It is released to the public domain, which means you can modify it,
redistribute it or use it however you like.
.SH OPTIONS
-.IP
-.nf
-\f[C]
-\-h,\ \-\-help\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ print\ this\ help\ text\ and\ exit
-\-\-version\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ print\ program\ version\ and\ exit
-\-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,\ for\ example\ 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
-\-\-list\-extractors\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ List\ all\ supported\ extractors\ and\ the\ URLs
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ they\ would\ handle
-\-\-extractor\-descriptions\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Output\ descriptions\ of\ all\ supported
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ extractors
-\-\-default\-search\ PREFIX\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Use\ this\ prefix\ for\ unqualified\ URLs.\ For
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ example\ "gvsearch2:"\ downloads\ two\ videos
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ from\ google\ videos\ for\ \ youtube\-dl\ "large
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ apple".\ Use\ the\ value\ "auto"\ to\ let
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ youtube\-dl\ guess\ ("auto_warning"\ to\ emit\ a
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ warning\ when\ guessing).\ "error"\ just\ throws
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ an\ error.\ The\ default\ value\ "fixup_error"
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ repairs\ broken\ URLs,\ but\ emits\ an\ error\ if
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ this\ is\ not\ possible\ instead\ of\ searching.
-\-\-ignore\-config\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ read\ configuration\ files.\ When\ given
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ in\ the\ global\ configuration\ file\ /etc
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ /youtube\-dl.conf:\ Do\ not\ read\ the\ user
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ configuration\ in\ ~/.config/youtube\-
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ dl/config\ (%APPDATA%/youtube\-dl/config.txt
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ on\ Windows)
-\-\-flat\-playlist\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ extract\ the\ videos\ of\ a\ playlist,
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ only\ list\ them.
-\-\-no\-color\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ emit\ color\ codes\ in\ output.
-\f[]
-.fi
+.TP
+.B \-h, \-\-help
+Print this help text and exit
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-version
+Print program version and exit
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-U, \-\-update
+Update this program to latest version.
+Make sure that you have sufficient permissions (run with sudo if needed)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-i, \-\-ignore\-errors
+Continue on download errors, for example to skip unavailable videos in a
+playlist
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-abort\-on\-error
+Abort downloading of further videos (in the playlist or the command
+line) if an error occurs
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-dump\-user\-agent
+Display the current browser identification
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-list\-extractors
+List all supported extractors
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-extractor\-descriptions
+Output descriptions of all supported extractors
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-force\-generic\-extractor
+Force extraction to use the generic extractor
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-default\-search \f[I]PREFIX\f[]
+Use this prefix for unqualified URLs.
+For example "gvsearch2:" downloads two videos from google videos for
+youtube\-dl "large apple".
+Use the value "auto" to let youtube\-dl guess ("auto_warning" to emit a
+warning when guessing).
+"error" just throws an error.
+The default value "fixup_error" repairs broken URLs, but emits an error
+if this is not possible instead of searching.
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-ignore\-config
+Do not read configuration files.
+When given in the global configuration file /etc /youtube\-dl.conf: Do
+not read the user configuration in ~/.config/youtube\- dl/config
+(%APPDATA%/youtube\-dl/config.txt on Windows)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-flat\-playlist
+Do not extract the videos of a playlist, only list them.
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-no\-color
+Do not emit color codes in output
+.RS
+.RE
.SS Network Options:
-.IP
-.nf
-\f[C]
-\-\-proxy\ URL\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Use\ the\ specified\ HTTP/HTTPS\ proxy.\ Pass\ in
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ an\ empty\ string\ (\-\-proxy\ "")\ for\ direct
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ connection
-\-\-socket\-timeout\ SECONDS\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Time\ to\ wait\ before\ giving\ up,\ in\ seconds
-\-\-source\-address\ IP\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Client\-side\ IP\ address\ to\ bind\ to
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (experimental)
-\-4,\ \-\-force\-ipv4\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Make\ all\ connections\ via\ IPv4
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (experimental)
-\-6,\ \-\-force\-ipv6\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Make\ all\ connections\ via\ IPv6
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (experimental)
-\f[]
-.fi
+.TP
+.B \-\-proxy \f[I]URL\f[]
+Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy.
+Pass in an empty string (\-\-proxy "") for direct connection
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-socket\-timeout \f[I]SECONDS\f[]
+Time to wait before giving up, in seconds
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-source\-address \f[I]IP\f[]
+Client\-side IP address to bind to (experimental)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-4, \-\-force\-ipv4
+Make all connections via IPv4 (experimental)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-6, \-\-force\-ipv6
+Make all connections via IPv6 (experimental)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-cn\-verification\-proxy \f[I]URL\f[]
+Use this proxy to verify the IP address for some Chinese sites.
+The default proxy specified by \-\-proxy (or none, if the options is not
+present) is used for the actual downloading.
+(experimental)
+.RS
+.RE
.SS Video Selection:
-.IP
-.nf
-\f[C]
-\-\-playlist\-start\ NUMBER\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ playlist\ video\ to\ start\ at\ (default\ is\ 1)
-\-\-playlist\-end\ NUMBER\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ playlist\ video\ to\ end\ at\ (default\ is\ last)
-\-\-playlist\-items\ ITEM_SPEC\ \ \ \ \ \ \ playlist\ video\ items\ to\ download.\ Specify
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ indices\ of\ the\ videos\ in\ the\ playlist
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ seperated\ by\ commas\ like:\ "\-\-playlist\-items
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 1,2,5,8"\ if\ you\ want\ to\ download\ videos
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ indexed\ 1,\ 2,\ 5,\ 8\ in\ the\ playlist.\ You\ can
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specify\ range:\ "\-\-playlist\-items
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 1\-3,7,10\-13",\ it\ will\ download\ the\ videos
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ at\ index\ 1,\ 2,\ 3,\ 7,\ 10,\ 11,\ 12\ and\ 13.
-\-\-match\-title\ REGEX\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ matching\ titles\ (regex\ or
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ caseless\ sub\-string)
-\-\-reject\-title\ REGEX\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ skip\ download\ for\ matching\ titles\ (regex\ or
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ caseless\ sub\-string)
-\-\-max\-downloads\ NUMBER\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Abort\ after\ downloading\ NUMBER\ files
-\-\-min\-filesize\ SIZE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ download\ any\ videos\ smaller\ than
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ SIZE\ (e.g.\ 50k\ or\ 44.6m)
-\-\-max\-filesize\ SIZE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ download\ any\ videos\ larger\ than\ SIZE
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (e.g.\ 50k\ or\ 44.6m)
-\-\-date\ DATE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ videos\ uploaded\ in\ this\ date
-\-\-datebefore\ DATE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ videos\ uploaded\ on\ or\ before
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ this\ date\ (i.e.\ inclusive)
-\-\-dateafter\ DATE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ videos\ uploaded\ on\ or\ after
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ this\ date\ (i.e.\ inclusive)
-\-\-min\-views\ COUNT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ download\ any\ videos\ with\ less\ than
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ COUNT\ views
-\-\-max\-views\ COUNT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ download\ any\ videos\ with\ more\ than
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ COUNT\ views
-\-\-match\-filter\ FILTER\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (Experimental)\ Generic\ video\ filter.
