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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- pod -*-
 =head1 NAME
 
 # -*- pod -*-
 =head1 NAME
 

-youtube-dl - download videos from youtube.com
+youtube-dl - download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms

 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 


@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ youtube-dl - download videos from youtube.com
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 

-youtube-dl is a script to download videos from youtube.com.
+youtube-dl is a script to download videos from youtube.com or any other of
+the supported video platforms.
+
+Currently supported sites are: CollegeHumor, Comedy Central, Dailymotion,
+Facebook, Metacafe, MyVideo, Photobucket, The Escapist, Vimeo, Yahoo!,
+YouTube, blip.tv, depositfiles.com, video.google.com, xvideos, Soundcloud,
+InfoQ, Mixcloud, OpenClassRoom.

 
 Once it is installed in your system, you should be able to call it from
 the command line. Usage instructions are easy. Use youtube-dl followed
 
 Once it is installed in your system, you should be able to call it from
 the command line. Usage instructions are easy. Use youtube-dl followed


@@ -38,6 +44,10 @@ Print help text and exit.
 
 Print program version and exit.
 
 
 Print program version and exit.
 

+=item -U, --update
+
+Update this program to the latest stable version.
+

 =item -i, --ignore-errors
 
 Ignore errors during download and continue processing.
 =item -i, --ignore-errors
 
 Ignore errors during download and continue processing.


@@ -46,6 +56,25 @@ Ignore errors during download and continue processing.
 
 Limit the download speed to the specified maximum B<L> (e.g., 50k or 44.6m).
 
 
 Limit the download speed to the specified maximum B<L> (e.g., 50k or 44.6m).
 

+=item -R B<R>, --retries=B<R>
+
+Number B<R> of retries for a given download (default is 10).
+
+=item --playlist-start=B<N>
+
+The number B<N> of the video in a playlist where we should start downlading
+(default is 1).
+
+=item --playlist-end=B<N>
+
+The number B<N> of the video in a playlist where we should stop downloading
+(default is -1, which stands for the last video in the playlist).
+
+=item --dump-user-agent
+
+Display how youtube-dl will identify itself (the User-Agent string) to the
+remote server.
+

 =item -u B<UN>, --username=B<UN>
 
 Specify the youtube account username B<UN>. Some videos require an
 =item -u B<UN>, --username=B<UN>
 
 Specify the youtube account username B<UN>. Some videos require an


@@ -59,27 +88,50 @@ Like the username, specifies the account password to be B<PW>.
 =item -n, --netrc 
 
 Get authentication data from the standard unix .netrc file on the user's
 =item -n, --netrc 
 
 Get authentication data from the standard unix .netrc file on the user's

-home directory. The machine name is youtube in regarding this usage.
+home directory. The machine name is youtube regarding this usage.
+
+=item -f B<FMT>, --format=B<FMT>

 
 

-=item -f FMT, --format=FMT
+Specify the video format (quality) in which to download the video.

 
 

-Specify the video format (quality) in which to download the video. Note
-that not all videos are available in all formats.
+For youtube.com, in particular, the meaning of the format codes is given as:

 
 

-=item -b, --best-quality
+=over
+
+=item WebM video at 480p: 43
+
+=item WebM video at 720p: 45
+
+=item H264 video in MP4 container at 480p: 18
+
+=item H264 video in MP4 container at 720p: 22
+
+=item H264 video in MP4 container at 1080p: 37
+
+=item H264 video in FLV container at 360p: 34
+
+=item H264 video in FLV container at 480p: 35
+
+=item H263 video at 240p: 5
+
+=item 3GP video: 17
+
+=back

 
 

-Download the best video quality available for the video(s) specified by
-the user.
+Note that not all videos are available in all formats and that other
+sites supported by B<youtube-dl> may have different conventions for
+their video formats.

 
 

-=item -m, --mobile-version
+By default, youtube-dl will download the best available format; if you want
+to download the worst format to save bandwidth and time, use C<-f> I<worst>.

 
 

-Synonymous to the option "-f 17", to download videos playable on some
-mobile phones.
+=item --all-formats

 
 

-=item -d, --high-def
+Downloads all formats for which a video may be available.

 
 

-Synonymous to the option "-f 37", to download videos in HD quality
-(1080p).
+=item --max-quality=B<FMT>
+
+Limit the maximum quality of the videos to downloads to B<FMT>.

 
 =item -q, --quiet
 
 
 =item -q, --quiet
 


@@ -102,6 +154,29 @@ wget or aria2c.
 Simulate the operation, like quiet mode, but show the title of the video
 that would be downloaded.
 
 Simulate the operation, like quiet mode, but show the title of the video
 that would be downloaded.
 

+=item --get-thumbnail
+
+Simulate the operation, like quiet mode, but print the URL of of the video's
+thumbnail.
+
+=item --get-description
+
+Simulate the operation, like quiet mode, but print the description of the
+video.
+
+=item --get-filename
+
+Simulate the operation, like quiet mode, but print the output filename.
+
+=item --no-progress
+
+Do not print the progress bar during downloads.
+
+=item --console-title
+
+If possible, set the title of the console window with the progress of the
+download.
+

 =item -t, --title
 
 Use the title of the video in the file name used to download the video.
 =item -t, --title
 
 Use the title of the video in the file name used to download the video.


@@ -112,6 +187,11 @@ Use the literal title of the video in file name used to download the
 video. Can contain "weird" characters that are not filtered like with
 the -t option.
 
 video. Can contain "weird" characters that are not filtered like with
 the -t option.
 

+=item -A, --auto-number
+
+When downloading multiple videos from a playlist, automatically number them,
+in sequence, starting from 00000.
+

 =item -o B<TPL>, --output=B<TPL>
 
 Specify a template B<TPL> for the names of the files to be created when
 =item -o B<TPL>, --output=B<TPL>
 
 Specify a template B<TPL> for the names of the files to be created when


@@ -133,6 +213,28 @@ Do no overwrite already existing files.
 
 Resume partially downloaded files.
 
 
 Resume partially downloaded files.
 

+=item --cookies=B<F>
+
+Store the received cookies to file B<F> (the "cookie jar").
+
+=item --no-part
+
+Do not append the I<.part> suffix do files that have not yet been completed.
+
+=item --no-mtime
+
+Do not use the I<Last-modified> header to set the file modification time.
+
+=item --extract-audio
+
+Create an audio-only file extracted from the video downloaded. Requires that
+ffmpeg and ffprobe be installed.
+
+=item --audio-format=B<FORMAT>
+
+Set the audio format to be used for the extraction. Possible values are
+I<best>, I<aac>, I<mp3>, with I<best> being the default.
+

 =back
 
 =head1 OUTPUT TEMPLATE
 =back
 
 =head1 OUTPUT TEMPLATE


@@ -189,7 +291,7 @@ like C<%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s>. You can specify your own.
 =head1 AUTHOR
 
 youtube-dl was written by Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez and many contributors
 =head1 AUTHOR
 
 youtube-dl was written by Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez and many contributors

-from all around the internet.  This manpage was written by Rogério Brito
+from all around the internet.  This manpage was written by Rogerio Brito

 <rbrito@users.sf.net>.
 
 =cut
 <rbrito@users.sf.net>.
 
 =cut