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@@ -47,211 +47,107 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. # OPTIONS -h, --help print this help text and exit --version print program version and exit - -U, --update update this program to latest version. Make - sure that you have sufficient permissions - (run with sudo if needed) - -i, --ignore-errors continue on download errors, for example to - skip unavailable videos in a playlist - --abort-on-error Abort downloading of further videos (in the - playlist or the command line) if an error - occurs + -U, --update update this program to latest version. Make sure that you have sufficient permissions (run with sudo if needed) + -i, --ignore-errors continue on download errors, for example to skip unavailable videos in a playlist + --abort-on-error Abort downloading of further videos (in the playlist or the command line) if an error occurs --dump-user-agent display the current browser identification - --list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs - they would handle - --extractor-descriptions Output descriptions of all supported - extractors - --default-search PREFIX Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For - example "gvsearch2:" downloads two videos - from google videos for youtube-dl "large - apple". Use the value "auto" to let - youtube-dl guess ("auto_warning" to emit a - warning when guessing). "error" just throws - an error. The default value "fixup_error" - repairs broken URLs, but emits an error if - this is not possible instead of searching. - --ignore-config Do not read configuration files. When given - in the global configuration file /etc - /youtube-dl.conf: Do not read the user - configuration in ~/.config/youtube- - dl/config (%APPDATA%/youtube-dl/config.txt - on Windows) - --flat-playlist Do not extract the videos of a playlist, - only list them. + --list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs they would handle + --extractor-descriptions Output descriptions of all supported extractors + --default-search PREFIX Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For example "gvsearch2:" downloads two videos from google videos for youtube-dl "large apple". + Use the value "auto" to let youtube-dl guess ("auto_warning" to emit a warning when guessing). "error" just throws an error. The + default value "fixup_error" repairs broken URLs, but emits an error if this is not possible instead of searching. + --ignore-config Do not read configuration files. When given in the global configuration file /etc/youtube-dl.conf: Do not read the user configuration + in ~/.config/youtube-dl/config (%APPDATA%/youtube-dl/config.txt on Windows) + --flat-playlist Do not extract the videos of a playlist, only list them. --no-color Do not emit color codes in output. ## Network Options: - --proxy URL Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in - an empty string (--proxy "") for direct - connection + --proxy URL Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in an empty string (--proxy "") for direct connection --socket-timeout SECONDS Time to wait before giving up, in seconds - --source-address IP Client-side IP address to bind to - (experimental) - -4, --force-ipv4 Make all connections via IPv4 - (experimental) - -6, --force-ipv6 Make all connections via IPv6 - (experimental) + --source-address IP Client-side IP address to bind to (experimental) + -4, --force-ipv4 Make all connections via IPv4 (experimental) + -6, --force-ipv6 Make all connections via IPv6 (experimental) ## Video Selection: --playlist-start NUMBER playlist video to start at (default is 1) --playlist-end NUMBER playlist video to end at (default is last) - --playlist-items ITEM_SPEC playlist video items to download. Specify - indices of the videos in the playlist - seperated by commas like: "--playlist-items - 1,2,5,8" if you want to download videos - indexed 1, 2, 5, 8 in the playlist. You can - specify range: "--playlist-items - 1-3,7,10-13", it will download the videos - at index 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13. - --match-title REGEX download only matching titles (regex or - caseless sub-string) - --reject-title REGEX skip download for matching titles (regex or - caseless sub-string) + --playlist-items ITEM_SPEC playlist video items to download. Specify indices of the videos in the playlist seperated by commas like: "--playlist-items 1,2,5,8" + if you want to download videos indexed 1, 2, 5, 8 in the playlist. You can specify range: "--playlist-items 1-3,7,10-13", it will + download the videos at index 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13. + --match-title REGEX download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string) + --reject-title REGEX skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string) --max-downloads NUMBER Abort after downloading NUMBER files - --min-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos smaller than - SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m) - --max-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos larger than SIZE - (e.g. 50k or 44.6m) + --min-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos smaller than SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m) + --max-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos larger than SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m) --date DATE download only videos uploaded in this date - --datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded on or before - this date (i.e. inclusive) - --dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded on or after - this date (i.e. inclusive) - --min-views COUNT Do not download any videos with less than - COUNT views - --max-views COUNT Do not download any videos with more than - COUNT views - --match-filter FILTER (Experimental) Generic video filter. - Specify any key (see help for -o for a list - of available keys) to match if the key is - present, !key to check if the key is not - present,key > NUMBER (like "comment_count > - 12", also works with >=, <, <=, !