X-Git-Url: https://git.rapsys.eu/youtubedl/blobdiff_plain/c7b4d76a372777e3af76ecf9966a8ab9952e52f4..782e271dfe61ed8d5dbf100286ad876068ea585c:/README.md?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 2f3c81a..fc8070c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ % YOUTUBE-DL(1) # NAME -youtube-dl +youtube-dl - download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms # SYNOPSIS **youtube-dl** [OPTIONS] URL [URL...] @@ -16,23 +16,24 @@ 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 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 --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 None Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can + store downloaded information permanently. + ~/.youtube-dl/cache by default + --no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching ## Video Selection: --playlist-start NUMBER playlist video to start at (default is 1) @@ -50,6 +51,15 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. --datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded before this date --dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded after this date +## Download Options: + -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. + ## Filesystem Options: -t, --title use title in file name (default) --id use only video ID in file name @@ -108,28 +118,32 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. ## 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: -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: -x, --extract-audio convert video files to audio-only files (requires @@ -145,6 +159,8 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. 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) # CONFIGURATION @@ -165,7 +181,7 @@ The `-o` option allows users to indicate a template for the output file names. T - `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 or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the `--restrict-filenames` flag to get a shorter title: @@ -191,11 +207,11 @@ Examples: ### Can you please put the -b option back? -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 interested in. In that case, simply request it with the -f option and youtube-dl will try to download it. +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 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 CAPTCHA](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/154), but at the moment, your best course of action is pointing a webbrowser to the youtube URL, solving the CAPTCHA, and restart youtube-dl. +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 CAPTCHA](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/154), but at the moment, your best course of action is pointing a webbrowser to the youtube URL, solving the CAPTCHA, and restart youtube-dl. ### I have downloaded a video but how can I play it?