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+.TH YOUTUBE-DL "1" "September 2006" "youtube-dl" "User Commands"
+.SH NAME
+youtube-dl \- download a video file from YouTube.com
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+usage: youtube\-dl [options] video_url
+.SS "options:"
+.TP
+\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
+print this help text and exit
+.TP
+\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
+print program version and exit
+.TP
+\fB\-u\fR USERNAME, \fB\-\-username\fR=\fIUSERNAME\fR
+account username
+.TP
+\fB\-p\fR PASSWORD, \fB\-\-password\fR=\fIPASSWORD\fR
+account password
+.TP
+\fB\-o\fR FILE, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILE\fR
+output video file name
+.TP
+\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR
+activates quiet mode
+.TP
+\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-simulate\fR
+do not download video