streamlink:tldr:5b01d
streamlink: Specify the amount of time to skip from the beginning of the stream. For live streams, this is a negative offset from the end of the stream (rewind).
$ streamlink --hls-start-offset ${[HH:]MM:SS} ${example-com-stream} ${best}
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This command is using the program Streamlink to stream a specific video from a website (example.com) using the HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) protocol.
Let's break down each part of the command:
streamlink: This is the command to execute the Streamlink program.--hls-start-offset: This is an option that allows you to specify an offset to start the HLS stream from. The value is provided after the option, represented here as${[HH:]MM:SS}. You can replace this with a specific time duration in hours, minutes, and seconds to start playing the video from a desired point.${example-com-stream}: This is a placeholder that represents the URL or stream name of the video you want to stream from the example.com website. You would typically replace this with the actual URL or stream name.${best}: This is another placeholder, which represents the desired quality of the video stream. In this case,${best}means that the highest quality available should be streamed. You can also specify other options like${worst}for the lowest quality or specify a specific resolution or bitrate.
To summarize, this command launches Streamlink and instructs it to play a specific video from example.com using the HLS protocol, starting from a specified offset time, and streaming the highest quality available.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.