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Ricardo Garcia 16 years ago
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@ -141,6 +141,17 @@ to attempt to download every video with the -i or --ignore-errors option.</li>
<li>The -a or --batch-file option lets you specify a file to read URLs from. <li>The -a or --batch-file option lets you specify a file to read URLs from.
The file must contain one URL per line.</li> The file must contain one URL per line.</li>
<li>For YouTube, you can also use the URL of a playlist, and it will download
all the videos in that playlist.</li>
<li>For YouTube, you can also use the special word <em>ytsearch</em> to
download search results. With <em>ytsearch</em> it will download the
first search result. With <em>ytsearchN</em>, where N is a number, it
will download the first N results. With <em>ytsearchall</em> it will
download every result for that search. In most systems you'll need to
use quotes for multiple words. Example: <em>youtube-dl "ytsearch3:cute
kittens"</em>.
<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>
@ -158,7 +169,7 @@ That's ok.</li>
</ul> </ul>
<h2 id="otpl">Download it</h2> <h2>Download it</h2>
<p>Note that if you directly click on these hyperlinks, your web browser will <p>Note that if you directly click on these hyperlinks, your web browser will
most likely display the program contents. It's usually better to most likely display the program contents. It's usually better to
@ -173,7 +184,7 @@ are using.</p>
<li><strong>SHA256</strong>: @PROGRAM_SHA256SUM@</li> <li><strong>SHA256</strong>: @PROGRAM_SHA256SUM@</li>
</ul> </ul>
<h2>Output template</h2> <h2 id="otpl">Output template</h2>
<p>The -o option allows users to indicate a template for the output file names. <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 The basic usage is not to set any template arguments when downloading a single

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