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