X-Git-Url: https://git.rapsys.eu/youtubedl/blobdiff_plain/0a55ea74a5189ae5ba16d182df9a75995d367009..a17698fec10257bc88b9c5ab934a75f23e7264ee:/youtube-dl.1?ds=inline diff --git a/youtube-dl.1 b/youtube-dl.1 index 9f2b109..f17addd 100644 --- a/youtube-dl.1 +++ b/youtube-dl.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.TH YOUTUBE\-DL 1 "" +.TH "YOUTUBE\-DL" "1" "" "" "" .SH NAME .PP youtube\-dl \- download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms @@ -18,187 +18,282 @@ redistribute it or use it however you like. .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\ to -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ skip\ unavailable\ videos\ in\ a\ playlist -\-\-dump\-user\-agent\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ display\ the\ current\ browser\ identification -\-\-user\-agent\ UA\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specify\ a\ custom\ user\ agent -\-\-referer\ REF\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ specify\ a\ custom\ referer,\ use\ if\ the\ video\ access -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ is\ restricted\ to\ one\ domain -\-\-list\-extractors\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ List\ all\ supported\ extractors\ and\ the\ URLs\ they -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ would\ handle -\-\-extractor\-descriptions\ \ \ Output\ descriptions\ of\ all\ supported\ extractors -\-\-proxy\ URL\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Use\ the\ specified\ HTTP/HTTPS\ proxy -\-\-no\-check\-certificate\ \ \ \ \ Suppress\ HTTPS\ certificate\ validation. -\-\-cache\-dir\ None\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Location\ in\ the\ filesystem\ where\ youtube\-dl\ can -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ store\ downloaded\ information\ permanently.\ By -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ default\ $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube\-dl\ or\ ~/.cache -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ /youtube\-dl\ . -\-\-no\-cache\-dir\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Disable\ filesystem\ caching +\-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 +\-\-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 +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ extractors +\-\-proxy\ URL\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Use\ the\ specified\ HTTP/HTTPS\ proxy.\ Pass\ in +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 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 +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ /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 +\-\-socket\-timeout\ None\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Time\ to\ wait\ before\ giving\ up,\ in\ seconds +\-\-bidi\-workaround\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Work\ around\ terminals\ that\ lack +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ bidirectional\ text\ support.\ Requires\ bidiv +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ or\ fribidi\ executable\ in\ PATH +\-\-default\-search\ PREFIX\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Use\ this\ prefix\ for\ unqualified\ URLs.\ For +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ example\ "gvsearch2:"\ downloads\ two\ videos +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ from\ google\ videos\ for\ \ youtube\-dl\ "large +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ apple".\ By\ default\ (with\ value\ "auto") +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ youtube\-dl\ guesses. +\-\-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.conf +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (%APPDATA%/youtube\-dl/config.txt\ on +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Windows) +\-\-encoding\ ENCODING\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Force\ the\ specified\ encoding\ (experimental) \f[] .fi .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) -\-\-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\ before\ this\ date -\-\-dateafter\ DATE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ videos\ uploaded\ after\ this\ date -\-\-no\-playlist\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ the\ currently\ playing\ video +\-\-playlist\-start\ NUMBER\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ playlist\ video\ to\ start\ at\ (default\ is\ 1) +\-\-playlist\-end\ NUMBER\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ playlist\ video\ to\ end\ at\ (default\ is\ last) +\-\-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 +\-\-no\-playlist\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ download\ only\ the\ currently\ playing\ video +\-\-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) +\-\-youtube\-include\-dash\-manifest\ \ Try\ to\ download\ the\ DASH\ manifest\ on +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ YouTube\ videos\ (experimental) \f[] .fi .SS Download Options: .IP .nf \f[C] -\-r,\ \-\-rate\-limit\ LIMIT\ \ \ \ \ maximum\ download\ rate\ (e.g.