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Specify\ any\ key\ (see\ help\ for\ \-o\ for\ a\ list
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ of\ available\ keys)\ to\ match\ if\ the\ key\ is
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ present,\ !key\ to\ check\ if\ the\ key\ is\ not
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ present,key\ >\ NUMBER\ (like\ "comment_count\ >
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 12",\ also\ works\ with\ >=,\ <,\ <=,\ !=,\ =)\ to
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ compare\ against\ a\ number,\ and\ &\ to\ require
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ multiple\ matches.\ Values\ which\ are\ not
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ known\ are\ excluded\ unless\ you\ put\ a
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ question\ mark\ (?)\ after\ the\ operator.For
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ example,\ to\ only\ match\ videos\ that\ have
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ been\ liked\ more\ than\ 100\ times\ and\ disliked
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ less\ than\ 50\ times\ (or\ the\ dislike
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ functionality\ is\ not\ available\ at\ the\ given
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ service),\ but\ who\ also\ have\ a\ description,
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ \ \-\-match\-filter\ "like_count\ >\ 100\ &
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ dislike_count\ <?\ 50\ &\ description"\ .
-\-\-no\-playlist\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ If\ the\ URL\ refers\ to\ a\ video\ and\ a
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ playlist,\ download\ only\ the\ video.
-\-\-yes\-playlist\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ If\ the\ URL\ refers\ to\ a\ video\ and\ a
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ playlist,\ download\ the\ playlist.
-\-\-age\-limit\ YEARS\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ videos\ suitable\ for\ the\ given
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ age
-\-\-download\-archive\ FILE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Download\ only\ videos\ not\ listed\ in\ the
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ archive\ file.\ Record\ the\ IDs\ of\ all
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ downloaded\ videos\ in\ it.
-\-\-include\-ads\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Download\ advertisements\ as\ well
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (experimental)
-\f[]
-.fi
+.TP
+.B \-\-playlist\-start \f[I]NUMBER\f[]
+Playlist video to start at (default is 1)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-playlist\-end \f[I]NUMBER\f[]
+Playlist video to end at (default is last)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-playlist\-items \f[I]ITEM_SPEC\f[]
+Playlist video items to download.
+Specify indices of the videos in the playlist separated by commas like:
+"\-\-playlist\-items 1,2,5,8" if you want to download videos indexed 1,
+2, 5, 8 in the playlist.
+You can specify range: "\-\-playlist\-items 1\-3,7,10\-13", it will
+download the videos at index 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13.
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-match\-title \f[I]REGEX\f[]
+Download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub\-string)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-reject\-title \f[I]REGEX\f[]
+Skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub\-string)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-max\-downloads \f[I]NUMBER\f[]
+Abort after downloading NUMBER files
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-min\-filesize \f[I]SIZE\f[]
+Do not download any videos smaller than SIZE (e.g.
+50k or 44.6m)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-max\-filesize \f[I]SIZE\f[]
+Do not download any videos larger than SIZE (e.g.
+50k or 44.6m)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-date \f[I]DATE\f[]
+Download only videos uploaded in this date
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-datebefore \f[I]DATE\f[]
+Download only videos uploaded on or before this date (i.e.
+inclusive)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-dateafter \f[I]DATE\f[]
+Download only videos uploaded on or after this date (i.e.
+inclusive)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-min\-views \f[I]COUNT\f[]
+Do not download any videos with less than COUNT views
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-max\-views \f[I]COUNT\f[]
+Do not download any videos with more than COUNT views
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-match\-filter \f[I]FILTER\f[]
+Generic video filter (experimental).
+Specify any key (see help for \-o for a list of available keys) to match
+if the key is present, !key to check if the key is not present,key >
+NUMBER (like "comment_count > 12", also works with >=, <, <=, !=, =) to
+compare against a number, and & to require multiple matches.
+Values which are not known are excluded unless you put a question mark
+(?) after the operator.For example, to only match videos that have been
+liked more than 100 times and disliked less than 50 times (or the
+dislike functionality is not available at the given service), but who
+also have a description, use \-\-match\-filter "like_count > 100 &
+dislike_count <?
+50 & description" .
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-no\-playlist
+Download only the video, if the URL refers to a video and a playlist.
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-yes\-playlist
+Download the playlist, if the URL refers to a video and a playlist.
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-age\-limit \f[I]YEARS\f[]
+Download only videos suitable for the given age
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-download\-archive \f[I]FILE\f[]
+Download only videos not listed in the archive file.
+Record the IDs of all downloaded videos in it.
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-include\-ads
+Download advertisements as well (experimental)
+.RS
+.RE
.SS Download Options:
-.IP
-.nf
-\f[C]
-\-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),\ or
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "infinite".
-\-\-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\ from\ an\ initial\ value
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ of\ SIZE.
-\-\-playlist\-reverse\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Download\ playlist\ videos\ in\ reverse\ order
-\-\-xattr\-set\-filesize\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (experimental)\ set\ file\ xattribute
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ytdl.filesize\ with\ expected\ filesize
-\-\-hls\-prefer\-native\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (experimental)\ Use\ the\ native\ HLS
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ downloader\ instead\ of\ ffmpeg.
-\-\-external\-downloader\ COMMAND\ \ \ \ (experimental)\ Use\ the\ specified\ external
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ downloader.\ Currently\ supports
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ aria2c,curl,wget
-\f[]
-.fi
+.TP
+.B \-r, \-\-rate\-limit \f[I]LIMIT\f[]
+Maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g.
+50K or 4.2M)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-R, \-\-retries \f[I]RETRIES\f[]
+Number of retries (default is 10), or "infinite".
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-buffer\-size \f[I]SIZE\f[]
+Size of download buffer (e.g.
+1024 or 16K) (default is 1024)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-no\-resize\-buffer
+Do not automatically adjust the buffer size.
+By default, the buffer size is automatically resized from an initial
+value of SIZE.
