1PODBEUTER(1)                                                      PODBEUTER(1)
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NAME

6       podbeuter - a podcast download manage for text terminals
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SYNOPSIS

9       podbeuter [-C configfile] [-q queuefile] [-a] [-h]
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DESCRIPTION

12       podbeuter is a podcast manager for text terminals. It is a helper
13       program to newsbeuter which queues podcast downloads into a file. These
14       queued downloads can then be download with newsbeuter.
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OPTIONS

17       -h
18           Display help
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20       -C configfile
21           Use an alternative configuration file
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23       -q queuefile
24           Use an alternative queue file
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26       -a
27           Start automatic download of all queued files on startup
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PODCAST SUPPORT

30       A podcast is a media file distributed over the internet using
31       syndication feeds such as RSS, for later playback on portable players
32       or computers. Newsbeuter contains support for downloading and saving
33       podcasts. This support differs a bit from other podcast aggregators or
34       "podcatchers" in how it is done.
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36       Podcast content is transported in RSS feeds via special tags called
37       "enclosures". Newsbeuter recognizes these enclosures and stores the
38       relevant information for every podcast item it finds in an RSS feed.
39       Since version 2.0, it also recognizes and handles the Yahoo Media RSS
40       extensions. What the user then can do is to add the podcast download
41       URL to a download queue. Alternatively, newsbeuter can be configured to
42       automatically do that. This queue is stored in the file
43       $HOME/.newsbeuter/queue.
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45       The user can then use the download manager "podbeuter" to download
46       these files to a directory on the local filesystem. Podbeuter comes
47       with the newsbeuter package, and features a look and feel very close to
48       the one of newsbeuter. It also shares the same configuration file.
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50       Podcasts that have been downloaded but haven’t been played yet remain
51       in the queue but are marked as downloaded. You can remove them by
52       purging them from the queue with the P key. After you’ve played a file
53       and close podbeuter, it will be removed from the queue. The downloaded
54       file remains on the filesystem.
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CONFIGURATION COMMANDS

57       download-path (parameters: <path>; default value: ~/)
58           Specifies the directory where podbeuter shall download the files
59           to. Optionally, the placeholders "%n" (for the podcast feed’s name)
60           and "%h" (for the podcast feed’s hostname) can be used to place
61           downloads in a directory structure. (example: download-path
62           "~/Downloads/%h/%n")
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64       max-downloads (parameters: <number>; default value: 1)
65           Specifies the maximum number of parallel downloads when automatic
66           download is enabled. (example: max-downloads 3)
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68       player (parameters: <player command>; default value: "")
69           Specifies the player that shall be used for playback of downloaded
70           files. (example: player "mp3blaster")
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FILES

73       $HOME/.newsbeuter/config
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75       $HOME/.newsbeuter/queue
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SEE ALSO

78       newsbeuter(1). The documentation that comes with newsbeuter is a good
79       source about the general use and configuration of newsbeuter’s podcast
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AUTHORS

83       Andreas Krennmair <ak@newsbeuter.org>, for contributors see AUTHORS
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AUTHOR

87       Andreas Krennmair <ak@newsbeuter.org>
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92                                  02/19/2015                      PODBEUTER(1)
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