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youtube-dlc - download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms.
-youtube-dlc is a fork of youtube-dl with the intention of getting features tested by the community merged in the tool faster, since youtube-dl's development seems to be slowing down. (https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/26462)
+youtube-dlc is a fork of youtube-dl with the intention of getting features tested by the community merged in the tool faster, since youtube-dl's development seems to be slowing down. (https://web.archive.org/web/20201014194602/https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/26462)
- [INSTALLATION](#installation)
- [DESCRIPTION](#description)
- [VIDEO SELECTION](#video-selection-1)
# INSTALLATION
+[How to update](#update)
**All Platforms**
Preferred way using pip:
**UNIX** (Linux, macOS, etc.)
Using wget:
- sudo wget https://github.com/blackjack4494/youtube-dlc/releases/latest/download/youtube-dlc -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlc
+ sudo wget https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc/releases/latest/download/youtube-dlc -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlc
sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlc
Using curl:
- sudo curl -L https://github.com/blackjack4494/youtube-dlc/releases/latest/download/youtube-dlc -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlc
+ sudo curl -L https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc/releases/latest/download/youtube-dlc -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlc
sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlc
-**Windows** users can download [youtube-dlc.exe](https://github.com/blackjack4494/youtube-dlc/releases/latest/download/youtube-dlc.exe) (**do not** put in `C:\Windows\System32`!).
+**Windows** users can download [youtube-dlc.exe](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc/releases/latest/download/youtube-dlc.exe) (**do not** put in `C:\Windows\System32`!).
**Compile**
To build the Windows executable yourself (without version info!)
make
+# UPDATE
+**DO NOT UPDATE using `-U` !** instead download binaries again or when installed with pip use a described above when installing.
+I will add some memorable short links to the binaries so you can download them easier.
+
# DESCRIPTION
**youtube-dlc** is a command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites. It requires the Python interpreter, version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+, and it is not platform specific. It should work on your Unix box, on Windows or on macOS. It is released to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
may change.
--no-cache-dir Disable filesystem caching
--rm-cache-dir Delete all filesystem cache files
+ --trim-file-name Limit the filename length (extension
+ excluded)
## Thumbnail images:
--write-thumbnail Write thumbnail image to disk
before each download (maximum possible
number of seconds to sleep). Must only be
used along with --min-sleep-interval.
+ --sleep-subtitles Enforce sleep interval on subtitles as well.
+
## Video Format Options:
-f, --format FORMAT Video format code, see the "FORMAT
$ # Download only the videos uploaded in the 200x decade
$ youtube-dlc --dateafter 20000101 --datebefore 20091231
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