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-playlist\-reverse
+Download playlist videos in reverse order
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-xattr\-set\-filesize
+Set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected filesize (experimental)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-hls\-prefer\-native
+Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg (experimental)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-external\-downloader \f[I]COMMAND\f[]
+Use the specified external downloader.
+Currently supports aria2c,axel,curl,httpie,wget
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-external\-downloader\-args \f[I]ARGS\f[]
+Give these arguments to the external downloader
+.RS
+.RE
.SS Filesystem Options:
-.IP
-.nf
-\f[C]
-\-a,\ \-\-batch\-file\ FILE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ file\ containing\ URLs\ to\ download\ (\[aq]\-\[aq]\ 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\[aq]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\ \[aq]/my/downloads/%(uploader)s
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ /%(title)s\-%(id)s.%(ext)s\[aq]\ .
-\-\-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.
-\-\-no\-cache\-dir\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Disable\ filesystem\ caching
-\-\-rm\-cache\-dir\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Delete\ all\ filesystem\ cache\ files
-\f[]
-.fi
+.TP
+.B \-a, \-\-batch\-file \f[I]FILE\f[]
+File containing URLs to download (\[aq]\-\[aq] for stdin)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-id
+Use only video ID in file name
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-o, \-\-output \f[I]TEMPLATE\f[]
+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\[aq]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 \[aq]/my/downloads/%(uploader)s /%(title)s\-%(id)s.%(ext)s\[aq] .
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-autonumber\-size \f[I]NUMBER\f[]
+Specify the number of digits in %(autonumber)s when it is present in
+output filename template or \-\-auto\-number option is given
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-restrict\-filenames
+Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in
+filenames
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-A, \-\-auto\-number
+[deprecated; use \-o "%(autonumber)s\-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] Number
+downloaded files starting from 00000
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-t, \-\-title
+[deprecated] Use title in file name (default)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-l, \-\-literal
+[deprecated] Alias of \-\-title
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-w, \-\-no\-overwrites
+Do not overwrite files
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-c, \-\-continue
+Force resume of partially downloaded files.
+By default, youtube\-dl will resume downloads if possible.
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-no\-continue
+Do not resume partially downloaded files (restart from beginning)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-no\-part
+Do not use .part files \- write directly into output file
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-no\-mtime
+Do not use the Last\-modified header to set the file modification time
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-write\-description
+Write video description to a .description file
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-write\-info\-json
+Write video metadata to a .info.json file
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-write\-annotations
+Write video annotations to a .annotations.xml file
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-load\-info \f[I]FILE\f[]
+JSON file containing the video information (created with the
+"\-\-write\-info\-json" option)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-cookies \f[I]FILE\f[]
+File to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-cache\-dir \f[I]DIR\f[]
+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.
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-no\-cache\-dir
+Disable filesystem caching
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-rm\-cache\-dir
+Delete all filesystem cache files
+.RS
+.RE
.SS Thumbnail images:
-.IP
-.nf
-\f[C]
-\-\-write\-thumbnail\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ thumbnail\ image\ to\ disk
-\-\-write\-all\-thumbnails\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ all\ thumbnail\ image\ formats\ to\ disk
-\-\-list\-thumbnails\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Simulate\ and\ list\ all\ available\ thumbnail
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ formats
-\f[]
-.fi
+.TP
+.B \-\-write\-thumbnail
+Write thumbnail image to disk
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-write\-all\-thumbnails
+Write all thumbnail image formats to disk
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-list\-thumbnails
+Simulate and list all available thumbnail formats
+.RS
+.RE
.SS Verbosity / Simulation Options:
-.IP
-.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
-\-g,\ \-\-get\-url\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ URL
-\-e,\ \-\-get\-title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ title
-\-\-get\-id\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ id
-\-\-get\-thumbnail\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ thumbnail\ URL
-\-\-get\-description\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ video\ description
-\-\-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.
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ See\ \-\-output\ for\ a\ description\ of\ available
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ keys.
-\-J,\ \-\-dump\-single\-json\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ JSON\ information
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ for\ each\ command\-line\ argument.\ If\ the\ URL
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ refers\ to\ a\ playlist,\ dump\ the\ whole
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ playlist\ information\ in\ a\ single\ line.
-\-\-print\-json\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Be\ quiet\ and\ print\ the\ video\ information\ as
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ JSON\ (video\ is\ still\ being\ downloaded).
-\-\-newline\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ output\ progress\ bar\ as\ new\ lines
-\-\-no\-progress\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ print\ progress\ bar
-\-\-console\-title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ display\ progress\ in\ console\ titlebar
-\-v,\ \-\-verbose\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ print\ various\ debugging\ information
-\-\-dump\-intermediate\-pages\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ print\ downloaded\ pages\ to\ debug\ problems
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (very\ verbose)
-\-\-write\-pages\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Write\ downloaded\ intermediary\ pages\ to
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ files\ in\ the\ current\ directory\ to\ debug
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ problems
-\-\-print\-traffic\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Display\ sent\ and\ read\ HTTP\ traffic
-\-C,\ \-\-call\-home\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Contact\ the\ youtube\-dl\ server\ for
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ debugging.
-\-\-no\-call\-home\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ NOT\ contact\ the\ youtube\-dl\ server\ for
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ debugging.
-\f[]
-.fi
+.TP
+.B \-q, \-\-quiet
+Activate quiet mode
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-no\-warnings
+Ignore warnings
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-s, \-\-simulate
+Do not download the video and do not write anything to disk
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-skip\-download
+Do not download the video
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-g, \-\-get\-url
+Simulate, quiet but print URL
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-e, \-\-get\-title
+Simulate, quiet but print title
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-get\-id
+Simulate, quiet but print id
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-get\-thumbnail
+Simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-get\-description
+Simulate, quiet but print video description
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-get\-duration
+Simulate, quiet but print video length
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-get\-filename
+Simulate, quiet but print output filename
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-get\-format
+Simulate, quiet but print output format
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-j, \-\-dump\-json
+Simulate, quiet but print JSON information.
+See \-\-output for a description of available keys.
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-J, \-\-dump\-single\-json
+Simulate, quiet but print JSON information for each command\-line
+argument.
+If the URL refers to a playlist, dump the whole playlist information in
+a single line.
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-print\-json
+Be quiet and print the video information as JSON (video is still being
+downloaded).
