X-Git-Url: http://git.bitcoin.ninja/index.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=5cf082a7ccb7b9659f51eb9514389fb497cbd4c2;hb=e7c6f1a2dce048447082bd288f11410e5ccce2c5;hp=abd8a5ef10cbd3d02a10e0854886603668ef6394;hpb=6b5076122246f8b7b43bac232b1da9a8dbdc2411;p=youtube-dl diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index abd8a5ef1..5cf082a7c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. %(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the video id and %% for a literal percent. Use - to output to stdout. + --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) -w, --no-overwrites do not overwrite files -c, --continue resume partially downloaded files @@ -102,6 +104,10 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. -k, --keep-video keeps the video file on disk after the post- processing; the video is erased by default +# CONFIGURATION + +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`. + # FAQ ### Can you please put the -b option back? @@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ 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 repo to see the code. If you modify the code, you can run it by executing the `__main__.py` file. To recompile the executable, run `make compile`. +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`. ### The exe throws a *Runtime error from Visual C++*