# Command Line Scanner and Partial Refresh

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**Created:** [July 11, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/command-line-scanner-and-partial-refresh/151186 "2016-07-11T19:28:43Z")\
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Unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it work using `--directory` but thanks to @pshanew’s response on another topic, I found out it’s possible to force a refresh **on a single** TV Show or Movie using `--item`.

> [@Plex don't automatically pick up externally added subtitles](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-dont-automatically-pick-up-externally-added-subtitles/600905/10):
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> We’ll see. Instead of specifying a directory for it to refresh, try specifying the show’s item ID. You can find the Id by doing something similar to the following: Plex Media Scanner --list --section XX This will list all the shows and their item IDs in that section. You could then do something like: Plex Media Scanner --refresh --section XX --item YY This should cause the metadata for the specific show to be refreshed. You can try adding --scan and --analyze in there too, but I don’t …

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