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-rw-r--r--youtube_dl/__init__.py6
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 74375175d..16e74785f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
help='display the current browser identification', default=False)
general.add_option('--user-agent',
dest='user_agent', help='specify a custom user agent', metavar='UA')
+ general.add_option('--referer',
+ dest='referer', help='specify a custom referer', metavar='REF', default=None)
general.add_option('--list-extractors',
action='store_true', dest='list_extractors',
help='List all supported extractors and the URLs they would handle', default=False)
@@ -342,6 +344,10 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
# Set user agent
if opts.user_agent is not None:
std_headers['User-Agent'] = opts.user_agent
+
+ # Set referer
+ if opts.referer is not None:
+ std_headers['Referer'] = opts.referer
# Dump user agent
if opts.dump_user_agent: