X-Git-Url: https://git.rapsys.eu/youtubedl/blobdiff_plain/9c8b63077a48f758bf0c9a7351669557071bbd74..2459bd35438081164499efc6ea2ea8cd89eceb04:/README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2b8db0c..029c418 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. --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 @@ -55,8 +56,9 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. --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-archive FILE Download only videos not listed in the archive + file. Record the IDs of all downloaded videos in + it. ## Download Options: -r, --rate-limit LIMIT maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. @@ -79,24 +81,27 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. 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")%(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' . + (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 + 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' . --autonumber-size NUMBER Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s when it is present in output filename template or - --autonumber option is given + --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 ('-' for stdin) -w, --no-overwrites do not overwrite files - -c, --continue resume partially downloaded 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 @@ -120,15 +125,18 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. --get-description simulate, quiet but print video description --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 verbose) + --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 @@ -176,7 +184,7 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. # 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`. +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`. On Windows, the configuration file locations are `%APPDATA%\youtube-dl\config.txt` and `C:\Users\\youtube-dl.conf`. # OUTPUT TEMPLATE