debian/changelog: Update with bugs being closed.

[youtubedl] / README.txt

diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 3baa06253385950db6ad751a1086a86ed2477605..b773576051a69521382eda4a3314d89334e04487 100644 (file)
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ OPTIONS
     -U, --update               update this program to latest version. Make sure
                                that you have sufficient permissions (run with
                                sudo if needed)
     -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
+    --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


@@ -36,6 +39,11 @@ 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 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:
 ----------------
 
 Video Selection:
 ----------------


@@ -54,13 +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


@@ -78,15 +91,17 @@ 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
-                               (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 '/my/d
-                               ownloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
+                               extension, %(format)s for the format description
+                               (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD")%(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 '/my/downloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(i
+                               d)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
     --autonumber-size NUMBER   Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s
                                when it is present in output filename template or
                                --autonumber option is given


@@ -103,6 +118,7 @@ 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:


@@ -130,7 +146,8 @@ Video Format Options:
 ---------------------
 
     -f, --format FORMAT        video format code, specifiy the order of
 ---------------------
 
     -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
     --all-formats              download all available video formats
     --prefer-free-formats      prefer free video formats unless a specific one
                                is requested


@@ -141,10 +158,8 @@ Video Format Options:
 Subtitle Options:
 -----------------
 
 Subtitle Options:
 -----------------
 

-    --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
     --all-subs                 downloads all the available subtitles of the
                                video
     --list-subs                lists all available subtitles for the video


@@ -180,6 +195,7 @@ 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
 =============