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 # youtube-dl
 
 ## USAGE
-youtube-dl [OPTIONS] URL
+youtube-dl [options] url [url...]
 
 ## DESCRIPTION
 **youtube-dl** is a small command-line program to download videos from
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
 
 Most people asking this question are not aware that youtube-dl now defaults to downloading the highest available quality as reported by YouTube, which will be 1080p or 720p in some cases, so you no longer need the -b option. For some specific videos, maybe YouTube does not report them to be available in a specific high quality format you''re interested in. In that case, simply request it with the -f option and youtube-dl will try to download it.
 
-### I get HTTP error 402 when trying to download a video. What''s this?
+### I get HTTP error 402 when trying to download a video. What's this?
 
-Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download too much. We''re [considering to provide a way to let you solve the CAPTCHA](https://github.com/phihag/youtube-dl/issues/8), but at the moment, your best course of action is pointing a webbrowser to the youtube URL, solving the CAPTCHA, and restart youtube-dl.
+Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download too much. We''re [considering to provide a way to let you solve the CAPTCHA](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/154), but at the moment, your best course of action is pointing a webbrowser to the youtube URL, solving the CAPTCHA, and restart youtube-dl.
 
 ### I have downloaded a video but how can I play it?
 
@@ -82,13 +82,21 @@ The URLs youtube-dl outputs require the downloader to have the correct cookies.
 
 ### ERROR: no fmt_url_map or conn information found in video info
 
-youtube has switched to a new video info format in July 2011 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with `sudo youtube-dl -U`.
+youtube has switched to a new video info format in July 2011 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with `sudo youtube-dl --update`.
 
 ## COPYRIGHT
-**youtube-dl**: Copyright © 2006-2011 Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez. The program is
-released into the public domain by the copyright holder. This README file was
-originally written by Daniel Bolton (<https://github.com/dbbolton>) and is
-likewise released into the public domain.
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+youtube-dl is released into the public domain by the copyright holders.
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+This README file was originally written by Daniel Bolton (<https://github.com/dbbolton>) and is likewise released into the public domain.
 
 ## BUGS
-Bugs and suggestions should be reported at: <https://github.com/phihag/youtube-dl/issues>
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+Bugs and suggestions should be reported at: <https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues>
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+Please include:
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+* Your exact command line, like `youtube-dl -t "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHlDtZ6Oc3s&feature=channel_video_title"`. A common mistake is not to escape the `&`. Putting URLs in quotes should solve this problem.
+* The output of `youtube-dl --version`
+* The output of `python --version`
+* The name and version of your Operating System ("Ubuntu 11.04 x64" or "Windows 7 x64" is usually enough).