"--autonumber-start [number]" to begin autonumbering at a non-zero number (feature request)

[loganintech]

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"--autonumber-start [number]" to begin autonumbering at a non-zero number

For example

youtube-dl --yes-playlist -o /Some/Volume/%(title)s_s01e%(autonumber)s.%(ext)s --autonumber-start 16 "http://yourfavoriteurl.com/id/videoid"

And then the first file would be:

Foo-bar_s01e00016.mkv

[yan12125]

Duplicate of #727.

[loganintech]

@yan12125 It isn't the same because I want to download multiple playlists into one "season" so to speak. That way I can download 12 episodes from one playlist and pick up where I left off on another url. I don't think you can do that with %(playlist_index)s

[yan12125]

In #727 %(playlist_index)s is mentioned as a workaround for some cases. Later it's proved to be insufficient, so #727 is left opened. You can try #9362, though it's broken in some cases.