X-Git-Url: http://git.bitcoin.ninja/index.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=a2b29661379647447c856173c60ab65a3c65d3ad;hb=1baf9a59388f2b10fee0f7fc60b548dc11ed08b7;hp=5c7d8b66ac0ea40d055f22ec95bdb7bc374e912a;hpb=8cb94542f407a748d75e39a0f7730c68f02d23cf;p=youtube-dl diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5c7d8b66a..a2b296613 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ % YOUTUBE-DL(1) # NAME -youtube-dl +youtube-dl - download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms # SYNOPSIS **youtube-dl** [OPTIONS] URL [URL...] @@ -16,19 +16,27 @@ 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 - -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. + -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, for example to to + skip unavailable videos in a playlist + --abort-on-error Abort downloading of further videos (in the + playlist or the command line) if an error occurs --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. + --cache-dir DIR Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can + store downloaded information permanently. By + default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or ~/.cache + /youtube-dl . + --no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching ## Video Selection: --playlist-start NUMBER playlist video to start at (default is 1) @@ -42,10 +50,27 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. (e.g. 50k or 44.6m) --max-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos larger than SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m) + --date DATE download only videos uploaded in this date + --datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded before this date + --dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded after this date + --no-playlist download only the currently playing video + --age-limit YEARS download only videos suitable for the given age + --download-archive FILE Download only videos not present in the archive + file. Record all downloaded videos in it. + +## Download Options: + -r, --rate-limit LIMIT maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. + 50K or 4.2M) + -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 - --id use video ID in file name + -t, --title use title in file name (default) + --id use only video ID in file name -l, --literal [deprecated] alias of --title -A, --auto-number number downloaded files starting from 00000 -o, --output TEMPLATE output filename template. Use %(title)s to get @@ -53,7 +78,10 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. %(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if different, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename - extension, %(upload_date)s for the upload date + extension, %(format)s for the format description + (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD"),%(format_id)s for + the unique id of the format (like Youtube's + itags: "137"),%(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the video id , %(playlist)s for the playlist the video is in, @@ -78,6 +106,8 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. file modification time --write-description write video description to a .description file --write-info-json write video metadata to a .info.json file + --write-annotations write video annotations to a .annotation file + --write-thumbnail write thumbnail image to disk ## Verbosity / Simulation Options: -q, --quiet activates quiet mode @@ -86,6 +116,7 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. --skip-download do not download the video -g, --get-url simulate, quiet but print URL -e, --get-title simulate, quiet but print title + --get-id simulate, quiet but print id --get-thumbnail simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL --get-description simulate, quiet but print video description --get-filename simulate, quiet but print output filename @@ -96,30 +127,37 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. -v, --verbose print various debugging information --dump-intermediate-pages print downloaded pages to debug problems(very verbose) + --write-pages Write downloaded pages to files in the current + directory ## Video Format Options: - -f, --format FORMAT video format code + -f, --format FORMAT video format code, specifiy the order of + 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) - --write-sub write subtitle file (currently youtube only) - --only-sub downloads only the subtitles (no video) + +## Subtitle Options: + --write-sub write subtitle file + --write-auto-sub write automatic subtitle file (youtube only) --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 LANG subtitle format [srt/sbv] (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 -p, --password PASSWORD account password -n, --netrc use .netrc authentication data + --video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo only) ## Post-processing Options: -x, --extract-audio convert video files to audio-only files (requires @@ -135,6 +173,9 @@ 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) + --add-metadata add metadata to the files # CONFIGURATION @@ -155,7 +196,7 @@ The `-o` option allows users to indicate a template for the output file names. T - `playlist`: The name or the id of the playlist that contains the video. - `playlist_index`: The index of the video in the playlist, a five-digit number. -The current default template is `%(id)s.%(ext)s`, but that will be switchted to `%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s` (which can be requested with `-t` at the moment). +The current default template is `%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s`. In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows system or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the `--restrict-filenames` flag to get a shorter title: @@ -164,15 +205,28 @@ In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or &, such $ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc --restrict-filenames youtube-dl_test_video_.mp4 # A simple file name +# VIDEO SELECTION + +Videos can be filtered by their upload date using the options `--date`, `--datebefore` or `--dateafter`, they accept dates in two formats: + + - Absolute dates: Dates in the format `YYYYMMDD`. + - Relative dates: Dates in the format `(now|today)[+-][0-9](day|week|month|year)(s)?` + +Examples: + + $ youtube-dl --dateafter now-6months #will only download the videos uploaded in the last 6 months + $ youtube-dl --date 19700101 #will only download the videos uploaded in January 1, 1970 + $ youtube-dl --dateafter 20000101 --datebefore 20100101 #will only download the videos uploaded between 2000 and 2010 + # FAQ ### 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?