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which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. |
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# OPTIONS |
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-h, --help print this help text and exit |
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--version print program version and exit |
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-U, --update update this program to latest version. Make sure |
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that you have sufficient permissions (run with |
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sudo if needed) |
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-i, --ignore-errors continue on download errors, for example to to |
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skip unavailable videos in a playlist |
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--abort-on-error Abort downloading of further videos (in the |
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playlist or the command line) if an error occurs |
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--dump-user-agent display the current browser identification |
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--user-agent UA specify a custom user agent |
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--referer REF specify a custom referer, use if the video access |
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is restricted to one domain |
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--list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs they |
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would handle |
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--extractor-descriptions Output descriptions of all supported extractors |
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--proxy URL Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in an |
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empty string (--proxy "") for direct connection |
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--no-check-certificate Suppress HTTPS certificate validation. |
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--cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can |
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store some downloaded information permanently. By |
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default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or ~/.cache |
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/youtube-dl . At the moment, only YouTube player |
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files (for videos with obfuscated signatures) are |
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cached, but that may change. |
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--no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching |
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--socket-timeout None Time to wait before giving up, in seconds |
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--bidi-workaround Work around terminals that lack bidirectional |
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text support. Requires bidiv or fribidi |
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executable in PATH |
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--default-search PREFIX Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For example |
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"gvsearch2:" downloads two videos from google |
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videos for youtube-dl "large apple". By default |
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(with value "auto") youtube-dl guesses. |
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-h, --help print this help text and exit |
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--version print program version and exit |
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-U, --update update this program to latest version. Make |
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sure that you have sufficient permissions |
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(run with sudo if needed) |
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-i, --ignore-errors continue on download errors, for example to |
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to skip unavailable videos in a playlist |
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--abort-on-error Abort downloading of further videos (in the |
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playlist or the command line) if an error |
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occurs |
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--dump-user-agent display the current browser identification |
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--user-agent UA specify a custom user agent |
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--referer REF specify a custom referer, use if the video |
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access is restricted to one domain |
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--list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs |
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they would handle |
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--extractor-descriptions Output descriptions of all supported |
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extractors |
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--proxy URL Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in |
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an empty string (--proxy "") for direct |
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connection |
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--no-check-certificate Suppress HTTPS certificate validation. |
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--cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl |
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can store some downloaded information |
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permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME |
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/youtube-dl or ~/.cache/youtube-dl . At the |
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moment, only YouTube player files (for |
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videos with obfuscated signatures) are |
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cached, but that may change. |
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--no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching |
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--socket-timeout None Time to wait before giving up, in seconds |
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--bidi-workaround Work around terminals that lack |
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bidirectional text support. Requires bidiv |
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or fribidi executable in PATH |
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--default-search PREFIX Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For |
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example "gvsearch2:" downloads two videos |
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from google videos for youtube-dl "large |
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apple". By default (with value "auto") |
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youtube-dl guesses. |
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## Video Selection: |
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--playlist-start NUMBER playlist video to start at (default is 1) |
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--playlist-end NUMBER playlist video to end at (default is last) |
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--match-title REGEX download only matching titles (regex or caseless |
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sub-string) |
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--reject-title REGEX skip download for matching titles (regex or |
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caseless sub-string) |
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--max-downloads NUMBER Abort after downloading NUMBER files |
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--min-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos smaller than SIZE |
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(e.g. 50k or 44.6m) |
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--max-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos larger than SIZE (e.g. |
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50k or 44.6m) |
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--date DATE download only videos uploaded in this date |
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--datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded on or before this |
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date (i.e. inclusive) |
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--dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded on or after this |
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date (i.e. inclusive) |
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--min-views COUNT Do not download any videos with less than COUNT |
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views |
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--max-views COUNT Do not download any videos with more than COUNT |
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views |
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--no-playlist download only the currently playing video |
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--age-limit YEARS download only videos suitable for the given age |
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--download-archive FILE Download only videos not listed in the archive |
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file. Record the IDs of all downloaded videos in |
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it. |
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--include-ads Download advertisements as well (experimental) |
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--playlist-start NUMBER playlist video to start at (default is 1) |
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--playlist-end NUMBER playlist video to end at (default is last) |
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--match-title REGEX download only matching titles (regex or |
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caseless sub-string) |
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--reject-title REGEX skip download for matching titles (regex or |
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caseless sub-string) |
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--max-downloads NUMBER Abort after downloading NUMBER files |
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--min-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos smaller than |
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SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m) |
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--max-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos larger than SIZE |
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(e.g. 50k or 44.6m) |
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--date DATE download only videos uploaded in this date |
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--datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded on or before |
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this date (i.e. inclusive) |
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--dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded on or after |
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this date (i.e. inclusive) |
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--min-views COUNT Do not download any videos with less than |
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COUNT views |
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--max-views COUNT Do not download any videos with more than |
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COUNT views |
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--no-playlist download only the currently playing video |
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--age-limit YEARS download only videos suitable for the given |
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age |
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--download-archive FILE Download only videos not listed in the |
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archive file. Record the IDs of all |
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downloaded videos in it. |
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--include-ads Download advertisements as well |
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(experimental) |
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## Download Options: |
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-r, --rate-limit LIMIT maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. |
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50K or 4.2M) |
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-R, --retries RETRIES number of retries (default is 10) |
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--buffer-size SIZE size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K) |
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(default is 1024) |
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--no-resize-buffer do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By |
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default, the buffer size is automatically resized |
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from an initial value of SIZE. |
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-r, --rate-limit LIMIT maximum download rate in bytes per second |
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(e.g. 50K or 4.2M) |
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-R, --retries RETRIES number of retries (default is 10) |
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--buffer-size SIZE size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K) |
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(default is 1024) |
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--no-resize-buffer do not automatically adjust the buffer |
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size. By default, the buffer size is |
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automatically resized from an initial value |
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of SIZE. |
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## Filesystem Options: |
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-t, --title use title in file name (default) |
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--id use only video ID in file name |
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-l, --literal [deprecated] alias of --title |
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-A, --auto-number number downloaded files starting from 00000 |
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-o, --output TEMPLATE output filename template. Use %(title)s to get |
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the title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name, |
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%(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if |
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different, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically |
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incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename |
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extension, %(format)s for the format description |
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(like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD"), %(format_id)s for |
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the unique id of the format (like Youtube's |
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itags: "137"), %(upload_date)s for the upload |
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date (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider |
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(youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the video |
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id, %(playlist)s for the playlist the video is |
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in, %(playlist_index)s for the position in the |
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playlist and %% for a literal percent. Use - to |
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output to stdout. Can also be used to download to |
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a different directory, for example with -o '/my/d |
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ownloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' . |
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--autonumber-size NUMBER Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s |
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when it is present in output filename template or |
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--auto-number option is given |
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--restrict-filenames Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and |
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avoid "&" and spaces in filenames |
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-a, --batch-file FILE file containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin) |
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--load-info FILE json file containing the video information |
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(created with the "--write-json" option) |
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-w, --no-overwrites do not overwrite files |
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-c, --continue force resume of partially downloaded files. By |
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default, youtube-dl will resume downloads if |
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possible. |
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--no-continue do not resume partially downloaded files (restart |
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from beginning) |
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--cookies FILE file to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in |
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--no-part do not use .part files |
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--no-mtime do not use the Last-modified header to set the |
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file modification time |
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--write-description write video description to a .description file |
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--write-info-json write video metadata to a .info.json file |
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--write-annotations write video annotations to a .annotation file |
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--write-thumbnail write thumbnail image to disk |
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-t, --title use title in file name (default) |
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--id use only video ID in file name |