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-newline
+Output progress bar as new lines
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-no\-progress
+Do not print progress bar
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-console\-title
+Display progress in console titlebar
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-v, \-\-verbose
+Print various debugging information
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-dump\-pages
+Print downloaded pages encoded using base64 to debug problems (very
+verbose)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-write\-pages
+Write downloaded intermediary pages to files in the current directory to
+debug problems
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-print\-traffic
+Display sent and read HTTP traffic
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-C, \-\-call\-home
+Contact the youtube\-dl server for debugging
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-no\-call\-home
+Do NOT contact the youtube\-dl server for debugging
+.RS
+.RE
.SS Workarounds:
-.IP
-.nf
-\f[C]
-\-\-encoding\ ENCODING\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Force\ the\ specified\ encoding\ (experimental)
-\-\-no\-check\-certificate\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Suppress\ HTTPS\ certificate\ validation.
-\-\-prefer\-insecure\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Use\ an\ unencrypted\ connection\ to\ retrieve
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ information\ about\ the\ video.\ (Currently
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ supported\ only\ for\ YouTube)
-\-\-user\-agent\ UA\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specify\ a\ custom\ user\ agent
-\-\-referer\ URL\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 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
-\-\-bidi\-workaround\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Work\ around\ terminals\ that\ lack
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ bidirectional\ text\ support.\ Requires\ bidiv
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ or\ fribidi\ executable\ in\ PATH
-\-\-sleep\-interval\ SECONDS\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Number\ of\ seconds\ to\ sleep\ before\ each
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download.
-\f[]
-.fi
+.TP
+.B \-\-encoding \f[I]ENCODING\f[]
+Force the specified encoding (experimental)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-no\-check\-certificate
+Suppress HTTPS certificate validation
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-prefer\-insecure
+Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve information about the video.
+(Currently supported only for YouTube)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-user\-agent \f[I]UA\f[]
+Specify a custom user agent
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-referer \f[I]URL\f[]
+Specify a custom referer, use if the video access is restricted to one
+domain
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-add\-header \f[I]FIELD:VALUE\f[]
+Specify a custom HTTP header and its value, separated by a colon
+\[aq]:\[aq].
+You can use this option multiple times
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-bidi\-workaround
+Work around terminals that lack bidirectional text support.
+Requires bidiv or fribidi executable in PATH
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-sleep\-interval \f[I]SECONDS\f[]
+Number of seconds to sleep before each download.
+.RS
+.RE
.SS Video Format Options:
+.TP
+.B \-f, \-\-format \f[I]FORMAT\f[]
+Video format code, see the "FORMAT SELECTION" for all the info
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-all\-formats
+Download all available video formats
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-prefer\-free\-formats
+Prefer free video formats unless a specific one is requested
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-F, \-\-list\-formats
+List all available formats of specified videos
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-youtube\-skip\-dash\-manifest
+Do not download the DASH manifests and related data on YouTube videos
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-merge\-output\-format \f[I]FORMAT\f[]
+If a merge is required (e.g.
+bestvideo+bestaudio), output to given container format.
+One of mkv, mp4, ogg, webm, flv.
+Ignored if no merge is required
+.RS
+.RE
+.SS Subtitle Options:
+.TP
+.B \-\-write\-sub
+Write subtitle file
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-write\-auto\-sub
+Write automatically generated subtitle file (YouTube only)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-all\-subs
+Download all the available subtitles of the video
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-list\-subs
+List all available subtitles for the video
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-sub\-format \f[I]FORMAT\f[]
+Subtitle format, accepts formats preference, for example: "srt" or
+"ass/srt/best"
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-sub\-lang \f[I]LANGS\f[]
+Languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas,
+use IETF language tags like \[aq]en,pt\[aq]
+.RS
+.RE
+.SS Authentication Options:
+.TP
+.B \-u, \-\-username \f[I]USERNAME\f[]
+Login with this account ID
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-p, \-\-password \f[I]PASSWORD\f[]
+Account password.
+If this option is left out, youtube\-dl will ask interactively.
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-2, \-\-twofactor \f[I]TWOFACTOR\f[]
+Two\-factor auth code
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-n, \-\-netrc
+Use .netrc authentication data
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-video\-password \f[I]PASSWORD\f[]
+Video password (vimeo, smotri, youku)
+.RS
+.RE
+.SS Post\-processing Options:
+.TP
+.B \-x, \-\-extract\-audio
+Convert video files to audio\-only files (requires ffmpeg or avconv and
+ffprobe or avprobe)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-audio\-format \f[I]FORMAT\f[]
+Specify audio format: "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or
+"wav"; "best" by default
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-audio\-quality \f[I]QUALITY\f[]
+Specify ffmpeg/avconv audio quality, insert a value between 0 (better)
+and 9 (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K (default 5)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-recode\-video \f[I]FORMAT\f[]
+Encode the video to another format if necessary (currently supported:
+mp4|flv|ogg|webm|mkv|avi)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-postprocessor\-args \f[I]ARGS\f[]
+Give these arguments to the postprocessor
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-k, \-\-keep\-video
+Keep the video file on disk after the post\- processing; the video is
+erased by default
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-no\-post\-overwrites
+Do not overwrite post\-processed files; the post\-processed files are
+overwritten by default
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-embed\-subs
+Embed subtitles in the video (only for mkv and mp4 videos)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-embed\-thumbnail
+Embed thumbnail in the audio as cover art
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-add\-metadata
+Write metadata to the video file
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-metadata\-from\-title \f[I]FORMAT\f[]
+Parse additional metadata like song title / artist from the video title.
+The format syntax is the same as \-\-output, the parsed parameters
+replace existing values.
+Additional templates: %(album)s, %(artist)s.
+Example: \-\-metadata\-from\-title "%(artist)s \- %(title)s" matches a
+title like "Coldplay \- Paradise"
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-xattrs
+Write metadata to the video file\[aq]s xattrs (using dublin core and xdg
+standards)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-fixup \f[I]POLICY\f[]
+Automatically correct known faults of the file.
+One of never (do nothing), warn (only emit a warning), detect_or_warn
+(the default; fix file if we can, warn otherwise)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-prefer\-avconv
+Prefer avconv over ffmpeg for running the postprocessors (default)
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-prefer\-ffmpeg
+Prefer ffmpeg over avconv for running the postprocessors
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-ffmpeg\-location \f[I]PATH\f[]
+Location of the ffmpeg/avconv binary; either the path to the binary or
+its containing directory.
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-exec \f[I]CMD\f[]
+Execute a command on the file after downloading, similar to find\[aq]s
+\-exec syntax.
+Example: \-\-exec \[aq]adb push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}\[aq]
+.RS
+.RE
+.TP
+.B \-\-convert\-subtitles \f[I]FORMAT\f[]
+Convert the subtitles to other format (currently supported: srt|ass|vtt)
+.RS
+.RE
+.SH CONFIGURATION
+.PP
+You can configure youtube\-dl by placing any supported command line
+option to a configuration file.
