X-Git-Url: http://git.jankratochvil.net/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=4adcb1f4493bff719237d4b07e8d01d85f96a8e5;hb=895ec266bbcd40ecbc755e4efd130be380809d8a;hp=db75487e3fde001b6fd594ec54d317b41fbb3dce;hpb=447b1d7170219c391bfefa9efb966adb4e4e4d6b;p=youtube-dl.git diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index db75487..4adcb1f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # 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 @@ -13,23 +13,40 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. ## OPTIONS -h, --help print this help text and exit -v, --version print program version and exit - -U, --update update this program to latest stable version + -U, --update update this program to latest version -i, --ignore-errors continue on download errors -r, --rate-limit LIMIT download rate limit (e.g. 50k or 44.6m) -R, --retries RETRIES number of retries (default is 10) + --dump-user-agent display the current browser identification + --list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs they + would handle + +### Video Selection: --playlist-start NUMBER playlist video to start at (default is 1) --playlist-end NUMBER playlist video to end at (default is last) - --dump-user-agent display the current browser identification + --match-title REGEX download only matching titles (regex or caseless + sub-string) + --reject-title REGEX skip download for matching titles (regex or + caseless sub-string) + --max-downloads NUMBER Abort after downloading NUMBER files ### Filesystem Options: -t, --title use title in file name -l, --literal use literal title in file name -A, --auto-number number downloaded files starting from 00000 - -o, --output TEMPLATE output filename template + -o, --output TEMPLATE output filename template. Use %(stitle)s to get the + title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name, + %(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented + number, %(ext)s for the filename extension, + %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), and + %% for a literal percent. Use - to output to + stdout. -a, --batch-file FILE file containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin) -w, --no-overwrites do not overwrite files -c, --continue resume partially downloaded files - --cookies FILE file to dump cookie jar to + --no-continue do not resume partially downloaded files (restart + from beginning) + --cookies FILE file to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in --no-part do not use .part files --no-mtime do not use the Last-modified header to set the file modification time @@ -38,19 +55,25 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. ### Verbosity / Simulation Options: -q, --quiet activates quiet mode - -s, --simulate do not download video + -s, --simulate do not download the video and do not write anything + to disk + --skip-download do not download the video -g, --get-url simulate, quiet but print URL -e, --get-title simulate, quiet but print title --get-thumbnail simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL --get-description simulate, quiet but print video description --get-filename simulate, quiet but print output filename + --get-format simulate, quiet but print output format --no-progress do not print progress bar --console-title display progress in console titlebar ### Video Format Options: -f, --format FORMAT video format code --all-formats download all available video formats + --prefer-free-formats prefer free video formats unless a specific one is + requested --max-quality FORMAT highest quality format to download + -F, --list-formats list all available formats (currently youtube only) ### Authentication Options: -u, --username USERNAME account username @@ -60,7 +83,11 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. ### Post-processing Options: --extract-audio convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg and ffprobe) - --audio-format FORMAT "best", "aac" or "mp3"; best by default + --audio-format FORMAT "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", or "wav"; + best by default + --audio-quality QUALITY ffmpeg audio bitrate specification, 128k by default + -k, --keep-video keeps the video file on disk after the post- + processing; the video is erased by default ## FAQ @@ -68,9 +95,9 @@ 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? @@ -80,11 +107,23 @@ Once the video is fully downloaded, use any video player, such as [vlc](http://w The URLs youtube-dl outputs require the downloader to have the correct cookies. Use the `--cookies` option to write the required cookies into a file, and advise your downloader to read cookies from that file. +### 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 --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 () and is -likewise released into the public domain. + +youtube-dl is released into the public domain by the copyright holders. + +This README file was originally written by Daniel Bolton () and is likewise released into the public domain. ## BUGS -Bugs should be reported at: + +Bugs and suggestions should be reported at: + +Please include: + +* 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).