Imported Upstream version 2014.06.07

[youtubedl] / youtube-dl.1

diff --git a/youtube-dl.1 b/youtube-dl.1
index 7abbe59d13a6171bc16af51c471c3e747fc9ed64..f17adddce87ce25ef3f7a24f3b3daaf29b3e242f 100644 (file)
--- a/youtube-dl.1
+++ b/youtube-dl.1
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ redistribute it or use it however you like.
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ sure\ that\ you\ have\ sufficient\ permissions
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (run\ with\ sudo\ if\ needed)
 \-i,\ \-\-ignore\-errors\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ continue\ on\ download\ errors,\ for\ example\ to
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 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
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 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
 \-\-abort\-on\-error\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Abort\ downloading\ of\ further\ videos\ (in\ the
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ playlist\ or\ the\ command\ line)\ if\ an\ error
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ occurs


@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ redistribute it or use it however you like.
 \-\-user\-agent\ UA\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specify\ a\ custom\ user\ agent
 \-\-referer\ REF\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specify\ a\ custom\ referer,\ use\ if\ the\ video
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ access\ is\ restricted\ to\ one\ domain
 \-\-user\-agent\ UA\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specify\ a\ custom\ user\ agent
 \-\-referer\ REF\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specify\ a\ custom\ referer,\ use\ if\ the\ video
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ access\ is\ restricted\ to\ one\ domain

+\-\-add\-header\ FIELD:VALUE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specify\ a\ custom\ HTTP\ header\ and\ its\ value,
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ separated\ by\ a\ colon\ \[aq]:\[aq].\ You\ can\ use\ this
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ option\ multiple\ times

 \-\-list\-extractors\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ List\ all\ supported\ extractors\ and\ the\ URLs
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ they\ would\ handle
 \-\-extractor\-descriptions\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Output\ descriptions\ of\ all\ supported
 \-\-list\-extractors\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ List\ all\ supported\ extractors\ and\ the\ URLs
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ they\ would\ handle
 \-\-extractor\-descriptions\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Output\ descriptions\ of\ all\ supported


@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@ redistribute it or use it however you like.
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ an\ empty\ string\ (\-\-proxy\ "")\ for\ direct
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ connection
 \-\-no\-check\-certificate\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Suppress\ HTTPS\ certificate\ validation.
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ an\ empty\ string\ (\-\-proxy\ "")\ for\ direct
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ connection
 \-\-no\-check\-certificate\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Suppress\ HTTPS\ certificate\ validation.

+\-\-prefer\-insecure\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Use\ an\ unencrypted\ connection\ to\ retrieve
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ information\ about\ the\ video.\ (Currently
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ supported\ only\ for\ YouTube)

 \-\-cache\-dir\ DIR\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Location\ in\ the\ filesystem\ where\ youtube\-dl
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ can\ store\ some\ downloaded\ information
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ permanently.\ By\ default\ $XDG_CACHE_HOME
 \-\-cache\-dir\ DIR\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Location\ in\ the\ filesystem\ where\ youtube\-dl
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ can\ store\ some\ downloaded\ information
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ permanently.\ By\ default\ $XDG_CACHE_HOME


@@ -63,6 +69,7 @@ redistribute it or use it however you like.
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ configuration\ in\ ~/.config/youtube\-dl.conf
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (%APPDATA%/youtube\-dl/config.txt\ on
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Windows)
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ configuration\ in\ ~/.config/youtube\-dl.conf
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (%APPDATA%/youtube\-dl/config.txt\ on
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Windows)

+\-\-encoding\ ENCODING\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Force\ the\ specified\ encoding\ (experimental)

 \f[]
 .fi
 .SS Video Selection:
 \f[]
 .fi
 .SS Video Selection:


@@ -140,8 +147,12 @@ redistribute it or use it however you like.
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video\ id,\ %(playlist)s\ for\ the\ playlist\ the
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video\ is\ in,\ %(playlist_index)s\ for\ the
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ position\ in\ the\ playlist\ and\ %%\ for\ a
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 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
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ literal\ percent.\ %(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.\ Use\ \-\ to\ output\ to\ stdout.\ Can\ also
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ be\ used\ to\ download\ to\ a\ different

 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ directory,\ for\ example\ with\ \-o\ \[aq]/my/downloa
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ds/%(uploader)s/%(title)s\-%(id)s.%(ext)s\[aq]\ .
 \-\-autonumber\-size\ NUMBER\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Specifies\ the\ number\ of\ digits\ in
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ directory,\ for\ example\ with\ \-o\ \[aq]/my/downloa
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ds/%(uploader)s/%(title)s\-%(id)s.%(ext)s\[aq]\ .
 \-\-autonumber\-size\ NUMBER\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Specifies\ the\ number\ of\ digits\ in


@@ -179,6 +190,7 @@ redistribute it or use it however you like.
 .nf
 \f[C]
 \-q,\ \-\-quiet\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ activates\ quiet\ mode
 .nf
 \f[C]
 \-q,\ \-\-quiet\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ activates\ quiet\ mode

+\-\-no\-warnings\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Ignore\ warnings

 \-s,\ \-\-simulate\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ download\ the\ video\ and\ do\ not\ write
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ anything\ to\ disk
 \-\-skip\-download\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ download\ the\ video
 \-s,\ \-\-simulate\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ download\ the\ video\ and\ do\ not\ write
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ anything\ to\ disk
 \-\-skip\-download\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ download\ the\ video


@@ -190,7 +202,9 @@ redistribute it or use it however you like.
 \-\-get\-duration\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ video\ length
 \-\-get\-filename\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ output\ filename
 \-\-get\-format\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ output\ format
 \-\-get\-duration\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ video\ length
 \-\-get\-filename\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ output\ filename
 \-\-get\-format\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ output\ format

-\-j,\ \-\-dump\-json\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ JSON\ information
+\-j,\ \-\-dump\-json\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ JSON\ information.
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ See\ \-\-output\ for\ a\ description\ of\ available
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ keys.

 \-\-newline\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ output\ progress\ bar\ as\ new\ lines
 \-\-no\-progress\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ print\ progress\ bar
 \-\-console\-title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ display\ progress\ in\ console\ titlebar
 \-\-newline\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ output\ progress\ bar\ as\ new\ lines
 \-\-no\-progress\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ print\ progress\ bar
 \-\-console\-title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ display\ progress\ in\ console\ titlebar


@@ -211,9 +225,9 @@ redistribute it or use it however you like.
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ preference\ using\ slashes:\ "\-f\ 22/17/18".
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "\-f\ mp4"\ and\ "\-f\ flv"\ are\ also\ supported.
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ You\ can\ also\ use\ the\ special\ names\ "best",
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ preference\ using\ slashes:\ "\-f\ 22/17/18".
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "\-f\ mp4"\ and\ "\-f\ flv"\ are\ also\ supported.
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ You\ can\ also\ use\ the\ special\ names\ "best",

-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "bestaudio",\ "worst",\ and\ "worstaudio".\ By
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ default,\ youtube\-dl\ will\ pick\ the\ best
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ quality.
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "bestvideo",\ "bestaudio",\ "worst",
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "worstvideo"\ and\ "worstaudio".\ By\ default,
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ youtube\-dl\ will\ pick\ the\ best\ quality.

 \-\-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


@@ -272,6 +286,7 @@ redistribute it or use it however you like.
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ default
 \-\-embed\-subs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ embed\ subtitles\ in\ the\ video\ (only\ for\ mp4
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ videos)
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ default
 \-\-embed\-subs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ embed\ subtitles\ in\ the\ video\ (only\ for\ mp4
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ videos)

+\-\-embed\-thumbnail\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ embed\ thumbnail\ in\ the\ audio\ as\ cover\ art

 \-\-add\-metadata\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ metadata\ to\ the\ video\ file
 \-\-xattrs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ metadata\ to\ the\ video\ file\[aq]s\ xattrs
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (using\ dublin\ core\ and\ xdg\ standards)
 \-\-add\-metadata\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ metadata\ to\ the\ video\ file
 \-\-xattrs\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ metadata\ to\ the\ video\ file\[aq]s\ xattrs
 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (using\ dublin\ core\ and\ xdg\ standards)


