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1 .TH YOUTUBE\-DL 1 ""
2 .SH NAME
3 .PP
4 youtube\-dl \- download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms
5 .SH SYNOPSIS
6 .PP
7 \f[B]youtube\-dl\f[] OPTIONS (#options) URL [URL...]
8 .SH DESCRIPTION
9 .PP
10 \f[B]youtube\-dl\f[] is a small command\-line program to download videos
11 from YouTube.com and a few more sites.
12 It requires the Python interpreter, version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.3+, and it is
13 not platform specific.
14 It should work on your Unix box, on Windows or on Mac OS X.
15 It is released to the public domain, which means you can modify it,
16 redistribute it or use it however you like.
17 .SH OPTIONS
18 .IP
19 .nf
20 \f[C]
21 \-h,\ \-\-help\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ print\ this\ help\ text\ and\ exit
22 \-\-version\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ print\ program\ version\ and\ exit
23 \-U,\ \-\-update\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ update\ this\ program\ to\ latest\ version.\ Make\ sure
24 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ that\ you\ have\ sufficient\ permissions\ (run\ with
25 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ sudo\ if\ needed)
26 \-i,\ \-\-ignore\-errors\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ continue\ on\ download\ errors
27 \-\-dump\-user\-agent\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ display\ the\ current\ browser\ identification
28 \-\-user\-agent\ UA\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specify\ a\ custom\ user\ agent
29 \-\-referer\ REF\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specify\ a\ custom\ referer,\ use\ if\ the\ video\ access
30 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ is\ restricted\ to\ one\ domain
31 \-\-list\-extractors\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ List\ all\ supported\ extractors\ and\ the\ URLs\ they
32 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ would\ handle
33 \-\-extractor\-descriptions\ \ \ Output\ descriptions\ of\ all\ supported\ extractors
34 \-\-proxy\ URL\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Use\ the\ specified\ HTTP/HTTPS\ proxy
35 \-\-no\-check\-certificate\ \ \ \ \ Suppress\ HTTPS\ certificate\ validation.
36 \f[]
37 .fi
38 .SS Video Selection:
39 .IP
40 .nf
41 \f[C]
42 \-\-playlist\-start\ NUMBER\ \ \ \ playlist\ video\ to\ start\ at\ (default\ is\ 1)
43 \-\-playlist\-end\ NUMBER\ \ \ \ \ \ playlist\ video\ to\ end\ at\ (default\ is\ last)
44 \-\-match\-title\ REGEX\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ matching\ titles\ (regex\ or\ caseless
45 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ sub\-string)
46 \-\-reject\-title\ REGEX\ \ \ \ \ \ \ skip\ download\ for\ matching\ titles\ (regex\ or
47 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ caseless\ sub\-string)
48 \-\-max\-downloads\ NUMBER\ \ \ \ \ Abort\ after\ downloading\ NUMBER\ files
49 \-\-min\-filesize\ SIZE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ download\ any\ videos\ smaller\ than\ SIZE
50 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (e.g.\ 50k\ or\ 44.6m)
51 \-\-max\-filesize\ SIZE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ download\ any\ videos\ larger\ than\ SIZE\ (e.g.
52 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 50k\ or\ 44.6m)
53 \-\-date\ DATE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ videos\ uploaded\ in\ this\ date
54 \-\-datebefore\ DATE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ videos\ uploaded\ before\ this\ date
55 \-\-dateafter\ DATE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ videos\ uploaded\ after\ this\ date
56 \f[]
57 .fi
58 .SS Download Options:
59 .IP
60 .nf
61 \f[C]
62 \-r,\ \-\-rate\-limit\ LIMIT\ \ \ \ \ maximum\ download\ rate\ (e.g.\ 50k\ or\ 44.6m)
63 \-R,\ \-\-retries\ RETRIES\ \ \ \ \ \ number\ of\ retries\ (default\ is\ 10)
64 \-\-buffer\-size\ SIZE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ size\ of\ download\ buffer\ (e.g.\ 1024\ or\ 16k)
65 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (default\ is\ 1024)
66 \-\-no\-resize\-buffer\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ automatically\ adjust\ the\ buffer\ size.\ By
67 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ default,\ the\ buffer\ size\ is\ automatically\ resized
68 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ from\ an\ initial\ value\ of\ SIZE.
69 \f[]
70 .fi
71 .SS Filesystem Options:
72 .IP
73 .nf
74 \f[C]
75 \-t,\ \-\-title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ title\ in\ file\ name\ (default)
76 \-\-id\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ only\ video\ ID\ in\ file\ name
77 \-l,\ \-\-literal\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ [deprecated]\ alias\ of\ \-\-title
78 \-A,\ \-\-auto\-number\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ number\ downloaded\ files\ starting\ from\ 00000
79 \-o,\ \-\-output\ TEMPLATE\ \ \ \ \ \ output\ filename\ template.\ Use\ %(title)s\ to\ get
80 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ the\ title,\ %(uploader)s\ for\ the\ uploader\ name,
81 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ %(uploader_id)s\ for\ the\ uploader\ nickname\ if
82 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ different,\ %(autonumber)s\ to\ get\ an\ automatically
83 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ incremented\ number,\ %(ext)s\ for\ the\ filename
84 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ extension,\ %(upload_date)s\ for\ the\ upload\ date
85 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (YYYYMMDD),\ %(extractor)s\ for\ the\ provider
86 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (youtube,\ metacafe,\ etc),\ %(id)s\ for\ the\ video\ id
87 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ,\ %(playlist)s\ for\ the\ playlist\ the\ video\ is\ in,
88 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ %(playlist_index)s\ for\ the\ position\ in\ the
89 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ playlist\ and\ %%\ for\ a\ literal\ percent.\ Use\ \-\ to
90 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ output\ to\ stdout.\ Can\ also\ be\ used\ to\ download\ to
91 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ a\ different\ directory,\ for\ example\ with\ \-o\ \[aq]/my/d
92 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ownloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s\-%(id)s.%(ext)s\[aq]\ .
93 \-\-autonumber\-size\ NUMBER\ \ \ Specifies\ the\ number\ of\ digits\ in\ %(autonumber)s
94 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ when\ it\ is\ present\ in\ output\ filename\ template\ or
95 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \-\-autonumber\ option\ is\ given
96 \-\-restrict\-filenames\ \ \ \ \ \ \ Restrict\ filenames\ to\ only\ ASCII\ characters,\ and
97 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ avoid\ "&"\ and\ spaces\ in\ filenames
98 \-a,\ \-\-batch\-file\ FILE\ \ \ \ \ \ file\ containing\ URLs\ to\ download\ (\[aq]\-\[aq]\ for\ stdin)
99 \-w,\ \-\-no\-overwrites\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ overwrite\ files
100 \-c,\ \-\-continue\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ resume\ partially\ downloaded\ files
101 \-\-no\-continue\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ resume\ partially\ downloaded\ files\ (restart
102 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ from\ beginning)
103 \-\-cookies\ FILE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ file\ to\ read\ cookies\ from\ and\ dump\ cookie\ jar\ in
104 \-\-no\-part\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ use\ .part\ files
105 \-\-no\-mtime\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ use\ the\ Last\-modified\ header\ to\ set\ the
106 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ file\ modification\ time
107 \-\-write\-description\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ video\ description\ to\ a\ .description\ file
108 \-\-write\-info\-json\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ video\ metadata\ to\ a\ .info.json\ file
109 \-\-write\-thumbnail\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ thumbnail\ image\ to\ disk
110 \f[]
111 .fi
112 .SS Verbosity / Simulation Options:
113 .IP
114 .nf
115 \f[C]
116 \-q,\ \-\-quiet\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ activates\ quiet\ mode
117 \-s,\ \-\-simulate\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ download\ the\ video\ and\ do\ not\ write
118 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ anything\ to\ disk
119 \-\-skip\-download\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ download\ the\ video
120 \-g,\ \-\-get\-url\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ URL
121 \-e,\ \-\-get\-title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ title
122 \-\-get\-id\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ id
123 \-\-get\-thumbnail\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ thumbnail\ URL
124 \-\-get\-description\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ video\ description
125 \-\-get\-filename\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ output\ filename
126 \-\-get\-format\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ output\ format
127 \-\-newline\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ output\ progress\ bar\ as\ new\ lines
