yt-dlp --playlist-start 1 --playlist-end 5 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ'

Category: Media & Conversion

yt-dlp --playlist-start 1 --playlist-end 5 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ'

Download playlist items 1 through 5

Downloads only playlist items 1 through 5. yt-dlp treats a single video URL as a one-item playlist, so this also runs harmlessly there. Related: --playlist-items 1,3,5 picks specific positions.
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