From e31852aba934f5d53c50002ff832e290b72d8844 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Jaime=20Marqui=CC=81nez=20Ferra=CC=81ndiz?= Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:02:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document the video selection using the upload date --- README.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d3073e641..e4281ec58 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -167,6 +167,19 @@ In some cases, you don't want special characters such as δΈ­, 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?