general.add_option(
'-h', '--help',
action='help',
- help='print this help text and exit')
+ help='Print this help text and exit')
general.add_option(
'-v', '--version',
action='version',
- help='print program version and exit')
+ help='Print program version and exit')
general.add_option(
'-U', '--update',
action='store_true', dest='update_self',
- help='update this program to latest version. Make sure that you have sufficient permissions (run with sudo if needed)')
+ help='Update this program to latest version. Make sure that you have sufficient permissions (run with sudo if needed)')
general.add_option(
'-i', '--ignore-errors',
action='store_true', dest='ignoreerrors', default=False,
- help='continue on download errors, for example to skip unavailable videos in a playlist')
+ help='Continue on download errors, for example to skip unavailable videos in a playlist')
general.add_option(
'--abort-on-error',
action='store_false', dest='ignoreerrors',
general.add_option(
'--dump-user-agent',
action='store_true', dest='dump_user_agent', default=False,
- help='display the current browser identification')
+ help='Display the current browser identification')
general.add_option(
'--list-extractors',
action='store_true', dest='list_extractors', default=False,
general.add_option(
'--default-search',
dest='default_search', metavar='PREFIX',
- help='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.')
+ help='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.')
general.add_option(
'--ignore-config',
action='store_true',
'--no-color', '--no-colors',
action='store_true', dest='no_color',
default=False,
- help='Do not emit color codes in output.')
+ help='Do not emit color codes in output')
network = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Network Options')
network.add_option(
selection.add_option(
'--playlist-start',
dest='playliststart', metavar='NUMBER', default=1, type=int,
- help='playlist video to start at (default is %default)')
+ help='Playlist video to start at (default is %default)')
selection.add_option(
'--playlist-end',
dest='playlistend', metavar='NUMBER', default=None, type=int,
- help='playlist video to end at (default is last)')
+ help='Playlist video to end at (default is last)')
selection.add_option(
'--playlist-items',
dest='playlist_items', metavar='ITEM_SPEC', default=None,
- help='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.')
+ help='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.')
selection.add_option(
'--match-title',
dest='matchtitle', metavar='REGEX',
- help='download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
+ help='Download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
selection.add_option(
'--reject-title',
dest='rejecttitle', metavar='REGEX',
- help='skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
+ help='Skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
selection.add_option(
'--max-downloads',
dest='max_downloads', metavar='NUMBER', type=int, default=None,
selection.add_option(
'--date',
metavar='DATE', dest='date', default=None,
- help='download only videos uploaded in this date')
+ help='Download only videos uploaded in this date')
selection.add_option(
'--datebefore',
metavar='DATE', dest='datebefore', default=None,
- help='download only videos uploaded on or before this date (i.e. inclusive)')
+ help='Download only videos uploaded on or before this date (i.e. inclusive)')
selection.add_option(
'--dateafter',
metavar='DATE', dest='dateafter', default=None,
- help='download only videos uploaded on or after this date (i.e. inclusive)')
+ help='Download only videos uploaded on or after this date (i.e. inclusive)')
selection.add_option(
'--min-views',
metavar='COUNT', dest='min_views', default=None, type=int,
- help='Do not download any videos with less than COUNT views',)
+ help='Do not download any videos with less than COUNT views')
selection.add_option(
'--max-views',
metavar='COUNT', dest='max_views', default=None, type=int,
'--match-filter',
metavar='FILTER', dest='match_filter', default=None,
help=(
- '(Experimental) Generic video filter. '
+ 'Generic video filter (experimental). '
'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,'
selection.add_option(
'--no-playlist',
action='store_true', dest='noplaylist', default=False,
- help='If the URL refers to a video and a playlist, download only the video.')
+ help='Download only the video, if the URL refers to a video and a playlist.')
selection.add_option(
'--yes-playlist',
action='store_false', dest='noplaylist', default=False,
- help='If the URL refers to a video and a playlist, download the playlist.')
+ help='Download the playlist, if the URL refers to a video and a playlist.')
selection.add_option(
'--age-limit',
metavar='YEARS', dest='age_limit', default=None, type=int,
- help='download only videos suitable for the given age')
+ help='Download only videos suitable for the given age')
selection.add_option(
'--download-archive', metavar='FILE',
dest='download_archive',
authentication.add_option(
'-u', '--username',
dest='username', metavar='USERNAME',
- help='login with this account ID')
+ help='Login with this account ID')
authentication.add_option(
'-p', '--password',
dest='password', metavar='PASSWORD',
- help='account password. If this option is left out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.')