\ 50k\ or\ 44.6m) -\-R,\ \-\-retries\ RETRIES\ \ \ \ \ \ number\ of\ retries\ (default\ is\ 10) -\-\-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. +\-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) +\-\-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. \f[] .fi .SS Filesystem Options: .IP .nf \f[C] -\-t,\ \-\-title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ title\ in\ file\ name\ (default) -\-\-id\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ only\ video\ ID\ in\ file\ name -\-l,\ \-\-literal\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ [deprecated]\ alias\ of\ \-\-title -\-A,\ \-\-auto\-number\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ number\ downloaded\ files\ starting\ from\ 00000 -\-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,\ %(upload_date)s\ for\ the\ upload\ date -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (YYYYMMDD),\ %(extractor)s\ for\ the\ provider -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (youtube,\ metacafe,\ etc),\ %(id)s\ for\ the\ 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\ directory,\ for\ example\ with\ \-o\ \[aq]/my/d -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ownloads/%(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 -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \-\-autonumber\ option\ is\ given -\-\-restrict\-filenames\ \ \ \ \ \ \ Restrict\ filenames\ to\ only\ ASCII\ characters,\ and -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ avoid\ "&"\ and\ spaces\ in\ filenames -\-a,\ \-\-batch\-file\ FILE\ \ \ \ \ \ file\ containing\ URLs\ to\ download\ (\[aq]\-\[aq]\ for\ stdin) -\-w,\ \-\-no\-overwrites\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ overwrite\ files -\-c,\ \-\-continue\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ resume\ partially\ downloaded\ files -\-\-no\-continue\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ resume\ partially\ downloaded\ files\ (restart -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ from\ beginning) -\-\-cookies\ FILE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ file\ to\ read\ cookies\ from\ and\ dump\ cookie\ jar\ in -\-\-no\-part\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ use\ .part\ files -\-\-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\-thumbnail\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ thumbnail\ image\ to\ disk +\-t,\ \-\-title\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ title\ in\ file\ name\ (default) +\-\-id\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ only\ video\ ID\ in\ file\ name +\-l,\ \-\-literal\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ [deprecated]\ alias\ of\ \-\-title +\-A,\ \-\-auto\-number\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ number\ downloaded\ files\ starting\ from\ 00000 +\-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)s\ for\ the\ playlist\ the +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video\ is\ in,\ %(playlist_index)s\ for\ the +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ position\ in\ the\ playlist\ and\ %%\ for\ a +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 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 +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ %(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,\ \-\-batch\-file\ FILE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ file\ containing\ URLs\ to\ download\ (\[aq]\-\[aq]\ for +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ stdin) +\-\-load\-info\ FILE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ json\ file\ containing\ the\ video\ information +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (created\ with\ the\ "\-\-write\-json"\ option) +\-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) +\-\-cookies\ FILE\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ file\ to\ read\ cookies\ from\ and\ dump\ cookie +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ jar\ in +\-\-no\-part\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ use\ .part\ files +\-\-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 +\-\-write\-thumbnail\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ write\ thumbnail\ image\ to\ disk \f[] .fi .SS Verbosity / Simulation Options: .IP .nf \f[C] -\-q,\ \-\-quiet\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ activates\ quiet\ mode -\-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\-filename\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ output\ filename -\-\-get\-format\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ simulate,\ quiet\ but\ print\ output\ format -\-\-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) +\-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. +\-\-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 \f[] .fi .SS Video Format Options: .IP .nf \f[C] -\-f,\ \-\-format\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video\ format\ code,\ specifiy\ the\ order\ of -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ preference\ using\ slashes:\ "\-f\ 22/17/18".\ "\-f\ mp4" -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ and\ "\-f\ flv"\ are\ also\ supported -\-\-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\ (currently\ youtube -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ only) +\-f,\ \-\-format\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video\ format\ code,\ specify\ the\ order\ of +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ preference\ using\ slashes:\ "\-f\ 22/17/18". +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "\-f\ mp4"\ and\ "\-f\ flv"\ are\ also\ supported. +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ You\ can\ also\ use\ the\ special\ names\ "best", +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "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 +\-\-max\-quality\ FORMAT\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ highest\ quality\ format\ to\ download +\-F,\ \-\-list\-formats\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ list\ all\ available\ formats \f[] .fi .SS Subtitle Options: .