release 2015.02.03

[youtube-dl] / README.md

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@@ -368,11 +368,11 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
     --add-metadata                   write metadata to the video file
     --xattrs                         write metadata to the video file's xattrs
                                      (using dublin core and xdg standards)
-    --fixup POLICY                   (experimental) Automatically correct known
-                                     faults of the file. One of never (do
-                                     nothing), warn (only emit a warning),
-                                     detect_or_warn(check whether we can do
-                                     anything about it, warn otherwise
+    --fixup POLICY                   Automatically correct known faults of the
+                                     file. One of never (do nothing), warn (only
+                                     emit a warning), detect_or_warn(the
+                                     default; fix file if we can, warn
+                                     otherwise)
     --prefer-avconv                  Prefer avconv over ffmpeg for running the
                                      postprocessors (default)
     --prefer-ffmpeg                  Prefer ffmpeg over avconv for running the
@@ -525,9 +525,16 @@ From then on, after restarting your shell, you will be able to access both youtu
 
 Use the `-o` to specify an [output template](#output-template), for example `-o "/home/user/videos/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s"`. If you want this for all of your downloads, put the option into your [configuration file](#configuration).
 
+### How do I download a video starting with a `-` ?
+
+Either prepend `http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=` or separate the ID from the options with `--`:
+
+    youtube-dl -- -wNyEUrxzFU
+    youtube-dl "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wNyEUrxzFU"
+
 ### How can I detect whether a given URL is supported by youtube-dl?
 
-For one, have a look at the [list of supported sites](docs/supportedsites). Note that it can sometimes happen that the site changes its URL scheme (say, from http://example.com/v/1234567 to http://example.com/v/1234567 ) and youtube-dl reports an URL of a service in that list as unsupported. In that case, simply report a bug.
+For one, have a look at the [list of supported sites](docs/supportedsites.md). Note that it can sometimes happen that the site changes its URL scheme (say, from http://example.com/v/1234567 to http://example.com/v/1234567 ) and youtube-dl reports an URL of a service in that list as unsupported. In that case, simply report a bug.
 
 It is *not* possible to detect whether a URL is supported or not. That's because youtube-dl contains a generic extractor which matches **all** URLs. You may be tempted to disable, exclude, or remove the generic extractor, but the generic extractor not only allows users to extract videos from lots of websites that embed a video from another service, but may also be used to extract video from a service that it's hosting itself. Therefore, we neither recommend nor support disabling, excluding, or removing the generic extractor.
 
@@ -721,7 +728,7 @@ In particular, every site support request issue should only pertain to services
 
 ###  Is anyone going to need the feature?
 
-Only post features that you (or an incapicated friend you can personally talk to) require. Do not post features because they seem like a good idea. If they are really useful, they will be requested by someone who requires them.
+Only post features that you (or an incapacitated friend you can personally talk to) require. Do not post features because they seem like a good idea. If they are really useful, they will be requested by someone who requires them.
 
 ###  Is your question about youtube-dl?