X-Git-Url: https://git.rapsys.eu/youtubedl/blobdiff_plain/a316b1d93c357b5edf19d5e3100526a94191c029..5c813b8b191a0edf741c729b9d86fa4fd41222c0:/README.txt?ds=inline diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index 3baa062..b773576 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ OPTIONS -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 + -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 @@ -36,6 +39,11 @@ OPTIONS --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: ---------------- @@ -54,13 +62,18 @@ 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 (e.g. 50k or 44.6m) + -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) + --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 @@ -78,15 +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 @@ -103,6 +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: @@ -130,7 +146,8 @@ 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 @@ -141,10 +158,8 @@ Video Format Options: Subtitle Options: ----------------- - --write-sub write subtitle file (currently youtube only) - --write-auto-sub write automatic subtitle file (currently youtube - only) - --only-sub [deprecated] alias of --skip-download + --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 @@ -180,6 +195,7 @@ 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 CONFIGURATION =============