From d19bb9c0aa2e62446fa93cbb686ec8d50cb0c6b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philipp Hagemeister Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 11:16:11 +0200 Subject: Split man and README (Fixes #2892) --- README.md | 19 ++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6cfd2c148..2bea609bf 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,11 +1,24 @@ -% YOUTUBE-DL(1) - -# NAME youtube-dl - download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms # SYNOPSIS **youtube-dl** [OPTIONS] URL [URL...] +# INSTALLATION + +To install it right away for all UNIX users (Linux, OS X, etc.), type: + + sudo curl https://yt-dl.org/latest/youtube-dl -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl + sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl + +If you do not have curl, you can alternatively use a recent wget: + + sudo wget https://yt-dl.org/downloads/2014.05.13/youtube-dl -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl + sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl + +Windows users can [download a .exe file](https://yt-dl.org/latest/youtube-dl.exe) and place it in their home directory or any other location on their [PATH](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_%28variable%29). + +Alternatively, refer to the developer instructions below for how to check out and work with the git repository. For further options, including PGP signatures, see https://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/download.html . + # DESCRIPTION **youtube-dl** is a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites. It requires the Python interpreter, version -- cgit v1.2.3