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<h1>youtube-dl: Download videos from YouTube.com</h1> <h1>youtube-dl: Download videos from YouTube.com</h1>
<p class="smallnote">(and more...)</p>
<h2>What is it?</h2> <h2>What is it?</h2>
<p><em>youtube-dl</em> is a small command-line program to download videos <p><em>youtube-dl</em> is a small command-line program to download videos
from YouTube.com. It requires the <a href="http://www.python.org/">Python from YouTube.com. It requires the <a href="http://www.python.org/">Python
interpreter</a>, version 2.4 or later, and it's not platform specific. interpreter</a>, version 2.4 or later, and it's not platform specific.
It should work in your Unix box, in Windows or in Mac OS X. The latest version It should work in your Unix box, in Windows or in Mac OS X. The latest version
is <strong>@PROGRAM_VERSION@</strong>. It's licensed under the MIT License, which is <strong>@PROGRAM_VERSION@</strong>. It's released to the public domain,
means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.</p>
complying with a few simple conditions.</p>
<p>I'll try to keep it updated if YouTube.com changes the way you access <p>I'll try to keep it updated if YouTube.com changes the way you access
their videos. After all, it's a simple and short program. However, I can't their videos. After all, it's a simple and short program. However, I can't
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<p>Thanks for all the feedback received so far. I'm glad people find my <p>Thanks for all the feedback received so far. I'm glad people find my
program useful.</p> program useful.</p>
<p><strong>Related projects</strong>:
<a href="../metacafe-dl/">metacafe-dl</a>
<a href="../pornotube-dl/">pornotube-dl</a>
</p>
<h2>Usage instructions</h2> <h2>Usage instructions</h2>
<p>In Windows, once you have installed the Python interpreter, save the <p>In Windows, once you have installed the Python interpreter, save the
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<ul> <ul>
<li>You can change the file name of the video using the -o option, like in <li>You can change the file name of the video using the -o option, like in
<em>youtube-dl -o vid.flv "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foobar"</em>.</li> <em>youtube-dl -o vid.flv "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foobar"</em>.
Read the <em>Output template</em> section for more details on this.</li>
<li>Some videos require an account to be downloaded, mostly because they're <li>Some videos require an account to be downloaded, mostly because they're
flagged as mature content. You can pass the program a username and password flagged as mature content. You can pass the program a username and password
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<li>The program can be told to simply print the final video URL to standard <li>The program can be told to simply print the final video URL to standard
output using the -g or --get-url option.</li> output using the -g or --get-url option.</li>
<li>Combined with the above option, the -2 or --title-too option tells the <li>In a similar line, the -e or --get-title option tells the program to print
program to print the video title too.</li> the video title.</li>
<li>The default filename is <em>video_id.flv</em>. But you can also use the <li>The default filename is <em>video_id.flv</em>. But you can also use the
video title in the filename with the -t or --title option, or preserve the video title in the filename with the -t or --title option, or preserve the
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<li><em>youtube-dl</em> can attempt to download the best quality version of <li><em>youtube-dl</em> can attempt to download the best quality version of
a video by using the -b or --best-quality option.</li> a video by using the -b or --best-quality option.</li>
<li><em>youtube-dl</em> can attempt to download the mobile quality version of
a video by using the -m or --mobile-version option.</li>
<li>Normally, the program will stop on the first error, but you can tell it
to attempt to download every video with the -i or --ignore-errors option.</li>
<li><em>youtube-dl</em> honors the <em>http_proxy</em> environment variable <li><em>youtube-dl</em> honors the <em>http_proxy</em> environment variable
if you want to use a proxy. Set it to something like if you want to use a proxy. Set it to something like
<em>http://proxy.example.com:8080</em>, and do not leave the <em>http://</em> <em>http://proxy.example.com:8080</em>, and do not leave the <em>http://</em>
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<li><strong>SHA256</strong>: @PROGRAM_SHA256SUM@</li> <li><strong>SHA256</strong>: @PROGRAM_SHA256SUM@</li>
</ul> </ul>
<p id="copyright">Copyright &copy; 2006-2007 Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez</p> <h2>Output template</h2>
<p>The -o option allows users to indicate a template for the output file names.
The basic usage is not to set any template arguments when downloading a single
file, like in <em>youtube-dl -o funny_video.flv 'http://some/video'</em>.
However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when
downloading each video. The special sequences have the format
<strong>%(NAME)s</strong>. To clarify, that's a percent symbol followed by a
name in parenthesis, followed by a lowercase S. Allowed names are:</p>
<ul>
<li><em>id</em>: The sequence will be replaced by the video identifier.</li>
<li><em>url</em>: The sequence will be replaced by the video URL.</li>
<li><em>uploader</em>: The sequence will be replaced by the nickname of the
person who uploaded the video.</li>
<li><em>title</em>: The sequence will be replaced by the literal video
title.</li>
<li><em>stitle</em>: The sequence will be replaced by a simplified video
title.</li>
<li><em>ext</em>: The sequence will be replaced by the appropriate
extension.</li>
</ul>
<p>As you may have guessed, the default template is <em>%(id)s.%(ext)s</em>.
When some command line options are used, it's replaced by other templates like
<em>%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s</em>. You can specify your own.</p>
<h2>Authors</h2>
<ul>
<li>Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez: program core, YouTube.com InfoExtractor,
metacafe.com InfoExtractor and YouTube playlist InfoExtractor.</li>
<li>Many other people contributing patches, code, ideas and kind messages. Too
many to be listed here. You know who you are. Thank you very much.</li>
</ul>
<p class="smallnote">Copyright &copy; 2006-2007 Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez</p>
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