Merge 'rg3/master' into fork_master

[youtube-dl] / README.md

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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% youtube-dl(1)
+% YOUTUBE-DL(1)

 
 # NAME
 youtube-dl
 
 # NAME
 youtube-dl


@@ -51,7 +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)


@@ -170,14 +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 means you're using an outdated version of Python.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 means you're using an outdated version of Python.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`.


@@ -202,3 +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.