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| author | Jaime Marquínez Ferrándiz <[email protected]> | 2013-04-28 12:02:30 +0200 |
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| committer | Jaime Marquínez Ferrándiz <[email protected]> | 2013-04-28 12:02:30 +0200 |
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Document the video selection using the upload date
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@@ -167,6 +167,19 @@ In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or &, such $ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc --restrict-filenames youtube-dl_test_video_.mp4 # A simple file name +# VIDEO SELECTION + +Videos can be filtered by their upload date using the options `--date`, `--datebefore` or `--dateafter`, they accept dates in two formats: + + - Absolute dates: Dates in the format `YYYYMMDD`. + - Relative dates: Dates in the format `(now|today)[+-][0-9](day|week|month|year)(s)?` + +Examples: + + $ youtube-dl --dateafter now-6months #will only download the videos uploaded in the last 6 months + $ youtube-dl --date 19700101 #will only download the videos uploaded in January 1, 1970 + $ youtube-dl --dateafter 20000101 --datebefore 20100101 #will only download the videos uploaded between 2000 and 2010 + # FAQ ### Can you please put the -b option back? |