files (for videos with obfuscated signatures) are
cached, but that may change.
--no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching
+ --socket-timeout None Time to wait before giving up, in seconds
--bidi-workaround Work around terminals that lack bidirectional
text support. Requires bidiv or fribidi
executable in PATH
--max-filesize SIZE Do not download any videos larger than SIZE (e.g.
50k or 44.6m)
--date DATE download only videos uploaded in this date
- --datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded before this date
- --dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded after this date
+ --datebefore DATE download only videos uploaded on or before this
+ date (i.e. inclusive)
+ --dateafter DATE download only videos uploaded on or after this
+ date (i.e. inclusive)
--min-views COUNT Do not download any videos with less than COUNT
views
--max-views COUNT Do not download any videos with more than COUNT
processed files are overwritten by default
--embed-subs embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4
videos)
- --add-metadata add metadata to the files
+ --add-metadata write metadata to the video file
+ --xattrs write metadata to the video file's xattrs (using
+ dublin core and xdg standards)
+ --prefer-avconv Prefer avconv over ffmpeg for running the
+ postprocessors (default)
+ --prefer-ffmpeg Prefer ffmpeg over avconv for running the
+ postprocessors
# CONFIGURATION
Examples:
- $ youtube-dl --dateafter now-6months #will only download the videos uploaded in the last 6 months
- $ youtube-dl --date 19700101 #will only download the videos uploaded in January 1, 1970
- $ youtube-dl --dateafter 20000101 --datebefore 20100101 #will only download the videos uploaded between 2000 and 2010
+ $ # Download only the videos uploaded in the last 6 months
+ $ youtube-dl --dateafter now-6months
+ $ # Download only the videos uploaded on January 1, 1970
+ $ youtube-dl --date 19700101
+ $ # will only download the videos uploaded in the 200x decade
+ $ youtube-dl --dateafter 20000101 --datebefore 20091231
# FAQ
### Are you using the latest version?
-Before reporting any issue, type youtube-dl -U. This should report that you're up-to-date. Ábout 20% of the reports we receive are already fixed, but people are using outdated versions. This goes for feature requests as well.
+Before reporting any issue, type youtube-dl -U. This should report that you're up-to-date. About 20% of the reports we receive are already fixed, but people are using outdated versions. This goes for feature requests as well.
### Is the issue already documented?