@@ -286,7 +301,7 @@ redistribute it or use it however you like.
 You can configure youtube\-dl by placing default arguments (such as
 \f[C]\-\-extract\-audio\ \-\-no\-mtime\f[] to always extract the audio
 and not copy the mtime) into \f[C]/etc/youtube\-dl.conf\f[] and/or
 You can configure youtube\-dl by placing default arguments (such as
 \f[C]\-\-extract\-audio\ \-\-no\-mtime\f[] to always extract the audio
 and not copy the mtime) into \f[C]/etc/youtube\-dl.conf\f[] and/or

-\f[C]~/.config/youtube\-dl.conf\f[].
+\f[C]~/.config/youtube\-dl/config\f[].

 On Windows, the configuration file locations are
 \f[C]%APPDATA%\\youtube\-dl\\config.txt\f[] and
 \f[C]C:\\Users\\<Yourname>\\youtube\-dl.conf\f[].
 On Windows, the configuration file locations are
 \f[C]%APPDATA%\\youtube\-dl\\config.txt\f[] and
 \f[C]C:\\Users\\<Yourname>\\youtube\-dl.conf\f[].


@@ -359,12 +374,19 @@ Relative dates: Dates in the format
 \f[C](now|today)[+\-][0\-9](day|week|month|year)(s)?\f[]
 .PP
 Examples:
 \f[C](now|today)[+\-][0\-9](day|week|month|year)(s)?\f[]
 .PP
 Examples:

-.PP
-$ # Download only the videos uploaded in the last 6 months $ youtube\-dl
-\-\-dateafter now\-6months $ # Download only the videos uploaded on
-January 1, 1970 $ youtube\-dl \-\-date 19700101 $ # will only download
-the videos uploaded in the 200x decade $ youtube\-dl \-\-dateafter
-20000101 \-\-datebefore 20091231
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+#\ Download\ only\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ in\ the\ last\ 6\ months
+$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-dateafter\ now\-6months
+
+#\ Download\ only\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ on\ January\ 1,\ 1970
+$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-date\ 19700101
+
+$\ #\ will\ only\ download\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ in\ the\ 200x\ decade
+$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-dateafter\ 20000101\ \-\-datebefore\ 20091231
+\f[]
+.fi

 .SH FAQ
 .SS Can you please put the \-b option back?
 .PP
 .SH FAQ
 .SS Can you please put the \-b option back?
 .PP


@@ -473,19 +495,108 @@ zip
 nosetests
 .SS Adding support for a new site
 .PP
 nosetests
 .SS Adding support for a new site
 .PP

-If you want to add support for a new site, copy \f[I]any\f[] recently
-modified (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/commits/master/youtube_dl/extractor)
-file in \f[C]youtube_dl/extractor\f[], add an import in
+If you want to add support for a new site, you can follow this quick
+list (assuming your service is called \f[C]yourextractor\f[]):
+.IP " 1." 4
+Fork this repository (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/fork)
+.IP " 2." 4
+Check out the source code with
+\f[C]git\ clone\ git\@github.com:YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME/youtube\-dl.git\f[]
+.IP " 3." 4
+Start a new git branch with
+\f[C]cd\ youtube\-dl;\ git\ checkout\ \-b\ yourextractor\f[]
+.IP " 4." 4
+Start with this simple template and save it to
+\f[C]youtube_dl/extractor/yourextractor.py\f[]:
+.RS 4
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+#\ coding:\ utf\-8
+from\ __future__\ import\ unicode_literals
+
+import\ re
+
+from\ .common\ import\ InfoExtractor
+
+
+class\ YourExtractorIE(InfoExtractor):
+\ \ \ \ _VALID_URL\ =\ r\[aq]https?://(?:www\\.)?yourextractor\\.com/watch/(?P<id>[0\-9]+)\[aq]
+\ \ \ \ _TEST\ =\ {
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]url\[aq]:\ \[aq]http://yourextractor.com/watch/42\[aq],
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]md5\[aq]:\ \[aq]TODO:\ md5\ sum\ of\ the\ first\ 10KiB\ of\ the\ video\ file\[aq],
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]info_dict\[aq]:\ {
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]id\[aq]:\ \[aq]42\[aq],
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]ext\[aq]:\ \[aq]mp4\[aq],
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]title\[aq]:\ \[aq]Video\ title\ goes\ here\[aq],
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ #\ TODO\ more\ properties,\ either\ as:
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ #\ *\ A\ value
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ #\ *\ MD5\ checksum;\ start\ the\ string\ with\ md5:
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ #\ *\ A\ regular\ expression;\ start\ the\ string\ with\ re:
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ #\ *\ Any\ Python\ type\ (for\ example\ int\ or\ float)
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }
+\ \ \ \ }
+
+\ \ \ \ def\ _real_extract(self,\ url):
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ mobj\ =\ re.match(self._VALID_URL,\ url)
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video_id\ =\ mobj.group(\[aq]id\[aq])
+
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ #\ TODO\ more\ code\ goes\ here,\ for\ example\ ...
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ webpage\ =\ self._download_webpage(url,\ video_id)
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ title\ =\ self._html_search_regex(r\[aq]<h1>(.*?)</h1>\[aq],\ webpage,\ \[aq]title\[aq])
+
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ return\ {
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]id\[aq]:\ video_id,
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]title\[aq]:\ title,
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ #\ TODO\ more\ properties\ (see\ youtube_dl/extractor/common.py)
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }
+\f[]
+.fi
+.RE
+.IP " 5." 4
+Add an import in

