RIP(1)

📦 version 2.2.0, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 RIP(1) — the manual page, but make it a group chat 💖

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, and let me tell you about rip — she's the all-in-one music downloader and she eats every single time. This is the manual page for rip, section 1 of the manual, and by the end of this you're gonna be soooo fluent in her, fr fr. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

rip — the all in one music downloader 👑

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

rip [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS] …

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So this manual page documents briefly the rip command, bestie. That's the whole vibe. She can be used to download music from various streaming services. iconic. no cap. 💅

✨ OPTIONS ✨

This program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (-). rip supports the following options, and yes we are going through all of them because I love you and you deserve the full picture:

  • --version — show the version and exit. quick lil peek, then she's out. 👋
  • --config-path PATH — path to the configuration file. tell her where your config lives, queen.
  • -f, --folder DIRECTORY — the folder to download items into. pick her a home. 🏠
  • -ndb, --no-db — download items even if they have been logged in the database. yes she's gonna redownload, and yes she's gonna do it anyway. 💀
  • -q, --quality _QUALITY — the maximum quality allowed to download, where [0⇐x⇐4]. it's giving "choose your fighter". 🔥
  • -c, --codec CODEC — convert the downloaded files to an audio codec (ALAC, FLAC, MP3, AAC, or OGG). glow-up for your file formats. ✨
  • --no-progress — do not show progress bars. for when you want her to be mysterious. 🙈
  • --no-ssl-verify — disable SSL certificate verification (use if you encounter SSL errors). main character energy for troubleshooting, but it is turning off a safety check, so like, only when you gotta. 😭
  • -v, --verbose — enable verbose output (debug mode). she will tell you everything. oversharing era. 💜
  • --help — show this message and exit. the classic. 🫶

💅 COMMANDS 💅

  • config — manage configuration files. ✨
  • database — view and modify the downloads and failed downloads databases. receipts, basically. 🧾
  • file — download content from URLs in a file. batch mode activated. 📁
  • id — download an item by ID. just give her the digits, babe. 🔢
  • lastfm — download tracks from a last.fm playlist. 🎧
  • search — search for content using a specific source. detective mode. 🔍
  • url — download content from URLs. the direct route, no detours. 🌈

🌟 EXAMPLES 🌟

Quality/Format Conversion 🎚️

rip -q 4 -c FLAC url https://tidal.com/album/123  # Best quality FLAC
rip -q 2 -c MP3 search deezer track "Dance Song" # 320kbps MP3

Headless Operation 🤫

rip --no-progress -f file batch.txt  # Silent batch processing

Debugging 🔍

rip -v --no-ssl-verify url https://problematic.url  # Debug SSL issues

🎀 EXIT CODES 🎀

  • 0 — success 🥳
  • 1 — general error 😬
  • 2 — invalid arguments 🙃
  • 3 — config error ⚙️
  • 4 — network error 📡
  • 5 — authentication failure 🔒

👑 AUTHOR 👑

rip was written by Nathan Thomas. legend behaviour, honestly.

This manual page was written by Dr. Tobias Quathamer for the Debian project (but may be used by others). 💖

aaaand that's the whole thing bestie, you're officially fluent 🫶✨ this was rip version 2.1.0, dated 2025-12-15, and it's RIP(1) forever and always. go download something iconic. mwah. 💋🌸

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