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@@ -16,23 +16,24 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
 # OPTIONS
     -h, --help                 print this help text and exit
     --version                  print program version and exit
 # OPTIONS
     -h, --help                 print this help text and exit
     --version                  print program version and exit

-    -U, --update               update this program to latest version
-    -i, --ignore-errors        continue on download errors
-    -r, --rate-limit LIMIT     maximum download rate (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)
-    -R, --retries RETRIES      number of retries (default is 10)
-    --buffer-size SIZE         size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16k)
-                               (default is 1024)
-    --no-resize-buffer         do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By
-                               default, the buffer size is automatically resized
-                               from an initial value of SIZE.
+    -U, --update               update this program to latest version. Make sure
+                               that you have sufficient permissions (run with
+                               sudo if needed)
+    -i, --ignore-errors        continue on download errors, for example to to
+                               skip unavailable videos in a playlist

     --dump-user-agent          display the current browser identification
     --user-agent UA            specify a custom user agent
     --referer REF              specify a custom referer, use if the video access
                                is restricted to one domain
     --list-extractors          List all supported extractors and the URLs they
                                would handle
     --dump-user-agent          display the current browser identification
     --user-agent UA            specify a custom user agent
     --referer REF              specify a custom referer, use if the video access
                                is restricted to one domain
     --list-extractors          List all supported extractors and the URLs they
                                would handle

+    --extractor-descriptions   Output descriptions of all supported extractors

     --proxy URL                Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy
     --no-check-certificate     Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.
     --proxy URL                Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy
     --no-check-certificate     Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.

+    --cache-dir None           Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can
+                               store downloaded information permanently.
+                               ~/.youtube-dl/cache by default
+    --no-cache-dir             Disable filesystem caching

 
 ## Video Selection:
     --playlist-start NUMBER    playlist video to start at (default is 1)
 
 ## Video Selection:
     --playlist-start NUMBER    playlist video to start at (default is 1)


@@ -50,6 +51,15 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
     --datebefore DATE          download only videos uploaded before this date
     --dateafter DATE           download only videos uploaded after this date
 
     --datebefore DATE          download only videos uploaded before this date
     --dateafter DATE           download only videos uploaded after this date
 

+## Download Options:
+    -r, --rate-limit LIMIT     maximum download rate (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)
+    -R, --retries RETRIES      number of retries (default is 10)
+    --buffer-size SIZE         size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16k)
+                               (default is 1024)
+    --no-resize-buffer         do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By
+                               default, the buffer size is automatically resized
+                               from an initial value of SIZE.
+

 ## Filesystem Options:
     -t, --title                use title in file name (default)
     --id                       use only video ID in file name
 ## Filesystem Options:
     -t, --title                use title in file name (default)
     --id                       use only video ID in file name


@@ -108,25 +118,26 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
 
 ## Video Format Options:
     -f, --format FORMAT        video format code, specifiy the order of
 
 ## Video Format Options:
     -f, --format FORMAT        video format code, specifiy the order of

-                               preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18"
+                               preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18". "-f mp4"
+                               and "-f flv" are also supported

     --all-formats              download all available video formats
     --prefer-free-formats      prefer free video formats unless a specific one
                                is requested
     --max-quality FORMAT       highest quality format to download
     -F, --list-formats         list all available formats (currently youtube
                                only)
     --all-formats              download all available video formats
     --prefer-free-formats      prefer free video formats unless a specific one
                                is requested
     --max-quality FORMAT       highest quality format to download
     -F, --list-formats         list all available formats (currently youtube
                                only)

-    --write-sub                write subtitle file (currently youtube only)
-    --write-auto-sub           write automatic subtitle file (currently youtube
-                               only)
-    --only-sub                 [deprecated] alias of --skip-download
+
+## Subtitle Options:
+    --write-sub                write subtitle file
+    --write-auto-sub           write automatic subtitle file (youtube only)

     --all-subs                 downloads all the available subtitles of the
     --all-subs                 downloads all the available subtitles of the

-                               video (currently youtube only)
+                               video

     --list-subs                lists all available subtitles for the video
     --list-subs                lists all available subtitles for the video

-                               (currently youtube only)
-    --sub-format FORMAT        subtitle format [srt/sbv/vtt] (default=srt)
-                               (currently youtube only)
-    --sub-lang LANG            language of the subtitles to download (optional)
-                               use IETF language tags like 'en'
+    --sub-format FORMAT        subtitle format (default=srt) ([sbv/vtt] youtube
+                               only)
+    --sub-lang LANGS           languages of the subtitles to download (optional)
+                               separated by commas, use IETF language tags like
+                               'en,pt'

 
 ## Authentication Options:
     -u, --username USERNAME    account username
 
 ## Authentication Options:
     -u, --username USERNAME    account username


@@ -148,6 +159,8 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                                processing; the video is erased by default
     --no-post-overwrites       do not overwrite post-processed files; the post-
                                processed files are overwritten by default
                                processing; the video is erased by default
     --no-post-overwrites       do not overwrite post-processed files; the post-
                                processed files are overwritten by default

+    --embed-subs               embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4
+                               videos)

 
 # CONFIGURATION
 
 
 # CONFIGURATION
 


@@ -168,7 +181,7 @@ The `-o` option allows users to indicate a template for the output file names. T
  - `playlist`: The name or the id of the playlist that contains the video.
  - `playlist_index`: The index of the video in the playlist, a five-digit number.
 
  - `playlist`: The name or the id of the playlist that contains the video.
  - `playlist_index`: The index of the video in the playlist, a five-digit number.
 

-The current default template is `%(id)s.%(ext)s`, but that will be switchted to `%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s` (which can be requested with `-t` at the moment).
+The current default template is `%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s`.

 
 In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows system or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the `--restrict-filenames` flag to get a shorter title:
 
 
 In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows system or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the `--restrict-filenames` flag to get a shorter title:
 


@@ -194,11 +207,11 @@ Examples:
 
 ### Can you please put the -b option back?
 
 
 ### Can you please put the -b option back?
 

-Most people asking this question are not aware that youtube-dl now defaults to downloading the highest available quality as reported by YouTube, which will be 1080p or 720p in some cases, so you no longer need the -b option. For some specific videos, maybe YouTube does not report them to be available in a specific high quality format you''re interested in. In that case, simply request it with the -f option and youtube-dl will try to download it.
+Most people asking this question are not aware that youtube-dl now defaults to downloading the highest available quality as reported by YouTube, which will be 1080p or 720p in some cases, so you no longer need the `-b` option. For some specific videos, maybe YouTube does not report them to be available in a specific high quality format you're interested in. In that case, simply request it with the `-f` option and youtube-dl will try to download it.

 
 ### I get HTTP error 402 when trying to download a video. What's this?
 
 
 ### I get HTTP error 402 when trying to download a video. What's this?
 

-Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download too much. We''re [considering to provide a way to let you solve the CAPTCHA](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/154), but at the moment, your best course of action is pointing a webbrowser to the youtube URL, solving the CAPTCHA, and restart youtube-dl.
+Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download too much. We're [considering to provide a way to let you solve the CAPTCHA](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/154), but at the moment, your best course of action is pointing a webbrowser to the youtube URL, solving the CAPTCHA, and restart youtube-dl.

 
 ### I have downloaded a video but how can I play it?
 
 
 ### I have downloaded a video but how can I play it?