Creating a logfile similar to "--download-archive" (URL, ID, Name, Date and Time)

[tuxeos]

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I really enjoy using this tool - thank you very much!

Is there a way to log some (accessible) details of the downloaded videos? I'm thinking of somethink like the current output of "--download-archive" but with more details.

I like how I can configure the file output name, but having all these possibilities to create a own logfile-template would be awesome!

[jaimeMF]

You can use the --write-info-json and use the information stored in the *.info.json files. Isn't that enough?

[tuxeos]

Thank you for the answer!

--write-info-json is very good, and includes nearly all of the things I want.

The only thing I'm missing is a timestamp when the file was finished downloading. If it's possible, I'd like to add it somewhere in the json file, so I just have to collect all the information from just that file later on...

[jaimeMF]

The only thing I'm missing is a timestamp when the file was finished downloading. If it's possible, I'd like to add it somewhere in the json file, so I just have to collect all the information from just that file later on...

I think you can just check the change time (ctime) of the video file itself.