+On Linux, the system wide configuration file is located at
+\f[C]/etc/youtube\-dl.conf\f[] and the user wide configuration file at
+\f[C]~/.config/youtube\-dl/config\f[].
+On Windows, the user wide configuration file locations are
+\f[C]%APPDATA%\\youtube\-dl\\config.txt\f[] or
+\f[C]C:\\Users\\<user\ name>\\youtube\-dl.conf\f[].
+For example, with the following configuration file youtube\-dl will
+always extract the audio, not copy the mtime and use a proxy:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
-\-f,\ \-\-format\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video\ format\ code,\ specify\ the\ order\ of
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ preference\ using\ slashes,\ as\ in\ \-f\ 22/17/18
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ .\ \ Instead\ of\ format\ codes,\ you\ can\ select
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ by\ extension\ for\ the\ extensions\ aac,\ m4a,
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ mp3,\ mp4,\ ogg,\ wav,\ webm.\ You\ can\ also\ use
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ the\ special\ names\ "best",\ "bestvideo",
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "bestaudio",\ "worst".\ \ You\ can\ filter\ the
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video\ results\ by\ putting\ a\ condition\ in
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ brackets,\ as\ in\ \-f\ "best[height=720]"\ (or
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \-f\ "[filesize>10M]").\ \ This\ works\ for
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ filesize,\ height,\ width,\ tbr,\ abr,\ vbr,
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ asr,\ and\ fps\ and\ the\ comparisons\ <,\ <=,\ >,
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ >=,\ =,\ !=\ and\ for\ ext,\ acodec,\ vcodec,
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ container,\ and\ protocol\ and\ the\ comparisons
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ =,\ !=\ .\ Formats\ for\ which\ the\ value\ is\ not
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ known\ are\ excluded\ unless\ you\ put\ a
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ question\ mark\ (?)\ after\ the\ operator.\ You
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ can\ combine\ format\ filters,\ so\ \ \-f\ "[height
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ <=?\ 720][tbr>500]"\ selects\ up\ to\ 720p
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ videos\ (or\ videos\ where\ the\ height\ is\ not
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ known)\ with\ a\ bitrate\ of\ at\ least\ 500
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ KBit/s.\ By\ default,\ youtube\-dl\ will\ pick
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ the\ best\ quality.\ Use\ commas\ to\ download
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ multiple\ audio\ formats,\ such\ as\ \-f
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio.
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ You\ can\ merge\ the\ video\ and\ audio\ of\ two
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ formats\ into\ a\ single\ file\ using\ \-f\ <video\-
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ format>+<audio\-format>\ (requires\ ffmpeg\ or
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ avconv),\ for\ example\ \-f
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ bestvideo+bestaudio.
-\-\-all\-formats\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ all\ available\ video\ formats
-\-\-prefer\-free\-formats\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ prefer\ free\ video\ formats\ unless\ a\ specific
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ one\ is\ requested
-\-\-max\-quality\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ highest\ quality\ format\ to\ download
-\-F,\ \-\-list\-formats\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ list\ all\ available\ formats
-\-\-youtube\-skip\-dash\-manifest\ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ download\ the\ DASH\ manifest\ on
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ YouTube\ videos
-\-\-merge\-output\-format\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ If\ a\ merge\ is\ required\ (e.g.
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ bestvideo+bestaudio),\ output\ to\ given
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ container\ format.\ One\ of\ mkv,\ mp4,\ ogg,
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ webm,\ flv.Ignored\ if\ no\ merge\ is\ required
+\-\-extract\-audio
+\-\-no\-mtime
+\-\-proxy\ 127.0.0.1:3128
\f[]
.fi
-.SS Subtitle Options:
+.PP
+You can use \f[C]\-\-ignore\-config\f[] if you want to disable the
+configuration file for a particular youtube\-dl run.
+.SS Authentication with \f[C]\&.netrc\f[] file
+.PP
+You may also want to configure automatic credentials storage for
+extractors that support authentication (by providing login and password
+with \f[C]\-\-username\f[] and \f[C]\-\-password\f[]) in order not to
+pass credentials as command line arguments on every youtube\-dl
+execution and prevent tracking plain text passwords in the shell command
+history.
+You can achieve this using a \f[C]\&.netrc\f[]
+file (http://stackoverflow.com/tags/.netrc/info) on per extractor basis.
+For that you will need to create a\f[C]\&.netrc\f[] file in your
+\f[C]$HOME\f[] and restrict permissions to read/write by you only:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
-\-\-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
-\-\-sub\-format\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ subtitle\ format,\ accepts\ formats
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ preference,\ for\ example:\ "ass/srt/best"
-\-\-sub\-lang\ LANGS\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ languages\ of\ the\ subtitles\ to\ download
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (optional)\ separated\ by\ commas,\ use\ IETF
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ language\ tags\ like\ \[aq]en,pt\[aq]
+touch\ $HOME/.netrc
+chmod\ a\-rwx,u+rw\ $HOME/.netrc
\f[]
.fi
-.SS Authentication Options:
+.PP
+After that you can add credentials for extractor in the following
+format, where \f[I]extractor\f[] is the name of extractor in lowercase:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
-\-u,\ \-\-username\ USERNAME\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ login\ with\ this\ account\ ID
-\-p,\ \-\-password\ PASSWORD\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ account\ password.\ If\ this\ option\ is\ left
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ out,\ youtube\-dl\ will\ ask\ interactively.
