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@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ It should redirect to a page which shows your **imgur_client_id** and **imgur_cl
\*Select **OAuth 2 authorization without a callback URL** first then select **Anonymous usage without user authorization** if it says *Authorization callback URL: required*
## Program Modes
All the program modes are activated with command-line arguments as shown [here](#using-the-command-line-arguments)
- **saved mode**
- Gets posts from given user's saved posts.
- **submitted mode**
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- Gets posts from given user's upvoted posts.
- **subreddit mode**
- Gets posts from given subreddit or subreddits that is sorted by given type and limited by given number.
- You may also use search in this mode. See [`python script.py --help`](#using-the-command-line-arguments).
- **multireddit mode**
- Gets posts from given user's given multireddit that is sorted by given type and limited by given number.
- **link mode**
- Gets posts from given reddit link.
- You may customize the behaviour with `--sort`, `--time`, `--limit`.
- You may also use search in this mode. See [`python script.py --help`](#using-the-command-line-arguments).
- This mode is only accessible via command-line arguments. See **[`python script.py --help`](#using-the-command-line-arguments)**
- **log read mode**
- Takes a log file which created by itself (json files), reads posts and tries downloading them again.
- Running log read mode for FAILED.json file once after the download is complete is **HIGHLY** recommended as unexpected problems may occur.
## Running the script
**DO NOT** let more than one instance of the script run as it interferes with IMGUR Request Rate.
Letting more than one instance of the script run is **not** suggested as it interferes with IMGUR Request Rate.
### Using the command line arguments
If no arguments are passed program will prompt you for arguments below which means you may start up the script with double-clicking on it (at least on Windows for sure).
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- Self posts are held at reddit as styled with markdown. So, the script downloads them as they are in order not to lose their stylings. However, there is a great Chrome extension [here](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/markdown-viewer/ckkdlimhmcjmikdlpkmbgfkaikojcbjk) for viewing Markdown files with its styling. Install it and open the files with Chrome.
## Changelog
### [11/07/2018]()
- Improve UX and UI
### [10/07/2018](https://github.com/aliparlakci/bulk-downloader-for-reddit/tree/ffe3839aee6dc1a552d95154d817aefc2b66af81)
- Added support for *self* post
- Now getting posts is quicker