X-Git-Url: https://git.rapsys.eu/youtubedl/blobdiff_plain/c4994c6aff3e03c7848b0a9d4ff9a1873412d31f..cf32c9e947eba3b0affe1c7107b4a3208c53af3c:/README.txt diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index 089923b..69cab28 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -1,142 +1,238 @@ NAME ==== -youtube-dl +youtube-dl - download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms SYNOPSIS ======== -youtube-dl [OPTIONS] URL [URL...] +youtube-dl OPTIONS URL [URL...] DESCRIPTION =========== youtube-dl is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites. It requires the Python interpreter, -version 2.x (x being at least 6), and it is not platform specific. It -should work in your Unix box, in Windows or in Mac OS X. It is released -to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or -use it however you like. +version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.3+, and it is not platform specific. It should +work on your Unix box, on Windows or on Mac OS X. It is released to the +public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it +however you like. 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 download rate limit (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. - --dump-user-agent display the current browser identification - --user-agent UA specify a custom user agent - --list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs they - would handle + -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 + --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. 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 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 Video Selection: ---------------- - --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 + --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. + +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: ------------------- - -t, --title use title in file name - --id use 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, - %(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 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-%(id)s.%(ext)s' . - --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 - --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 + -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'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 + --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) + --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 Verbosity / Simulation Options: ------------------------------- - -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-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 - --no-progress do not print progress bar - --console-title display progress in console titlebar - -v, --verbose print various debugging information + -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-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 + 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 - --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-srt write video closed captions to a .srt file - (currently youtube only) - --srt-lang LANG language of the closed captions to download - (optional) use IETF language tags like 'en' + -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 + +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 + --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 + 'en,pt' Authentication Options: ----------------------- - -u, --username USERNAME account username - -p, --password PASSWORD account password - -n, --netrc use .netrc authentication data + -u, --username USERNAME account username + -p, --password PASSWORD account password + -n, --netrc use .netrc authentication data + --video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo, smotri) Post-processing Options: ------------------------ - -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", 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) - -k, --keep-video keeps the video file on disk after the post- - processing; the video is erased by default + -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) + --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 ~/.local/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 =============== @@ -163,10 +259,12 @@ lowercase S. Allowed names are: the file. - autonumber: The sequence will be replaced by a five-digit number that will be increased with each download, starting at zero. +- playlist: The name or the id of the playlist that contains the + video. +- 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 @@ -178,6 +276,24 @@ or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the $ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc --restrict-filenames youtube-dl_test_video_.mp4 # A simple file name +VIDEO SELECTION +=============== + +Videos can be filtered by their upload date using the options --date, +--datebefore or --dateafter, they accept dates in two formats: + +- Absolute dates: Dates in the format YYYYMMDD. +- Relative dates: Dates in the format + (now|today)[+-][0-9](day|week|month|year)(s)? + +Examples: + +$ # 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 === @@ -187,14 +303,14 @@ 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. @@ -260,17 +376,128 @@ BUGS ==== Bugs and suggestions should be reported at: -https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues +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. -Please include: - -- 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. -- 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.