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-.TH YOUTUBE-DL 1 "" 
+.TH YOUTUBE\-DL 1 "" 

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

 .SH SYNOPSIS
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 .SH SYNOPSIS
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-\f[B]youtube-dl\f[] [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]
+\f[B]youtube\-dl\f[] OPTIONS (#options) URL [URL...]

 .SH DESCRIPTION
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 .SH DESCRIPTION
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-\f[B]youtube-dl\f[] is a small command-line program to download videos
+\f[B]youtube\-dl\f[] is a small command\-line program to download videos

 from YouTube.com and a few more sites.
 from YouTube.com and a few more sites.

-It requires the Python interpreter, version 2.x (x being at least 6),
-and it is not platform specific.
-It should work in your Unix box, in Windows or in Mac OS X.
+It requires the Python interpreter, version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.3+, and it is
+not platform specific.
+It should work on your Unix box, on Windows or on Mac OS X.

 It is released to the public domain, which means you can modify it,
 redistribute it or use it however you like.
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--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\ \ \ download\ rate\ limit\ (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.
---dump-user-agent\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ display\ the\ current\ browser\ identification
---user-agent\ UA\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specify\ a\ custom\ user\ agent
---list-extractors\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ List\ all\ supported\ extractors\ and\ the\ URLs\ they
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ would\ handle
+\-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.
+\-\-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
+\-\-proxy\ URL\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Use\ the\ specified\ HTTP/HTTPS\ proxy
+\-\-no\-check\-certificate\ \ \ \ \ Suppress\ HTTPS\ certificate\ validation.

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---playlist-start\ NUMBER\ \ playlist\ video\ to\ start\ at\ (default\ is\ 1)
---playlist-end\ NUMBER\ \ \ \ playlist\ video\ to\ end\ at\ (default\ is\ last)
---match-title\ REGEX\ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ matching\ titles\ (regex\ or\ caseless
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ sub-string)
---reject-title\ REGEX\ \ \ \ \ skip\ download\ for\ matching\ titles\ (regex\ or
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ caseless\ sub-string)
---max-downloads\ NUMBER\ \ \ Abort\ after\ downloading\ NUMBER\ files
+\-\-playlist\-start\ NUMBER\ \ \ \ playlist\ video\ to\ start\ at\ (default\ is\ 1)
+\-\-playlist\-end\ NUMBER\ \ \ \ \ \ playlist\ video\ to\ end\ at\ (default\ is\ last)
+\-\-match\-title\ REGEX\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ matching\ titles\ (regex\ or\ caseless
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ sub\-string)
+\-\-reject\-title\ REGEX\ \ \ \ \ \ \ skip\ download\ for\ matching\ titles\ (regex\ or
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ caseless\ sub\-string)
+\-\-max\-downloads\ NUMBER\ \ \ \ \ Abort\ after\ downloading\ NUMBER\ files
+\-\-min\-filesize\ SIZE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ download\ any\ videos\ smaller\ than\ SIZE
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (e.g.\ 50k\ or\ 44.6m)
+\-\-max\-filesize\ SIZE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ download\ any\ videos\ larger\ than\ SIZE\ (e.g.
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 50k\ or\ 44.6m)
+\-\-date\ DATE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ videos\ uploaded\ in\ this\ date
+\-\-datebefore\ DATE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ videos\ uploaded\ before\ this\ date
+\-\-dateafter\ DATE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ videos\ uploaded\ after\ this\ date