+ help='Account password. If this option is left out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.')
authentication.add_option(
'-2', '--twofactor',
dest='twofactor', metavar='TWOFACTOR',
- help='two-factor auth code')
+ help='Two-factor auth code')
authentication.add_option(
'-n', '--netrc',
action='store_true', dest='usenetrc', default=False,
- help='use .netrc authentication data')
+ help='Use .netrc authentication data')
authentication.add_option(
'--video-password',
dest='videopassword', metavar='PASSWORD',
- help='video password (vimeo, smotri)')
+ help='Video password (vimeo, smotri)')
video_format = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Format Options')
video_format.add_option(
'-f', '--format',
action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None,
help=(
- 'video format code, specify the order of preference using'
+ '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. '
video_format.add_option(
'--all-formats',
action='store_const', dest='format', const='all',
- help='download all available video formats')
+ help='Download all available video formats')
video_format.add_option(
'--prefer-free-formats',
action='store_true', dest='prefer_free_formats', default=False,
- help='prefer free video formats unless a specific one is requested')
+ help='Prefer free video formats unless a specific one is requested')
video_format.add_option(
'--max-quality',
action='store', dest='format_limit', metavar='FORMAT',
- help='highest quality format to download')
+ help='Specify highest quality format to download')
video_format.add_option(
'-F', '--list-formats',
action='store_true', dest='listformats',
- help='list all available formats')
+ help='List all available formats')
video_format.add_option(
'--youtube-include-dash-manifest',
action='store_true', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest', default=True,
subtitles.add_option(
'--write-sub', '--write-srt',
action='store_true', dest='writesubtitles', default=False,
- help='write subtitle file')
+ help='Write subtitle file')
subtitles.add_option(
'--write-auto-sub', '--write-automatic-sub',
action='store_true', dest='writeautomaticsub', default=False,
- help='write automatic subtitle file (youtube only)')
+ help='Write automatic subtitle file (YouTube only)')
subtitles.add_option(
'--all-subs',
action='store_true', dest='allsubtitles', default=False,
- help='downloads all the available subtitles of the video')
+ help='Download all the available subtitles of the video')
subtitles.add_option(
'--list-subs',
action='store_true', dest='listsubtitles', default=False,
- help='lists all available subtitles for the video')
+ help='List all available subtitles for the video')
subtitles.add_option(
'--sub-format',
action='store', dest='subtitlesformat', metavar='FORMAT', default='best',
- help='subtitle format, accepts formats preference, for example: "ass/srt/best"')
+ help='Specify subtitle format preference, for example: "srt" or "ass/srt/best"')
subtitles.add_option(
'--sub-lang', '--sub-langs', '--srt-lang',
action='callback', dest='subtitleslangs', metavar='LANGS', type='str',
default=[], callback=_comma_separated_values_options_callback,
- help='languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use IETF language tags like \'en,pt\'')
+ help='Languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use IETF language tags like \'en,pt\'')
downloader = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Download Options')
downloader.add_option(
'-r', '--rate-limit',
dest='ratelimit', metavar='LIMIT',
- help='maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. 50K or 4.2M)')
+ help='Maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. 50K or 4.2M)')
downloader.add_option(
'-R', '--retries',
dest='retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=10,
- help='number of retries (default is %default), or "infinite".')
+ help='Number of retries (default is %default), or "infinite".')
downloader.add_option(
'--buffer-size',
dest='buffersize', metavar='SIZE', default='1024',
- help='size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K) (default is %default)')
+ help='Size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K) (default is %default)')
downloader.add_option(
'--no-resize-buffer',
action='store_true', dest='noresizebuffer', default=False,
- help='do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By default, the buffer size is automatically resized from an initial value of SIZE.')
+ help='Do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By default, the buffer size is automatically resized from an initial value of SIZE.')
downloader.add_option(
'--test',
action='store_true', dest='test', default=False,
downloader.add_option(
'--xattr-set-filesize',
dest='xattr_set_filesize', action='store_true',
- help='(experimental) set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected filesize')
+ help='Set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected filesize (experimental)')
downloader.add_option(
'--hls-prefer-native',
dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true',
- help='(experimental) Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg.')