=, =) to - compare against a number, and & to require - multiple matches. Values which are not - known are excluded unless you put a - question mark (?) after the operator.For - example, to only match videos that have - been liked more than 100 times and disliked - less than 50 times (or the dislike - functionality is not available at the given - service), but who also have a description, - use --match-filter "like_count > 100 & + --datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded on or before this date (i.e. inclusive) + --dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded on or after this date (i.e. inclusive) + --min-views COUNT Do not download any videos with less than COUNT views + --max-views COUNT Do not download any videos with more than COUNT views + --match-filter FILTER (Experimental) Generic video filter. Specify any key (see help for -o for a list of available keys) to match if the key is present, + !key to check if the key is not present,key > NUMBER (like "comment_count > 12", also works with >=, <, <=, !=, =) to compare against + a number, and & to require multiple matches. Values which are not known are excluded unless you put a question mark (?) after the + operator.For example, to only match videos that have been liked more than 100 times and disliked less than 50 times (or the dislike + functionality is not available at the given service), but who also have a description, use --match-filter "like_count > 100 & dislike_count <? 50 & description" . - --no-playlist If the URL refers to a video and a - playlist, download only the video. - --yes-playlist If the URL refers to a video and a - playlist, download the playlist. - --age-limit YEARS download only videos suitable for the given - age - --download-archive FILE Download only videos not listed in the - archive file. Record the IDs of all - downloaded videos in it. - --include-ads Download advertisements as well - (experimental) + --no-playlist If the URL refers to a video and a playlist, download only the video. + --yes-playlist If the URL refers to a video and a playlist, download the playlist. + --age-limit YEARS download only videos suitable for the given age + --download-archive FILE Download only videos not listed in the archive file. Record the IDs of all downloaded videos in it. + --include-ads Download advertisements as well (experimental) ## Download Options: - -r, --rate-limit LIMIT maximum download rate in bytes per second - (e.g. 50K or 4.2M) - -R, --retries RETRIES number of retries (default is 10), or - "infinite". - --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. + -r, --rate-limit LIMIT maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. 50K or 4.2M) + -R, --retries RETRIES number of retries (default is 10), or "infinite". + --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. --playlist-reverse Download playlist videos in reverse order - --xattr-set-filesize (experimental) set file xattribute - ytdl.filesize with expected filesize - --hls-prefer-native (experimental) Use the native HLS - downloader instead of ffmpeg. - --external-downloader COMMAND (experimental) Use the specified external - downloader. Currently supports - aria2c,curl,wget + --xattr-set-filesize (experimental) set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected filesize + --hls-prefer-native (experimental) Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg. + --external-downloader COMMAND Use the specified external downloader. Currently supports aria2c,curl,wget + --external-downloader-args ARGS Give these arguments to the external downloader. ## Filesystem Options: - -a, --batch-file FILE file containing URLs to download ('-' for - stdin) + -a, --batch-file FILE file containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin) --id use only video ID in file name - -o, --output TEMPLATE output filename template. Use %(title)s to - get the title, %(uploader)s for the - uploader name, %(uploader_id)s for the - uploader nickname if 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"), %(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_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. %(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. %% 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 - is given - --restrict-filenames Restrict filenames to only ASCII - characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in - filenames - -A, --auto-number [deprecated; use -o - "%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] number - downloaded files starting from 00000 - -t, --title [deprecated] use title in file name - (default) + -o, --output TEMPLATE output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(uploader_id)s for the uploader + nickname if 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"), %(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_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. %(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. %% 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 is given + --restrict-filenames Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in filenames + -A, --auto-number [deprecated; use -o "%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] number downloaded files starting from 00000 + -t, --title [deprecated] use title in file name (default) -l, --literal [deprecated] alias of --title -w, --no-overwrites do not overwrite 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) - --no-part do not use .part files - write directly - into output file - --no-mtime do not use the Last-modified header to set - the file modification time - --write-description write video description to a .description - file + -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) + --no-part do not use .part files - write