X-Git-Url: http://git.bitcoin.ninja/index.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=f41e7ecee1bebe51bb44ccd33f22fd61b661192b;hb=f848215dfce232dfc6618c1cc49da44c3f7df75a;hp=60bd7e2b6da0cf643900a06e95d8a3340ed36999;hpb=898c23c03f634d14fa414f0e0693d5c4033b2671;p=youtube-dl diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 60bd7e2b6..f41e7ecee 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -47,170 +47,109 @@ 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. Make - sure that you have sufficient permissions - (run with sudo if needed) - -i, --ignore-errors continue on download errors, for example 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 + -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 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 - --list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs - they would handle - --extractor-descriptions Output descriptions of all supported - extractors - --default-search PREFIX Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For - example "gvsearch2:" downloads two videos - from google videos for youtube-dl "large - apple". Use the value "auto" to let - youtube-dl guess ("auto_warning" to emit a - warning when guessing). "error" just throws - an error. The default value "fixup_error" - repairs broken URLs, but emits an error if - this is not possible instead of searching. - --ignore-config Do not read configuration files. When given - in the global configuration file /etc - /youtube-dl.conf: Do not read the user - configuration in ~/.config/youtube- - dl/config (%APPDATA%/youtube-dl/config.txt - on Windows) - --flat-playlist Do not extract the videos of a playlist, - only list them. + --list-extractors List all supported extractors and the URLs they would handle + --extractor-descriptions Output descriptions of all supported extractors + --default-search PREFIX Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For example "gvsearch2:" downloads two videos from google videos for youtube-dl "large apple". + Use the value "auto" to let youtube-dl guess ("auto_warning" to emit a warning when guessing). "error" just throws an error. The + default value "fixup_error" repairs broken URLs, but emits an error if this is not possible instead of searching. + --ignore-config Do not read configuration files. When given in the global configuration file /etc/youtube-dl.conf: Do not read the user configuration + in ~/.config/youtube-dl/config (%APPDATA%/youtube-dl/config.txt on Windows) + --flat-playlist Do not extract the videos of a playlist, only list them. + --no-color Do not emit color codes in output. ## Network Options: - --proxy URL Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in - an empty string (--proxy "") for direct - connection + --proxy URL Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy. Pass in an empty string (--proxy "") for direct connection --socket-timeout SECONDS Time to wait before giving up, in seconds - --source-address IP Client-side IP address to bind to - (experimental) - -4, --force-ipv4 Make all connections via IPv4 - (experimental) - -6, --force-ipv6 Make all connections via IPv6 - (experimental) + --source-address IP Client-side IP address to bind to (experimental) + -4, --force-ipv4 Make all connections via IPv4 (experimental) + -6, --force-ipv6 Make all connections via IPv6 (experimental) + --cn-verification-proxy URL Use this proxy to verify the IP address for some Chinese sites. The default proxy specified by --proxy (or none, if the options is + not present) is used for the actual downloading. (experimental) ## Video Selection: --playlist-start NUMBER playlist video to start at (default is 1) --playlist-end NUMBER playlist video to end at (default is last) - --match-title REGEX download only matching titles (regex or - caseless sub-string) - --reject-title REGEX skip download for matching titles (regex or - caseless sub-string) + --playlist-items ITEM_SPEC playlist video items to download. Specify indices of the videos in the playlist seperated by commas like: "--playlist-items 1,2,5,8" + if you want to download videos indexed 1, 2, 5, 8 in the playlist. You can specify range: "--playlist-items 1-3,7,10-13", it will + download the videos at index 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13. + --match-title REGEX download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string) + --reject-title REGEX skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string) --max-downloads NUMBER Abort after downloading NUMBER files - --min-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos smaller than - SIZE (e.g. 50k or 44.6m) - --max-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos larger than SIZE - (e.g. 50k or 44.6m) + --min-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos smaller than SIZE (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 on or before - this date (i.e. inclusive) - --dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded on or after - this date (i.e. inclusive) - --min-views COUNT Do not download any videos with less than - COUNT views - --max-views COUNT Do not download any videos with more than - COUNT views - --no-playlist If the URL refers to a video and a - playlist, download only the video. - --age-limit YEARS download only videos suitable for the given - age - --download-archive FILE Download only videos not listed in the - archive file. Record the IDs of all - downloaded videos in it. - --include-ads Download advertisements as well - (experimental) + --datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded on or before this date (i.e. inclusive) + --dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded on or after this date (i.e. inclusive) + --min-views COUNT Do not download any videos with less than COUNT views + --max-views COUNT Do not download any videos with more than COUNT views + --match-filter FILTER (Experimental) Generic video filter. Specify any key (see help for -o for a list of available keys) to match if the key is present, + !key to check if the key is not present,key > NUMBER (like "comment_count > 12", also works with >=, <, <=, !