Moving file to other directory after it is done downloading [Solved]

[ghost]

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Hi there.

I would like to move a converted video file once youtube-dl has downloaded the bestvideo and bestaudio from my /home/user/Videos/youtube on my SSD to my shared folder in /mnt/sharedfolder/youtube. However I would like to automate it say if i download a whole channel.
Download a video, convert it, and move it to the share. it is quicker to convert the file locally on the ssd instead of over the share.

To do that I would do the following

• Run this command:

youtube-dl -f bestvideo+bestaudio -o /home/user/Videos/youtube/%(title)s.%(ext)s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eminWvN1O88

• Wait for the download and conversion to finish and run:

mv /home/user/Videos/youtube/* /mnt/sharedfolder/youtube/

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Is there a way I can tell youtube-dl to just move the file it just downloaded so I don't have to stare at it and wait for it to finish? Is there a way to tell it to move after each video in a channel/playlist is downloaded?

The reason I want it to move the file to the share is, if the video happens to be downloaded before I leave the house, plex sync will automatically send that new file to my phone and I will be able to watch it on the go.

Thank you.

[ghost]

Closed.

[Stonedestroyer]

How did you solve this issue?

[yan12125]

@Stonedestroyer you can use --exec