mirror of
https://github.com/Ponce/slackbuilds
synced 2024-10-20 10:27:20 +02:00
1e20581efa
Signed-off-by: Willy Sudiarto Raharjo <willysr@slackbuilds.org>
638 lines
36 KiB
Groff
638 lines
36 KiB
Groff
.TH "YOUTUBE\-DL" "1" "" "" ""
|
||
.SH NAME
|
||
.PP
|
||
youtube\-dl \- download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms
|
||
.SH SYNOPSIS
|
||
.PP
|
||
\f[B]youtube\-dl\f[] OPTIONS (#options) URL [URL...]
|
||
.SH DESCRIPTION
|
||
.PP
|
||
\f[B]youtube\-dl\f[] is a small command\-line program to download videos
|
||
from YouTube.com and a few more sites.
|
||
It requires the Python interpreter, 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.
|
||
.SH OPTIONS
|
||
.IP
|
||
.nf
|
||
\f[C]
|
||
\-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
|
||
\-\-default\-search\ PREFIX\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Use\ this\ prefix\ for\ unqualified\ URLs.\ For
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ example\ "gvsearch2:"\ downloads\ two\ videos
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ from\ google\ videos\ for\ \ youtube\-dl\ "large
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ apple".\ By\ default\ (with\ value\ "auto")
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ youtube\-dl\ guesses.
|
||
\-\-ignore\-config\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Do\ not\ read\ configuration\ files.\ When\ given
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ in\ the\ global\ configuration\ file\ /etc
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ /youtube\-dl.conf:\ do\ not\ read\ the\ user
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ configuration\ in\ ~/.config/youtube\-dl.conf
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (%APPDATA%/youtube\-dl/config.txt\ on
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Windows)
|
||
\f[]
|
||
.fi
|
||
.SS Video Selection:
|
||
.IP
|
||
.nf
|
||
\f[C]
|
||
\-\-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.
|
||
\-\-include\-ads\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Download\ advertisements\ as\ well
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (experimental)
|
||
\-\-youtube\-include\-dash\-manifest\ \ Try\ to\ download\ the\ DASH\ manifest\ on
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ YouTube\ videos\ (experimental)
|
||
\f[]
|
||
.fi
|
||
.SS Download Options:
|
||
.IP
|
||
.nf
|
||
\f[C]
|
||
\-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.
|
||
\f[]
|
||
.fi
|
||
.SS Filesystem Options:
|
||
.IP
|
||
.nf
|
||
\f[C]
|
||
\-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\[aq]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\ \[aq]/my/downloa
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ds/%(uploader)s/%(title)s\-%(id)s.%(ext)s\[aq]\ .
|
||
\-\-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\ (\[aq]\-\[aq]\ 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
|
||
\f[]
|
||
.fi
|
||
.SS Verbosity / Simulation Options:
|
||
.IP
|
||
.nf
|
||
\f[C]
|
||
\-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
|
||
\-\-print\-traffic\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ Display\ sent\ and\ read\ HTTP\ traffic
|
||
\f[]
|
||
.fi
|
||
.SS Video Format Options:
|
||
.IP
|
||
.nf
|
||
\f[C]
|
||
\-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.
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ You\ can\ also\ use\ the\ special\ names\ "best",
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ "bestaudio",\ "worst",\ and\ "worstaudio".\ By
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ default,\ youtube\-dl\ will\ pick\ the\ best
|
||
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ quality.
|
||
\-\-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
|
||
\f[]
|
||
.fi
|
||
.SS Subtitle Options:
|
||
.IP
|
||
.nf
|
||
\f[C]
|
||
\-\-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\ \[aq]en,pt\[aq]
|
||
\f[]
|
||
.fi
|
||
.SS Authentication Options:
|
||
.IP
|
||
.nf
|
||
\f[C]
|
||
\-u,\ \-\-username\ USERNAME\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ account\ username
|
||
\-p,\ \-\-password\ PASSWORD\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ account\ password
|
||
\-n,\ \-\-netrc\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ use\ .netrc\ authentication\ data
|
||
\-\-video\-password\ PASSWORD\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ video\ password\ (vimeo,\ smotri)
|
||
\f[]
|
||
.fi
|
||
.SS Post\-processing Options:
|
||
.IP
|
||
.nf
|
||
\f[C]
|
||
\-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\[aq]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
|
||
\f[]
|
||
.fi
|
||
.SH CONFIGURATION
|
||
.PP
|
||
You can configure youtube\-dl by placing default arguments (such as
|
||
\f[C]\-\-extract\-audio\ \-\-no\-mtime\f[] to always extract the audio
|
||
and not copy the mtime) into \f[C]/etc/youtube\-dl.conf\f[] and/or
|
||
\f[C]~/.config/youtube\-dl.conf\f[].
|
||
On Windows, the configuration file locations are
|
||
\f[C]%APPDATA%\\youtube\-dl\\config.txt\f[] and
|
||
\f[C]C:\\Users\\<Yourname>\\youtube\-dl.conf\f[].
|
||
.SH OUTPUT TEMPLATE
|
||
.PP
|
||
The \f[C]\-o\f[] option allows users to indicate a template for the
|
||
output file names.
|
||
The basic usage is not to set any template arguments when downloading a
|
||
single file, like in
|
||
\f[C]youtube\-dl\ \-o\ funny_video.flv\ "http://some/video"\f[].
|
||
However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when
|
||
downloading each video.
|
||
The special sequences have the format \f[C]%(NAME)s\f[].
|
||
To clarify, that is a percent symbol followed by a name in parenthesis,
|
||
followed by a lowercase S.
|
||
Allowed names are:
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
\f[C]id\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the video identifier.
