my yt-dlp config

config

# this file is $HOME/.config/yt-dlp/config
# https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp?tab=readme-ov-file#readme

# Output location
--paths "temp:/tmp"
--paths "home:/Volumes/DSMedia/Media/Download"
 
# Process metadata first
--parse-metadata "title:%(title)s"

# Apply replacements to generate clean title
--replace-in-metadata "title" "_" " "
--replace-in-metadata "title" "\\s{2,}" " "
--replace-in-metadata "title" "\\s*[-–|:]+\\s*" " - "

# Now use the processed title in the output template
--output "%(title)s (%(upload_date>%Y)s).%(ext)s"

# Download management
--continue
--no-overwrites

# Process control and display
--quiet
--verbose
--progress
--console-title

# Format selection and post-processing
--format "bv*+ba/b"
--merge-output-format mkv

# Metadata handling
--embed-thumbnail
--embed-metadata
--embed-chapters
--embed-info-json
--xattrs
--convert-thumbnails jpg

# Network and retry options
--socket-timeout 15
--retries 10
--fragment-retries 10
--concurrent-fragments 3
--retry-sleep fragment:exp=1:20
--file-access-retries 5
--throttled-rate 100K

# System integration
--ffmpeg-location "/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg"
--cookies-from-browser chrome