3.7 KiB
3.7 KiB
Using command-line arguments
See compiling from source page first unless you are using an executable file. If you are using an executable file, see using terminal and come back.
Use .\bulk-downloader-for-reddit.exe
or ./bulk-downloader-for-reddit
if you are using the executable.
$ python script.py --help
usage: script.py [-h] [--directory DIRECTORY] [--link link] [--saved]
[--submitted] [--upvoted] [--log LOG FILE]
[--subreddit SUBREDDIT [SUBREDDIT ...]]
[--multireddit MULTIREDDIT] [--user redditor]
[--search query] [--sort SORT TYPE] [--limit Limit]
[--time TIME_LIMIT] [--NoDownload] [--verbose]
This program downloads media from reddit posts
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--directory DIRECTORY, -d DIRECTORY
Specifies the directory where posts will be downloaded
to
--link link, -l link Get posts from link
--saved Triggers saved mode
--submitted Gets posts of --user
--upvoted Gets upvoted posts of --user
--log LOG FILE Takes a log file which created by itself (json files),
reads posts and tries downloading them again.
--subreddit SUBREDDIT [SUBREDDIT ...]
Triggers subreddit mode and takes subreddit's name
without r/. use "frontpage" for frontpage
--multireddit MULTIREDDIT
Triggers multireddit mode and takes multireddit's name
without m/
--user redditor reddit username if needed. use "me" for current user
--search query Searches for given query in given subreddits
--sort SORT TYPE Either hot, top, new, controversial, rising or
relevance default: hot
--limit Limit default: unlimited
--time TIME_LIMIT Either hour, day, week, month, year or all. default:
all
--NoDownload Just gets the posts and store them in a file for
downloading later
--verbose, -v Verbose Mode
Examples
- Use
python3
instead ofpython
if you are using MacOS or Linux
python script.py
.\bulk-downloader-for-reddit.exe
python script.py
.\bulk-downloader-for-reddit.exe -- directory .\\NEW_FOLDER --search cats --sort new --time all --subreddit gifs pics --NoDownload
./bulk-downloader-for-reddit --directory .\\NEW_FOLDER\\ANOTHER_FOLDER --saved --limit 1000
python script.py --directory .\\NEW_FOLDER --sort new --time all --limit 10 --link "https://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/search?q=dogs&restrict_sr=on&type=link&sort=new&t=month"
python script.py --directory .\\NEW_FOLDER --link "https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/7mjw12/"
python script.py --directory .\\NEW_FOLDER --search cats --sort new --time all --subreddit gifs pics --NoDownload
python script.py --directory .\\NEW_FOLDER --user [USER_NAME] --submitted --limit 10
python script.py --directory .\\NEW_FOLDER --multireddit good_subs --user [USER_NAME] --sort top --time week --limit 250
python script.py --directory .\\NEW_FOLDER\\ANOTHER_FOLDER --saved --limit 1000
python script.py --directory C:\\NEW_FOLDER\\ANOTHER_FOLDER --log UNNAMED_FOLDER\\FAILED.json