Merge c937458d80 into c5098961b0

[doc] Explain that the opposite of --no-overwrites is --no-continue.
2024-12-22 16:06:49 +00:00 · 2024-08-15 14:58:37 +02:00 · 2024-06-01 09:18:57 +02:00
2 changed files with 7 additions and 4 deletions
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -255,12 +255,15 @@ Alternatively, refer to the [developer instructions](#developer-instructions) fo
    --restrict-filenames                 Restrict filenames to only ASCII
                                         characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in
                                         filenames
-    -w, --no-overwrites                  Do not overwrite files
+    -w, --no-overwrites                  Do not overwrite files. (For the
+                                         opposite, see --no-continue.)
    -c, --continue                       Force resume of partially downloaded
                                         files. By default, youtube-dl will
                                         resume downloads if possible.
    --no-continue                        Do not resume partially downloaded
-                                         files (restart from beginning)
+                                         files: Instead, restart from the
+                                         beginning and ruthlessly overwrite
+                                         existing files.
    --no-part                            Do not use .part files - write directly
                                         into output file
    --no-mtime                           Do not use the Last-modified header to
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
    filesystem.add_option(
        '-w', '--no-overwrites',
        action='store_true', dest='nooverwrites', default=False,
-        help='Do not overwrite files')
+        help='Do not overwrite files. (For the opposite, see --no-continue.)')
    filesystem.add_option(
        '-c', '--continue',
        action='store_true', dest='continue_dl', default=True,
@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
    filesystem.add_option(
        '--no-continue',
        action='store_false', dest='continue_dl',
-        help='Do not resume partially downloaded files (restart from beginning)')
+        help='Do not resume partially downloaded files: Instead, restart from the beginning and ruthlessly overwrite existing files.')
    filesystem.add_option(
        '--no-part',
        action='store_true', dest='nopart', default=False,
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
M.K.	21e1cd575e	Merge `c937458d80` into `c5098961b0`	2024-08-15 14:58:37 +02:00
mk-pmb	c937458d80	[doc] Explain that the opposite of --no-overwrites is --no-continue.	2024-06-01 09:18:57 +02:00