--user-agent UA specify a custom user agent
--referer REF specify a custom referer, use if the video
access is restricted to one domain
+ --add-header FIELD:VALUE specify a custom HTTP header and its value,
+ separated by a colon ':'. You can use this
+ option multiple times
--list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs
they would handle
--extractor-descriptions Output descriptions of all supported
an empty string (--proxy "") for direct
connection
--no-check-certificate Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.
+ --prefer-insecure Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve
+ information about the video. (Currently
+ supported only for YouTube)
--cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl
can store some downloaded information
permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME
video id, %(playlist)s for the playlist the
video is in, %(playlist_index)s for the
position in the playlist and %% for a
- literal percent. Use - to output to stdout.
- Can also be used to download to a different
+ literal percent. %(height)s and %(width)s
+ for the width and height of the video
+ format. %(resolution)s for a textual
+ description of the resolution of the video
+ format. Use - to output to stdout. Can also
+ be used to download to a different
directory, for example with -o '/my/downloa
ds/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
--autonumber-size NUMBER Specifies the number of digits in
preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18".
"-f mp4" and "-f flv" are also supported.
You can also use the special names "best",
- "bestaudio", "worst", and "worstaudio". By
- default, youtube-dl will pick the best
- quality.
+ "bestvideo", "bestaudio", "worst",
+ "worstvideo" and "worstaudio". By default,
+ youtube-dl will pick the best quality.
--all-formats download all available video formats
--prefer-free-formats prefer free video formats unless a specific
one is requested