128 \-\-no\-progress\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ print\ progress\ bar
129 \-\-console\-title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ display\ progress\ in\ console\ titlebar
130 \-v,\ \-\-verbose\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ print\ various\ debugging\ information
131 \-\-dump\-intermediate\-pages\ \ print\ downloaded\ pages\ to\ debug\ problems(very
132 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ verbose)
133 \f[]
134 .fi
135 .SS Video Format Options:
136 .IP
137 .nf
138 \f[C]
139 \-f,\ \-\-format\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video\ format\ code,\ specifiy\ the\ order\ of
140 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ preference\ using\ slashes:\ "\-f\ 22/17/18"
141 \-\-all\-formats\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ all\ available\ video\ formats
142 \-\-prefer\-free\-formats\ \ \ \ \ \ prefer\ free\ video\ formats\ unless\ a\ specific\ one
143 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ is\ requested
144 \-\-max\-quality\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ highest\ quality\ format\ to\ download
145 \-F,\ \-\-list\-formats\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ list\ all\ available\ formats\ (currently\ youtube
146 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ only)
147 \f[]
148 .fi
149 .SS Subtitle Options:
150 .IP
151 .nf
152 \f[C]
153 \-\-write\-sub\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ subtitle\ file\ (currently\ youtube\ only)
154 \-\-write\-auto\-sub\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ automatic\ subtitle\ file\ (currently\ youtube
155 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ only)
156 \-\-only\-sub\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ [deprecated]\ alias\ of\ \-\-skip\-download
157 \-\-all\-subs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ downloads\ all\ the\ available\ subtitles\ of\ the
158 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video
159 \-\-list\-subs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ lists\ all\ available\ subtitles\ for\ the\ video
160 \-\-sub\-format\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ subtitle\ format\ (default=srt)\ ([sbv/vtt]\ youtube
161 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ only)
162 \-\-sub\-lang\ LANGS\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ languages\ of\ the\ subtitles\ to\ download\ (optional)
163 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ separated\ by\ commas,\ use\ IETF\ language\ tags\ like
164 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]en,pt\[aq]
165 \f[]
166 .fi
167 .SS Authentication Options:
168 .IP
169 .nf
170 \f[C]
171 \-u,\ \-\-username\ USERNAME\ \ \ \ account\ username
172 \-p,\ \-\-password\ PASSWORD\ \ \ \ account\ password
173 \-n,\ \-\-netrc\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ .netrc\ authentication\ data
174 \-\-video\-password\ PASSWORD\ \ video\ password\ (vimeo\ only)
175 \f[]
176 .fi
177 .SS Post\-processing Options:
178 .IP
179 .nf
180 \f[C]
181 \-x,\ \-\-extract\-audio\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ convert\ video\ files\ to\ audio\-only\ files\ (requires
182 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ffmpeg\ or\ avconv\ and\ ffprobe\ or\ avprobe)
183 \-\-audio\-format\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ "best",\ "aac",\ "vorbis",\ "mp3",\ "m4a",\ "opus",\ or
184 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "wav";\ best\ by\ default
185 \-\-audio\-quality\ QUALITY\ \ \ \ ffmpeg/avconv\ audio\ quality\ specification,\ insert
186 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ a\ value\ between\ 0\ (better)\ and\ 9\ (worse)\ for\ VBR
187 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ or\ a\ specific\ bitrate\ like\ 128K\ (default\ 5)
188 \-\-recode\-video\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ Encode\ the\ video\ to\ another\ format\ if\ necessary
189 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (currently\ supported:\ mp4|flv|ogg|webm)
190 \-k,\ \-\-keep\-video\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ keeps\ the\ video\ file\ on\ disk\ after\ the\ post\-
191 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ processing;\ the\ video\ is\ erased\ by\ default
192 \-\-no\-post\-overwrites\ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ overwrite\ post\-processed\ files;\ the\ post\-
193 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ processed\ files\ are\ overwritten\ by\ default
194 \-\-embed\-subs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ embed\ subtitles\ in\ the\ video\ (only\ for\ mp4
195 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ videos)
196 \f[]
197 .fi
198 .SH CONFIGURATION
199 .PP
200 You can configure youtube\-dl by placing default arguments (such as
201 \f[C]\-\-extract\-audio\ \-\-no\-mtime\f[] to always extract the audio
202 and not copy the mtime) into \f[C]/etc/youtube\-dl.conf\f[] and/or
203 \f[C]~/.config/youtube\-dl.conf\f[].
