out which variables set things like file names, metadata, etc.
* Understanding how subscription syntax translates to preset representation.
Usage:
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ytdl-sub inspect --match "Game Chops" --mock 'title=Lets Play' examples/music_subscriptions.yaml
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:caption: Additional Options
-l 0,1,2,3, --level 0,1,2,3
level of inspection to perform:
0 - original present the subscription as-is
1 - fill fill in defined values
2 - resolve resolve all possible variables (default)
3 - internal resolve all variables to their internal representation
-m MATCH [MATCH ...], --match MATCH [MATCH ...]
match subscription names to one or more substrings, and only run those subscriptions
-o DL_OVERRIDE, --dl-override DL_OVERRIDE
override all subscription config values using `dl` syntax, i.e. --dl-override='--ytdl_options.max_downloads 3'
-k VAR=VALUE, --mock VAR=VALUE
ability to mock one or more variable values, i.e. --mock 'title=Lets Play'