=, =) to compare against + a number, and & to require multiple matches. Values which are not known are excluded unless you put a question mark (?) after the + operator.For example, to only match videos that have been liked more than 100 times and disliked less than 50 times (or the dislike + functionality is not available at the given service), but who also have a description, use --match-filter "like_count > 100 & + dislike_count + (requires ffmpeg or - avconv), for example -f + -f, --format FORMAT video format code, specify the order of preference using slashes, as in -f 22/17/18 . Instead of format codes, you can select by + extension for the extensions aac, m4a, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm. You can also use the special names "best", "bestvideo", "bestaudio", + "worst". You can filter the video results by putting a condition in brackets, as in -f "best[height=720]" (or -f "[filesize>10M]"). + This works for filesize, height, width, tbr, abr, vbr, asr, and fps and the comparisons <, <=, >, >=, =, != and for ext, acodec, + vcodec, container, and protocol and the comparisons =, != . Formats for which the value is not known are excluded unless you put a + question mark (?) after the operator. You can combine format filters, so -f "[height <=? 720][tbr>500]" selects up to 720p videos + (or videos where the height is not known) with a bitrate of at least 500 KBit/s. By default, youtube-dl will pick the best quality. + Use commas to download multiple audio formats, such as -f 136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio. You can merge the video and audio + of two formats into a single file using -f + (requires ffmpeg or avconv), for example -f bestvideo+bestaudio. --all-formats download all available video formats - --prefer-free-formats prefer free video formats unless a specific - one is requested + --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 - --youtube-skip-dash-manifest Do not download the DASH manifest on - YouTube videos - --merge-output-format FORMAT If a merge is required (e.g. - bestvideo+bestaudio), output to given - container format. One of mkv, mp4, ogg, - webm, flv.Ignored if no merge is required + --youtube-skip-dash-manifest Do not download the DASH manifest on YouTube videos + --merge-output-format FORMAT If a merge is required (e.g. bestvideo+bestaudio), output to given container format. One of mkv, mp4, ogg, webm, flv.Ignored if no + merge is required ## 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 + --write-auto-sub write automatic subtitle file (youtube only) + --all-subs downloads all the available subtitles of the video --list-subs lists all available subtitles for the video - --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' + --sub-format FORMAT subtitle format, accepts formats preference, for example: "ass/srt/best" + --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 login with this account ID - -p, --password PASSWORD account password. If this option is left - out, youtube-dl will ask interactively. + -p, --password PASSWORD account password. If this option is left out, youtube-dl will ask interactively. -2, --twofactor TWOFACTOR two-factor auth code -n, --netrc use .netrc authentication data --video-password PASSWORD video password (vimeo, smotri) ## Post-processing Options: - -x, --extract-audio convert video files to audio-only files - (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or - avprobe) - --audio-format FORMAT "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", - "opus", or "wav"; "best" by default - --audio-quality QUALITY ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, - insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 - (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like - 128K (default 5) - --recode-video FORMAT Encode the video to another format if - necessary (currently supported: - mp4|flv|ogg|webm|mkv) - -k, --keep-video keeps the video file on disk after the - post-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) + -x, --extract-audio convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe) + --audio-format FORMAT "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or "wav"; "best" by default + --audio-quality QUALITY ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K + (default 5) + --recode-video FORMAT Encode the video to another format if necessary (currently supported: mp4|flv|ogg|webm|mkv) + -k, --keep-video keeps the video file on disk after the post-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) --embed-thumbnail embed thumbnail in the audio as cover art --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 - --prefer-avconv Prefer avconv over ffmpeg for running the - postprocessors (default) - --prefer-ffmpeg Prefer ffmpeg over avconv for running the - postprocessors - --exec CMD Execute a command on the file after - downloading, similar to find's -exec - syntax. Example: --exec 'adb push {} - /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}' + --xattrs write metadata to the video file's xattrs (using dublin core and xdg standards) + --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 postprocessors + --ffmpeg-location PATH Location of the ffmpeg/avconv binary; either the path to the binary or its containing directory. + --exec CMD Execute a command on the file after downloading, similar to find's -exec syntax. Example: --exec 'adb push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm + {}' + --convert-subtitles FORMAT Convert the subtitles to other format (currently supported: srt|ass|vtt) # CONFIGURATION @@ -457,11 +346,19 @@ If you want to play the video on a machine that is not running youtube-dl, you c ### ERROR: no fmt_url_map or conn information found in video info -youtube has switched to a new video info format in July 2011 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with `sudo youtube-dl --update`. +YouTube has switched to a new video info format in July 2011 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. See [above](#how-do-i-update-youtube-dl) for how to update youtube-dl. ### ERROR: unable to download video ### -youtube requires an additional signature since September 2012 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with `sudo youtube-dl --update`. +YouTube requires an additional signature since September 2012 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. See [above](#how-do-i-update-youtube-dl) for how to update youtube-dl. + +### ExtractorError: Could not find JS function u'OF' + +In February 2015, the new YouTube player contained a character sequence in a string that was misinterpreted by old versions of youtube-dl. See [above](#how-do-i-update-youtube-dl) for how to update youtube-dl. + +### HTTP Error 429: Too Many Requests or 402: Payment Required + +These two error codes indicate that the service is blocking your IP address because of overuse. Contact the service and ask them to unblock your IP