-\-2,\ \-\-twofactor\ TWOFACTOR\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ two\-factor\ auth\ code
-\-n,\ \-\-netrc\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ .netrc\ authentication\ data
-\-\-video\-password\ PASSWORD\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video\ password\ (vimeo,\ smotri)
+machine\ <extractor>\ login\ <login>\ password\ <password>
\f[]
.fi
-.SS Post\-processing Options:
+.PP
+For example:
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
-\-x,\ \-\-extract\-audio\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ convert\ video\ files\ to\ audio\-only\ files
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (requires\ ffmpeg\ or\ avconv\ and\ ffprobe\ or
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ avprobe)
-\-\-audio\-format\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "best",\ "aac",\ "vorbis",\ "mp3",\ "m4a",
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "opus",\ or\ "wav";\ "best"\ by\ default
-\-\-audio\-quality\ QUALITY\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ffmpeg/avconv\ audio\ quality\ specification,
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ insert\ a\ value\ between\ 0\ (better)\ and\ 9
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (worse)\ for\ VBR\ or\ a\ specific\ bitrate\ like
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 128K\ (default\ 5)
-\-\-recode\-video\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Encode\ the\ video\ to\ another\ format\ if
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ necessary\ (currently\ supported:
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ mp4|flv|ogg|webm|mkv)
-\-k,\ \-\-keep\-video\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ keeps\ the\ video\ file\ on\ disk\ after\ the
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ post\-processing;\ the\ video\ is\ erased\ by
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ default
-\-\-no\-post\-overwrites\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ overwrite\ post\-processed\ files;\ the
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ post\-processed\ files\ are\ overwritten\ by
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 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)
-\-\-fixup\ POLICY\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Automatically\ correct\ known\ faults\ of\ the
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ file.\ One\ of\ never\ (do\ nothing),\ warn\ (only
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ emit\ a\ warning),\ detect_or_warn(the
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ default;\ fix\ file\ if\ we\ can,\ warn
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ otherwise)
-\-\-prefer\-avconv\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Prefer\ avconv\ over\ ffmpeg\ for\ running\ the
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ postprocessors\ (default)
-\-\-prefer\-ffmpeg\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Prefer\ ffmpeg\ over\ avconv\ for\ running\ the
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ postprocessors
-\-\-ffmpeg\-location\ PATH\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Location\ of\ the\ ffmpeg/avconv\ binary;
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ either\ the\ path\ to\ the\ binary\ or\ its
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ containing\ directory.
-\-\-exec\ CMD\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Execute\ a\ command\ on\ the\ file\ after
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ downloading,\ similar\ to\ find\[aq]s\ \-exec
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ syntax.\ Example:\ \-\-exec\ \[aq]adb\ push\ {}
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ /sdcard/Music/\ &&\ rm\ {}\[aq]
-\-\-convert\-subtitles\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ Convert\ the\ subtitles\ to\ other\ format
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (currently\ supported:\ srt|ass|vtt)
+machine\ youtube\ login\ myaccount\@gmail.com\ password\ my_youtube_password
+machine\ twitch\ login\ my_twitch_account_name\ password\ my_twitch_password
\f[]
.fi
-.SH CONFIGURATION
.PP
-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/config\f[].
-On Windows, the configuration file locations are
-\f[C]%APPDATA%\\youtube\-dl\\config.txt\f[] and
-\f[C]C:\\Users\\<user\ name>\\youtube\-dl.conf\f[].
+To activate authentication with the \f[C]\&.netrc\f[] file you should
+pass \f[C]\-\-netrc\f[] to youtube\-dl or place it in the configuration
+file (#configuration).
+.PP
+On Windows you may also need to setup the \f[C]%HOME%\f[] environment
+variable manually.
.SH OUTPUT TEMPLATE
.PP
The \f[C]\-o\f[] option allows users to indicate a template for the
However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when
downloading each video.
The special sequences have the format \f[C]%(NAME)s\f[].
-To clarify, that is a percent symbol followed by a name in parenthesis,
+To clarify, that is a percent symbol followed by a name in parentheses,
followed by a lowercase S.
Allowed names are:
.IP \[bu] 2
\f[C]autonumber\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by a five\-digit
number that will be increased with each download, starting at zero.
.IP \[bu] 2
-\f[C]playlist\f[]: The name or the id of the playlist that contains the
-video.
+\f[C]playlist\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the name or the id
+of the playlist that contains the video.
.IP \[bu] 2
-\f[C]playlist_index\f[]: The index of the video in the playlist, a
-five\-digit number.
+\f[C]playlist_index\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the index of
+the video in the playlist padded with leading zeros according to the
+total length of the playlist.
+.IP \[bu] 2
+\f[C]format_id\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the format code
+specified by \f[C]\-\-format\f[].
+.IP \[bu] 2
+\f[C]duration\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the length of the
+video in seconds.
.PP
The current default template is \f[C]%(title)s\-%(id)s.%(ext)s\f[].
.PP
youtube\-dl_test_video_.mp4\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ #\ A\ simple\ file\ name
\f[]
.fi
+.SH FORMAT SELECTION
+.PP
+By default youtube\-dl tries to download the best quality, but sometimes
+you may want to download in a different format.
+The simplest case is requesting a specific format, for example
+\f[C]\-f\ 22\f[].
+You can get the list of available formats using
+\f[C]\-\-list\-formats\f[], you can also use a file extension (currently
+it supports aac, m4a, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm) or the special names
+\f[C]best\f[], \f[C]bestvideo\f[], \f[C]bestaudio\f[] and
+\f[C]worst\f[].
+.PP
+If you want to download multiple videos and they don\[aq]t have the same
+formats available, you can specify the order of preference using
+slashes, as in \f[C]\-f\ 22/17/18\f[].
+You can also filter the video results by putting a condition in
+brackets, as in \f[C]\-f\ "best[height=720]"\f[] (or
+\f[C]\-f\ "[filesize>10M]"\f[]).
+This works for filesize, height, width, tbr, abr, vbr, asr, and fps and
+the comparisons <, <=, >, >=, =, != and for ext, acodec, vcodec,
+container, and protocol and the comparisons =, != .
+Formats for which the value is not known are excluded unless you put a
+question mark (?) after the operator.
+You can combine format filters, so
+\f[C]\-f\ "[height\ <=?\ 720][tbr>500]"\f[] selects up to 720p videos
+(or videos where the height is not known) with a bitrate of at least 500
+KBit/s.
+Use commas to download multiple formats, such as
+\f[C]\-f\ 136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio\f[].
+You can merge the video and audio of two formats into a single file
+using \f[C]\-f\ <video\-format>+<audio\-format>\f[] (requires ffmpeg or
+avconv), for example \f[C]\-f\ bestvideo+bestaudio\f[].
+Format selectors can also be grouped using parentheses, for example if
+you want to download the best mp4 and webm formats with a height lower
+than 480 you can use \f[C]\-f\ \[aq](mp4,webm)[height<480]\[aq]\f[].
+.PP
+Since the end of April 2015 and version 2015.04.26 youtube\-dl uses
+\f[C]\-f\ bestvideo+bestaudio/best\f[] as default format selection (see
+#5447, #5456).
+If ffmpeg or avconv are installed this results in downloading
+\f[C]bestvideo\f[] and \f[C]bestaudio\f[] separately and muxing them
+together into a single file giving the best overall quality available.
+Otherwise it falls back to \f[C]best\f[] and results in downloading the
+best available quality served as a single file.
+\f[C]best\f[] is also needed for videos that don\[aq]t come from YouTube
+because they don\[aq]t provide the audio and video in two different
+files.
