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[dinkypumpkin]

On 22/02/2013 11:39, Kapitano wrote:
> I tried using the --skipdeleted switch, which is supposed to skip
> downloading of metadata, thumbnails and subtitles for radio and TV shows
> which are not available.

Not quite.  See below.

> What I got was some radio shows, some TV shows *and* some subtitle
> files...but of zero size and without file extensions. Presumably these
> are unavailable shows which still have metadata. Is this a bug in GiP,
> or is the BBC just having problems at coincidentally the same time as
> I'm trying this?
>
> For some searches I was using --force, if that helps.

--skipdeleted has a fairly specialised function.  From the man page:

--skipdeleted
Skip the download of metadata/thumbs/subs if the media file no longer 
exists. Use with --history & --metadataonly/subsonly/thumbonly.

Without seeing your commands and output I can only guess, but it sounds 
like you were trying to use --skipdeleted with a normal search and 
download.  In that case, --skipdeleted shouldn't have any effect, but 
again, without seeing your commands and output it's impossible to say 
what happened.