X-Git-Url: https://git.rapsys.eu/youtubedl/blobdiff_plain/71050031bb901b19a829cc44763bf68e67b1f648..cf32c9e947eba3b0affe1c7107b4a3208c53af3c:/README.txt diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index 4b400fd..69cab28 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -37,13 +37,20 @@ OPTIONS --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 + --proxy URL Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in an + empty string (--proxy "") for direct connection --no-check-certificate Suppress HTTPS certificate validation. --cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can - store downloaded information permanently. By + store some downloaded information permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or ~/.cache - /youtube-dl . + /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 Video Selection: ---------------- @@ -60,12 +67,19 @@ Video Selection: --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 + --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 present in the archive - file. Record all downloaded videos in it. + --download-archive FILE Download only videos not listed in the archive + file. Record the IDs of all downloaded videos in + it. Download Options: ----------------- @@ -92,13 +106,13 @@ Filesystem Options: 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 + (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD"), %(format_id)s for the unique id of the format (like Youtube'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 + 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. Use - to output to stdout. Can also be used to download to a different directory, for example with -o '/my/d @@ -109,6 +123,8 @@ Filesystem Options: --restrict-filenames Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in filenames -a, --batch-file FILE file containing URLs to download ('-' 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 @@ -136,29 +152,30 @@ Verbosity / Simulation Options: --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 --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 + --dump-intermediate-pages print downloaded pages to debug problems (very verbose) - --write-pages Write downloaded pages to files in the current - directory + --write-pages Write downloaded intermediary pages to files in + the current directory to debug problems Video Format Options: --------------------- - -f, --format FORMAT video format code, specifiy the order of + -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 --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, --list-formats list all available formats Subtitle Options: ----------------- @@ -180,7 +197,7 @@ 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) + --video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo, smotri) Post-processing Options: ------------------------ @@ -200,14 +217,22 @@ Post-processing Options: processed files are overwritten by default --embed-subs embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4 videos) - --add-metadata add metadata to the files + --add-metadata write metadata to the video file + --xattrs write metadata to the video file'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 CONFIGURATION ============= You can configure youtube-dl by placing default arguments (such as --extract-audio --no-mtime to always extract the audio and not copy the -mtime) into /etc/youtube-dl.conf and/or ~/.config/youtube-dl.conf. +mtime) into /etc/youtube-dl.conf and/or ~/.config/youtube-dl.conf. On +Windows, the configuration file locations are +%APPDATA%\youtube-dl\config.txt and C:\Users\\youtube-dl.conf. OUTPUT TEMPLATE =============== @@ -263,9 +288,11 @@ Videos can be filtered by their upload date using the options --date, Examples: - $ 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 FAQ === @@ -349,19 +376,128 @@ BUGS ==== Bugs and suggestions should be reported at: -https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues - -Please include: +https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues . 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. -- Your exact command line, like - youtube-dl -t "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHlDtZ6Oc3s&feature=channel_video_title". - A common mistake is not to escape the &. Putting URLs in quotes - should solve this problem. -- If possible re-run the command with --verbose, and include the full - output, it is really helpful to us. -- The output of youtube-dl --version -- The output of python --version -- The name and version of your Operating System ("Ubuntu 11.04 x64" or - "Windows 7 x64" is usually enough). +Please include the full output of the command when run with --verbose. +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. For discussions, join us in the irc channel #youtube-dl on freenode. + +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): + +Is the description of the issue itself sufficient? + +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. + +So please elaborate on what feature you are requesting, or what bug you +want to be fixed. Make sure that it's obvious + +- What the problem is +- How it could be fixed +- How your proposed solution would look like + +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'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. + +For bug reports, this means that your report should contain the complete +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. + +Site support requests must contain an example URL. 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 not an example URL. + +Are you using the latest version? + +Before reporting any issue, type youtube-dl -U. This should report that +you'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. + +Is the issue already documented? + +Make sure that someone has not already opened the issue you'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. + +Why are existing options not enough? + +Before requesting a new feature, please have a quick peek at the list of +supported options. 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 not solve your +problem. + +Is there enough context in your bug report? + +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). + +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. + +Does the issue involve one problem, and one problem only? + +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. + +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'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. + +Is anyone going to need the feature? + +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. + +Is your question about youtube-dl? + +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'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.