-U, --update update this program to latest version. Make sure
that you have sufficient permissions (run with
sudo if needed)
- -i, --ignore-errors continue on download errors
+ -i, --ignore-errors continue on download errors, for example to to
+ skip unavailable videos in a playlist
--dump-user-agent display the current browser identification
--user-agent UA specify a custom user agent
--referer REF specify a custom referer, use if the video access
## Video Format Options:
-f, --format FORMAT video format code, specifiy the order of
- preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18"
+ preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18". "-f mp4"
+ and "-f flv" are also supported
--all-formats download all available video formats
--prefer-free-formats prefer free video formats unless a specific one
is requested
only)
## Subtitle Options:
- --write-sub write subtitle file (currently youtube only)
- --write-auto-sub write automatic subtitle file (currently youtube
- only)
- --only-sub [deprecated] alias of --skip-download
+ --write-sub write subtitle file
+ --write-auto-sub write automatic subtitle file (youtube only)
--all-subs downloads all the available subtitles of the
video
--list-subs lists all available subtitles for the video