+How do I put downloads into a specific folder?
+
+Use the -o to specify an output template, for example
+-o "/home/user/videos/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s". If you want this for
+all of your downloads, put the option into your configuration file.
+
+How do I download a video starting with a - ?
+
+Either prepend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= or separate the ID from
+the options with --:
+
+ youtube-dl -- -wNyEUrxzFU
+ youtube-dl "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wNyEUrxzFU"
+
+How do I pass cookies to youtube-dl?
+
+Use the --cookies option, for example
+--cookies /path/to/cookies/file.txt. Note that the cookies file must be
+in Mozilla/Netscape format and the first line of the cookies file must
+be either # HTTP Cookie File or # Netscape HTTP Cookie File. Make sure
+you have correct newline format in the cookies file and convert newlines
+if necessary to correspond with your OS, namely CRLF (\r\n) for Windows,
+LF (\n) for Linux and CR (\r) for Mac OS. HTTP Error 400: Bad Request
+when using --cookies is a good sign of invalid newline format.
+
+Passing cookies to youtube-dl is a good way to workaround login when a
+particular extractor does not implement it explicitly.
+
+Can you add support for this anime video site, or site which shows current movies for free?
+
+As a matter of policy (as well as legality), youtube-dl does not include
+support for services that specialize in infringing copyright. As a rule
+of thumb, if you cannot easily find a video that the service is quite
+obviously allowed to distribute (i.e. that has been uploaded by the
+creator, the creator's distributor, or is published under a free
+license), the service is probably unfit for inclusion to youtube-dl.
+
+A note on the service that they don't host the infringing content, but
+just link to those who do, is evidence that the service should NOT be
+included into youtube-dl. The same goes for any DMCA note when the whole
+front page of the service is filled with videos they are not allowed to
+distribute. A "fair use" note is equally unconvincing if the service
+shows copyright-protected videos in full without authorization.
+
+Support requests for services that DO purchase the rights to distribute
+their content are perfectly fine though. If in doubt, you can simply
+include a source that mentions the legitimate purchase of content.
+
+How can I speed up work on my issue?
+
+(Also known as: Help, my important issue not being solved!) The
+youtube-dl core developer team is quite small. While we do our best to
+solve as many issues as possible, sometimes that can take quite a while.
+To speed up your issue, here's what you can do:
+
+First of all, please do report the issue at our issue tracker. That
+allows us to coordinate all efforts by users and developers, and serves
+as a unified point. Unfortunately, the youtube-dl project has grown too
+large to use personal email as an effective communication channel.
+
+Please read the bug reporting instructions below. A lot of bugs lack all
+the necessary information. If you can, offer proxy, VPN, or shell access
+to the youtube-dl developers. If you are able to, test the issue from
+multiple computers in multiple countries to exclude local censorship or
+misconfiguration issues.
+
+If nobody is interested in solving your issue, you are welcome to take
+matters into your own hands and submit a pull request (or coerce/pay
+somebody else to do so).
+
+Feel free to bump the issue from time to time by writing a small comment
+("Issue is still present in youtube-dl version ...from France, but fixed
+from Belgium"), but please not more than once a month. Please do not
+declare your issue as important or urgent.
+
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