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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
  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\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 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.