- -a, --batch-file FILE file containing URLs to download ('-' for
- stdin)
- --id use only video ID in file name
- -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'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_title)s,
- %(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if
- present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the
- video is in, %(playlist_index)s for the
- position in the playlist. %(height)s and
- %(width)s for the width and height of the
- video format. %(resolution)s for a textual
- description of the resolution of the video
- format. %% 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-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
- --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, --auto-number [deprecated; use -o
- "%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] number
- downloaded files starting from 00000
- -t, --title [deprecated] use title in file name
- (default)
- -l, --literal [deprecated] alias of --title
- -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)
- --no-part do not use .part files - write directly
- into output file
- --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
- --load-info FILE json file containing the video information
- (created with the "--write-json" option)
- --cookies FILE file to read cookies from and dump cookie
- jar in
- --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.
+ -a, --batch-file FILE File containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin)
+ --id Use only video ID in file name
+ -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'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_title)s, %(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the video is in,
+ %(playlist_index)s for the position in the playlist. %(height)s and %(width)s for the width and height of the video format.
+ %(resolution)s for a textual description of the resolution of the video format. %% 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-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
+ --autonumber-size NUMBER Specify 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, --auto-number [deprecated; use -o "%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] Number downloaded files starting from 00000
+ -t, --title [deprecated] Use title in file name (default)
+ -l, --literal [deprecated] Alias of --title
+ -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)
+ --no-part Do not use .part files - write directly into output file
+ --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 .annotations.xml file
+ --load-info FILE JSON file containing the video information (created with the "--write-info-json" option)
+ --cookies FILE File to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in
+ --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.
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