Update README.md

[youtubedl] / youtube-dl.1

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--- a/youtube-dl.1
+++ b/youtube-dl.1
@@ -906,8 +906,8 @@ its containing directory.
 .RE
 .TP
 .B \-\-exec \f[I]CMD\f[]
 .RE
 .TP
 .B \-\-exec \f[I]CMD\f[]

-Execute a command on the file after downloading, similar to find\[aq]s
-\-exec syntax.
+Execute a command on the file after downloading and post\-processing,
+similar to find\[aq]s \-exec syntax.

 Example: \-\-exec \[aq]adb push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}\[aq]
 .RS
 .RE
 Example: \-\-exec \[aq]adb push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}\[aq]
 .RS
 .RE


@@ -1711,10 +1711,21 @@ See above for how to update youtube\-dl.
 .PP
 These two error codes indicate that the service is blocking your IP
 address because of overuse.
 .PP
 These two error codes indicate that the service is blocking your IP
 address because of overuse.

-Contact the service and ask them to unblock your IP address, or \- if
-you have acquired a whitelisted IP address already \- use the
-\f[C]\-\-proxy\f[] or \f[C]\-\-source\-address\f[] options to select
-another IP address.
+Usually this is a soft block meaning that you can gain access again
+after solving CAPTCHA.
+Just open a browser and solve a CAPTCHA the service suggests you and
+after that pass cookies to youtube\-dl.
+Note that if your machine has multiple external IPs then you should also
+pass exactly the same IP you\[aq]ve used for solving CAPTCHA with
+\f[C]\-\-source\-address\f[].
+Also you may need to pass a \f[C]User\-Agent\f[] HTTP header of your
+browser with \f[C]\-\-user\-agent\f[].
+.PP
+If this is not the case (no CAPTCHA suggested to solve by the service)
+then you can contact the service and ask them to unblock your IP
+address, or \- if you have acquired a whitelisted IP address already \-
+use the \f[C]\-\-proxy\f[] or \f[C]\-\-source\-address\f[] options to
+select another IP address.

 .SS SyntaxError: Non\-ASCII character
 .PP
 The error
 .SS SyntaxError: Non\-ASCII character
 .PP
 The error


@@ -2125,7 +2136,7 @@ Add tests and code for as many as you want.
 .IP " 8." 4
 Make sure your code follows youtube\-dl coding conventions and check the
 code with
 .IP " 8." 4
 Make sure your code follows youtube\-dl coding conventions and check the
 code with

-flake8 (http://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/index.html#quickstart):
+flake8 (https://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/index.html#quickstart):

 .RS 4
 .IP
 .nf
 .RS 4
 .IP
 .nf