title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name,
%(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented
number, %(ext)s for the filename extension,
- %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), and
- %% for a literal percent. Use - to output to
- stdout.
+ %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD),
+ %(provider)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe,
+ etc), %(id)s for the video id and %% for a literal
+ percent. Use - to output to stdout.
-a, --batch-file FILE file containing URLs to download ('-' for stdin)
-w, --no-overwrites do not overwrite files
-c, --continue resume partially downloaded files
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ title,\ %(uploader)s\ for\ the\ uploader\ name,
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ %(autonumber)s\ to\ get\ an\ automatically\ incremented
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ number,\ %(ext)s\ for\ the\ filename\ extension,
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ %(upload_date)s\ for\ the\ upload\ date\ (YYYYMMDD),\ and
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ %%\ for\ a\ literal\ percent.\ Use\ -\ to\ output\ to
-\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ stdout.
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ %(upload_date)s\ for\ the\ upload\ date\ (YYYYMMDD),
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ %(provider)s\ for\ the\ provider\ (youtube,\ metacafe,
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ etc),\ %(id)s\ for\ the\ video\ id\ and\ %%\ for\ a\ literal
+\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ percent.\ Use\ -\ to\ output\ to\ stdout.
-a,\ --batch-file\ FILE\ \ \ \ file\ containing\ URLs\ to\ download\ (\[aq]-\[aq]\ for\ stdin)
-w,\ --no-overwrites\ \ \ \ \ \ do\ not\ overwrite\ files
-c,\ --continue\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ resume\ partially\ downloaded\ files
youtube requires an additional signature since September 2012 which is
not supported by old versions of youtube-dl.
You can update youtube-dl with \f[C]sudo\ youtube-dl\ --update\f[].
-.SS SyntaxError:Non-ASCII character
+.SS SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character
.PP
The error
.IP
\f[C]
git\ clone\ git://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl.git
cd\ youtube-dl
-python\ -m\ youtube-dl\ --help
+python\ -m\ youtube_dl\ --help
\f[]
.fi
.PP
Please note that Python 2.5 is not supported anymore.
+.SS What is this binary file? Where has the code gone?
+.PP
+Since June 2012 (#342) youtube-dl is packed as an executable zipfile,
+simply unzip it (might need renaming to \f[C]youtube-dl.zip\f[] 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
+\f[C]__main__.py\f[] file.
+To recompile the executable, run \f[C]make\ compile\f[].
+.SS The exe throws a \f[I]Runtime error from Visual C++\f[]
+.PP
+To run the exe you need to install first the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008
+Redistributable
+Package (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29).
.SH COPYRIGHT
.PP
youtube-dl is released into the public domain by the copyright holders.
action='store_true', dest='autonumber',
help='number downloaded files starting from 00000', default=False)
filesystem.add_option('-o', '--output',
- dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE', help='output filename template. Use %(stitle)s to get the title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename extension, %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), and %% for a literal percent. Use - to output to stdout.')
+ dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE', help='output filename template. Use %(stitle)s to get the title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename extension, %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), %(provider)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the video id and %% for a literal percent. Use - to output to stdout.')
filesystem.add_option('-a', '--batch-file',
dest='batchfile', metavar='FILE', help='file containing URLs to download (\'-\' for stdin)')
filesystem.add_option('-w', '--no-overwrites',