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@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
 # OPTIONS
     -h, --help                 print this help text and exit
     --version                  print program version and exit
 # OPTIONS
     -h, --help                 print this help text and exit
     --version                  print program version and exit

-    -U, --update               update this program to latest version
-    -i, --ignore-errors        continue on download errors
+    -U, --update               update this program to latest version. Make sure
+                               that you have sufficient permissions (run with
+                               sudo if needed)
+    -i, --ignore-errors        continue on download errors, for example to to
+                               skip unavailable videos in a playlist
+    --abort-on-error           Abort downloading of further videos (in the
+                               playlist or the command line) if an error occurs

     --dump-user-agent          display the current browser identification
     --user-agent UA            specify a custom user agent
     --referer REF              specify a custom referer, use if the video access
     --dump-user-agent          display the current browser identification
     --user-agent UA            specify a custom user agent
     --referer REF              specify a custom referer, use if the video access


@@ -27,6 +32,11 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
     --extractor-descriptions   Output descriptions of all supported extractors
     --proxy URL                Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy
     --no-check-certificate     Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.
     --extractor-descriptions   Output descriptions of all supported extractors
     --proxy URL                Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy
     --no-check-certificate     Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.

+    --cache-dir DIR            Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can
+                               store downloaded information permanently. By
+                               default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or ~/.cache
+                               /youtube-dl .
+    --no-cache-dir             Disable filesystem caching

 
 ## Video Selection:
     --playlist-start NUMBER    playlist video to start at (default is 1)
 
 ## Video Selection:
     --playlist-start NUMBER    playlist video to start at (default is 1)


@@ -43,11 +53,16 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
     --date DATE                download only videos uploaded in this date
     --datebefore DATE          download only videos uploaded before this date
     --dateafter DATE           download only videos uploaded after this date
     --date DATE                download only videos uploaded in this date
     --datebefore DATE          download only videos uploaded before this date
     --dateafter DATE           download only videos uploaded after this date

+    --no-playlist              download only the currently playing video
+    --age-limit YEARS          download only videos suitable for the given age
+    --download-archive FILE    Download only videos not present in the archive
+                               file. Record all downloaded videos in it.

 
 ## Download Options:
 
 ## Download Options:

-    -r, --rate-limit LIMIT     maximum download rate (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)
+    -r, --rate-limit LIMIT     maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g.
+                               50K or 4.2M)

     -R, --retries RETRIES      number of retries (default is 10)
     -R, --retries RETRIES      number of retries (default is 10)

-    --buffer-size SIZE         size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16k)
+    --buffer-size SIZE         size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K)

                                (default is 1024)
     --no-resize-buffer         do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By
                                default, the buffer size is automatically resized
                                (default is 1024)
     --no-resize-buffer         do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By
                                default, the buffer size is automatically resized


@@ -63,7 +78,10 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                                %(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if
                                different, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically
                                incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename
                                %(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if
                                different, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically
                                incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename

-                               extension, %(upload_date)s for the upload date
+                               extension, %(format)s for the format description
+                               (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD"),%(format_id)s for
+                               the unique id of the format (like Youtube's
+                               itags: "137"),%(upload_date)s for the upload date

                                (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider
                                (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the video id
                                , %(playlist)s for the playlist the video is in,
                                (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider
                                (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the video id
                                , %(playlist)s for the playlist the video is in,


@@ -74,12 +92,14 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                                ownloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
     --autonumber-size NUMBER   Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s
                                when it is present in output filename template or
                                ownloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
     --autonumber-size NUMBER   Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s
                                when it is present in output filename template or

-                               --autonumber option is given
+                               --auto-number option is given

     --restrict-filenames       Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and
                                avoid "&" and spaces in filenames
     -a, --batch-file FILE      file containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin)
     -w, --no-overwrites        do not overwrite files
     --restrict-filenames       Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and
                                avoid "&" and spaces in filenames
     -a, --batch-file FILE      file containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin)
     -w, --no-overwrites        do not overwrite files

-    -c, --continue             resume partially downloaded files
+    -c, --continue             force resume of partially downloaded files. By
+                               default, youtube-dl will resume downloads if
+                               possible.

     --no-continue              do not resume partially downloaded files (restart
                                from beginning)
     --cookies FILE             file to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in
     --no-continue              do not resume partially downloaded files (restart
                                from beginning)
     --cookies FILE             file to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in


@@ -88,6 +108,7 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                                file modification time
     --write-description        write video description to a .description file
     --write-info-json          write video metadata to a .info.json file
                                file modification time
     --write-description        write video description to a .description file
     --write-info-json          write video metadata to a .info.json file

+    --write-annotations        write video annotations to a .annotation file

     --write-thumbnail          write thumbnail image to disk
 
 ## Verbosity / Simulation Options:
     --write-thumbnail          write thumbnail image to disk
 
 ## Verbosity / Simulation Options:


@@ -108,28 +129,31 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
     -v, --verbose              print various debugging information
     --dump-intermediate-pages  print downloaded pages to debug problems(very
                                verbose)
     -v, --verbose              print various debugging information
     --dump-intermediate-pages  print downloaded pages to debug problems(very
                                verbose)

+    --write-pages              Write downloaded pages to files in the current
+                               directory

 
 ## Video Format Options:
     -f, --format FORMAT        video format code, specifiy the order of
 
 ## Video Format Options:
     -f, --format FORMAT        video format code, specifiy the order of

-                               preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18"
+                               preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18". "-f mp4"
+                               and "-f flv" are also supported

     --all-formats              download all available video formats
     --prefer-free-formats      prefer free video formats unless a specific one
                                is requested
     --max-quality FORMAT       highest quality format to download
     -F, --list-formats         list all available formats (currently youtube
                                only)
     --all-formats              download all available video formats
     --prefer-free-formats      prefer free video formats unless a specific one
                                is requested
     --max-quality FORMAT       highest quality format to download
     -F, --list-formats         list all available formats (currently youtube
                                only)

-    --write-sub                write subtitle file (currently youtube only)
-    --write-auto-sub           write automatic subtitle file (currently youtube
-                               only)
-    --only-sub                 [deprecated] alias of --skip-download
+
+## Subtitle Options:
+    --write-sub                write subtitle file
+    --write-auto-sub           write automatic subtitle file (youtube only)

     --all-subs                 downloads all the available subtitles of the
     --all-subs                 downloads all the available subtitles of the

-                               video (currently youtube only)
+                               video

     --list-subs                lists all available subtitles for the video
     --list-subs                lists all available subtitles for the video

-                               (currently youtube only)
-    --sub-format FORMAT        subtitle format [srt/sbv/vtt] (default=srt)
-                               (currently youtube only)
-    --sub-lang LANG            language of the subtitles to download (optional)
-                               use IETF language tags like 'en'
+    --sub-format FORMAT        subtitle format (default=srt) ([sbv/vtt] youtube
+                               only)
+    --sub-lang LANGS           languages of the subtitles to download (optional)
+                               separated by commas, use IETF language tags like
+                               'en,pt'

 
 ## Authentication Options:
     -u, --username USERNAME    account username
 
 ## Authentication Options:
     -u, --username USERNAME    account username


@@ -151,6 +175,9 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                                processing; the video is erased by default
     --no-post-overwrites       do not overwrite post-processed files; the post-
                                processed files are overwritten by default
                                processing; the video is erased by default
     --no-post-overwrites       do not overwrite post-processed files; the post-
                                processed files are overwritten by default

+    --embed-subs               embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4
+                               videos)
+    --add-metadata             add metadata to the files

 
 # CONFIGURATION
 
 
 # CONFIGURATION