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[youtube-dl] / README.md

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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% youtube-dl(1)
+% YOUTUBE-DL(1)

 
 # NAME
 youtube-dl
 
 # NAME
 youtube-dl


@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
     -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)
     -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)

+    --buffer-size SIZE       size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16k) (default
+                             is 1024)
+    --no-resize-buffer       do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By
+                             default, the buffer size is automatically resized
+                             from an initial value of SIZE.

     --dump-user-agent        display the current browser identification
     --user-agent UA          specify a custom user agent
     --list-extractors        List all supported extractors and the URLs they
     --dump-user-agent        display the current browser identification
     --user-agent UA          specify a custom user agent
     --list-extractors        List all supported extractors and the URLs they


@@ -46,7 +51,10 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                              %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD),
                              %(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe,
                              etc), %(id)s for the video id and %% for a literal
                              %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD),
                              %(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe,
                              etc), %(id)s for the video id and %% for a literal

-                             percent. Use - to output to stdout.
+                             percent. Use - to output to stdout. Can also be
+                             used to download to a different directory, for
+                             example with -o '/my/downloads/%(uploader)s/%(title
+                             )s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .

     --restrict-filenames     Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and
                              avoid "&" and spaces in filenames
     -a, --batch-file FILE    file containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin)
     --restrict-filenames     Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and
                              avoid "&" and spaces in filenames
     -a, --batch-file FILE    file containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin)


@@ -108,6 +116,28 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
 
 You can configure youtube-dl by placing default arguments (such as `--extract-audio --no-mtime` to always extract the audio and not copy the mtime) into `/etc/youtube-dl.conf` and/or `~/.local/config/youtube-dl.conf`.
 
 
 You can configure youtube-dl by placing default arguments (such as `--extract-audio --no-mtime` to always extract the audio and not copy the mtime) into `/etc/youtube-dl.conf` and/or `~/.local/config/youtube-dl.conf`.
 

+# OUTPUT TEMPLATE
+
+The `-o` option allows users to indicate a template for the output file names. The basic usage is not to set any template arguments when downloading a single file, like in `youtube-dl -o funny_video.flv "http://some/video"`. However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when downloading each video. The special sequences have the format `%(NAME)s`. To clarify, that is a percent symbol followed by a name in parenthesis, followed by a lowercase S. Allowed names are:
+
+ - `id`: The sequence will be replaced by the video identifier.
+ - `url`: The sequence will be replaced by the video URL.
+ - `uploader`: The sequence will be replaced by the nickname of the person who uploaded the video.
+ - `upload_date`: The sequence will be replaced by the upload date in YYYYMMDD format.
+ - `title`: The sequence will be replaced by the video title.
+ - `ext`: The sequence will be replaced by the appropriate extension (like flv or mp4).
+ - `epoch`: The sequence will be replaced by the Unix epoch when creating the file.
+ - `autonumber`: The sequence will be replaced by a five-digit number that will be increased with each download, starting at zero.
+
+The current default template is `%(id)s.%(ext)s`, but that will be switchted to `%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s` (which can be requested with `-t` at the moment).
+
+In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows system or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the `--restrict-filenames` flag to get a shorter title:
+
+    $ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc
+    youtube-dl test video ''_ä↭𝕐.mp4    # All kinds of weird characters
+    $ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc --restrict-filenames
+    youtube-dl_test_video_.mp4          # A simple file name
+

 # FAQ
 
 ### Can you please put the -b option back?
 # FAQ
 
 ### Can you please put the -b option back?


@@ -143,14 +173,6 @@ The error
 
 means you're using an outdated version of Python. Please update to Python 2.6 or 2.7.
 
 
 means you're using an outdated version of Python. Please update to Python 2.6 or 2.7.
 

-To run youtube-dl under Python 2.5, you'll have to manually check it out like this:
-
-       git clone git://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl.git
-       cd youtube-dl
-       python -m youtube_dl --help
-
-Please note that Python 2.5 is not supported anymore.
-

 ### What is this binary file? Where has the code gone?
 
 Since June 2012 (#342) youtube-dl is packed as an executable zipfile, simply unzip it (might need renaming to `youtube-dl.zip` first on some systems) or clone the git repository, as laid out above. If you modify the code, you can run it by executing the `__main__.py` file. To recompile the executable, run `make youtube-dl`.
 ### What is this binary file? Where has the code gone?
 
 Since June 2012 (#342) youtube-dl is packed as an executable zipfile, simply unzip it (might need renaming to `youtube-dl.zip` first on some systems) or clone the git repository, as laid out above. If you modify the code, you can run it by executing the `__main__.py` file. To recompile the executable, run `make youtube-dl`.


@@ -175,3 +197,5 @@ Please include:
 * 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).
 * 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).

+
+For discussions, join us in the irc channel #youtube-dl on freenode.