Merge tag 'upstream/2013.10.01'

[youtubedl] / README.md

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@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
 # OPTIONS
     -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
+    -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
     --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
@@ -27,6 +30,10 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
     --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
+    --no-cache-dir             Disable filesystem caching
 
 ## Video Selection:
     --playlist-start NUMBER    playlist video to start at (default is 1)
@@ -111,25 +118,26 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
 
 ## Video Format Options:
     -f, --format FORMAT        video format code, specifiy the order of
-                               preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18"
+                               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 (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
+
+## Subtitle Options:
+    --write-sub                write subtitle file
+    --write-auto-sub           write automatic subtitle file (youtube only)
     --all-subs                 downloads all the available subtitles of the
-                               video (currently youtube only)
+                               video
     --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 'en'
+    --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
+                               'en,pt'
 
 ## Authentication Options:
     -u, --username USERNAME    account username
@@ -151,6 +159,8 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                                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)
 
 # CONFIGURATION