+ help='Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg (experimental)')
downloader.add_option(
'--external-downloader',
dest='external_downloader', metavar='COMMAND',
downloader.add_option(
'--external-downloader-args',
dest='external_downloader_args', metavar='ARGS',
- help='Give these arguments to the external downloader.')
+ help='Give these arguments to the external downloader')
workarounds = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Workarounds')
workarounds.add_option(
workarounds.add_option(
'--no-check-certificate',
action='store_true', dest='no_check_certificate', default=False,
- help='Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.')
+ help='Suppress HTTPS certificate validation')
workarounds.add_option(
'--prefer-insecure',
'--prefer-unsecure', action='store_true', dest='prefer_insecure',
workarounds.add_option(
'--user-agent',
metavar='UA', dest='user_agent',
- help='specify a custom user agent')
+ help='Specify a custom user agent')
workarounds.add_option(
'--referer',
metavar='URL', dest='referer', default=None,
- help='specify a custom referer, use if the video access is restricted to one domain',
+ help='Specify a custom referer, use if the video access is restricted to one domain',
)
workarounds.add_option(
'--add-header',
metavar='FIELD:VALUE', dest='headers', action='append',
- help='specify a custom HTTP header and its value, separated by a colon \':\'. You can use this option multiple times',
+ help='Specify a custom HTTP header and its value, separated by a colon \':\'. You can use this option multiple times',
)
workarounds.add_option(
'--bidi-workaround',
verbosity.add_option(
'-q', '--quiet',
action='store_true', dest='quiet', default=False,
- help='activates quiet mode')
+ help='Activate quiet mode')
verbosity.add_option(
'--no-warnings',
dest='no_warnings', action='store_true', default=False,
verbosity.add_option(
'-s', '--simulate',
action='store_true', dest='simulate', default=False,
- help='do not download the video and do not write anything to disk',)
+ help='Do not download the video and do not write anything to disk')
verbosity.add_option(
'--skip-download',
action='store_true', dest='skip_download', default=False,
- help='do not download the video',)
+ help='Do not download the video')
verbosity.add_option(
'-g', '--get-url',
action='store_true', dest='geturl', default=False,
- help='simulate, quiet but print URL')
+ help='Simulate, quiet but print URL')
verbosity.add_option(
'-e', '--get-title',
action='store_true', dest='gettitle', default=False,
- help='simulate, quiet but print title')
+ help='Simulate, quiet but print title')
verbosity.add_option(
'--get-id',
action='store_true', dest='getid', default=False,
- help='simulate, quiet but print id')
+ help='Simulate, quiet but print id')
verbosity.add_option(
'--get-thumbnail',
action='store_true', dest='getthumbnail', default=False,
- help='simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL')
+ help='Simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL')
verbosity.add_option(
'--get-description',
action='store_true', dest='getdescription', default=False,
- help='simulate, quiet but print video description')
+ help='Simulate, quiet but print video description')
verbosity.add_option(
'--get-duration',
action='store_true', dest='getduration', default=False,
- help='simulate, quiet but print video length')
+ help='Simulate, quiet but print video length')
verbosity.add_option(
'--get-filename',
action='store_true', dest='getfilename', default=False,
- help='simulate, quiet but print output filename')
+ help='Simulate, quiet but print output filename')
verbosity.add_option(
'--get-format',
action='store_true', dest='getformat', default=False,
- help='simulate, quiet but print output format')
+ help='Simulate, quiet but print output format')
verbosity.add_option(
'-j', '--dump-json',
action='store_true', dest='dumpjson', default=False,
- help='simulate, quiet but print JSON information. See --output for a description of available keys.')
+ help='Simulate, quiet but print JSON information. See --output for a description of available keys.')
verbosity.add_option(
'-J', '--dump-single-json',
action='store_true', dest='dump_single_json', default=False,
- help='simulate, quiet but print JSON information for each command-line argument. If the URL refers to a playlist, dump the whole playlist information in a single line.')
