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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -% youtube-dl(1) +% YOUTUBE-DL(1) # NAME youtube-dl @@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. -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 @@ -37,16 +42,22 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. Filesystem Options: -t, --title use title in file name --id use video ID in file name - -l, --literal use literal title 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 %(stitle)s to get the + -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. + %(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if + different, %(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/%(upl + oader)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 @@ -101,6 +112,34 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. 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 + --no-post-overwrites do not overwrite post-processed files; the post- + processed files are overwritten by default + +# 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`. + +# OUTPUT TEMPLATE + +The `-o` 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 `youtube-dl -o funny_video.flv "http://some/video"`. However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when downloading each video. The special sequences have the format `%(NAME)s`. To clarify, that is a percent symbol followed by a name in parenthesis, followed by a lowercase S. Allowed names are: + + - `id`: The sequence will be replaced by the video identifier. + - `url`: The sequence will be replaced by the video URL. + - `uploader`: The sequence will be replaced by the nickname of the person who uploaded the video. + - `upload_date`: The sequence will be replaced by the upload date in YYYYMMDD format. + - `title`: The sequence will be replaced by the video title. + - `ext`: The sequence will be replaced by the appropriate extension (like flv or mp4). + - `epoch`: The sequence will be replaced by the Unix epoch when creating the file. + - `autonumber`: The sequence will be replaced by a five-digit number that will be increased with each download, starting at zero. + +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). + +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: + + $ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc + youtube-dl test video ''_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 # FAQ @@ -137,17 +176,9 @@ The error means you're using an outdated version of Python. Please update to Python 2.6 or 2.7. -To run youtube-dl under Python 2.5, you'll have to manually check it out like this: - - git clone git://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl.git - cd youtube-dl - python -m youtube_dl --help - -Please note that Python 2.5 is not supported anymore. - ### What is this binary file? Where has the code gone? -Since June 2012 (#342) youtube-dl is packed as an executable zipfile, simply unzip it (might need renaming to `youtube-dl.zip` first on some systems) or clone the git repo to see the code. If you modify the code, you can run it by executing the `__main__.py` file. To recompile the executable, run `make compile`. +Since June 2012 (#342) youtube-dl is packed as an executable zipfile, simply unzip it (might need renaming to `youtube-dl.zip` 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 `__main__.py` file. To recompile the executable, run `make youtube-dl`. ### The exe throws a *Runtime error from Visual C++* @@ -166,6 +197,9 @@ Bugs and suggestions should be reported at: <https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/i 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. +* If possible re-run the command with `--verbose`, and include the full output, it is really helpful to us. * 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). + +For discussions, join us in the irc channel #youtube-dl on freenode. |