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
\f[C]url\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the video URL.
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
\f[C]uploader\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the nickname of the
|
||
person who uploaded the video.
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
\f[C]upload_date\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the upload date
|
||
in YYYYMMDD format.
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
\f[C]title\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the video title.
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
\f[C]ext\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the appropriate extension
|
||
(like flv or mp4).
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
\f[C]epoch\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by the Unix epoch when
|
||
creating the file.
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
\f[C]autonumber\f[]: The sequence will be replaced by a five\-digit
|
||
number that will be increased with each download, starting at zero.
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
\f[C]playlist\f[]: The name or the id of the playlist that contains the
|
||
video.
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
\f[C]playlist_index\f[]: The index of the video in the playlist, a
|
||
five\-digit number.
|
||
.PP
|
||
The current default template is \f[C]%(title)s\-%(id)s.%(ext)s\f[].
|
||
.PP
|
||
In some cases, you don\[aq]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 \f[C]\-\-restrict\-filenames\f[] flag to get a
|
||
shorter title:
|
||
.IP
|
||
.nf
|
||
\f[C]
|
||
$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-get\-filename\ \-o\ "%(title)s.%(ext)s"\ BaW_jenozKc
|
||
youtube\-dl\ test\ video\ \[aq]\[aq]_ä↭𝕐.mp4\ \ \ \ #\ All\ kinds\ of\ weird\ characters
|
||
$\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-get\-filename\ \-o\ "%(title)s.%(ext)s"\ BaW_jenozKc\ \-\-restrict\-filenames
|
||
youtube\-dl_test_video_.mp4\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ #\ A\ simple\ file\ name
|
||
\f[]
|
||
.fi
|
||
.SH VIDEO SELECTION
|
||
.PP
|
||
Videos can be filtered by their upload date using the options
|
||
\f[C]\-\-date\f[], \f[C]\-\-datebefore\f[] or \f[C]\-\-dateafter\f[],
|
||
they accept dates in two formats:
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
Absolute dates: Dates in the format \f[C]YYYYMMDD\f[].
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
Relative dates: Dates in the format
|
||
\f[C](now|today)[+\-][0\-9](day|week|month|year)(s)?\f[]
|
||
.PP
|
||
Examples:
|
||
.PP
|
||
$ # 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
|
||
.SH FAQ
|
||
.SS Can you please put the \-b option back?
|
||
.PP
|
||
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 \f[C]\-b\f[] option.
|
||
For some specific videos, maybe YouTube does not report them to be
|
||
available in a specific high quality format you\[aq]re interested in.
|
||
In that case, simply request it with the \f[C]\-f\f[] option and
|
||
youtube\-dl will try to download it.
|
||
.SS I get HTTP error 402 when trying to download a video. What\[aq]s
|
||
this?
|
||
.PP
|
||
Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download
|
||
too much.
|
||
We\[aq]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.
|
||
.SS I have downloaded a video but how can I play it?
|
||
.PP
|
||
Once the video is fully downloaded, use any video player, such as
|
||
vlc (http://www.videolan.org) or mplayer (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/).
|
||
.SS The links provided by youtube\-dl \-g are not working anymore
|
||
.PP
|
||
The URLs youtube\-dl outputs require the downloader to have the correct
|
||
cookies.
|
||
Use the \f[C]\-\-cookies\f[] option to write the required cookies into a
|
||
file, and advise your downloader to read cookies from that file.
|
||
Some sites also require a common user agent to be used, use
|
||
\f[C]\-\-dump\-user\-agent\f[] to see the one in use by youtube\-dl.
|
||
.SS ERROR: no fmt_url_map or conn information found in video info
|
||
.PP
|
||
youtube has switched to a new video info format in July 2011 which is
|
||
not supported by old versions of youtube\-dl.
|
||
You can update youtube\-dl with \f[C]sudo\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-update\f[].
|
||
.SS ERROR: unable to download video
|
||
.PP
|
||
youtube requires an additional signature since September 2012 which is
|
||
not supported by old versions of youtube\-dl.
|
||
You can update youtube\-dl with \f[C]sudo\ youtube\-dl\ \-\-update\f[].
|
||
.SS SyntaxError: Non\-ASCII character
|
||
.PP
|
||
The error
|
||
.IP
|
||
.nf
|
||
\f[C]
|
||
File\ "youtube\-dl",\ line\ 2
|
||
SyntaxError:\ Non\-ASCII\ character\ \[aq]\\x93\[aq]\ ...
