update for yt-dlp

download_archive.bat

@@ -1 +1 @@
-youtube-dl --config-location youtube-dl.conf
+yt-dlp --config-location yt-dlp.conf

download_archive.sh

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-youtube-dl --config-location youtube-dl.conf
+yt-dlp --config-location yt-dlp.conf

readme.md

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-# youtube-dl config - downloading entire channels for archival
+# yt-dlp config - downloading entire youtube channels for archival
 
-by https://www.reddit.com/user/Stephen304
+# Readme
 
-https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/858ny5/my_youtubedl_config_downloading_entire_channels/
+This repo contains a config file which makes it easy to download entire youtube channels, and also update them without having to re-download existing videos.
+
+Update 2022-09: It has been a while since youtube-dl was updated, so I have updated all the commands and config to use the current most popular youtube video downloader: yt-dlp.
 
 # Usage
 
-Edit channel urls in `youtube-dl-channels.txt`.
+Edit channel urls in `yt-dlp-channels.txt`.
 
-Empty file `youtube-dl-archive.txt` is used to store downloaded ids.
+The empty file `yt-dlp-archive.txt` is used to store downloaded video ids.
 
 ## Linux
 
@@ -19,3 +21,9 @@ Run using `./download_archive.sh`
 ## Windows
 
 Run `download_archive.bat`
+
+## Thanks
+
+Thanks to https://www.reddit.com/user/Stephen304 for creating the original config, on the since deleted post: https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/858ny5/my_youtubedl_config_downloading_entire_channels/
+
+There is an archive of the original post at: https://archive.ph/T4sa2

youtube-dl.conf → yt-dlp.conf

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 -o "%(uploader)s (%(uploader_id)s)/%(upload_date)s - %(title)s - (%(duration)ss) [%(resolution)s] [%(id)s].%(ext)s"
 
 # Archive Settings
---download-archive youtube-dl-archive.txt
--a youtube-dl-channels.txt
+--download-archive yt-dlp-archive.txt
+-a yt-dlp-channels.txt
 
 # Uniform Format
 --prefer-ffmpeg