GIP 2.95 reports as v2.83 in Linux Mint!!!

[artisticforge .]

hello

cd ./get_iplayer-2.95
./get_iplayer --longhelp | tee get_iplayer-2.95-long-help

where is your .get_iplayer directory?
probably in your home directory
ls -ls ~/.get_iplayer will show you the pvr directory, cache files and
the download_history file; assuming that ~/.get_iplayer exists

grep -i -e '15 minute drama" ../.get_iplayer/radio.cache | less -S
pick out the programs you want to download

example
grep -i -e '15 minute drama' ../.get_iplayer/radio.cache | less -S
10001|radio|15 Minute Drama: How to Have a Perfect
Marriage|b07h6fmh|2016-06-27T11:00:00+01:00|1469646000|Episode 1|t|...
10002|radio|15 Minute Drama: How to Have a Perfect
Marriage|b07h9xdj|2016-06-28T11:00:00+01:00|1469732400|Episode
2||2|...
10003|radio|15 Minute Drama: How to Have a Perfect
Marriage|b07hgb4h|2016-06-29T10:55:00+01:00|1469818800|Episode 3||3
10004|radio|15 Minute Drama: How to Have a Perfect
Marriage|b07hhvy1|2016-06-30T11:00:00+01:00|1469905200|Episode 4||4
10005|radio|15 Minute Drama: How to Have a Perfect
Marriage|b07hj65f|2016-07-01T11:00:00+01:00|1469991600|Episode 5||5
10006|radio|15 Minute Drama: Roald Dahl: Served with a
Twist|b07j40wr|2016-07-04T11:00:00+01:00|1470250800|The Bookseller
10007|radio|15 Minute Drama: Roald Dahl: Served with a
Twist|b07j4kc7|2016-07-05T11:00:00+01:00|1470337200|Poison|
10008|radio|15 Minute Drama: Roald Dahl: Served with a
Twist|b07j571j|2016-07-06T10:55:00+01:00|1470423600|My Lady Love, My
Dove
10009|radio|15 Minute Drama: Roald Dahl: Served with a
Twist|b07j699j|2016-07-07T11:00:00+01:00|1470510000|The Surgeon
10010|radio|15 Minute Drama: Roald Dahl: Served with a
Twist|b07j7ntw|2016-07-08T11:00:00+01:00|1470564000|The Butler

./get_iplayer --type=radio --mode=best
--pid=b07h6fmh,b07h9xdj,b07hgb4h,b07hhvy1,b07hj65f

downloads all available episodes of "15 Minute Drama: How to Have a
Perfect Marriage"

grep -i -e '15 minute drama' ../.get_iplayer/radio.cache | grep -i -e
'roald dahl' | awk -F\| '{print $4}' | less -S
b07j40wr
b07j4kc7
b07j571j
b07j699j
b07j7ntw

./get_iplayer --type=radio --mode=best
--pid=b07j40wr,b07j4kc7,b07j571j,b07j699j,b07j7ntw

downloads all available episodes of "15 Minute Drama: Roald Dahl:
Served with a Twist"

./get_iplayer --verbose --type=all --refresh --refresh-future --nopurge
will refresh all the cache

get_iplayer --verbose --pvr
will download all available downloads for the programs you have in pvr search

./get_iplayer --pvr-list
will show you the list of pvr search items

./get_iplayer --long-help | less -S

read the longhelp


On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 7:29 PM, Alan Milewczyk <alan at soulman1949.com> wrote:
> On 06/07/16 13:36, artisticforge . wrote:
>>
>> hello
>>
>> login as you or at least get to your home directory ;
>>
>> cd
>> tar -tzvf get_iplayer-2.95.tar.gz
>> tar -xzvf get_iplayer-2.95.tar.gz
>>
>> you should now have in your home directory a directory named:
>> get_iplayer-2.95
>>
>> cd ./get_iplayer-2.95
>> ls -ls
>
> OK done that, now what? As I understand it that extracts the files inside
> the archive. However, when I try to do a "sudo apt-get install get_iplayer"
> it tells me there is no package! :-(
>>
>> to discover where any other stray "get_iplayer/get-iplayer" may be do
>> sudo find / \( -iname "*get_iplayer*" -o -iname "*get-iplayer*" \) -ls
>> | tee find-stray-GiP
>>
>> depending on your system, number of hard drives, number of mounted
>> filesystems, size of mounted filesystems
>> this may take a long time.
>>
> Thanks for that, it confirms there is no version installed on my system,
> however if I try a "sudo apt-get install get-iplayer" after reading the
> package list, it installs v2.83!  I've done a Google search on "package
> list" but can't find anything relevant. Am I right in saying it searches the
> PPA? Is that because v2.83 was previously downloaded? In which case how do I
> remove that link?
>
> Sorry for being obtuse but I'm struggling with this one.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> A
>
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