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--t,\ --title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ title\ in\ file\ name
---id\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ video\ ID\ in\ file\ name
--l,\ --literal\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ [deprecated]\ alias\ of\ --title
--A,\ --auto-number\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ number\ downloaded\ files\ starting\ from\ 00000
--o,\ --output\ TEMPLATE\ \ \ \ output\ filename\ template.\ Use\ %(title)s\ to\ get\ the
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ title,\ %(uploader)s\ for\ the\ uploader\ name,
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ %(autonumber)s\ to\ get\ an\ automatically\ incremented
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ number,\ %(ext)s\ for\ the\ filename\ extension,
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ %(upload_date)s\ for\ the\ upload\ date\ (YYYYMMDD),
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ %(extractor)s\ for\ the\ provider\ (youtube,\ metacafe,
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ etc),\ %(id)s\ for\ the\ video\ id\ and\ %%\ for\ a\ literal
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ percent.\ Use\ -\ to\ output\ to\ stdout.\ Can\ also\ be
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ used\ to\ download\ to\ a\ different\ directory,\ for
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ example\ with\ -o\ \[aq]/my/downloads/%(uploader)s/%(title
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ )s-%(id)s.%(ext)s\[aq]\ .
---restrict-filenames\ \ \ \ \ Restrict\ filenames\ to\ only\ ASCII\ characters,\ and
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ avoid\ "&"\ and\ spaces\ in\ filenames
--a,\ --batch-file\ FILE\ \ \ \ file\ containing\ URLs\ to\ download\ (\[aq]-\[aq]\ for\ stdin)
--w,\ --no-overwrites\ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ overwrite\ files
--c,\ --continue\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ resume\ partially\ downloaded\ files
---no-continue\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ resume\ partially\ downloaded\ files\ (restart
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ from\ beginning)
---cookies\ FILE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ file\ to\ read\ cookies\ from\ and\ dump\ cookie\ jar\ in
---no-part\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ use\ .part\ files
---no-mtime\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ use\ the\ Last-modified\ header\ to\ set\ the\ file
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ modification\ time
---write-description\ \ \ \ \ \ write\ video\ description\ to\ a\ .description\ file
---write-info-json\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ video\ metadata\ to\ a\ .info.json\ file
+\-t,\ \-\-title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ title\ in\ file\ name\ (default)
+\-\-id\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ only\ video\ ID\ in\ file\ name
+\-l,\ \-\-literal\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ [deprecated]\ alias\ of\ \-\-title
+\-A,\ \-\-auto\-number\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ number\ downloaded\ files\ starting\ from\ 00000
+\-o,\ \-\-output\ TEMPLATE\ \ \ \ \ \ output\ filename\ template.\ Use\ %(title)s\ to\ get
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ the\ title,\ %(uploader)s\ for\ the\ uploader\ name,
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ %(uploader_id)s\ for\ the\ uploader\ nickname\ if
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ different,\ %(autonumber)s\ to\ get\ an\ automatically
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ incremented\ number,\ %(ext)s\ for\ the\ filename
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ extension,\ %(upload_date)s\ for\ the\ upload\ date
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (YYYYMMDD),\ %(extractor)s\ for\ the\ provider
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (youtube,\ metacafe,\ etc),\ %(id)s\ for\ the\ video\ id
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ,\ %(playlist)s\ for\ the\ playlist\ the\ video\ is\ in,
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ %(playlist_index)s\ for\ the\ position\ in\ the
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ playlist\ and\ %%\ for\ a\ literal\ percent.\ Use\ \-\ to
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ output\ to\ stdout.\ Can\ also\ be\ used\ to\ download\ to
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ a\ different\ directory,\ for\ example\ with\ \-o\ \[aq]/my/d
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ownloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s\-%(id)s.%(ext)s\[aq]\ .
+\-\-autonumber\-size\ NUMBER\ \ \ Specifies\ the\ number\ of\ digits\ in\ %(autonumber)s
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ when\ it\ is\ present\ in\ output\ filename\ template\ or
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \-\-autonumber\ option\ is\ given
+\-\-restrict\-filenames\ \ \ \ \ \ \ Restrict\ filenames\ to\ only\ ASCII\ characters,\ and
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ avoid\ "&"\ and\ spaces\ in\ filenames
+\-a,\ \-\-batch\-file\ FILE\ \ \ \ \ \ file\ containing\ URLs\ to\ download\ (\[aq]\-\[aq]\ for\ stdin)
+\-w,\ \-\-no\-overwrites\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ overwrite\ files
+\-c,\ \-\-continue\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ resume\ partially\ downloaded\ files
+\-\-no\-continue\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ resume\ partially\ downloaded\ files\ (restart
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ from\ beginning)
+\-\-cookies\ FILE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ file\ to\ read\ cookies\ from\ and\ dump\ cookie\ jar\ in
+\-\-no\-part\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ use\ .part\ files
+\-\-no\-mtime\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ use\ the\ Last\-modified\ header\ to\ set\ the
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ file\ modification\ time
+\-\-write\-description\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ video\ description\ to\ a\ .description\ file
+\-\-write\-info\-json\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ video\ metadata\ to\ a\ .info.json\ file
+\-\-write\-thumbnail\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ thumbnail\ image\ to\ disk

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--q,\ --quiet\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ activates\ quiet\ mode
--s,\ --simulate\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ download\ the\ video\ and\ do\ not\ write\ anything
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ to\ disk
---skip-download\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ download\ the\ video
--g,\ --get-url\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ URL
--e,\ --get-title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ title
---get-thumbnail\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ thumbnail\ URL
---get-description\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ video\ description
---get-filename\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ output\ filename
---get-format\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ output\ format
---no-progress\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ print\ progress\ bar
---console-title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ display\ progress\ in\ console\ titlebar
--v,\ --verbose\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ print\ various\ debugging\ information
+\-q,\ \-\-quiet\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ activates\ quiet\ mode
+\-s,\ \-\-simulate\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ download\ the\ video\ and\ do\ not\ write
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ anything\ to\ disk
+\-\-skip\-download\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ download\ the\ video
+\-g,\ \-\-get\-url\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ URL
+\-e,\ \-\-get\-title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ title
+\-\-get\-id\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ id
+\-\-get\-thumbnail\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ thumbnail\ URL
+\-\-get\-description\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ video\ description
+\-\-get\-filename\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ output\ filename
+\-\-get\-format\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ output\ format
+\-\-newline\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ output\ progress\ bar\ as\ new\ lines
+\-\-no\-progress\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ print\ progress\ bar
+\-\-console\-title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ display\ progress\ in\ console\ titlebar
+\-v,\ \-\-verbose\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ print\ various\ debugging\ information
+\-\-dump\-intermediate\-pages\ \ print\ downloaded\ pages\ to\ debug\ problems(very
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ verbose)

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--f,\ --format\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ video\ format\ code
---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-srt\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ video\ closed\ captions\ to\ a\ .srt\ file
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (currently\ youtube\ only)
---srt-lang\ LANG\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ language\ of\ the\ closed\ captions\ to\ download
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (optional)\ use\ IETF\ language\ tags\ like\ \[aq]en\[aq]
+\-f,\ \-\-format\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video\ format\ code,\ specifiy\ the\ order\ of
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ preference\ using\ slashes:\ "\-f\ 22/17/18"
+\-\-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
+\-\-all\-subs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ downloads\ all\ the\ available\ subtitles\ of\ the
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video\ (currently\ youtube\ only)
+\-\-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\ \[aq]en\[aq]

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--u,\ --username\ USERNAME\ \ account\ username
--p,\ --password\ PASSWORD\ \ account\ password
--n,\ --netrc\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ .netrc\ authentication\ data
+\-u,\ \-\-username\ USERNAME\ \ \ \ account\ username
+\-p,\ \-\-password\ PASSWORD\ \ \ \ account\ password
+\-n,\ \-\-netrc\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ .netrc\ authentication\ data
+\-\-video\-password\ PASSWORD\ \ video\ password\ (vimeo\ only)

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-.SS Post-processing Options:
+.SS Post\-processing Options:

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--x,\ --extract-audio\ \ \ \ \ \ convert\ video\ files\ to\ audio-only\ files\ (requires
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ffmpeg\ or\ avconv\ and\ ffprobe\ or\ avprobe)
---audio-format\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ "best",\ "aac",\ "vorbis",\ "mp3",\ "m4a",\ or\ "wav";
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ best\ by\ default
---audio-quality\ QUALITY\ \ ffmpeg/avconv\ audio\ quality\ specification,\ insert\ a
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ value\ between\ 0\ (better)\ and\ 9\ (worse)\ for\ VBR\ or\ a
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specific\ bitrate\ like\ 128K\ (default\ 5)
--k,\ --keep-video\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ keeps\ the\ video\ file\ on\ disk\ after\ the\ post-
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ processing;\ the\ video\ is\ erased\ by\ default
+\-x,\ \-\-extract\-audio\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ convert\ video\ files\ to\ audio\-only\ files\ (requires
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ffmpeg\ or\ avconv\ and\ ffprobe\ or\ avprobe)
+\-\-audio\-format\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ "best",\ "aac",\ "vorbis",\ "mp3",\ "m4a",\ "opus",\ or
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "wav";\ best\ by\ default
+\-\-audio\-quality\ QUALITY\ \ \ \ ffmpeg/avconv\ audio\ quality\ specification,\ insert
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ a\ value\ between\ 0\ (better)\ and\ 9\ (worse)\ for\ VBR
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ or\ a\ specific\ bitrate\ like\ 128K\ (default\ 5)
+\-\-recode\-video\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ Encode\ the\ video\ to\ another\ format\ if\ necessary
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (currently\ supported:\ mp4|flv|ogg|webm)
+\-k,\ \-\-keep\-video\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ keeps\ the\ video\ file\ on\ disk\ after\ the\ post\-
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ processing;\ the\ video\ is\ erased\ by\ default
+\-\-no\-post\-overwrites\ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ overwrite\ post\-processed\ files;\ the\ post\-
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ processed\ files\ are\ overwritten\ by\ default

 \f[]
 .fi
 .SH CONFIGURATION
 .PP
 \f[]
 .fi
 .SH CONFIGURATION
 .PP

-You can configure youtube-dl by placing default arguments (such as
-\f[C]--extract-audio\ --no-mtime\f[] to always extract the audio and not
-copy the mtime) into \f[C]/etc/youtube-dl.conf\f[] and/or
-\f[C]~/.local/config/youtube-dl.conf\f[].
+You can configure youtube\-dl by placing default arguments (such as
+\f[C]\-\-extract\-audio\ \-\-no\-mtime\f[] to always extract the audio
+and not copy the mtime) into \f[C]/etc/youtube\-dl.conf\f[] and/or
+\f[C]~/.config/youtube\-dl.conf\f[].

 .SH OUTPUT TEMPLATE
 .PP
 .SH OUTPUT TEMPLATE
 .PP

-The \f[C]-o\f[] option allows users to indicate a template for the
+The \f[C]\-o\f[] option allows users to indicate a template for the

 output file names.
 The basic usage is not to set any template arguments when downloading a
 single file, like in
 output file names.
 The basic usage is not to set any template arguments when downloading a
 single file, like in

-\f[C]youtube-dl\ -o\ funny_video.flv\ "http://some/video"\f[].
+\f[C]youtube\-dl\ \-o\ funny_video.flv\ "http://some/video"\f[].

 However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when
 downloading each video.
 The special sequences have the format \f[C]%(NAME)s\f[].
 However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when
 downloading each video.
 The special sequences have the format \f[C]%(NAME)s\f[].


@@ -179,38 +216,64 @@ in YYYYMMDD format.
 \f[C]epoch\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the Unix epoch when
 creating the file.
 .IP \[bu] 2
 \f[C]epoch\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the Unix epoch when
 creating the file.
 .IP \[bu] 2

-\f[C]autonumber\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by a five-digit
+\f[C]autonumber\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by a five\-digit

 number that will be increased with each download, starting at zero.
 number that will be increased with each download, starting at zero.

+.IP \[bu] 2
+\f[C]playlist\f[]: The name or the id of the playlist that contains the
+video.
+.IP \[bu] 2
+\f[C]playlist_index\f[]: The index of the video in the playlist, a
+five\-digit number.

 .PP
 The current default template is \f[C]%(id)s.%(ext)s\f[], but that will
 .PP
 The current default template is \f[C]%(id)s.%(ext)s\f[], but that will

-be switchted to \f[C]%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s\f[] (which can be
-requested with \f[C]-t\f[] at the moment).
+be switchted to \f[C]%(title)s\-%(id)s.%(ext)s\f[] (which can be
+requested with \f[C]\-t\f[] at the moment).

 .PP
 In some cases, you don\[aq]t want special characters such as 中, spaces,
 or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows
 .PP
 In some cases, you don\[aq]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 \f[C]--restrict-filenames\f[] flag to get a
+system or the filename through an 8bit\-unsafe channel.
+In these cases, add the \f[C]\-\-restrict\-filenames\f[] flag to get a

 shorter title:
 .IP
 .nf
 \f[C]
 shorter title:
 .IP
 .nf
 \f[C]

-$\ youtube-dl\ --get-filename\ -o\ "%(title)s.%(ext)s"\ BaW_jenozKc
-youtube-dl\ test\ video\ \[aq]\[aq]_ä↭𝕐.mp4\ \ \ \ #\ All\ kinds\ of\ weird\ characters
-$\ youtube-dl\ --get-filename\ -o\ "%(title)s.%(ext)s"\ BaW_jenozKc\ --restrict-filenames
-youtube-dl_test_video_.mp4\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ #\ A\ simple\ file\ name
+$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-get\-filename\ \-o\ "%(title)s.%(ext)s"\ BaW_jenozKc
+youtube\-dl\ test\ video\ \[aq]\[aq]_ä↭𝕐.mp4\ \ \ \ #\ All\ kinds\ of\ weird\ characters
+$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-get\-filename\ \-o\ "%(title)s.%(ext)s"\ BaW_jenozKc\ \-\-restrict\-filenames
+youtube\-dl_test_video_.mp4\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ #\ A\ simple\ file\ name
+\f[]
+.fi
+.SH VIDEO SELECTION
+.PP
+Videos can be filtered by their upload date using the options
+\f[C]\-\-date\f[], \f[C]\-\-datebefore\f[] or \f[C]\-\-dateafter\f[],
+they accept dates in two formats:
+.IP \[bu] 2
+Absolute dates: Dates in the format \f[C]YYYYMMDD\f[].
+.IP \[bu] 2
+Relative dates: Dates in the format
+\f[C](now|today)[+\-][0\-9](day|week|month|year)(s)?\f[]
+.PP
+Examples:
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-dateafter\ now\-6months\ #will\ only\ download\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ in\ the\ last\ 6\ months
+$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-date\ 19700101\ #will\ only\ download\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ in\ January\ 1,\ 1970
+$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-dateafter\ 20000101\ \-\-datebefore\ 20100101\ #will\ only\ download\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ between\ 2000\ and\ 2010

 \f[]
 .fi
 .SH FAQ
 \f[]
 .fi
 .SH FAQ

-.SS Can you please put the -b option back?
+.SS Can you please put the \-b option back?

 .PP
 .PP

-Most people asking this question are not aware that youtube-dl now
+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
 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.
+need the \-b option.

 For some specific videos, maybe YouTube does not report them to be
 available in a specific high quality format you\[aq]\[aq]re interested
 in.
 For some specific videos, maybe YouTube does not report them to be
 available in a specific high quality format you\[aq]\[aq]re interested
 in.

-In that case, simply request it with the -f option and youtube-dl will
+In that case, simply request it with the \-f option and youtube\-dl will

 try to download it.
 .SS I get HTTP error 402 when trying to download a video. What\[aq]s
 this?
 try to download it.
 .SS I get HTTP error 402 when trying to download a video. What\[aq]s
 this?


@@ -220,37 +283,37 @@ too much.
 We\[aq]\[aq]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
 We\[aq]\[aq]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.
+youtube URL, solving the CAPTCHA, and restart youtube\-dl.

 .SS I have downloaded a video but how can I play it?
 .PP
 Once the video is fully downloaded, use any video player, such as
 vlc (http://www.videolan.org) or mplayer (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/).
 .SS I have downloaded a video but how can I play it?
 .PP
 Once the video is fully downloaded, use any video player, such as
 vlc (http://www.videolan.org) or mplayer (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/).

-.SS The links provided by youtube-dl -g are not working anymore
+.SS The links provided by youtube\-dl \-g are not working anymore

 .PP
 .PP

-The URLs youtube-dl outputs require the downloader to have the correct
+The URLs youtube\-dl outputs require the downloader to have the correct

 cookies.
 cookies.

-Use the \f[C]--cookies\f[] option to write the required cookies into a
+Use the \f[C]\-\-cookies\f[] option to write the required cookies into a

 file, and advise your downloader to read cookies from that file.
 Some sites also require a common user agent to be used, use
 file, and advise your downloader to read cookies from that file.
 Some sites also require a common user agent to be used, use

-\f[C]--dump-user-agent\f[] to see the one in use by youtube-dl.
+\f[C]\-\-dump\-user\-agent\f[] to see the one in use by youtube\-dl.

 .SS ERROR: no fmt_url_map or conn information found in video info
 .PP
 youtube has switched to a new video info format in July 2011 which is
 .SS ERROR: no fmt_url_map or conn information found in video info
 .PP
 youtube has switched to a new video info format in July 2011 which is

-not supported by old versions of youtube-dl.
-You can update youtube-dl with \f[C]sudo\ youtube-dl\ --update\f[].
+not supported by old versions of youtube\-dl.
+You can update youtube\-dl with \f[C]sudo\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-update\f[].