address, or - if you have acquired a whitelisted IP address already - use the [`--proxy` or `--network-address` options](#network-options) to select another IP address. ### SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character ### @@ -488,9 +385,40 @@ To make a different directory work - either for ffmpeg, or for youtube-dl, or fo From then on, after restarting your shell, you will be able to access both youtube-dl and ffmpeg (and youtube-dl will be able to find ffmpeg) by simply typing `youtube-dl` or `ffmpeg`, no matter what directory you're in. +### How do I put downloads into a specific folder? + +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" + +### Can you add support for this anime video site, or site which shows current movies for free? + +As a matter of policy (as well as legality), youtube-dl does not include support for services that specialize in infringing copyright. As a rule of thumb, if you cannot easily find a video that the service is quite obviously allowed to distribute (i.e. that has been uploaded by the creator, the creator's distributor, or is published under a free license), the service is probably unfit for inclusion to youtube-dl. + +A note on the service that they don't host the infringing content, but just link to those who do, is evidence that the service should **not** be included into youtube-dl. The same goes for any DMCA note when the whole front page of the service is filled with videos they are not allowed to distribute. A "fair use" note is equally unconvincing if the service shows copyright-protected videos in full without authorization. + +Support requests for services that **do** purchase the rights to distribute their content are perfectly fine though. If in doubt, you can simply include a source that mentions the legitimate purchase of content. + +### How can I speed up work on my issue? + +(Also known as: Help, my important issue not being solved!) The youtube-dl core developer team is quite small. While we do our best to solve as many issues as possible, sometimes that can take quite a while. To speed up your issue, here's what you can do: + +First of all, please do report the issue [at our issue tracker](https://yt-dl.org/bugs). That allows us to coordinate all efforts by users and developers, and serves as a unified point. Unfortunately, the youtube-dl project has grown too large to use personal email as an effective communication channel. + +Please read the [bug reporting instructions](#bugs) below. A lot of bugs lack all the necessary information. If you can, offer proxy, VPN, or shell access to the youtube-dl developers. If you are able to, test the issue from multiple computers in multiple countries to exclude local censorship or misconfiguration issues. + +If nobody is interested in solving your issue, you are welcome to take matters into your own hands and submit a pull request (or coerce/pay somebody else to do so). + +Feel free to bump the issue from time to time by writing a small comment ("Issue is still present in youtube-dl version ...from France, but fixed from Belgium"), but please not more than once a month. Please do not declare your issue as `important` or `urgent`. + ### 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/video/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. @@ -568,7 +496,7 @@ If you want to add support for a new site, you can follow this quick list (assum 5. Add an import in [`youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py`](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py). 6. Run `python test/test_download.py TestDownload.test_YourExtractor`. This *should fail* at first, but you can continually re-run it until you're done. If you decide to add more than one test, then rename ``_TEST`` to ``_TESTS`` and make it into a list of dictionaries. The tests will be then be named `TestDownload.test_YourExtractor`, `TestDownload.test_YourExtractor_1`, `TestDownload.test_YourExtractor_2`, etc. 7. Have a look at [`youtube_dl/common/extractor/common.py`](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py) for possible helper methods and a [detailed description of what your extractor should return](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py#L38). Add tests and code for as many as you want. -8. If you can, check the code with [pyflakes](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyflakes) (a good idea) and [pep8](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pep8) (optional, ignore E501). +8. If you can, check the code with [flake8](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/flake8). 9. When the tests pass, [add](http://git-scm.com/docs/git-add) the new files and [commit](http://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit) them and [push](http://git-scm.com/docs/git-push) the result, like this: $ git add youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py @@ -656,7 +584,9 @@ If your report is shorter than two lines, it is almost certainly missing some of For bug reports, this means that your report should contain the *complete* output of youtube-dl when called with the -v flag. The error message you get for (most) bugs even says so, but you would not believe how many of our bug reports do not contain this information. -Site support requests **must contain an example URL**. An example URL is a URL you might want to download, like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc . There should be an obvious video present. Except under very special circumstances, the main page of a video service (e.g. http://www.youtube.com/ ) is *not* an example URL. +If your server has multiple IPs or you suspect censorship, adding --call-home may be a good idea to get more diagnostics. If the error is `ERROR: Unable to extract ...` and you cannot reproduce it from multiple countries, add `--dump-pages` (warning: this will yield a rather large output, redirect it to the file `log.txt` by adding `>log.txt 2>&1` to your command-line) or upload the `.dump` files you get when you add `--write-pages` [somewhere](https://gist.github.com/). + +**Site support requests must contain an example URL**. An example URL is a URL you might want to download, like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc . There should be an obvious video present. Except under very special circumstances, the main page of a video service (e.g. http://www.youtube.com/ ) is *not* an example URL. ### Are you using the latest version? @@ -684,7 +614,7 @@ 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?