+ help='Simulate, quiet but print JSON information for each command-line argument. If the URL refers to a playlist, dump the whole playlist information in a single line.')
verbosity.add_option(
'--print-json',
action='store_true', dest='print_json', default=False,
verbosity.add_option(
'--newline',
action='store_true', dest='progress_with_newline', default=False,
- help='output progress bar as new lines')
+ help='Output progress bar as new lines')
verbosity.add_option(
'--no-progress',
action='store_true', dest='noprogress', default=False,
- help='do not print progress bar')
+ help='Do not print progress bar')
verbosity.add_option(
'--console-title',
action='store_true', dest='consoletitle', default=False,
- help='display progress in console titlebar')
+ help='Display progress in console titlebar')
verbosity.add_option(
'-v', '--verbose',
action='store_true', dest='verbose', default=False,
- help='print various debugging information')
+ help='Print various debugging information')
verbosity.add_option(
'--dump-pages', '--dump-intermediate-pages',
action='store_true', dest='dump_intermediate_pages', default=False,
- help='print downloaded pages to debug problems (very verbose)')
+ help='Print downloaded pages to debug problems (very verbose)')
verbosity.add_option(
'--write-pages',
action='store_true', dest='write_pages', default=False,
verbosity.add_option(
'-C', '--call-home',
dest='call_home', action='store_true', default=False,
- help='Contact the youtube-dl server for debugging.')
+ help='Contact the youtube-dl server for debugging')
verbosity.add_option(
'--no-call-home',
dest='call_home', action='store_false', default=False,
- help='Do NOT contact the youtube-dl server for debugging.')
+ help='Do NOT contact the youtube-dl server for debugging')
filesystem = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Filesystem Options')
filesystem.add_option(
'-a', '--batch-file',
dest='batchfile', metavar='FILE',
- help='file containing URLs to download (\'-\' for stdin)')
+ help='File containing URLs to download (\'-\' for stdin)')
filesystem.add_option(
'--id', default=False,
- action='store_true', dest='useid', help='use only video ID in file name')
+ action='store_true', dest='useid', help='Use only video ID in file name')
filesystem.add_option(
'-o', '--output',
dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE',
- help=('output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, '
+ help=('Output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, '
'%(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if different, '
'%(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, '
'%(ext)s for the filename 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"), '
+ '%(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), '
+ '%(extractor)s for the provider (YouTube, metacafe, etc), '
'%(id)s for the video id, '
'%(playlist_title)s, %(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the video is in, '
'%(playlist_index)s for the position in the playlist. '
filesystem.add_option(
'--autonumber-size',
dest='autonumber_size', metavar='NUMBER',
- help='Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s when it is present in output filename template or --auto-number option is given')
+ help='Specify the number of digits in %(autonumber)s when it is present in output filename template or --auto-number option is given')
filesystem.add_option(
'--restrict-filenames',
action='store_true', dest='restrictfilenames', default=False,
filesystem.add_option(
'-A', '--auto-number',
action='store_true', dest='autonumber', default=False,
- help='[deprecated; use -o "%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] number downloaded files starting from 00000')
+ help='[deprecated; use -o "%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] Number of downloaded files starting from 00000')
filesystem.add_option(
'-t', '--title',
action='store_true', dest='usetitle', default=False,
- help='[deprecated] use title in file name (default)')
+ help='[deprecated] Use title in file name (default)')
filesystem.add_option(
'-l', '--literal', default=False,
action='store_true', dest='usetitle',
- help='[deprecated] alias of --title')
+ help='[deprecated] Alias of --title')
filesystem.add_option(
'-w', '--no-overwrites',
action='store_true', dest='nooverwrites', default=False,
- help='do not overwrite files')
+ help='Do not overwrite files')
filesystem.add_option(
'-c', '--continue',
action='store_true', dest='continue_dl', default=True,
- help='force resume of partially downloaded files. By default, youtube-dl will resume downloads if possible.')
