NAME

mediathkep - Mediathek search/download tool

SYNOPSIS

  mediathekp [options]

OPTIONS

Required

--cache_dir

Cache directory to keep downloaded XMLs, zip files and database

--target_dir

If you use the action --download, where videos are downloaded to

Optional

--agent

User agent I should pretend to be. (Default Mediathek-PL/0.2)

--cache_time

Time for which downloaded files should be cached. (Default: 0)

--cookie_jar

Store your cookies somewhere else (Default in cache_dir)

--timeout

Seconds timeout for flvstreamer. (Default: 10)

--flvstreamer

Location of your flvstreamer binary (Default: /usr/bin/flvstreamer)

--proxy

http Proxy to use (e.g. http://proxy:8080) !!But!! flvstreamer can only work through a socks proxy!

--socks

Socks proxy to use for flvstreamer

--config

Load settings from a config file: you can put all the options listed here in a config file!

--tries

The number of tries Video::Flvstreamer should make per video There are often interruptions during a download, so a high number like 50 is pretty safe. Default is 10

--help

Print this help out

--action

Action options (--action ACTION)

count

Count number of videos matching your search

list

List the videos matching your search

list_downloads

List the videos previously downloaded

download

Download the videos matching your search

del_download,$i

Deletes the video with id $i from target_dir

add_abo,$n,$d

Create a new abo with name $n that expires after $d days. Specify search options (see below) to define the media belonging to an abo. To keep downloads forever, specify 0 days

del_abo,$n

Delete an abo with name $n

list_abos

Shows all abo names

run_abo,$name

Runs the specified abo, downloading all media that is not yet in target_dir and that has not expired yet. Checks also if media has expired and removes it from the target

refresh_media

Refresh your database from the internet

init_db

(re)initialise your database (!!delete everything in DB!!)

Search options

One or more search options can be given

!! WARNING !! If you use the action --download, and no search options, you will download ALL the videos...

Search options can be explicit: "Arte.DE" or contain wildcards: "Doku*"

--id

Limit action to the media entry with this id

--channel

Limit action to this channel

--theme

Limit action to this theme

--title

Limit action to this title

--date

Limit action to the media entry with given air date.

Possible Modifiers are:

<

earlier than the given date

>

later than the given date

=

on the given date

The format is [Modifier]YYYY-MM-DD. Example (double quotes are needed!):

    --date ">2011-09-25"