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@@ -292,9 +292,9 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. video results by putting a condition in brackets, as in -f "best[height=720]" (or -f "[filesize>10M]"). This works for - filesize, height, width, tbr, abr, and vbr - and the comparisons <, <=, >, >=, =, != . - Formats for which the value is not known + filesize, height, width, tbr, abr, vbr, and + fps and the comparisons <, <=, >, >=, =, != + . Formats for which the value is not known are excluded unless you put a question mark (?) after the operator. You can combine format filters, so -f "[height <=? @@ -525,6 +525,13 @@ From then on, after restarting your shell, you will be able to access both youtu Use the `-o` to specify an [output template](#output-template), for example `-o "/home/user/videos/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s"`. If you want this for all of your downloads, put the option into your [configuration file](#configuration). +### How do I download a video starting with a `-` ? + +Either prepend `http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=` or separate the ID from the options with `--`: + + youtube-dl -- -wNyEUrxzFU + youtube-dl "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wNyEUrxzFU" + ### How can I detect whether a given URL is supported by youtube-dl? For one, have a look at the [list of supported sites](docs/supportedsites). Note that it can sometimes happen that the site changes its URL scheme (say, from http://example.com/v/1234567 to http://example.com/v/1234567 ) and youtube-dl reports an URL of a service in that list as unsupported. In that case, simply report a bug. |