-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
+ -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
--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:
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-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
Subtitle Options:
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- --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
+ --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