|
||
\f[]
|
||
.fi
|
||
.PP
|
||
means you\[aq]re using an outdated version of Python.
|
||
Please update to Python 2.6 or 2.7.
|
||
.SS What is this binary file? Where has the code gone?
|
||
.PP
|
||
Since June 2012 (#342) youtube\-dl is packed as an executable zipfile,
|
||
simply unzip it (might need renaming to \f[C]youtube\-dl.zip\f[] first
|
||
on some systems) or clone the git repository, as laid out above.
|
||
If you modify the code, you can run it by executing the
|
||
\f[C]__main__.py\f[] file.
|
||
To recompile the executable, run \f[C]make\ youtube\-dl\f[].
|
||
.SS The exe throws a \f[I]Runtime error from Visual C++\f[]
|
||
.PP
|
||
To run the exe you need to install first the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008
|
||
Redistributable
|
||
Package (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29).
|
||
.SH DEVELOPER INSTRUCTIONS
|
||
.PP
|
||
Most users do not need to build youtube\-dl and can download the
|
||
builds (http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/download.html) or get them from
|
||
their distribution.
|
||
.PP
|
||
To run youtube\-dl as a developer, you don\[aq]t need to build anything
|
||
either.
|
||
Simply execute
|
||
.IP
|
||
.nf
|
||
\f[C]
|
||
python\ \-m\ youtube_dl
|
||
\f[]
|
||
.fi
|
||
.PP
|
||
To run the test, simply invoke your favorite test runner, or execute a
|
||
test file directly; any of the following work:
|
||
.IP
|
||
.nf
|
||
\f[C]
|
||
python\ \-m\ unittest\ discover
|
||
python\ test/test_download.py
|
||
nosetests
|
||
\f[]
|
||
.fi
|
||
.PP
|
||
If you want to create a build of youtube\-dl yourself, you\[aq]ll need
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
python
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
make
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
pandoc
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
zip
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
nosetests
|
||
.SS Adding support for a new site
|
||
.PP
|
||
If you want to add support for a new site, copy \f[I]any\f[] recently
|
||
modified (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/commits/master/youtube_dl/extractor)
|
||
file in \f[C]youtube_dl/extractor\f[], add an import in
|
||
\f[C]youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py\f[] (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py).
|
||
Have a look at
|
||
\f[C]youtube_dl/common/extractor/common.py\f[] (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py)
|
||
for possible helper methods and a detailed description of what your
|
||
extractor should
|
||
return (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py#L38).
|
||
Don\[aq]t forget to run the tests with
|
||
\f[C]python\ test/test_download.py\ Test_Download.test_YourExtractor\f[]!
|
||
For a detailed tutorial, refer to this blog
|
||
post (http://filippo.io/add-support-for-a-new-video-site-to-youtube-dl/).
|
||
.SH BUGS
|
||
.PP
|
||
Bugs and suggestions should be reported at:
|
||
<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.
|
||
.PP
|
||
Please include the full output of the command when run with
|
||
\f[C]\-\-verbose\f[].
|
||
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.
|
||
.PP
|
||
For discussions, join us in the irc channel #youtube\-dl on freenode.
|
||
.PP
|
||
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):
|
||
.SS Is the description of the issue itself sufficient?
|
||
.PP
|
||
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.
|
||
.PP
|
||
So please elaborate on what feature you are requesting, or what bug you
|
||
want to be fixed.
|
||
Make sure that it\[aq]s obvious
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
What the problem is
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
How it could be fixed
|
||
.IP \[bu] 2
|
||
How your proposed solution would look like
|
||
.PP
|
||
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\[aq]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.
|
||
.PP
|
||
For bug reports, this means that your report should contain the
|
||
\f[I]complete\f[] 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.
|
||
.PP
|
||
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 \f[I]not\f[] an example URL.
|
||
.SS Are you using the latest version?
|
||
.PP
|
||
Before reporting any issue, type youtube\-dl \-U.
|
||
This should report that you\[aq]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.
|
||
.SS Is the issue already documented?
|
||
.PP
|
||
Make sure that someone has not already opened the issue you\[aq]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.
|
||
.SS Why are existing options not enough?
|
||
.PP
|
||
Before requesting a new feature, please have a quick peek at the list of
|
||
supported
|
||
options (https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#synopsis).
|
||
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 \f[I]not\f[] solve your problem.
|
||
.SS Is there enough context in your bug report?
|
||
.PP
|
||
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).
|
||
.PP
|
||
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.
|
||
.SS Does the issue involve one problem, and one problem only?
|
||
.PP
|
||
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.
|
||
.PP
|
||
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\[aq]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.
|
||
.SS Is anyone going to need the feature?
|
||
.PP
|
||
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.
|
||
.SS Is your question about youtube\-dl?
|
||
.PP
|
||
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\[aq]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.
|
||
.SH COPYRIGHT
|
||
.PP
|
||
youtube\-dl is released into the public domain by the copyright holders.
|
||
.PP
|
||
This README file was originally written by Daniel Bolton
|
||
(<https://github.com/dbbolton>) and is likewise released into the public
|
||
domain.
|