youtube-dl

commit 3b799ca14cfeb1d17da637b2539044758d7355e6
parent 0474512e3029a7a3121fbe8f08c9ff226deecc7d
Author: Sergey M <dstftw@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun,  7 Feb 2016 19:06:42 +0600

[README.md] Clarify percent literal and output to stdout
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@@ -505,6 +505,8 @@ For example for `-o %(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s` and mp4 video with title `youtube-
 
 Output template can also contain arbitrary hierarchical path, e.g. `-o %(playlist)s/%(playlist_index)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s` that will result in downloading each video in a directory corresponding to this path template. Any missing directory will be automatically created for you.
 
+To specify percent literal in output template use `%%`. To output to stdout use `-o -`.
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 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: