*** About
niwpodcastdownloader - Your favorite casts at the ready.
*** Technical
See INSTALL for requirements, build and install instructions.
See STRUCTURE for configuration options and the design of the application.
See FAQ for usage tips.
*** Command Line Options
-help
Show this help message
-version
Show the version of this application
-init
Init mode. Mark all episodes as downloading without downloading any.
-write_config
Write the default config to disk. This will over write any existing
configuration settings.
-filter_explicit
Do not download episodes marked as explicit
-ignore_not_modified
Do a full download of all rss feeds. Do not rely on the last modified time
the server reports to determine if there are no new episodes.
-episodes_db <FILE>
The episodes database to use.
-save_location <PATH>
The locaction to save downloaded episodes.
-threads <NUMBER>
Number of simultaneous downloads.
-recent <NUMBER>
Maximum number of recent episodes to download. 0 for all recent episodes.
-min_free_space <NUMBER>
Minimum amount of free disk space that must be free in order to start a
download. This amount is in KB.
-listings_file <FILE>
XML listing of podcasts to download.
*** Config
paths/podcast_save_location = The directory to save podcasts in.
paths/podcast_xml_file = The xml file containing a list of podcasts to
download.
paths/podcast_episode_db = The location and filename to save a list of
completed downloads in.
advanced/thread_count = The maximum number of threads to use for downloading.
The minimum is 1. Any number under 1 will be ignored.
advanced/recent_episode_count = The number of most recent episodes to download.
0 to download all recent episodes.
advanced/minimum_free_space = The minimum amount of diskspace that must be free
to start a new download. Use any number less than 0 to disable.
advanced/filter_explicit = Should explicit episodes be downloaded? 0 for
download all including explicit. 1 for do not download explicit.
network/ignore_not_modified = Should the servers 304 not modified response be
ignored. 1 to ignore.
*** Podcasts Listing File
Sample:
<podcasts>
<item>
<name>Daily Wiz Giz</name>
<category>Audio</category>
<url>http://leoville.tv/podcasts/dgw.xml</url>
</item>
<item>
<name>Mac Murphy Pi</name>
<init />
<ignore_not_modified />
<url>http://feeds.feedburner.com/MackMurphyPi</url>
</item>
</podcasts>
Requried in <item>:
* <name></name>
* <url></url>
Optional:
* <category></category>
* <init />
* <ignore_not_modified />
<init /> will mark all episodes as downloaded without downloading any.
<ignore_not_modified /> will cause the RSS feed to be downloaded and parsed
to determine if there are new episodes instead of relying on the servers
Not Modified (304) response.