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-l, --literal [deprecated] alias of --title |
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-A, --auto-number number downloaded files starting from 00000 |
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-o, --output TEMPLATE output filename template. Use %(title)s to |
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get the title, %(uploader)s for the |
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uploader name, %(uploader_id)s for the |
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uploader nickname if different, |
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%(autonumber)s to get an automatically |
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incremented number, %(ext)s for the |
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filename extension, %(format)s for the |
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format description (like "22 - 1280x720" or |
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"HD"), %(format_id)s for the unique id of |
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the format (like Youtube's itags: "137"), |
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%(upload_date)s for the upload date |
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(YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider |
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(youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the |
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video id, %(playlist)s for the playlist the |
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video is in, %(playlist_index)s for the |
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position in the playlist and %% for a |
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literal percent. Use - to output to stdout. |
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Can also be used to download to a different |
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directory, for example with -o '/my/downloa |
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ds/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' . |
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--autonumber-size NUMBER Specifies the number of digits in |
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%(autonumber)s when it is present in output |
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filename template or --auto-number option |
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is given |
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--restrict-filenames Restrict filenames to only ASCII |
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characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in |
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filenames |
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-a, --batch-file FILE file containing URLs to download ('-' for |
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stdin) |
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--load-info FILE json file containing the video information |
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(created with the "--write-json" option) |
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-w, --no-overwrites do not overwrite files |
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-c, --continue force resume of partially downloaded files. |
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By default, youtube-dl will resume |
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downloads if possible. |
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--no-continue do not resume partially downloaded files |
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(restart from beginning) |
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--cookies FILE file to read cookies from and dump cookie |
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jar in |
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--no-part do not use .part files |
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--no-mtime do not use the Last-modified header to set |
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the file modification time |
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--write-description write video description to a .description |
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file |
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--write-info-json write video metadata to a .info.json file |
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--write-annotations write video annotations to a .annotation |
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file |
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--write-thumbnail write thumbnail image to disk |
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## Verbosity / Simulation Options: |
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-q, --quiet activates quiet mode |
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-s, --simulate do not download the video and do not write |
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anything to disk |
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--skip-download do not download the video |
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-g, --get-url simulate, quiet but print URL |
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-e, --get-title simulate, quiet but print title |
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--get-id simulate, quiet but print id |
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--get-thumbnail simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL |
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--get-description simulate, quiet but print video description |
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--get-duration simulate, quiet but print video length |
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--get-filename simulate, quiet but print output filename |
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--get-format simulate, quiet but print output format |
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-j, --dump-json simulate, quiet but print JSON information |
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--newline output progress bar as new lines |
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--no-progress do not print progress bar |
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--console-title display progress in console titlebar |
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-v, --verbose print various debugging information |
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--dump-intermediate-pages print downloaded pages to debug problems (very |
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verbose) |
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--write-pages Write downloaded intermediary pages to files in |
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the current directory to debug problems |
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--youtube-include-dash-manifest Try to download the DASH manifest on |
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YouTube videos (experimental) |
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-q, --quiet activates quiet mode |
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-s, --simulate do not download the video and do not write |
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anything to disk |
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--skip-download do not download the video |
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-g, --get-url simulate, quiet but print URL |
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-e, --get-title simulate, quiet but print title |
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--get-id simulate, quiet but print id |
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--get-thumbnail simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL |
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--get-description simulate, quiet but print video description |
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--get-duration simulate, quiet but print video length |
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--get-filename simulate, quiet but print output filename |
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--get-format simulate, quiet but print output format |
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-j, --dump-json simulate, quiet but print JSON information |
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--newline output progress bar as new lines |
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--no-progress do not print progress bar |
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--console-title display progress in console titlebar |
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-v, --verbose print various debugging information |
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--dump-intermediate-pages print downloaded pages to debug problems |
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(very verbose) |
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--write-pages Write downloaded intermediary pages to |
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files in the current directory to debug |
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problems |
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--print-traffic Display sent and read HTTP traffic |
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## Video Format Options: |
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-f, --format FORMAT video format code, specify the order of |
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preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18". "-f mp4" |
