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-g is "Simulate, quiet but print URL", not "print title" which is "-e". Simulate here means it does not download the video. You pass the URL to the ffmpeg whic
by thrdbndndn 5y ago
-g is "Simulate, quiet but print URL", not "print title" which is "-e".
Simulate here means it does not download the video. You pass the URL to the ffmpeg which actually downloads the video.
- mdp2021 5y agoMy bad! Inattention while copying. Yes, clearly (after possible initial confusion) -g provides the URL from ffmpeg, which is the actual downloader. The issue then is is moved to the "seek" operation, which is not done by either command (the URL does not contain positioning (for the start of range), and ffmpeg downloads from the beginning of the video - undesirable - up to the specified limit - wanted).