X-Git-Url: http://git.bitcoin.ninja/index.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=2776cb3eb09a5af767d499ab5129b93cbfb9eeff;hb=cf1dd0c59e8ff4c66130bc47954c415be5db8cc3;hp=ceb85fef1b67d4b227ae288f0523d5f6b798759b;hpb=1083705fe801f0bbb3d46a7c0b0ddaa2272dd1fd;p=youtube-dl diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ceb85fef1..2776cb3eb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -16,21 +16,17 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. # OPTIONS -h, --help print this help text and exit --version print program version and exit - -U, --update update this program to latest version + -U, --update update this program to latest version. Make sure + that you have sufficient permissions (run with + sudo if needed) -i, --ignore-errors continue on download errors - -r, --rate-limit LIMIT maximum download rate (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 --referer REF specify a custom referer, use if the video access is restricted to one domain --list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs they would handle + --extractor-descriptions Output descriptions of all supported extractors --proxy URL Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy --no-check-certificate Suppress HTTPS certificate validation. @@ -50,6 +46,15 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. --datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded before this date --dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded after this date +## Download Options: + -r, --rate-limit LIMIT maximum download rate (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. + ## Filesystem Options: -t, --title use title in file name (default) --id use only video ID in file name @@ -108,25 +113,28 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. ## Video Format Options: -f, --format FORMAT video format code, specifiy the order of - preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18" + preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18". "-f mp4" + and "-f flv" are also supported --all-formats download all available video formats --prefer-free-formats prefer free video formats unless a specific one is requested --max-quality FORMAT highest quality format to download -F, --list-formats list all available formats (currently youtube only) + +## Subtitle Options: --write-sub write subtitle file (currently youtube only) --write-auto-sub write automatic subtitle file (currently youtube only) --only-sub [deprecated] alias of --skip-download --all-subs downloads all the available subtitles of the - video (currently youtube only) + video --list-subs lists all available subtitles for the video - (currently youtube only) - --sub-format FORMAT subtitle format [srt/sbv/vtt] (default=srt) - (currently youtube only) - --sub-lang LANG language of the subtitles to download (optional) - use IETF language tags like 'en' + --sub-format FORMAT subtitle format (default=srt) ([sbv/vtt] youtube + only) + --sub-lang LANGS languages of the subtitles to download (optional) + separated by commas, use IETF language tags like + 'en,pt' ## Authentication Options: -u, --username USERNAME account username @@ -148,6 +156,8 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. processing; the video is erased by default --no-post-overwrites do not overwrite post-processed files; the post- processed files are overwritten by default + --embed-subs embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4 + videos) # CONFIGURATION @@ -194,11 +204,11 @@ Examples: ### Can you please put the -b option back? -Most people asking this question are not aware that youtube-dl now defaults to downloading the highest available quality as reported by YouTube, which will be 1080p or 720p in some cases, so you no longer need the -b option. For some specific videos, maybe YouTube does not report them to be available in a specific high quality format you''re interested in. In that case, simply request it with the -f option and youtube-dl will try to download it. +Most people asking this question are not aware that youtube-dl now defaults to downloading the highest available quality as reported by YouTube, which will be 1080p or 720p in some cases, so you no longer need the `-b` option. For some specific videos, maybe YouTube does not report them to be available in a specific high quality format you're interested in. In that case, simply request it with the `-f` option and youtube-dl will try to download it. ### I get HTTP error 402 when trying to download a video. What's this? -Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download too much. We''re [considering to provide a way to let you solve the CAPTCHA](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/154), but at the moment, your best course of action is pointing a webbrowser to the youtube URL, solving the CAPTCHA, and restart youtube-dl. +Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download too much. We're [considering to provide a way to let you solve the CAPTCHA](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/154), but at the moment, your best course of action is pointing a webbrowser to the youtube URL, solving the CAPTCHA, and restart youtube-dl. ### I have downloaded a video but how can I play it?