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authorSergey M <dstftw@gmail.com>2016-02-28 03:04:06 +0600
committerSergey M <dstftw@gmail.com>2016-02-28 03:04:06 +0600
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[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`.
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You can use `--ignore-config` if you want to disable the configuration file for a particular youtube-dl run.
### Authentication with `.netrc` file