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Clean up of --help output

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For consistency and readability
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testbonn 2015-03-25 11:02:55 +01:00
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youtube_dl/options.py
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@ -120,19 +120,19 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
general.add_option( general.add_option(
'-h', '--help', '-h', '--help',
action='help', action='help',
help='print this help text and exit') help='Print this help text and exit')
general.add_option( general.add_option(
'-v', '--version', '-v', '--version',
action='version', action='version',
help='print program version and exit') help='Print program version and exit')
general.add_option( general.add_option(
'-U', '--update', '-U', '--update',
action='store_true', dest='update_self', action='store_true', dest='update_self',
help='update this program to latest version. Make sure that you have sufficient permissions (run with sudo if needed)') help='Update this program to latest version. Make sure that you have sufficient permissions (run with sudo if needed)')
general.add_option( general.add_option(
'-i', '--ignore-errors', '-i', '--ignore-errors',
action='store_true', dest='ignoreerrors', default=False, action='store_true', dest='ignoreerrors', default=False,
help='continue on download errors, for example to skip unavailable videos in a playlist') help='Continue on download errors, for example to skip unavailable videos in a playlist')
general.add_option( general.add_option(
'--abort-on-error', '--abort-on-error',
action='store_false', dest='ignoreerrors', action='store_false', dest='ignoreerrors',
@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
general.add_option( general.add_option(
'--dump-user-agent', '--dump-user-agent',
action='store_true', dest='dump_user_agent', default=False, action='store_true', dest='dump_user_agent', default=False,
help='display the current browser identification') help='Display the current browser identification')
general.add_option( general.add_option(
'--list-extractors', '--list-extractors',
action='store_true', dest='list_extractors', default=False, action='store_true', dest='list_extractors', default=False,
@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
general.add_option( general.add_option(
'--default-search', '--default-search',
dest='default_search', metavar='PREFIX', dest='default_search', metavar='PREFIX',
help='Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For example "gvsearch2:" downloads two videos from google videos for youtube-dl "large apple". Use the value "auto" to let youtube-dl guess ("auto_warning" to emit a warning when guessing). "error" just throws an error. The default value "fixup_error" repairs broken URLs, but emits an error if this is not possible instead of searching.') help='Use this prefix for unqualified URLs. For example "gvsearch2:" downloads two videos from google videos for youtube-dl "large apple". Use the value "auto" to let youtube-dl guess ("auto_warning" to emit a warning when guessing). "error" just throws an error. The default value "fixup_error" repairs broken URLs, but emits an error if this is not possible instead of searching.')
general.add_option( general.add_option(
'--ignore-config', '--ignore-config',
action='store_true', action='store_true',
@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
'--no-color', '--no-colors', '--no-color', '--no-colors',
action='store_true', dest='no_color', action='store_true', dest='no_color',
default=False, default=False,
help='Do not emit color codes in output.') help='Do not emit color codes in output')
network = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Network Options') network = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Network Options')
network.add_option( network.add_option(
@ -206,23 +206,23 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--playlist-start', '--playlist-start',
dest='playliststart', metavar='NUMBER', default=1, type=int, dest='playliststart', metavar='NUMBER', default=1, type=int,
help='playlist video to start at (default is %default)') help='Playlist video to start at (default is %default)')
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--playlist-end', '--playlist-end',
dest='playlistend', metavar='NUMBER', default=None, type=int, dest='playlistend', metavar='NUMBER', default=None, type=int,
help='playlist video to end at (default is last)') help='Playlist video to end at (default is last)')
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--playlist-items', '--playlist-items',
dest='playlist_items', metavar='ITEM_SPEC', default=None, dest='playlist_items', metavar='ITEM_SPEC', default=None,
help='playlist video items to download. Specify indices of the videos in the playlist seperated by commas like: "--playlist-items 1,2,5,8" if you want to download videos indexed 1, 2, 5, 8 in the playlist. You can specify range: "--playlist-items 1-3,7,10-13", it will download the videos at index 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13.') help='Playlist video items to download. Specify indices of the videos in the playlist seperated by commas like: "--playlist-items 1,2,5,8" if you want to download videos indexed 1, 2, 5, 8 in the playlist. You can specify range: "--playlist-items 1-3,7,10-13", it will download the videos at index 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13.')