+If you want to only download some dash formats (for example if you are
+not interested in getting videos with a resolution higher than 1080p),
+you can add \f[C]\-f\ bestvideo[height<=?1080]+bestaudio/best\f[] to
+your configuration file.
+Note that if you use youtube\-dl to stream to \f[C]stdout\f[] (and most
+likely to pipe it to your media player then), i.e.
+you explicitly specify output template as \f[C]\-o\ \-\f[], youtube\-dl
+still uses \f[C]\-f\ best\f[] format selection in order to start content
+delivery immediately to your player and not to wait until
+\f[C]bestvideo\f[] and \f[C]bestaudio\f[] are downloaded and muxed.
+.PP
+If you want to preserve the old format selection behavior (prior to
+youtube\-dl 2015.04.26), i.e.
+you want to download the best available quality media served as a single
+file, you should explicitly specify your choice with \f[C]\-f\ best\f[].
+You may want to add it to the configuration file (#configuration) in
+order not to type it every time you run youtube\-dl.
.SH VIDEO SELECTION
.PP
Videos can be filtered by their upload date using the options
-\f[C]\-\-date\f[], \f[C]\-\-datebefore\f[] or \f[C]\-\-dateafter\f[],
-they accept dates in two formats:
+\f[C]\-\-date\f[], \f[C]\-\-datebefore\f[] or \f[C]\-\-dateafter\f[].
+They accept dates in two formats:
.IP \[bu] 2
Absolute dates: Dates in the format \f[C]YYYYMMDD\f[].
.IP \[bu] 2
#\ Download\ only\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ on\ January\ 1,\ 1970
$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-date\ 19700101
-$\ #\ will\ only\ download\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ in\ the\ 200x\ decade
+$\ #\ Download\ only\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ in\ the\ 200x\ decade
$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-dateafter\ 20000101\ \-\-datebefore\ 20091231
\f[]
.fi
often weekly or even daily.
Simply go to http://yt\-dl.org/ to find out the current version.
Unfortunately, there is nothing we youtube\-dl developers can do if your
-distributions serves a really outdated version.
+distribution serves a really outdated version.
You can (and should) complain to your distribution in their bugtracker
or support forum.
.PP
\- all they have to do is update the package to a somewhat recent
version.
See above for a way to update.
-.SS Do I always have to pass in \f[C]\-\-max\-quality\ FORMAT\f[], or
-\f[C]\-citw\f[]?
+.SS Do I always have to pass \f[C]\-citw\f[]?
.PP
By default, youtube\-dl intends to have the best options (incidentally,
if you have a convincing case that these should be different, please
file an issue where you explain that (https://yt-dl.org/bug)).
Therefore, it is unnecessary and sometimes harmful to copy long option
strings from webpages.
-In particular, \f[C]\-\-max\-quality\f[] \f[I]limits\f[] the video
-quality (so if you want the best quality, do NOT pass it in), and the
-only option out of \f[C]\-citw\f[] that is regularly useful is
-\f[C]\-i\f[].
-.SS Can you please put the \-b option back?
+In particular, the only option out of \f[C]\-citw\f[] that is regularly
+useful is \f[C]\-i\f[].
+.SS Can you please put the \f[C]\-b\f[] option back?
.PP
Most people asking this question are not aware that youtube\-dl now
defaults to downloading the highest available quality as reported by
CAPTCHA (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/154), but at the
moment, your best course of action is pointing a webbrowser to the
youtube URL, solving the CAPTCHA, and restart youtube\-dl.
+.SS Do I need any other programs?
+.PP
+youtube\-dl works fine on its own on most sites.
+However, if you want to convert video/audio, you\[aq]ll need
+avconv (https://libav.org/) or ffmpeg (https://www.ffmpeg.org/).
+On some sites \- most notably YouTube \- videos can be retrieved in a
+higher quality format without sound.
+youtube\-dl will detect whether avconv/ffmpeg is present and
+automatically pick the best option.
+.PP
+Videos or video formats streamed via RTMP protocol can only be
+downloaded when rtmpdump (https://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/) is installed.
+Downloading MMS and RTSP videos requires either
+mplayer (http://mplayerhq.hu/) or mpv (https://mpv.io/) to be installed.
.SS I have downloaded a video but how can I play it?
.PP
Once the video is fully downloaded, use any video player, such as
vlc (http://www.videolan.org) or mplayer (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/).
-.SS I extracted a video URL with \-g, but it does not play on another
-machine / in my webbrowser.
+.SS I extracted a video URL with \f[C]\-g\f[], but it does not play on
+another machine / in my webbrowser.
.PP
It depends a lot on the service.
In many cases, requests for the video (to download/play it) must come
.PP
Please bear in mind that some URL protocols are \f[B]not\f[] supported
by browsers out of the box, including RTMP.
-If you are using \-g, your own downloader must support these as well.
+If you are using \f[C]\-g\f[], your own downloader must support these as
+well.
.PP
If you want to play the video on a machine that is not running
youtube\-dl, you can relay the video content from the machine that runs
YouTube requires an additional signature since September 2012 which is
not supported by old versions of youtube\-dl.
See above (#how-do-i-update-youtube-dl) for how to update youtube\-dl.
+.SS Video URL contains an ampersand and I\[aq]m getting some strange
+output \f[C][1]\ 2839\f[] or
+\f[C]\[aq]v\[aq]\ is\ not\ recognized\ as\ an\ internal\ or\ external\ command\f[]
+.PP
+That\[aq]s actually the output from your shell.
+Since ampersand is one of the special shell characters it\[aq]s
+interpreted by the shell preventing you from passing the whole URL to
+youtube\-dl.
+To disable your shell from interpreting the ampersands (or any other
+special characters) you have to either put the whole URL in quotes or
+escape them with a backslash (which approach will work depends on your
+shell).
+.PP
+For example if your URL is
+https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4&v=BaW_jenozKc you should end up with
+following command:
+.PP
+\f[C]youtube\-dl\ \[aq]https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4&v=BaW_jenozKc\[aq]\f[]
+.PP
+or
+.PP
+\f[C]youtube\-dl\ https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4\\&v=BaW_jenozKc\f[]
+.PP
+For Windows you have to use the double quotes:
+.PP
+\f[C]youtube\-dl\ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=4&v=BaW_jenozKc"\f[]
.SS ExtractorError: Could not find JS function u\[aq]OF\[aq]
.PP
In February 2015, the new YouTube player contained a character sequence
in a string that was misinterpreted by old versions of youtube\-dl.
See above (#how-do-i-update-youtube-dl) for how to update youtube\-dl.
+.SS HTTP Error 429: Too Many Requests or 402: Payment Required
+.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 (#network-options) to select another IP address.