directly into output file + --no-mtime do not use the Last-modified header to set the file modification time + --write-description write video description to a .description file --write-info-json write video metadata to a .info.json file - --write-annotations write video annotations to a .annotation - file - --load-info FILE json file containing the video information - (created with the "--write-json" option) - --cookies FILE file to read cookies from and dump cookie - jar in - --cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl - can store some downloaded information - permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME - /youtube-dl or ~/.cache/youtube-dl . At the - moment, only YouTube player files (for - videos with obfuscated signatures) are - cached, but that may change. + --write-annotations write video annotations to a .annotation file + --load-info FILE json file containing the video information (created with the "--write-json" option) + --cookies FILE file to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in + --cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can store some downloaded information permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl + or ~/.cache/youtube-dl . At the moment, only YouTube player files (for videos with obfuscated signatures) are cached, but that may + change. --no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching --rm-cache-dir Delete all filesystem cache files ## Thumbnail images: --write-thumbnail write thumbnail image to disk --write-all-thumbnails write all thumbnail image formats to disk - --list-thumbnails Simulate and list all available thumbnail - formats + --list-thumbnails Simulate and list all available thumbnail formats ## Verbosity / Simulation Options: -q, --quiet activates quiet mode --no-warnings Ignore warnings - -s, --simulate do not download the video and do not write - anything to disk + -s, --simulate do not download the video and do not write anything to disk --skip-download do not download the video -g, --get-url simulate, quiet but print URL -e, --get-title simulate, quiet but print title @@ -261,155 +157,84 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. --get-duration simulate, quiet but print video length --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. - See --output for a description of available - keys. - -J, --dump-single-json simulate, quiet but print JSON information - for each command-line argument. If the URL - refers to a playlist, dump the whole - playlist information in a single line. - --print-json Be quiet and print the video information as - JSON (video is still being downloaded). + -j, --dump-json simulate, quiet but print JSON information. See --output for a description of available keys. + -J, --dump-single-json simulate, quiet but print JSON information for each command-line argument. If the URL refers to a playlist, dump the whole playlist + information in a single line. + --print-json Be quiet and print the video information as JSON (video is still being downloaded). --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 intermediary pages to - files in the current directory to debug - problems + --dump-intermediate-pages print downloaded pages to debug problems (very verbose) + --write-pages Write downloaded intermediary pages to files in the current directory to debug problems --print-traffic Display sent and read HTTP traffic - -C, --call-home Contact the youtube-dl server for - debugging. - --no-call-home Do NOT contact the youtube-dl server for - debugging. + -C, --call-home Contact the youtube-dl server for debugging. + --no-call-home Do NOT contact the youtube-dl server for debugging. ## Workarounds: --encoding ENCODING Force the specified encoding (experimental) --no-check-certificate Suppress HTTPS certificate validation. - --prefer-insecure Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve - information about the video. (Currently - supported only for YouTube) + --prefer-insecure Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve information about the video. (Currently supported only for YouTube) --user-agent UA specify a custom user agent - --referer URL specify a custom referer, use if the video - access is restricted to one domain - --add-header FIELD:VALUE specify a custom HTTP header and its value, - separated by a colon ':'. You can use this - option multiple times - --bidi-workaround Work around terminals that lack - bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv - or fribidi executable in PATH - --sleep-interval SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep before each - download. + --referer URL specify a custom referer, use if the video access is restricted to one domain + --add-header FIELD:VALUE specify a custom HTTP header and its value, separated by a colon ':'. You can use this option multiple times + --bidi-workaround Work around terminals that lack bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv or fribidi executable in PATH + --sleep-interval SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep before each download. ## Video Format Options: - -f, --format FORMAT video format code, specify the order of - preference using slashes, as in -f 22/17/18 - . Instead of format codes, you can select - by extension for the extensions aac, m4a, - mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm. You can also use - the special names "best", "bestvideo", - "bestaudio", "worst". You can filter the - 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, vbr, - asr, and fps and the comparisons <, <=, >, - >=, =, != and for ext, acodec, vcodec, - container, and protocol 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 - <=? 720][tbr>500]" selects up to 720p - videos (or videos where the height is not - known) with a bitrate of at least 500 - KBit/s. 