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@@ -131,17 +131,19 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
%(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 id, %(playlist_title)s,
+ %(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if
+ present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the
video is in, %(playlist_index)s for the
- position in the playlist and %% for a
- literal percent. %(height)s and %(width)s
- for the width and height of the video
- format. %(resolution)s for a textual
+ position in the playlist. %(height)s and
+ %(width)s for the width and height of the
+ video format. %(resolution)s for a textual
description of the resolution of the video
- format. Use - to output to stdout. Can also
- be used to download to a different
- directory, for example with -o '/my/downloa
- ds/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
+ format. %% 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/%(uploader)s
+ /%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
--autonumber-size NUMBER Specifies the number of digits in
%(autonumber)s when it is present in output
filename template or --auto-number option
@@ -239,8 +241,13 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
"worst", "worstvideo" and "worstaudio". By
default, youtube-dl will pick the best
quality. Use commas to download multiple
- audio formats, such as -f
- 136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio
+ audio formats, such as -f
+ 136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio.
+ You can merge the video and audio of two
+ formats into a single file using -f <video-
+ format>+<audio-format> (requires ffmpeg or
+ avconv), for example -f
+ bestvideo+bestaudio.
--all-formats download all available video formats
--prefer-free-formats prefer free video formats unless a specific
one is requested