204 .SH OUTPUT TEMPLATE
205 .PP
206 The \f[C]\-o\f[] option allows users to indicate a template for the
207 output file names.
208 The basic usage is not to set any template arguments when downloading a
209 single file, like in
210 \f[C]youtube\-dl\ \-o\ funny_video.flv\ "http://some/video"\f[].
211 However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when
212 downloading each video.
213 The special sequences have the format \f[C]%(NAME)s\f[].
214 To clarify, that is a percent symbol followed by a name in parenthesis,
215 followed by a lowercase S.
216 Allowed names are:
217 .IP \[bu] 2
218 \f[C]id\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the video identifier.
219 .IP \[bu] 2
220 \f[C]url\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the video URL.
221 .IP \[bu] 2
222 \f[C]uploader\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the nickname of the
223 person who uploaded the video.
224 .IP \[bu] 2
225 \f[C]upload_date\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the upload date
226 in YYYYMMDD format.
227 .IP \[bu] 2
228 \f[C]title\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the video title.
229 .IP \[bu] 2
230 \f[C]ext\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the appropriate extension
231 (like flv or mp4).
232 .IP \[bu] 2
233 \f[C]epoch\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the Unix epoch when
234 creating the file.
235 .IP \[bu] 2
236 \f[C]autonumber\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by a five\-digit
237 number that will be increased with each download, starting at zero.
238 .IP \[bu] 2
239 \f[C]playlist\f[]: The name or the id of the playlist that contains the
240 video.
241 .IP \[bu] 2
242 \f[C]playlist_index\f[]: The index of the video in the playlist, a
243 five\-digit number.
244 .PP
245 The current default template is \f[C]%(title)s\-%(id)s.%(ext)s\f[].
246 .PP
247 In some cases, you don\[aq]t want special characters such as 中, spaces,
248 or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows
249 system or the filename through an 8bit\-unsafe channel.
250 In these cases, add the \f[C]\-\-restrict\-filenames\f[] flag to get a
251 shorter title:
252 .IP
253 .nf
254 \f[C]
255 $\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-get\-filename\ \-o\ "%(title)s.%(ext)s"\ BaW_jenozKc
256 youtube\-dl\ test\ video\ \[aq]\[aq]_ä↭𝕐.mp4\ \ \ \ #\ All\ kinds\ of\ weird\ characters
257 $\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-get\-filename\ \-o\ "%(title)s.%(ext)s"\ BaW_jenozKc\ \-\-restrict\-filenames
258 youtube\-dl_test_video_.mp4\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ #\ A\ simple\ file\ name
259 \f[]
260 .fi
261 .SH VIDEO SELECTION
262 .PP
263 Videos can be filtered by their upload date using the options
264 \f[C]\-\-date\f[], \f[C]\-\-datebefore\f[] or \f[C]\-\-dateafter\f[],
265 they accept dates in two formats:
266 .IP \[bu] 2
267 Absolute dates: Dates in the format \f[C]YYYYMMDD\f[].
268 .IP \[bu] 2
269 Relative dates: Dates in the format
270 \f[C](now|today)[+\-][0\-9](day|week|month|year)(s)?\f[]
271 .PP
272 Examples:
273 .IP
274 .nf
275 \f[C]
276 $\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-dateafter\ now\-6months\ #will\ only\ download\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ in\ the\ last\ 6\ months
277 $\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-date\ 19700101\ #will\ only\ download\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ in\ January\ 1,\ 1970
278 $\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-dateafter\ 20000101\ \-\-datebefore\ 20100101\ #will\ only\ download\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ between\ 2000\ and\ 2010
279 \f[]
280 .fi
281 .SH FAQ
282 .SS Can you please put the \-b option back?
283 .PP
284 Most people asking this question are not aware that youtube\-dl now
285 defaults to downloading the highest available quality as reported by
286 YouTube, which will be 1080p or 720p in some cases, so you no longer
287 need the \f[C]\-b\f[] option.
