empty string (--proxy "") for direct connection
--no-check-certificate Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.
--cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can
- store downloaded information permanently. By
+ store some downloaded information permanently. By
default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or ~/.cache
- /youtube-dl .
+ /youtube-dl . At the moment, only YouTube player
+ files (for videos with obfuscated signatures) are
+ cached, but that may change.
--no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching
+ --socket-timeout None Time to wait before giving up, in seconds
--bidi-workaround Work around terminals that lack bidirectional
text support. Requires bidiv or fribidi
executable in PATH
processed files are overwritten by default
--embed-subs embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4
videos)
- --add-metadata add metadata to the files
+ --add-metadata write metadata to the video file
+ --xattrs write metadata to the video file's xattrs (using
+ dublin core and xdg standards)
# CONFIGURATION