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\ (default=srt)\ ([sbv/vtt]\ youtube -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ only) -\-\-sub\-lang\ LANGS\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ languages\ of\ the\ subtitles\ to\ download\ (optional) -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ separated\ by\ commas,\ use\ IETF\ language\ tags\ like -\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \[aq]en,pt\[aq] +\-\-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\ (default=srt)\ ([sbv/vtt] +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ youtube\ only) +\-\-sub\-lang\ LANGS\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ languages\ of\ the\ subtitles\ to\ download +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (optional)\ separated\ by\ commas,\ use\ IETF +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ language\ tags\ like\ \[aq]en,pt\[aq] \f[] .fi .SS Authentication Options: .IP .nf \f[C] -\-u,\ \-\-username\ USERNAME\ \ \ \ account\ username -\-p,\ \-\-password\ PASSWORD\ \ \ \ account\ password -\-n,\ \-\-netrc\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ .netrc\ authentication\ data -\-\-video\-password\ PASSWORD\ \ video\ password\ (vimeo\ only) +\-u,\ \-\-username\ USERNAME\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ account\ username +\-p,\ \-\-password\ PASSWORD\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ account\ password +\-n,\ \-\-netrc\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ .netrc\ authentication\ data +\-\-video\-password\ PASSWORD\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video\ password\ (vimeo,\ smotri) \f[] .fi .SS Post\-processing Options: .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) -\-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) +\-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) +\-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) +\-\-prefer\-avconv\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Prefer\ avconv\ over\ ffmpeg\ for\ running\ the +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ postprocessors\ (default) +\-\-prefer\-ffmpeg\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Prefer\ ffmpeg\ over\ avconv\ for\ running\ the +\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ postprocessors \f[] .fi .SH CONFIGURATION @@ -206,7 +301,10 @@ 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 -\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\\\\youtube\-dl.conf\f[]. .SH OUTPUT TEMPLATE .PP The \f[C]\-o\f[] option allows users to indicate a template for the @@ -279,9 +377,14 @@ Examples: .IP .nf \f[C] -$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-dateafter\ now\-6months\ #will\ only\ download\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ in\ the\ last\ 6\ months -$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-date\ 19700101\ #will\ only\ download\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ in\ January\ 1,\ 1970 -$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-dateafter\ 20000101\ \-\-datebefore\ 20100101\ #will\ only\ download\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ between\ 2000\ and\ 2010 +#\ Download\ only\ the\ videos\ uploaded\ in\ the\ last\ 6\ months +$\ 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 @@ -352,33 +455,295 @@ To recompile the executable, run \f[C]make\ youtube\-dl\f[]. To run the exe you need to install first the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29). -.SH COPYRIGHT +.SH DEVELOPER INSTRUCTIONS .PP -youtube\-dl is released into the public domain by the copyright holders. +Most users do not need to build youtube\-dl and can download the +builds (http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/download.html) or get them from +their distribution. .PP -This README file was originally written by Daniel Bolton -() and is likewise released into the public -domain. -.SH BUGS +To run youtube\-dl as a developer, you don\[aq]t need to build anything +either. +Simply execute +.IP +.nf +\f[C] +python\ \-m\ youtube_dl +\f[] +.fi .PP -Bugs and suggestions should be reported at: - +To run the test, simply invoke your favorite test runner, or execute a +test file directly; any of the following work: +.IP +.nf +\f[C] +python\ \-m\ unittest\ discover +python\ test/test_download.py +nosetests +\f[] +.fi .PP -Please include: +If you want to create a build of youtube\-dl yourself, you\[aq]ll need .IP \[bu] 2 -Your exact command line, like -\f[C]youtube\-dl\ \-t\ "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHlDtZ6Oc3s&feature=channel_video_title"\f[]. -A common mistake is not to escape the \f[C]&\f[]. -Putting URLs in quotes should solve this problem. +python .IP \[bu] 2 -If possible re\-run the command with \f[C]\-\-verbose\f[], and include -the full output, it is really helpful to us. +make .IP \[bu] 2 -The output of \f[C]youtube\-dl\ \-\-version\f[] +pandoc .IP \[bu] 2 -The output of \f[C]python\ \-\-version\f[] +zip .IP \[bu] 2 -The name and version of your Operating System ("Ubuntu 11.04 x64" or -"Windows 7 x64" is usually enough). +nosetests +.SS Adding support for a new site +.PP +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[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]

