1 .TH YOUTUBE-DL "1" "June 2007" "youtube-dl" "User Commands"
3 youtube-dl \- download a video file from YouTube.com
5 usage: youtube\-dl [options] video_url
8 \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
9 print this help text and exit
11 \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
12 print program version and exit
14 \fB\-u\fR USERNAME, \fB\-\-username\fR=\fIUSERNAME\fR
17 \fB\-p\fR PASSWORD, \fB\-\-password\fR=\fIPASSWORD\fR
20 \fB\-o\fR FILE, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILE\fR
21 output video file name
23 \fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
26 \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-simulate\fR
29 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-title\fR
30 use title in file name
32 \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-literal\fR
33 use literal title in file name
35 \fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-netrc\fR
36 use .netrc authentication data
38 \fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-get-url\fR
39 print final video URL only
41 \fB\-2\fR, \fB\-\-title-too\fR
42 used with -g, print title too