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different, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically
incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename
extension, %(format)s for the format description
- (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD")%(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 is in, %(playlist_index)s for the position
- in the playlist 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/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(i
- d)s.%(ext)s' .
+ (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD"),%(format_id)s for
+ the unique id of the format (like Youtube's
+ itags: "137"),%(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 is in,
+ %(playlist_index)s for the position in the
+ playlist 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/d
+ ownloads/%(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
- --autonumber option is given
+ --auto-number option is given
--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
+ -c, --continue force resume of partially downloaded files. By
+ default, youtube-dl will resume downloads if
+ possible.
--no-continue do not resume partially downloaded files (restart
from beginning)
--cookies FILE file to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in
@@ -120,12 +123,15 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
--get-description simulate, quiet but print video description
--get-filename simulate, quiet but print output filename
--get-format simulate, quiet but print output format
+ -j, --dump-json simulate, quiet but print JSON information
--newline output progress bar as new lines
--no-progress do not print progress bar
--console-title display progress in console titlebar
-v, --verbose print various debugging information
--dump-intermediate-pages print downloaded pages to debug problems(very
verbose)
+ --write-pages Write downloaded pages to files in the current
+ directory
## Video Format Options:
-f, --format FORMAT video format code, specifiy the order of