From e0e10d69c530949b855a823e6a3b199edd1ee13e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Rog=C3=A9rio=20Brito?= Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:33:20 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] README.md: Wrap some (not all) long lines. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: Rogério Brito --- README.md | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ceb85fef1..20177480a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -151,26 +151,39 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. # CONFIGURATION -You can configure youtube-dl by placing default arguments (such as `--extract-audio --no-mtime` to always extract the audio and not copy the mtime) into `/etc/youtube-dl.conf` and/or `~/.config/youtube-dl.conf`. +You can configure youtube-dl by placing default arguments (such as +`--extract-audio --no-mtime` to always extract the audio and not copy the +mtime) into `/etc/youtube-dl.conf` and/or `~/.config/youtube-dl.conf`. # OUTPUT TEMPLATE -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 `youtube-dl -o funny_video.flv "http://some/video"`. However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when downloading each video. The special sequences have the format `%(NAME)s`. To clarify, that is a percent symbol followed by a name in parenthesis, followed by a lowercase S. Allowed names are: +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 `youtube-dl -o funny_video.flv "http://some/video"`. +However, it may contain special sequences that will be replaced when +downloading each video. The special sequences have the format `%(NAME)s`. +To clarify, that is a percent symbol followed by a name in parenthesis, +followed by a lowercase S. Allowed names are: - `id`: The sequence will be replaced by the video identifier. - `url`: The sequence will be replaced by the video URL. - - `uploader`: The sequence will be replaced by the nickname of the person who uploaded the video. + - `uploader`: The sequence will be replaced by the nickname of the person + who uploaded the video. - `upload_date`: The sequence will be replaced by the upload date in YYYYMMDD format. - `title`: The sequence will be replaced by the video title. - `ext`: The sequence will be replaced by the appropriate extension (like flv or mp4). - `epoch`: The sequence will be replaced by the Unix epoch when creating the file. - - `autonumber`: The sequence will be replaced by a five-digit number that will be increased with each download, starting at zero. + - `autonumber`: The sequence will be replaced by a five-digit number that + will be increased with each download, starting at zero. - `playlist`: The name or the id of the playlist that contains the video. - `playlist_index`: The index of the video in the playlist, a five-digit number. 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: +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: $ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc youtube-dl test video ''_ä↭𝕐.mp4 # All kinds of weird characters @@ -179,7 +192,8 @@ In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or &, such # VIDEO SELECTION -Videos can be filtered by their upload date using the options `--date`, `--datebefore` or `--dateafter`, they accept dates in two formats: +Videos can be filtered by their upload date using the options `--date`, +`--datebefore` or `--dateafter`, they accept dates in two formats: - Absolute dates: Dates in the format `YYYYMMDD`. - Relative dates: Dates in the format `(now|today)[+-][0-9](day|week|month|year)(s)?` @@ -194,7 +208,12 @@ Examples: ### Can you please put the -b option back? -Most people asking this question are not aware that youtube-dl now defaults to downloading the highest available quality as reported by YouTube, which will be 1080p or 720p in some cases, so you no longer need the -b option. For some specific videos, maybe YouTube does not report them to be available in a specific high quality format you''re interested in. In that case, simply request it with the -f option and youtube-dl will try to download it. +Most people asking this question are not aware that youtube-dl now defaults +to downloading the highest available quality as reported by YouTube, which +will be 1080p or 720p in some cases, so you no longer need the -b option. +For some specific videos, maybe YouTube does not report them to be available +in a specific high quality format you''re interested in. In that case, +simply request it with the -f option and youtube-dl will try to download it. ### I get HTTP error 402 when trying to download a video. What's this? @@ -202,19 +221,28 @@ Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download too much. ### I have downloaded a video but how can I play it? -Once the video is fully downloaded, use any video player, such as [vlc](http://www.videolan.org) or [mplayer](http://www.mplayerhq.hu/). +Once the video is fully downloaded, use any video player, such as +[vlc](http://www.videolan.org) or [mplayer](http://www.mplayerhq.hu/). ### The links provided by youtube-dl -g are not working anymore -The URLs youtube-dl outputs require the downloader to have the correct cookies. Use the `--cookies` option to write the required cookies into a file, and advise your downloader to read cookies from that file. Some sites also require a common user agent to be used, use `--dump-user-agent` to see the one in use by youtube-dl. +The URLs youtube-dl outputs require the downloader to have the correct +cookies. Use the `--cookies` option to write the required cookies into a +file, and advise your downloader to read cookies from that file. Some sites +also require a common user agent to be used, use `--dump-user-agent` to see +the one in use by youtube-dl. ### ERROR: no fmt_url_map or conn information found in video info -youtube has switched to a new video info format in July 2011 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with `sudo youtube-dl --update`. +youtube has switched to a new video info format in July 2011 which is not +supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with +`sudo youtube-dl --update`. ### ERROR: unable to download video ### -youtube requires an additional signature since September 2012 which is not supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with `sudo youtube-dl --update`. +youtube requires an additional signature since September 2012 which is not +supported by old versions of youtube-dl. You can update youtube-dl with +`sudo youtube-dl --update`. ### SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character ### @@ -223,11 +251,16 @@ The error File "youtube-dl", line 2 SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character '\x93' ... -means you're using an outdated version of Python. Please update to Python 2.6 or 2.7. +means you're using an outdated version of Python. Please update to Python +2.6 or 2.7. ### What is this binary file? Where has the code gone? -Since June 2012 (#342) youtube-dl is packed as an executable zipfile, simply unzip it (might need renaming to `youtube-dl.zip` first on some systems) or clone the git repository, as laid out above. If you modify the code, you can run it by executing the `__main__.py` file. To recompile the executable, run `make youtube-dl`. +Since June 2012 (#342) youtube-dl is packed as an executable zipfile, simply +unzip it (might need renaming to `youtube-dl.zip` first on some systems) or +clone the git repository, as laid out above. If you modify the code, you can +run it by executing the `__main__.py` file. To recompile the executable, run +`make youtube-dl`. ### The exe throws a *Runtime error from Visual C++* @@ -237,7 +270,9 @@ To run the exe you need to install first the [Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistri youtube-dl is released into the public domain by the copyright holders. -This README file was originally written by Daniel Bolton () and is likewise released into the public domain. +This README file was originally written by Daniel Bolton +() and is likewise released into the public +domain. # BUGS @@ -245,10 +280,15 @@ Bugs and suggestions should be reported at: