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[youtubedl] / README.txt

diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 0437c57e5b5793dc99343ff32385fa4c70fe797b..4b400fd9fe5ad8bba8e112190f34ee7f3d050a93 100644 (file)
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ OPTIONS
                                sudo if needed)
     -i, --ignore-errors        continue on download errors, for example to to
                                skip unavailable videos in a playlist
                                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
     --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


@@ -37,9 +39,10 @@ OPTIONS
     --extractor-descriptions   Output descriptions of all supported extractors
     --proxy URL                Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy
     --no-check-certificate     Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.
     --extractor-descriptions   Output descriptions of all supported extractors
     --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
+    --cache-dir DIR            Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can
+                               store downloaded information permanently. By
+                               default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or ~/.cache
+                               /youtube-dl .

     --no-cache-dir             Disable filesystem caching
 
 Video Selection:
     --no-cache-dir             Disable filesystem caching
 
 Video Selection:


@@ -59,13 +62,18 @@ Video Selection:
     --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
     --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

+    --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 present in the archive
+                               file. Record all downloaded videos in it.

 
 Download Options:
 -----------------
 
 
 Download Options:
 -----------------
 

-    -r, --rate-limit LIMIT     maximum download rate (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)
+    -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)
     -R, --retries RETRIES      number of retries (default is 10)

-    --buffer-size SIZE         size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16k)
+    --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
                                (default is 1024)
     --no-resize-buffer         do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By
                                default, the buffer size is automatically resized


@@ -83,7 +91,10 @@ Filesystem Options:
                                %(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if
                                different, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically
                                incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename
                                %(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
+                               extension, %(format)s for the format description
+                               (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD"),%(format_id)s for
+                               the unique id of the format (like Youtube'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,
                                (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider
                                (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the video id
                                , %(playlist)s for the playlist the video is in,


@@ -94,12 +105,14 @@ Filesystem Options:
                                ownloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
     --autonumber-size NUMBER   Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s
                                when it is present in output filename template or
                                ownloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
     --autonumber-size NUMBER   Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s
                                when it is present in output filename template or

-                               --autonumber option is given
+                               --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 ('-' for stdin)
     -w, --no-overwrites        do not overwrite files
     --restrict-filenames       Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and
                                avoid "&" and spaces in filenames
     -a, --batch-file FILE      file containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin)
     -w, --no-overwrites        do not overwrite files

-    -c, --continue             resume partially downloaded 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-continue              do not resume partially downloaded files (restart
                                from beginning)
     --cookies FILE             file to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in


@@ -108,6 +121,7 @@ Filesystem Options:
                                file modification time
     --write-description        write video description to a .description file
     --write-info-json          write video metadata to a .info.json file
                                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
 
 Verbosity / Simulation Options:
     --write-thumbnail          write thumbnail image to disk
 
 Verbosity / Simulation Options:


@@ -130,6 +144,8 @@ Verbosity / Simulation Options:
     -v, --verbose              print various debugging information
     --dump-intermediate-pages  print downloaded pages to debug problems(very
                                verbose)
     -v, --verbose              print various debugging information
     --dump-intermediate-pages  print downloaded pages to debug problems(very
                                verbose)

+    --write-pages              Write downloaded pages to files in the current
+                               directory

 
 Video Format Options:
 ---------------------
 
 Video Format Options:
 ---------------------


@@ -184,6 +200,7 @@ Post-processing Options:
                                processed files are overwritten by default
     --embed-subs               embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4
                                videos)
                                processed files are overwritten by default
     --embed-subs               embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4
                                videos)

+    --add-metadata             add metadata to the files

 
 CONFIGURATION
 =============
 
 CONFIGURATION
 =============