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\[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). +.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). +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: + . +Unless you were prompted so or there is another pertinent reason (e.g. +GitHub fails to accept the bug report), please do not send bug reports +via personal email. +.PP +Please include the full output of the command when run with +\f[C]\-\-verbose\f[]. +The output (including the first lines) contain important debugging +information. +Issues without the full output are often not reproducible and therefore +do not get solved in short order, if ever. .PP For discussions, join us in the irc channel #youtube\-dl on freenode. +.PP +When you submit a request, please re\-read it once to avoid a couple of +mistakes (you can and should use this as a checklist): +.SS Is the description of the issue itself sufficient? +.PP +We often get issue reports that we cannot really decipher. +While in most cases we eventually get the required information after +asking back multiple times, this poses an unnecessary drain on our +resources. +Many contributors, including myself, are also not native speakers, so we +may misread some parts. +.PP +So please elaborate on what feature you are requesting, or what bug you +want to be fixed. +Make sure that it\[aq]s obvious +.IP \[bu] 2 +What the problem is +.IP \[bu] 2 +How it could be fixed +.IP \[bu] 2 +How your proposed solution would look like +.PP +If your report is shorter than two lines, it is almost certainly missing +some of these, which makes it hard for us to respond to it. +We\[aq]re often too polite to close the issue outright, but the missing +info makes misinterpretation likely. +As a commiter myself, I often get frustrated by these issues, since the +only possible way for me to move forward on them is to ask for +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. +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[]. +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. +Except under very special circumstances, the main page of a video +service (e.g. +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. +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. +This goes for feature requests as well. +.SS Is the issue already documented? +.PP +Make sure that someone has not already opened the issue you\[aq]re +trying to open. +Search at the top of the window or at +https://github.com/rg3/youtube\-dl/search?type=Issues . +If there is an issue, feel free to write something along the lines of +"This affects me as well, with version 2015.01.01. +Here is some more information on the issue: ...". +While some issues may be old, a new post into them often spurs rapid +activity. +.SS Why are existing options not enough? +.PP +Before requesting a new feature, please have a quick peek at the list of +supported +options (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#synopsis). +Many feature requests are for features that actually exist already! +Please, absolutely do show off your work in the issue report and detail +how the existing similar options do \f[I]not\f[] solve your problem. +.SS Is there enough context in your bug report? +.PP +People want to solve problems, and often think they do us a favor by +breaking down their larger problems (e.g. +wanting to skip already downloaded files) to a specific request (e.g. +requesting us to look whether the file exists before downloading the +info page). +However, what often happens is that they break down the problem into two +steps: One simple, and one impossible (or extremely complicated one). +.PP +We are then presented with a very complicated request when the original +problem could be solved far easier, e.g. +by recording the downloaded video IDs in a separate file. +To avoid this, you must include the greater context where it is +non\-obvious. +In particular, every feature request that does not consist of adding +support for a new site should contain a use case scenario that explains +in what situation the missing feature would be useful. +.SS Does the issue involve one problem, and one problem only? +.PP +Some of our users seem to think there is a limit of issues they can or +should open. +There is no limit of issues they can or should open. +While it may seem appealing to be able to dump all your issues into one +ticket, that means that someone who solves one of your issues cannot +mark the issue as closed. +Typically, reporting a bunch of issues leads to the ticket lingering +since nobody wants to attack that behemoth, until someone mercifully +splits the issue into multiple ones. +.PP +In particular, every site support request issue should only pertain to +services at one site (generally under a common domain, but always using +the same backend technology). +Do not request support for vimeo user videos, Whitehouse podcasts, and +Google Plus pages in the same issue. +Also, make sure that you don\[aq]t post bug reports alongside feature +requests. +As a rule of thumb, a feature request does not include outputs of +youtube\-dl that are not immediately related to the feature at hand. +Do not post reports of a network error alongside the request for a new +video service. +.SS Is anyone going to need the feature? +.PP +Only post features that you (or an incapicated friend you can personally +talk to) require. +Do not post features because they seem like a good idea. +If they are really useful, they will be requested by someone who +requires them. +.SS Is your question about youtube\-dl? +.PP +It may sound strange, but some bug reports we receive are completely +unrelated to youtube\-dl and relate to a different or even the +reporter\[aq]s own application. +Please make sure that you are actually using youtube\-dl. +If you are using a UI for youtube\-dl, report the bug to the maintainer +of the actual application providing the UI. +On the other hand, if your UI for youtube\-dl fails in some way you +believe is related to youtube\-dl, by all means, go ahead and report the +bug. +.SH COPYRIGHT +.PP +youtube\-dl is released into the public domain by the copyright holders. +.PP +This README file was originally written by Daniel Bolton +() and is likewise released into the public +domain.