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and "-f flv" are also supported. You can also use |
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the special names "best", "bestaudio", "worst", |
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and "worstaudio" |
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--all-formats download all available video formats |
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--prefer-free-formats prefer free video formats unless a specific one |
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is requested |
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--max-quality FORMAT highest quality format to download |
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-F, --list-formats list all available formats |
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-f, --format FORMAT video format code, specify the order of |
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preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18". |
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"-f mp4" and "-f flv" are also supported. |
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You can also use the special names "best", |
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"bestaudio", "worst", and "worstaudio" |
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--all-formats download all available video formats |
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--prefer-free-formats prefer free video formats unless a specific |
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one is requested |
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--max-quality FORMAT highest quality format to download |
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-F, --list-formats list all available formats |
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## Subtitle Options: |
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--write-sub write subtitle file |
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--write-auto-sub write automatic subtitle file (youtube only) |
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--all-subs downloads all the available subtitles of the |
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video |
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--list-subs lists all available subtitles for the video |
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--sub-format FORMAT subtitle format (default=srt) ([sbv/vtt] youtube |
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only) |
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--sub-lang LANGS languages of the subtitles to download (optional) |
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separated by commas, use IETF language tags like |
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'en,pt' |
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--write-sub write subtitle file |
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--write-auto-sub write automatic subtitle file (youtube |
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only) |
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--all-subs downloads all the available subtitles of |
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the video |
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--list-subs lists all available subtitles for the video |
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--sub-format FORMAT subtitle format (default=srt) ([sbv/vtt] |
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youtube only) |
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--sub-lang LANGS languages of the subtitles to download |
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(optional) separated by commas, use IETF |
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language tags like 'en,pt' |
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## Authentication Options: |
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-u, --username USERNAME account username |
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-p, --password PASSWORD account password |
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-n, --netrc use .netrc authentication data |
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--video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo, smotri) |
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-u, --username USERNAME account username |
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-p, --password PASSWORD account password |
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-n, --netrc use .netrc authentication data |
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--video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo, smotri) |
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## Post-processing Options: |
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-x, --extract-audio convert video files to audio-only files (requires |
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ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe) |
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--audio-format FORMAT "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or |
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"wav"; best by default |
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--audio-quality QUALITY ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, insert |
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a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR |
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or a specific bitrate like 128K (default 5) |
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--recode-video FORMAT Encode the video to another format if necessary |
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(currently supported: mp4|flv|ogg|webm) |
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-k, --keep-video keeps the video file on disk after the post- |
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processing; the video is erased by default |
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--no-post-overwrites do not overwrite post-processed files; the post- |
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processed files are overwritten by default |
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--embed-subs embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4 |
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videos) |
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--add-metadata write metadata to the video file |
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--xattrs write metadata to the video file's xattrs (using |
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dublin core and xdg standards) |
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--prefer-avconv Prefer avconv over ffmpeg for running the |
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postprocessors (default) |
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--prefer-ffmpeg Prefer ffmpeg over avconv for running the |
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postprocessors |
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-x, --extract-audio convert video files to audio-only files |
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(requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or |
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avprobe) |
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--audio-format FORMAT "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", |
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"opus", or "wav"; best by default |
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--audio-quality QUALITY ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, |
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insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 |
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(worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like |
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128K (default 5) |
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--recode-video FORMAT Encode the video to another format if |
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necessary (currently supported: |
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mp4|flv|ogg|webm) |
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-k, --keep-video keeps the video file on disk after the |
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post-processing; the video is erased by |
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default |
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--no-post-overwrites do not overwrite post-processed files; the |
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post-processed files are overwritten by |
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default |
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--embed-subs embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4 |
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videos) |
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--add-metadata write metadata to the video file |
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--xattrs write metadata to the video file's xattrs |
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(using dublin core and xdg standards) |
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--prefer-avconv Prefer avconv over ffmpeg for running the |
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postprocessors (default) |
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--prefer-ffmpeg Prefer ffmpeg over avconv for running the |
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postprocessors |
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# CONFIGURATION |
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Philipp Hagemeister
11 years ago