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

 .SH NAME
 .PP
 .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.
 .SH OPTIONS
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 It is released to the public domain, which means you can modify it,
 redistribute it or use it however you like.
 .SH OPTIONS
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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.\ 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
+\-\-abort\-on\-error\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Abort\ downloading\ of\ further\ videos\ (in\ the
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ playlist\ or\ the\ command\ line)\ if\ an\ error\ occurs
+\-\-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.\ Pass\ in\ an
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ empty\ string\ (\-\-proxy\ "")\ for\ direct\ connection
+\-\-no\-check\-certificate\ \ \ \ \ Suppress\ HTTPS\ certificate\ validation.
+\-\-cache\-dir\ DIR\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Location\ in\ the\ filesystem\ where\ youtube\-dl\ can
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ store\ some\ downloaded\ information\ permanently.\ By
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ default\ $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube\-dl\ or\ ~/.cache
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ /youtube\-dl\ .\ At\ the\ moment,\ only\ YouTube\ player
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ files\ (for\ videos\ with\ obfuscated\ signatures)\ are
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ cached,\ but\ that\ may\ change.
+\-\-no\-cache\-dir\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Disable\ filesystem\ caching
+\-\-socket\-timeout\ None\ \ \ \ \ \ Time\ to\ wait\ before\ giving\ up,\ in\ seconds
+\-\-bidi\-workaround\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Work\ around\ terminals\ that\ lack\ bidirectional
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ text\ support.\ Requires\ bidiv\ or\ fribidi
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ executable\ in\ PATH

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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\ on\ or\ before\ this
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ date\ (i.e.\ inclusive)
+\-\-dateafter\ DATE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ videos\ uploaded\ on\ or\ after\ this
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ date\ (i.e.\ inclusive)
+\-\-min\-views\ COUNT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ download\ any\ videos\ with\ less\ than\ COUNT
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ views
+\-\-max\-views\ COUNT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ download\ any\ videos\ with\ more\ than\ COUNT
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ views
+\-\-no\-playlist\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ the\ currently\ playing\ video
+\-\-age\-limit\ YEARS\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ videos\ suitable\ for\ the\ given\ age
+\-\-download\-archive\ FILE\ \ \ \ Download\ only\ videos\ not\ listed\ in\ the\ archive
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ file.\ Record\ the\ IDs\ of\ all\ downloaded\ videos\ in
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ it.
+\f[]
+.fi
+.SS Download Options:
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+.nf
+\f[C]
+\-r,\ \-\-rate\-limit\ LIMIT\ \ \ \ \ maximum\ download\ rate\ in\ bytes\ per\ second\ (e.g.
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 50K\ or\ 4.2M)
+\-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.

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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,\ %(format)s\ for\ the\ format\ description
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (like\ "22\ \-\ 1280x720"\ or\ "HD"),\ %(format_id)s\ for
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ the\ unique\ id\ of\ the\ format\ (like\ Youtube\[aq]s
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ itags:\ "137"),\ %(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
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \-\-auto\-number\ 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)
+\-\-load\-info\ FILE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ json\ file\ containing\ the\ video\ information
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (created\ with\ the\ "\-\-write\-json"\ option)
+\-w,\ \-\-no\-overwrites\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ overwrite\ files
+\-c,\ \-\-continue\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ force\ resume\ of\ partially\ downloaded\ files.\ By
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ default,\ youtube\-dl\ will\ resume\ downloads\ if
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ possible.
+\-\-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\-annotations\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ video\ annotations\ to\ a\ .annotation\ 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\-duration\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ video\ length
+\-\-get\-filename\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ output\ filename
+\-\-get\-format\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ output\ format
+\-j,\ \-\-dump\-json\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ JSON\ information
+\-\-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)
+\-\-write\-pages\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Write\ downloaded\ intermediary\ pages\ to\ files\ in
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ the\ current\ directory\ to\ debug\ problems

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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,\ specify\ the\ order\ of
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 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
+\f[]
+.fi
+.SS Subtitle Options:
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+\-\-write\-sub\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ subtitle\ file
+\-\-write\-auto\-sub\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ automatic\ subtitle\ file\ (youtube\ only)
+\-\-all\-subs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ downloads\ all\ the\ available\ subtitles\ of\ the
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video
+\-\-list\-subs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ lists\ all\ available\ subtitles\ for\ the\ video
+\-\-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
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]en,pt\[aq]

 \f[]
 .fi
 .SS Authentication Options:
 .IP
 .nf
 \f[C]
 \f[]
 .fi
 .SS Authentication Options:
 .IP
 .nf
 \f[C]

--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,\ smotri)

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

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

 .IP
 .nf
 \f[C]
 .IP
 .nf
 \f[C]

--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
+\-\-embed\-subs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ embed\ subtitles\ in\ the\ video\ (only\ for\ mp4
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ videos)
+\-\-add\-metadata\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ metadata\ to\ the\ video\ file
+\-\-xattrs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ metadata\ to\ the\ video\ file\[aq]s\ xattrs\ (using
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ dublin\ core\ and\ xdg\ standards)
+\-\-prefer\-avconv\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Prefer\ avconv\ over\ ffmpeg\ for\ running\ the
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ postprocessors\ (default)
+\-\-prefer\-ffmpeg\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Prefer\ ffmpeg\ over\ avconv\ for\ running\ the
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ postprocessors

 \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[].
+On Windows, the configuration file locations are
+\f[C]%APPDATA%\\youtube\-dl\\config.txt\f[] and
+\f[C]C:\\Users\\<Yourname>\\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[].


@@ -179,78 +280,99 @@ 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
 .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).
+The current default template is \f[C]%(title)s\-%(id)s.%(ext)s\f[].

 .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
 \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:
+.PP
+$ # Download only the videos uploaded in the last 6 months $ youtube\-dl
+\-\-dateafter now\-6months $ # Download only the videos uploaded on
+January 1, 1970 $ youtube\-dl \-\-date 19700101 $ # will only download
+the videos uploaded in the 200x decade $ youtube\-dl \-\-dateafter
+20000101 \-\-datebefore 20091231

 .SH FAQ
 .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 \f[C]\-b\f[] option.

 For some specific videos, maybe YouTube does not report them to be
 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
-try to download it.
+available in a specific high quality format you\[aq]re interested in.
+In that case, simply request it with the \f[C]\-f\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?
 .PP
 Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download
 too much.
 .SS I get HTTP error 402 when trying to download a video. What\[aq]s
 this?
 .PP
 Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download
 too much.

-We\[aq]\[aq]re considering to provide a way to let you solve the
+We\[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
 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 +380,12 @@ 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 +393,7 @@ 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


@@ -279,20 +401,143 @@ domain.
 .SH BUGS
 .PP
 Bugs and suggestions should be reported at:
 .SH BUGS
 .PP
 Bugs and suggestions should be reported at:

-<https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues>
+<https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues> .
+Unless you were prompted so or there is another pertinent reason (e.g.
+GitHub fails to accept the bug report), please do not send bug reports
+via personal email.

 .PP
 .PP

-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[].
-A common mistake is not to escape the \f[C]&\f[].
-Putting URLs in quotes should solve this problem.
+Please include the full output of the command when run with
+\f[C]\-\-verbose\f[].
+The output (including the first lines) contain important debugging
+information.
+Issues without the full output are often not reproducible and therefore
+do not get solved in short order, if ever.
+.PP
+For discussions, join us in the irc channel #youtube\-dl on freenode.
+.PP
+When you submit a request, please re\-read it once to avoid a couple of
+mistakes (you can and should use this as a checklist):
+.SS Is the description of the issue itself sufficient?
+.PP
+We often get issue reports that we cannot really decipher.
+While in most cases we eventually get the required information after
+asking back multiple times, this poses an unnecessary drain on our
+resources.
+Many contributors, including myself, are also not native speakers, so we
+may misread some parts.
+.PP
+So please elaborate on what feature you are requesting, or what bug you
+want to be fixed.
+Make sure that it\[aq]s obvious

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

-The output of \f[C]youtube-dl\ --version\f[]
+What the problem is

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

-The output of \f[C]python\ --version\f[]
+How it could be fixed

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

-The name and version of your Operating System ("Ubuntu 11.04 x64" or
-"Windows 7 x64" is usually enough).
+How your proposed solution would look like
+.PP
+If your report is shorter than two lines, it is almost certainly missing
+some of these, which makes it hard for us to respond to it.
+We\[aq]re often too polite to close the issue outright, but the missing
+info makes misinterpretation likely.
+As a commiter myself, I often get frustrated by these issues, since the
+only possible way for me to move forward on them is to ask for
+clarification over and over.
+.PP
+For bug reports, this means that your report should contain the
+\f[I]complete\f[] output of youtube\-dl when called with the \-v flag.
+The error message you get for (most) bugs even says so, but you would
+not believe how many of our bug reports do not contain this information.
+.PP
+Site support requests must contain an example URL.
+An example URL is a URL you might want to download, like
+http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc .
+There should be an obvious video present.
+Except under very special circumstances, the main page of a video
+service (e.g.
+http://www.youtube.com/ ) is \f[I]not\f[] an example URL.
+.SS Are you using the latest version?
+.PP
+Before reporting any issue, type youtube\-dl \-U.
+This should report that you\[aq]re up\-to\-date.
+About 20% of the reports we receive are already fixed, but people are
+using outdated versions.
+This goes for feature requests as well.
+.SS Is the issue already documented?
+.PP
+Make sure that someone has not already opened the issue you\[aq]re
+trying to open.
+Search at the top of the window or at
+https://github.com/rg3/youtube\-dl/search?type=Issues .
+If there is an issue, feel free to write something along the lines of
+"This affects me as well, with version 2015.01.01.
+Here is some more information on the issue: ...".
+While some issues may be old, a new post into them often spurs rapid
+activity.
+.SS Why are existing options not enough?
+.PP
+Before requesting a new feature, please have a quick peek at the list of
+supported
+options (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#synopsis).
+Many feature requests are for features that actually exist already!
+Please, absolutely do show off your work in the issue report and detail
+how the existing similar options do \f[I]not\f[] solve your problem.
+.SS Is there enough context in your bug report?
+.PP
+People want to solve problems, and often think they do us a favor by
+breaking down their larger problems (e.g.
+wanting to skip already downloaded files) to a specific request (e.g.
+requesting us to look whether the file exists before downloading the
+info page).
+However, what often happens is that they break down the problem into two
+steps: One simple, and one impossible (or extremely complicated one).
+.PP
+We are then presented with a very complicated request when the original
+problem could be solved far easier, e.g.
+by recording the downloaded video IDs in a separate file.
+To avoid this, you must include the greater context where it is
+non\-obvious.
+In particular, every feature request that does not consist of adding
+support for a new site should contain a use case scenario that explains
+in what situation the missing feature would be useful.
+.SS Does the issue involve one problem, and one problem only?
+.PP
+Some of our users seem to think there is a limit of issues they can or
+should open.
+There is no limit of issues they can or should open.
+While it may seem appealing to be able to dump all your issues into one
+ticket, that means that someone who solves one of your issues cannot
+mark the issue as closed.
+Typically, reporting a bunch of issues leads to the ticket lingering
+since nobody wants to attack that behemoth, until someone mercifully
+splits the issue into multiple ones.
+.PP
+In particular, every site support request issue should only pertain to
+services at one site (generally under a common domain, but always using
+the same backend technology).
+Do not request support for vimeo user videos, Whitehouse podcasts, and
+Google Plus pages in the same issue.
+Also, make sure that you don\[aq]t post bug reports alongside feature
+requests.
+As a rule of thumb, a feature request does not include outputs of
+youtube\-dl that are not immediately related to the feature at hand.
+Do not post reports of a network error alongside the request for a new
+video service.
+.SS Is anyone going to need the feature?
+.PP
+Only post features that you (or an incapicated friend you can personally
+talk to) require.
+Do not post features because they seem like a good idea.
+If they are really useful, they will be requested by someone who
+requires them.
+.SS Is your question about youtube\-dl?

 .PP
 .PP

-For discussions, join us in the irc channel #youtube-dl on freenode.
+It may sound strange, but some bug reports we receive are completely
+unrelated to youtube\-dl and relate to a different or even the
+reporter\[aq]s own application.
+Please make sure that you are actually using youtube\-dl.
+If you are using a UI for youtube\-dl, report the bug to the maintainer
+of the actual application providing the UI.
+On the other hand, if your UI for youtube\-dl fails in some way you
+believe is related to youtube\-dl, by all means, go ahead and report the
+bug.