288 For some specific videos, maybe YouTube does not report them to be
289 available in a specific high quality format you\[aq]re interested in.
290 In that case, simply request it with the \f[C]\-f\f[] option and
291 youtube\-dl will try to download it.
292 .SS I get HTTP error 402 when trying to download a video. What\[aq]s
293 this?
294 .PP
295 Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download
296 too much.
297 We\[aq]re considering to provide a way to let you solve the
298 CAPTCHA (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/154), but at the
299 moment, your best course of action is pointing a webbrowser to the
300 youtube URL, solving the CAPTCHA, and restart youtube\-dl.
301 .SS I have downloaded a video but how can I play it?
302 .PP
303 Once the video is fully downloaded, use any video player, such as
304 vlc (http://www.videolan.org) or mplayer (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/).
305 .SS The links provided by youtube\-dl \-g are not working anymore
306 .PP
307 The URLs youtube\-dl outputs require the downloader to have the correct
308 cookies.
309 Use the \f[C]\-\-cookies\f[] option to write the required cookies into a
310 file, and advise your downloader to read cookies from that file.
311 Some sites also require a common user agent to be used, use
312 \f[C]\-\-dump\-user\-agent\f[] to see the one in use by youtube\-dl.
313 .SS ERROR: no fmt_url_map or conn information found in video info
314 .PP
315 youtube has switched to a new video info format in July 2011 which is
316 not supported by old versions of youtube\-dl.
317 You can update youtube\-dl with \f[C]sudo\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-update\f[].
318 .SS ERROR: unable to download video
319 .PP
320 youtube requires an additional signature since September 2012 which is
321 not supported by old versions of youtube\-dl.
322 You can update youtube\-dl with \f[C]sudo\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-update\f[].
323 .SS SyntaxError: Non\-ASCII character
324 .PP
325 The error
326 .IP
327 .nf
328 \f[C]
329 File\ "youtube\-dl",\ line\ 2
330 SyntaxError:\ Non\-ASCII\ character\ \[aq]\\x93\[aq]\ ...
331 \f[]
332 .fi
333 .PP
334 means you\[aq]re using an outdated version of Python.
335 Please update to Python 2.6 or 2.7.
336 .SS What is this binary file? Where has the code gone?
337 .PP
338 Since June 2012 (#342) youtube\-dl is packed as an executable zipfile,
339 simply unzip it (might need renaming to \f[C]youtube\-dl.zip\f[] first
340 on some systems) or clone the git repository, as laid out above.
341 If you modify the code, you can run it by executing the
342 \f[C]__main__.py\f[] file.
343 To recompile the executable, run \f[C]make\ youtube\-dl\f[].
344 .SS The exe throws a \f[I]Runtime error from Visual C++\f[]
345 .PP
346 To run the exe you need to install first the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008
347 Redistributable
348 Package (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29).
349 .SH COPYRIGHT
350 .PP
351 youtube\-dl is released into the public domain by the copyright holders.
352 .PP
353 This README file was originally written by Daniel Bolton
354 (<https://github.com/dbbolton>) and is likewise released into the public
355 domain.
356 .SH BUGS
357 .PP
358 Bugs and suggestions should be reported at:
359 <https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues>
360 .PP
361 Please include:
362 .IP \[bu] 2
363 Your exact command line, like
364 \f[C]youtube\-dl\ \-t\ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHlDtZ6Oc3s&feature=channel_video_title"\f[].
365 A common mistake is not to escape the \f[C]&\f[].
366 Putting URLs in quotes should solve this problem.
367 .IP \[bu] 2
368 If possible re\-run the command with \f[C]\-\-verbose\f[], and include
369 the full output, it is really helpful to us.
370 .IP \[bu] 2
371 The output of \f[C]youtube\-dl\ \-\-version\f[]
372 .IP \[bu] 2
373 The output of \f[C]python\ \-\-version\f[]
374 .IP \[bu] 2
375 The name and version of your Operating System ("Ubuntu 11.04 x64" or
376 "Windows 7 x64" is usually enough).
377 .PP
378 For discussions, join us in the irc channel #youtube\-dl on freenode.