 \f[C]youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py\f[] (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py).
 \f[C]youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py\f[] (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py).

+.IP " 6." 4
+Run
+\f[C]python\ test/test_download.py\ TestDownload.test_YourExtractor\f[].
+This \f[I]should fail\f[] at first, but you can continually re\-run it
+until you\[aq]re done.
+.IP " 7." 4

 Have a look at
 \f[C]youtube_dl/common/extractor/common.py\f[] (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py)
 for possible helper methods and a detailed description of what your
 extractor should
 return (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py#L38).
 Have a look at
 \f[C]youtube_dl/common/extractor/common.py\f[] (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py)
 for possible helper methods and a detailed description of what your
 extractor should
 return (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py#L38).

-Don\[aq]t forget to run the tests with
-\f[C]python\ test/test_download.py\ Test_Download.test_YourExtractor\f[]!
-For a detailed tutorial, refer to this blog
-post (http://filippo.io/add-support-for-a-new-video-site-to-youtube-dl/).
+Add tests and code for as many as you want.
+.IP " 8." 4
+If you can, check the code with
+pyflakes (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyflakes) (a good idea) and
+pep8 (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pep8) (optional, ignore E501).
+.IP " 9." 4
+When the tests pass,
+add (https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-add.html) the
+new files and
+commit (https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-commit.html)
+them and
+push (https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-push.html)
+the result, like this:
+.RS 4
+.IP
+.nf
+\f[C]
+$\ git\ add\ youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+$\ git\ add\ youtube_dl/extractor/yourextractor.py
+$\ git\ commit\ \-m\ \[aq][yourextractor]\ Add\ new\ extractor\[aq]
+$\ git\ push\ origin\ yourextractor
+\f[]
+.fi
+.RE
+.IP "10." 4
+Finally, create a pull
+request (https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request).
+We\[aq]ll then review and merge it.
+.PP
+In any case, thank you very much for your contributions!

 .SH BUGS
 .PP
 Bugs and suggestions should be reported at:
 .SH BUGS
 .PP
 Bugs and suggestions should be reported at:


@@ -537,7 +648,7 @@ For bug reports, this means that your report should contain the
 The error message you get for (most) bugs even says so, but you would
 not believe how many of our bug reports do not contain this information.
 .PP
 The error message you get for (most) bugs even says so, but you would
 not believe how many of our bug reports do not contain this information.
 .PP

-Site support requests must contain an example URL.
+Site support requests \f[B]must contain an example URL\f[].

 An example URL is a URL you might want to download, like
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc .
 There should be an obvious video present.
 An example URL is a URL you might want to download, like
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc .
 There should be an obvious video present.