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youtube-dl hacks | |
Use: | |
youtube-dl -c <link> //To resume download of a stopped file | |
youtube-dl -F <link> //Download after selecting the format of the file which you want to download | |
Example | |
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youtube-dl -F http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9pzm5b6FFY | |
Here’s the output | |
[youtube] Setting language | |
[youtube] P9pzm5b6FFY: Downloading webpage | |
[youtube] P9pzm5b6FFY: Downloading video info webpage | |
[youtube] P9pzm5b6FFY: Extracting video information | |
[info] Available formats for P9pzm5b6FFY: | |
format code extension resolution note | |
140 m4a audio only DASH audio , audio@128k (worst) | |
160 mp4 144p DASH video , video only | |
133 mp4 240p DASH video , video only | |
134 mp4 360p DASH video , video only | |
135 mp4 480p DASH video , video only | |
136 mp4 720p DASH video , video only | |
17 3gp 176x144 | |
36 3gp 320x240 | |
5 flv 400x240 | |
43 webm 640x360 | |
18 mp4 640x360 | |
22 mp4 1280x720 (best) | |
The best quality is 22 so use -f 22 instead of -F to download the mp4 video with 1280x720 resolution like this, | |
youtube-dl -f 22 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9pzm5b6FFY | |
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