mediacurator/docsource/source/legacy_usage/quickstart.rst
Fabrice Quenneville 5ba0f84d12 **Summary:**
This release introduces a major overhaul of the `mediacurator` command-line interface (CLI) and comprehensive updates to the documentation. The CLI has transitioned from a custom argument parsing system to utilizing Python's `argparse` and `argcomplete` libraries, greatly enhancing usability and flexibility. Due to these significant changes, the version is incremented from **0.0.13** to **1.0.1**.

- **Refactored** `tools.py` for standardized command-line argument handling using `argparse` and `argcomplete`.
- **Improved** user interaction with structured arguments and built-in help, error handling, and validation.
- **Consolidated** video detail printing logic into a reusable method within the `Video` class.
- **Enhanced** `MediaLibrary` class with better clarity, functionality, and expanded support for video formats.
- **Reorganized** `main.py` to streamline argument handling and improve error feedback.
- **Updated** `setup.py` for release preparation, including new classifiers and dependencies.

- **Revised** README.md for clarity, including structured command usage and improved descriptions.
- **Moved** and improved old documentation, removing outdated content and adding new screenshots.
- **Maintained** legacy commands for backward compatibility while enhancing usability with clear examples.

- **Removed** non-existent `bcolors` from the public API.
- **Upgraded** requirements.txt to include `argcomplete` for command-line completion.
- **Updated** docstrings and function documentation for clarity on functionality and parameters.
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==========
Quickstart
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.. warning::
The following documentation is for versions prior to 1.0.1. It may contain features and usage instructions that are incompatible with the current version of mediacurator.
.. code-block:: bash
mediacurator [list,convert] [-del]
[-in:any,avi,mkv,wmv,mpg,mp4,m4v,flv,vid,divx,ogm,webm]
[-filters:fferror,old,lowres,hd,720p,1080p,uhd,mpeg,mpeg4,x264,wmv3,wmv]
[-out:mkv/mp4,x265/av1]
[-print:list,formated,verbose]
[-dirs/-files:"/mnt/media/",,"/mnt/media2/"]
**for multiple files or filenames use double comma separated values ",,"**
default options are:
.. code-block:: bash
-in:any
-filters:
-out:mkv,x265
-print:list
Examples:
.. code-block:: bash
# List all videos with old codec in formated format
mediacurator list -filters:old -print:formated -dirs:/mnt/media/ >> ../medlist.txt
# Convert all videos with the codec mpeg4 in a mp4 using the av1 video codec and the delete the originals
mediacurator convert -del -filters:mpeg4 -out:av1,mp4 -dirs:"/mnt/media/Movies/"
# Convert any video with avi or mpg extensions, print formated text including ffmpeg's output and then delete the originals
mediacurator convert -del -in:avi,mpg -print:formated,verbose -dirs:/mnt/media/
More examples in :doc:`use_cases`