+ help='Force resume of partially downloaded files. By default, youtube-dl will resume downloads if possible.')
filesystem.add_option(
'--no-continue',
action='store_false', dest='continue_dl',
- help='do not resume partially downloaded files (restart from beginning)')
+ help='Do not resume partially downloaded files (restart from beginning)')
filesystem.add_option(
'--no-part',
action='store_true', dest='nopart', default=False,
- help='do not use .part files - write directly into output file')
+ help='Do not use .part files - write directly into output file')
filesystem.add_option(
'--no-mtime',
action='store_false', dest='updatetime', default=True,
- help='do not use the Last-modified header to set the file modification time')
+ help='Do not use the Last-modified header to set the file modification time')
filesystem.add_option(
'--write-description',
action='store_true', dest='writedescription', default=False,
- help='write video description to a .description file')
+ help='Write video description to a .description file')
filesystem.add_option(
'--write-info-json',
action='store_true', dest='writeinfojson', default=False,
- help='write video metadata to a .info.json file')
+ help='Write video metadata to a .info.json file')
filesystem.add_option(
'--write-annotations',
action='store_true', dest='writeannotations', default=False,
- help='write video annotations to a .annotation file')
+ help='Write video annotations to a .annotation file')
filesystem.add_option(
'--load-info',
dest='load_info_filename', metavar='FILE',
- help='json file containing the video information (created with the "--write-json" option)')
+ help='Specify JSON file containing the video information (created with the "--write-json" option)')
filesystem.add_option(
'--cookies',
dest='cookiefile', metavar='FILE',
- help='file to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in')
+ help='File to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in')
filesystem.add_option(
'--cache-dir', dest='cachedir', default=None, metavar='DIR',
help='Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can store some downloaded information permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or ~/.cache/youtube-dl . At the moment, only YouTube player files (for videos with obfuscated signatures) are cached, but that may change.')
thumbnail.add_option(
'--write-thumbnail',
action='store_true', dest='writethumbnail', default=False,
- help='write thumbnail image to disk')
+ help='Write thumbnail image to disk')
thumbnail.add_option(
'--write-all-thumbnails',
action='store_true', dest='write_all_thumbnails', default=False,
- help='write all thumbnail image formats to disk')
+ help='Write all thumbnail image formats to disk')
thumbnail.add_option(
'--list-thumbnails',
action='store_true', dest='list_thumbnails', default=False,
postproc.add_option(
'-x', '--extract-audio',
action='store_true', dest='extractaudio', default=False,
- help='convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe)')
+ help='Convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe)')
postproc.add_option(
'--audio-format', metavar='FORMAT', dest='audioformat', default='best',
- help='"best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or "wav"; "%default" by default')
+ help='Specify audio format: "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or "wav"; "%default" by default')
postproc.add_option(
'--audio-quality', metavar='QUALITY',
dest='audioquality', default='5',
- help='ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K (default %default)')
+ help='Specify ffmpeg/avconv audio quality, insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K (default %default)')
postproc.add_option(
'--recode-video',
metavar='FORMAT', dest='recodevideo', default=None,
postproc.add_option(
'-k', '--keep-video',
action='store_true', dest='keepvideo', default=False,
- help='keeps the video file on disk after the post-processing; the video is erased by default')
+ help='Keep the video file on disk after the post-processing; the video is erased by default')
postproc.add_option(
'--no-post-overwrites',
action='store_true', dest='nopostoverwrites', default=False,
- help='do not overwrite post-processed files; the post-processed files are overwritten by default')
+ help='Do not overwrite post-processed files; the post-processed files are overwritten by default')
postproc.add_option(
'--embed-subs',
action='store_true', dest='embedsubtitles', default=False,
- help='embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4 videos)')
+ help='Embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4 videos)')
postproc.add_option(
'--embed-thumbnail',
action='store_true', dest='embedthumbnail', default=False,
- help='embed thumbnail in the audio as cover art')
+ help='Embed thumbnail in the audio as cover art')
postproc.add_option(
'--add-metadata',
action='store_true', dest='addmetadata', default=False,
- help='write metadata to the video file')
+ help='Write metadata to the video file')
postproc.add_option(
'--metadata-from-title',
metavar='FORMAT', dest='metafromtitle',
- help='parse additional metadata like song title / artist from the video title. '
+ help='Parse additional metadata like song title / artist from the video title. '
'The format syntax is the same as --output, '
'the parsed parameters replace existing values. '
'Additional templates: %(album), %(artist). '
postproc.add_option(
'--xattrs',
action='store_true', dest='xattrs', default=False,
- help='write metadata to the video file\'s xattrs (using dublin core and xdg standards)')
+ help='Write metadata to the video file\'s xattrs (using dublin core and xdg standards)')
postproc.add_option(
'--fixup',
metavar='POLICY', dest='fixup', default='detect_or_warn',
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