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. - 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 + -f, --format FORMAT video format code, specify the order of preference using slashes, as in -f 22/17/18 . Instead of format codes, you can select by + extension for the extensions aac, m4a, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm. You can also use the special names "best", "bestvideo", "bestaudio", + "worst". You can filter the 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, vbr, asr, and fps and the comparisons <, <=, >, >=, =, != and for ext, acodec, + vcodec, container, and protocol 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 <=? 720][tbr>500]" selects up to 720p videos + (or videos where the height is not known) with a bitrate of at least 500 KBit/s. 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. 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 + --prefer-free-formats prefer free video formats unless a specific one is requested --max-quality FORMAT highest quality format to download -F, --list-formats list all available formats - --youtube-skip-dash-manifest Do not download the DASH manifest on - YouTube videos - --merge-output-format FORMAT If a merge is required (e.g. - bestvideo+bestaudio), output to given - container format. One of mkv, mp4, ogg, - webm, flv.Ignored if no merge is required + --youtube-skip-dash-manifest Do not download the DASH manifest on YouTube videos + --merge-output-format FORMAT If a merge is required (e.g. bestvideo+bestaudio), output to given container format. One of mkv, mp4, ogg, webm, flv.Ignored if no + merge is required ## Subtitle Options: --write-sub write subtitle file - --write-auto-sub write automatic subtitle file (youtube - only) - --all-subs downloads all the available subtitles of - the video + --write-auto-sub write automatic subtitle file (youtube only) + --all-subs downloads all the available subtitles of the video --list-subs lists all available subtitles for the video - --sub-format FORMAT subtitle format, accepts formats - preference, for example: "ass/srt/best" - --sub-lang LANGS languages of the subtitles to download - (optional) separated by commas, use IETF - language tags like 'en,pt' + --sub-format FORMAT subtitle format, accepts formats preference, for example: "ass/srt/best" + --sub-lang LANGS languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use IETF language tags like 'en,pt' ## Authentication Options: -u, --username USERNAME login with this account ID - -p, --password PASSWORD account password. If this option is left - out, youtube-dl will ask interactively. + -p, --password PASSWORD account password. If this option is left out, youtube-dl will ask interactively. -2, --twofactor TWOFACTOR two-factor auth code -n, --netrc use .netrc authentication data --video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo, smotri) ## Post-processing Options: - -x, --extract-audio convert video files to audio-only files - (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or - avprobe) - --audio-format FORMAT "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", - "opus", or "wav"; "best" by default - --audio-quality QUALITY ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, - insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 - (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like - 128K (default 5) - --recode-video FORMAT Encode the video to another format if - necessary (currently supported: - mp4|flv|ogg|webm|mkv) - -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 - --embed-subs embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4 - videos) + -x, --extract-audio convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe) + --audio-format FORMAT "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or "wav"; "best" by default + --audio-quality QUALITY ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K + (default 5) + --recode-video FORMAT Encode the video to another format if necessary (currently supported: mp4|flv|ogg|webm|mkv) + -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 + --embed-subs embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4 videos) --embed-thumbnail embed thumbnail in the audio as cover art --add-metadata write metadata to the video file - --xattrs write metadata to the video file's xattrs - (using dublin core and xdg standards) - --fixup POLICY Automatically correct known faults of the - file. One of never (do nothing), warn (only - emit a warning), detect_or_warn(the - default; fix file if we can, warn - otherwise) - --prefer-avconv Prefer avconv over ffmpeg for running the - postprocessors (default) - --prefer-ffmpeg Prefer ffmpeg over avconv for running the - postprocessors - --ffmpeg-location PATH Location of the ffmpeg/avconv binary; - either the path to the binary or its - containing directory. - --exec CMD Execute a command on the file after - downloading, similar to find's -exec - syntax. Example: --exec 'adb push {} - /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}' - --convert-subtitles FORMAT Convert the subtitles to other format - (currently supported: srt|ass|vtt) + --xattrs write metadata to the video file's xattrs (using dublin core and xdg standards) + --fixup POLICY Automatically correct known faults of the file. One of never (do nothing), warn (only emit a warning), detect_or_warn(the default; + fix file if we can, warn otherwise) + --prefer-avconv Prefer avconv over ffmpeg for running the postprocessors (default) + --prefer-ffmpeg Prefer ffmpeg over avconv for running the postprocessors + --ffmpeg-location PATH Location of the ffmpeg/avconv binary; either the path to the binary or its containing directory. + --exec CMD Execute a command on the file after downloading, similar to find's -exec syntax. Example: --exec 'adb push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm + {}' + --convert-subtitles FORMAT Convert the subtitles to other format (currently supported: srt|ass|vtt) # CONFIGURATION |