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release 2014.01.22.5
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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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__version__ = '2014.01.22.4'
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__version__ = '2014.01.22.5'
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