How to add track numbers to the filename with youtube-dl?

Question

I want to name downloaded audio files in playlists and albums by the track order. Only the track_number output path command seems to be directly related and results in every file being prefixed with NA string.

Affects both Soundcloud and Bandcamp (low-bitrate audio stream is always provided for free).

sample command:

youtube-dl -f bestaudio -o "%(playlist_title)s/%(track_number)s.%(title)s.%(ext)s" url

I can only find this bug report: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/13326 — user198350, Apr 11 '18 at 19:03
where is playlist_title and track_number in the file name? why %(playlist_title)s/% instead %(playlist_title)s% — SlickNutz, Apr 11 '18 at 19:09
Just a guess: Not Applicable? Perhaps there is no track number for the file. — Bill Hileman, Apr 11 '18 at 19:09
@SlickNutz: playlist_title is the title of the subfolder, I should perhaps remove it from the sample command for clarity. — user198350, Apr 11 '18 at 19:10
use youtube-dl -f bestaudio -o "%(playlist_title)s%(track_number)s.%(title)s.%(ext)s" url and does that work — SlickNutz, Apr 11 '18 at 19:13
@BillHileman: I've assumed that youtube-dl is able to name based on its sequential download order. — user198350, Apr 11 '18 at 19:13
@SlickNutz: As far as I can see NA. is now added after the playlist title to the filename. — user198350, Apr 11 '18 at 19:17

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 12 '18 at 20:20

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youtube-dl has been updated with Bandcamp support for the track_number command. Soundcloud doesn't provide the track number for youtube-dl, but you can use the playlist template (source):

-o "%(playlist)s\%(playlist_index)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s"

answered Oct 12 '18 at 20:20

user198350

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use 02d formatting in -o "%(track_number)02d. %(title)s.%(ext)s" for numbers 01. 02 etc. – andrej May 03 '21 at 09:30

How to add track numbers to the filename with youtube-dl?

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