commit 7464360379a1a3fc6ba3228f54dd4853df349142
parent 175c2e9ec326f9ef820413837608eb4f5c8c5961
Author: Sergey M <dstftw@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 00:16:48 +0600
[README.md] Add FAQ entry on output template conflicts
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -697,6 +697,10 @@ YouTube changed their playlist format in March 2014 and later on, so you'll need
If you have installed youtube-dl with a package manager, pip, setup.py or a tarball, please use that to update. Note that Ubuntu packages do not seem to get updated anymore. Since we are not affiliated with Ubuntu, there is little we can do. Feel free to [report bugs](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/youtube-dl/+filebug) to the [Ubuntu packaging guys](mailto:ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com?subject=outdated%20version%20of%20youtube-dl) - all they have to do is update the package to a somewhat recent version. See above for a way to update.
+### I'm getting an error when trying to use output template: `error: using output template conflicts with using title, video ID or auto number`
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+Make sure you are not using `-o` with any of these options `-t`, `--title`, `--id`, `-A` or `--auto-number` set in command line or in a configuration file. Remove the latter if any.
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### Do I always have to pass `-citw`?
By default, youtube-dl intends to have the best options (incidentally, if you have a convincing case that these should be different, [please file an issue where you explain that](https://yt-dl.org/bug)). Therefore, it is unnecessary and sometimes harmful to copy long option strings from webpages. In particular, the only option out of `-citw` that is regularly useful is `-i`.