 .SS ERROR: unable to download video
 .PP
 youtube requires an additional signature since September 2012 which is
 .SS ERROR: unable to download video
 .PP
 youtube requires an additional signature since September 2012 which is

-not supported by old versions of youtube-dl.
-You can update youtube-dl with \f[C]sudo\ youtube-dl\ --update\f[].
-.SS SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character
+not supported by old versions of youtube\-dl.
+You can update youtube\-dl with \f[C]sudo\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-update\f[].
+.SS SyntaxError: Non\-ASCII character

 .PP
 The error
 .IP
 .nf
 \f[C]
 .PP
 The error
 .IP
 .nf
 \f[C]

-File\ "youtube-dl",\ line\ 2
-SyntaxError:\ Non-ASCII\ character\ \[aq]\\x93\[aq]\ ...
+File\ "youtube\-dl",\ line\ 2
+SyntaxError:\ Non\-ASCII\ character\ \[aq]\\x93\[aq]\ ...

 \f[]
 .fi
 .PP
 \f[]
 .fi
 .PP


@@ -258,12 +321,12 @@ means you\[aq]re using an outdated version of Python.
 Please update to Python 2.6 or 2.7.
 .SS What is this binary file? Where has the code gone?
 .PP
 Please update to Python 2.6 or 2.7.
 .SS What is this binary file? Where has the code gone?
 .PP

-Since June 2012 (#342) youtube-dl is packed as an executable zipfile,
-simply unzip it (might need renaming to \f[C]youtube-dl.zip\f[] first on
-some systems) or clone the git repository, as laid out above.
+Since June 2012 (#342) youtube\-dl is packed as an executable zipfile,
+simply unzip it (might need renaming to \f[C]youtube\-dl.zip\f[] first
+on some systems) or clone the git repository, as laid out above.

 If you modify the code, you can run it by executing the
 \f[C]__main__.py\f[] file.
 If you modify the code, you can run it by executing the
 \f[C]__main__.py\f[] file.

-To recompile the executable, run \f[C]make\ youtube-dl\f[].
+To recompile the executable, run \f[C]make\ youtube\-dl\f[].

 .SS The exe throws a \f[I]Runtime error from Visual C++\f[]
 .PP
 To run the exe you need to install first the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008
 .SS The exe throws a \f[I]Runtime error from Visual C++\f[]
 .PP
 To run the exe you need to install first the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008


@@ -271,7 +334,7 @@ Redistributable
 Package (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29).
 .SH COPYRIGHT
 .PP
 Package (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29).
 .SH COPYRIGHT
 .PP

-youtube-dl is released into the public domain by the copyright holders.
+youtube\-dl is released into the public domain by the copyright holders.

 .PP
 This README file was originally written by Daniel Bolton
 (<https://github.com/dbbolton>) and is likewise released into the public
 .PP
 This README file was originally written by Daniel Bolton
 (<https://github.com/dbbolton>) and is likewise released into the public


@@ -284,15 +347,18 @@ Bugs and suggestions should be reported at:
 Please include:
 .IP \[bu] 2
 Your exact command line, like
 Please include:
 .IP \[bu] 2
 Your exact command line, like

-\f[C]youtube-dl\ -t\ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHlDtZ6Oc3s&feature=channel_video_title"\f[].
+\f[C]youtube\-dl\ \-t\ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHlDtZ6Oc3s&feature=channel_video_title"\f[].

 A common mistake is not to escape the \f[C]&\f[].
 Putting URLs in quotes should solve this problem.
 .IP \[bu] 2
 A common mistake is not to escape the \f[C]&\f[].
 Putting URLs in quotes should solve this problem.
 .IP \[bu] 2

-The output of \f[C]youtube-dl\ --version\f[]
+If possible re\-run the command with \f[C]\-\-verbose\f[], and include
+the full output, it is really helpful to us.
+.IP \[bu] 2
+The output of \f[C]youtube\-dl\ \-\-version\f[]

 .IP \[bu] 2
 .IP \[bu] 2

-The output of \f[C]python\ --version\f[]
+The output of \f[C]python\ \-\-version\f[]

 .IP \[bu] 2
 The name and version of your Operating System ("Ubuntu 11.04 x64" or
 "Windows 7 x64" is usually enough).
 .PP
 .IP \[bu] 2
 The name and version of your Operating System ("Ubuntu 11.04 x64" or
 "Windows 7 x64" is usually enough).
 .PP

-For discussions, join us in the irc channel #youtube-dl on freenode.
+For discussions, join us in the irc channel #youtube\-dl on freenode.