X-Git-Url: https://git.rapsys.eu/youtubedl/blobdiff_plain/523a0ad06fdeae419ce4c1474cfa58c9bbc63f63..5c813b8b191a0edf741c729b9d86fa4fd41222c0:/README.txt?ds=inline diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index c5e2ce3..b773576 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ NAME ==== -youtube-dl +youtube-dl - download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms SYNOPSIS ======== @@ -23,23 +23,27 @@ OPTIONS -h, --help print this help text and exit --version print program version and exit - -U, --update update this program to latest version - -i, --ignore-errors continue on download errors - -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. + -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 + --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 --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 DIR 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 Video Selection: ---------------- @@ -58,6 +62,22 @@ Video Selection: --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 + --age-limit YEARS download only videos suitable for the given age + --download-archive FILE Download only videos not present in the archive + file. Record all downloaded videos in it. + +Download Options: +----------------- + + -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. Filesystem Options: ------------------- @@ -71,15 +91,17 @@ Filesystem Options: %(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 '/my/d - ownloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' . + extension, %(format)s for the format description + (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD")%(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 '/my/downloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(i + d)s.%(ext)s' . --autonumber-size NUMBER Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s when it is present in output filename template or --autonumber option is given @@ -96,6 +118,7 @@ Filesystem Options: 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 Verbosity / Simulation Options: @@ -123,23 +146,28 @@ Video Format Options: --------------------- -f, --format FORMAT video format code, specifiy the order of - preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18" + 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) - --write-sub write subtitle file (currently youtube only) - --only-sub [deprecated] alias of --skip-download + +Subtitle Options: +----------------- + + --write-sub write subtitle file + --write-auto-sub write automatic subtitle file (youtube only) --all-subs downloads all the available subtitles of the - video (currently youtube only) + video --list-subs lists all available subtitles for the video - (currently youtube only) - --sub-format LANG subtitle format [srt/sbv] (default=srt) - (currently youtube only) - --sub-lang LANG language of the subtitles to download (optional) - use IETF language tags like 'en' + --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 + 'en,pt' Authentication Options: ----------------------- @@ -147,6 +175,7 @@ Authentication Options: -u, --username USERNAME account username -p, --password PASSWORD account password -n, --netrc use .netrc authentication data + --video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo only) Post-processing Options: ------------------------ @@ -164,6 +193,9 @@ Post-processing Options: 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) + --add-metadata add metadata to the files CONFIGURATION ============= @@ -202,9 +234,7 @@ lowercase S. Allowed names are: - playlist_index: The index of the video in the playlist, a five-digit number. -The current default template is %(id)s.%(ext)s, but that will be -switchted to %(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s (which can be requested with -t at -the moment). +The current default template is %(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s. In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows system @@ -241,14 +271,14 @@ Most people asking this question are not aware that youtube-dl now defaults to downloading the highest available quality as reported by YouTube, which will be 1080p or 720p in some cases, so you no longer need the -b option. For some specific videos, maybe YouTube does not -report them to be available in a specific high quality format you''re +report them to be available in a specific high quality format you're interested in. In that case, simply request it with the -f option and youtube-dl will try to download it. I get HTTP error 402 when trying to download a video. What's this? Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download -too much. We''re considering to provide a way to let you solve the +too much. We're considering to provide a way to let you solve the CAPTCHA, but at the moment, your best course of action is pointing a webbrowser to the youtube URL, solving the CAPTCHA, and restart youtube-dl.