---
name: "srt-fixed-timeshift"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-srt"
version: "3.5.3-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/srt-fixed-timeshift"
---

# srt-fixed-timeshift(1)

SRT subtitle processing tool

## NAME

srt-fixed-timeshift - SRT subtitle processing tool

## DESCRIPTION

usage: srt fixed-timeshift \[-h\] \[--input FILE\] \[--output FILE\] \[--inplace\]

- \[--no-strict\] \[--debug\] \[--ignore-parsing-errors\]

  \[--encoding ENCODING\] **--seconds** SECONDS

Shifts a subtitle by a fixed number of seconds.

### options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **--input** FILE, **-i** FILE

  the file to process (default: stdin)

- **--output** FILE, **-o** FILE

  the file to write to (default: stdout)

- **--inplace**, **-p**

  modify file in place

- **--no-strict**

  allow blank lines in output, your media player may explode

- **--debug**

  enable debug logging

- **--ignore-parsing-errors**, **-c**

  try to keep going, even if there are parsing errors

- **--encoding** ENCODING, **-e** ENCODING

  the encoding to read/write files in (default: utf8)

- **--seconds** SECONDS

  how many seconds to shift

### examples:

-

  Make all subtitles 5 seconds later

-

  `$ srt fixed-timeshift --seconds 5`

-

  Make all subtitles 5 seconds earlier

-

  `$ srt fixed-timeshift --seconds -5`