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| author | Sergey M <dstftw@gmail.com> | 2016-02-28 03:04:06 +0600 |
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| committer | Sergey M <dstftw@gmail.com> | 2016-02-28 03:04:06 +0600 |
| commit | a048ffc9b01a4c6a63603edbb7204479ddebbec6 (patch) | |
| tree | 4fda74be9817272b910437fb54908458056b3e6e | |
| parent | 4587915b2aed8d2a8373614e5984fe6e5ccaeae2 (diff) | |
[README.md] Clarify configuration file options syntax
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@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ For example, with the following configuration file youtube-dl will always extrac -o ~/Movies/%(title)s.%(ext)s ``` +Note that options in configuration file are just the same options aka switches used in regular command line calls thus there **must be no whitespace** after `-` or `--`, e.g. `-o` or `--proxy` but not `- o` or `-- proxy`. + You can use `--ignore-config` if you want to disable the configuration file for a particular youtube-dl run. ### Authentication with `.netrc` file |