Check other directory to see if file already exists

[jcandresen]

Make sure you are using the latest version: run youtube-dl --version and ensure your version is 2016.10.26.

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Hey there.

I am using youtube-dl to download a specific channel.
Directory A is the directory I download and convert videos to. it could be /home/user/Videos/Yotube
Directory B is the directory I keep my downloaded videos in. /media/nas/Videos/Youtube

I download my videos to A since it is way quicker than downloading and converting over the network.

My config file looks like this:

-f bestvideo+bestaudio
-o %(title)s.%(ext)s`
--exec 'mv {} /media/nas/Videos/Youtube'

I run youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCboMX_UNgaPBsUOIgasn3-Q/videos from Directory A but is there a way I can get it to check if the -o file matches any file in Directory B before downloading (and if there does, skip the video). which it does perfectly if I ran the command from Directory B?

Thank you.

[dstftw]

Not possible. --download-archive should be used instead in such cases.

[jcandresen]

@dstftw Hey Sergey,

Can I add current videos to the --download-archive file, other than setting it to download the entire thing in the folder.

[dstftw]

-o '%(extractor)s %(id)s' --get-filename.

[jcandresen]

Alright perfect thank you very much for the help.