.SS SyntaxError: Non\-ASCII character
.PP
The error
youtube\-dl\ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\-wNyEUrxzFU"
\f[]
.fi
+.SS How do I pass cookies to youtube\-dl?
+.PP
+Use the \f[C]\-\-cookies\f[] option, for example
+\f[C]\-\-cookies\ /path/to/cookies/file.txt\f[].
+Note that the cookies file must be in Mozilla/Netscape format and the
+first line of the cookies file must be either
+\f[C]#\ HTTP\ Cookie\ File\f[] or
+\f[C]#\ Netscape\ HTTP\ Cookie\ File\f[].
+Make sure you have correct newline
+format (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newline) in the cookies file and
+convert newlines if necessary to correspond with your OS, namely
+\f[C]CRLF\f[] (\f[C]\\r\\n\f[]) for Windows, \f[C]LF\f[] (\f[C]\\n\f[])
+for Linux and \f[C]CR\f[] (\f[C]\\r\f[]) for Mac OS.
+\f[C]HTTP\ Error\ 400:\ Bad\ Request\f[] when using \f[C]\-\-cookies\f[]
+is a good sign of invalid newline format.
+.PP
+Passing cookies to youtube\-dl is a good way to workaround login when a
+particular extractor does not implement it explicitly.
.SS Can you add support for this anime video site, or site which shows
current movies for free?
.PP
distribute their content are perfectly fine though.
If in doubt, you can simply include a source that mentions the
legitimate purchase of content.
+.SS How can I speed up work on my issue?
+.PP
+(Also known as: Help, my important issue not being solved!) The
+youtube\-dl core developer team is quite small.
+While we do our best to solve as many issues as possible, sometimes that
+can take quite a while.
+To speed up your issue, here\[aq]s what you can do:
+.PP
+First of all, please do report the issue at our issue
+tracker (https://yt-dl.org/bugs).
+That allows us to coordinate all efforts by users and developers, and
+serves as a unified point.
+Unfortunately, the youtube\-dl project has grown too large to use
+personal email as an effective communication channel.
+.PP
+Please read the bug reporting instructions (#bugs) below.
+A lot of bugs lack all the necessary information.
+If you can, offer proxy, VPN, or shell access to the youtube\-dl
+developers.
+If you are able to, test the issue from multiple computers in multiple
+countries to exclude local censorship or misconfiguration issues.
+.PP
+If nobody is interested in solving your issue, you are welcome to take
+matters into your own hands and submit a pull request (or coerce/pay
+somebody else to do so).
+.PP
+Feel free to bump the issue from time to time by writing a small comment
+("Issue is still present in youtube\-dl version ...from France, but
+fixed from Belgium"), but please not more than once a month.
+Please do not declare your issue as \f[C]important\f[] or
+\f[C]urgent\f[].
.SS How can I detect whether a given URL is supported by youtube\-dl?
.PP
For one, have a look at the list of supported
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ webpage\ =\ self._download_webpage(url,\ video_id)
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ #\ TODO\ more\ code\ goes\ here,\ for\ example\ ...
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ title\ =\ self._html_search_regex(r\[aq]<h1>(.*?)</h1>\[aq],\ webpage,\ \[aq]title\[aq])
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ title\ =\ self._html_search_regex(r\[aq]<h1>(.+?)</h1>\[aq],\ webpage,\ \[aq]title\[aq])
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ return\ {
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]id\[aq]:\ video_id,
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]title\[aq]:\ title,
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]description\[aq]:\ self._og_search_description(webpage),
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]uploader\[aq]:\ self._search_regex(r\[aq]<div[^>]+id="uploader"[^>]*>([^<]+)<\[aq],\ webpage,\ \[aq]uploader\[aq],\ fatal=False),
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ #\ TODO\ more\ properties\ (see\ youtube_dl/extractor/common.py)
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ }
\f[]
until you\[aq]re done.
If you decide to add more than one test, then rename \f[C]_TEST\f[] to
\f[C]_TESTS\f[] and make it into a list of dictionaries.
-The tests will be then be named
-\f[C]TestDownload.test_YourExtractor\f[],
+The tests will then be named \f[C]TestDownload.test_YourExtractor\f[],
\f[C]TestDownload.test_YourExtractor_1\f[],
\f[C]TestDownload.test_YourExtractor_2\f[], etc.
.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)
+\f[C]youtube_dl/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).
+extractor should and may
+return (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py#L62-L200).
Add tests and code for as many as you want.
.IP " 8." 4
If you can, check the code with
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
+from\ __future__\ import\ unicode_literals
import\ youtube_dl
ydl_opts\ =\ {}
.PP
Most likely, you\[aq]ll want to use various options.
For a list of what can be done, have a look at
-youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py#L69).
+youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py#L117-L265).
For a start, if you want to intercept youtube\-dl\[aq]s output, set a
\f[C]logger\f[] object.
.PP
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
+from\ __future__\ import\ unicode_literals
import\ youtube_dl
\f[B]Please include the full output of youtube\-dl when run with
\f[C]\-v\f[]\f[].
.PP
-The output (including the first lines) contain important debugging
+The output (including the first lines) contains important debugging
information.
Issues without the full output are often not reproducible and therefore
do not get solved in short order, if ever.
clarification over and over.
.PP
For bug reports, this means that your report should contain the
-\f[I]complete\f[] output of youtube\-dl when called with the \-v flag.
+\f[I]complete\f[] output of youtube\-dl when called with the
+\f[C]\-v\f[] flag.
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 \f[B]must contain an example URL\f[].
+If your server has multiple IPs or you suspect censorship, adding
+\f[C]\-\-call\-home\f[] may be a good idea to get more diagnostics.
+If the error is \f[C]ERROR:\ Unable\ to\ extract\ ...\f[] and you cannot
+reproduce it from multiple countries, add \f[C]\-\-dump\-pages\f[]
+(warning: this will yield a rather large output, redirect it to the file
+\f[C]log.txt\f[] by adding \f[C]>log.txt\ 2>&1\f[] to your
+command\-line) or upload the \f[C]\&.dump\f[] files you get when you add
+\f[C]\-\-write\-pages\f[] somewhere (https://gist.github.com/).
+.PP
+\f[B]Site support requests 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.
http://www.youtube.com/ ) is \f[I]not\f[] an example URL.
.SS Are you using the latest version?
.PP
-Before reporting any issue, type youtube\-dl \-U.
+Before reporting any issue, type \f[C]youtube\-dl\ \-U\f[].
This should report that you\[aq]re up\-to\-date.
About 20% of the reports we receive are already fixed, but people are
using outdated versions.
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