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