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--latest-stamps, like --fast-update, but without the need to keep downloaded files (#1131)

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Adds the --latest-stamps command line option, pointing to a file where
the latest time each profile was scraped. On the next run, only posts
newer than that time are downloaded.

Fixes #1122.
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Eduardo Kalinowski
2021-05-27 13:22:33 -03:00
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@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ To later **update your local copy** of that profiles, you may run
If :option:`--fast-update` is given, Instaloader stops when arriving at the
first already-downloaded picture.
Alternatively, you can use :option:`--latest-stamps` to have Instaloader store
the time each profile was last downloaded and only download newer media:
::
instaloader --latest-stamps -- profile [profile ...]
With this option it's possible to move or delete downloaded media and still keep
the archive updated.
When updating profiles, Instaloader
automatically **detects profile name changes** and renames the target directory
accordingly.