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	[README.md] Add comments in sample configuration for clarity
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							@@ -412,11 +412,19 @@ You can configure youtube-dl by placing any supported command line option to a c
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For example, with the following configuration file youtube-dl will always extract the audio, not copy the mtime, use a proxy and save all videos under `Movies` directory in your home directory:
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```
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-x
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--no-mtime
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--proxy 127.0.0.1:3128
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-o ~/Movies/%(title)s.%(ext)s
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# Lines starting with # are comments
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# Always extract audio
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-x
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# Do not copy the mtime
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--no-mtime
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# Use this proxy
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--proxy 127.0.0.1:3128
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# Save all videos under Movies directory in your home directory
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-o ~/Movies/%(title)s.%(ext)s
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```
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Note that options in configuration file are just the same options aka switches used in regular command line calls thus there **must be no whitespace** after `-` or `--`, e.g. `-o` or `--proxy` but not `- o` or `-- proxy`.
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