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--match-title', '--match-title',
dest='matchtitle', metavar='REGEX', dest='matchtitle', metavar='REGEX',
help='download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)') help='Download only matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--reject-title', '--reject-title',
dest='rejecttitle', metavar='REGEX', dest='rejecttitle', metavar='REGEX',
help='skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)') help='Skip download for matching titles (regex or caseless sub-string)')
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--max-downloads', '--max-downloads',
dest='max_downloads', metavar='NUMBER', type=int, default=None, dest='max_downloads', metavar='NUMBER', type=int, default=None,
@ -238,19 +238,19 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--date', '--date',
metavar='DATE', dest='date', default=None, metavar='DATE', dest='date', default=None,
help='download only videos uploaded in this date') help='Download only videos uploaded in this date')
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--datebefore', '--datebefore',
metavar='DATE', dest='datebefore', default=None, metavar='DATE', dest='datebefore', default=None,
help='download only videos uploaded on or before this date (i.e. inclusive)') help='Download only videos uploaded on or before this date (i.e. inclusive)')
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--dateafter', '--dateafter',
metavar='DATE', dest='dateafter', default=None, metavar='DATE', dest='dateafter', default=None,
help='download only videos uploaded on or after this date (i.e. inclusive)') help='Download only videos uploaded on or after this date (i.e. inclusive)')
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--min-views', '--min-views',
metavar='COUNT', dest='min_views', default=None, type=int, metavar='COUNT', dest='min_views', default=None, type=int,
help='Do not download any videos with less than COUNT views',) help='Do not download any videos with less than COUNT views')
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--max-views', '--max-views',
metavar='COUNT', dest='max_views', default=None, type=int, metavar='COUNT', dest='max_views', default=None, type=int,
@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
'--match-filter', '--match-filter',
metavar='FILTER', dest='match_filter', default=None, metavar='FILTER', dest='match_filter', default=None,
help=( help=(
'(Experimental) Generic video filter. ' 'Generic video filter (experimental). '
'Specify any key (see help for -o for a list of available keys) to' 'Specify any key (see help for -o for a list of available keys) to'
' match if the key is present, ' ' match if the key is present, '
'!key to check if the key is not present,' '!key to check if the key is not present,'
@ -277,15 +277,15 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--no-playlist', '--no-playlist',
action='store_true', dest='noplaylist', default=False, action='store_true', dest='noplaylist', default=False,
help='If the URL refers to a video and a playlist, download only the video.') help='Download only the video, if the URL refers to a video and a playlist.')
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--yes-playlist', '--yes-playlist',
action='store_false', dest='noplaylist', default=False, action='store_false', dest='noplaylist', default=False,
help='If the URL refers to a video and a playlist, download the playlist.') help='Download the playlist, if the URL refers to a video and a playlist.')
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--age-limit', '--age-limit',
metavar='YEARS', dest='age_limit', default=None, type=int, metavar='YEARS', dest='age_limit', default=None, type=int,
help='download only videos suitable for the given age') help='Download only videos suitable for the given age')
selection.add_option( selection.add_option(
'--download-archive', metavar='FILE', '--download-archive', metavar='FILE',
dest='download_archive', dest='download_archive',
@ -299,30 +299,30 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
authentication.add_option( authentication.add_option(
'-u', '--username', '-u', '--username',
dest='username', metavar='USERNAME', dest='username', metavar='USERNAME',
help='login with this account ID') help='Login with this account ID')
authentication.add_option( authentication.add_option(
'-p', '--password', '-p', '--password',
dest='password', metavar='PASSWORD', dest='password', metavar='PASSWORD',
help='account password. If this option is left out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.') help='Account password. If this option is left out, youtube-dl will ask interactively.')
authentication.add_option( authentication.add_option(
'-2', '--twofactor', '-2', '--twofactor',
dest='twofactor', metavar='TWOFACTOR', dest='twofactor', metavar='TWOFACTOR',
help='two-factor auth code') help='Two-factor auth code')
authentication.add_option( authentication.add_option(
'-n', '--netrc', '-n', '--netrc',
action='store_true', dest='usenetrc', default=False, action='store_true', dest='usenetrc', default=False,
help='use .netrc authentication data') help='Use .netrc authentication data')
authentication.add_option( authentication.add_option(
'--video-password', '--video-password',
dest='videopassword', metavar='PASSWORD', dest='videopassword', metavar='PASSWORD',
help='video password (vimeo, smotri)') help='Video password (vimeo, smotri)')
video_format = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Format Options') video_format = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Video Format Options')
video_format.add_option( video_format.add_option(
'-f', '--format', '-f', '--format',
action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None, action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None,
help=( help=(
'video format code, specify the order of preference using' 'Video format code, specify the order of preference using'
' slashes, as in -f 22/17/18 . ' ' slashes, as in -f 22/17/18 . '
' Instead of format codes, you can select by extension for the ' ' Instead of format codes, you can select by extension for the '
'extensions aac, m4a, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm. ' 'extensions aac, m4a, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm. '
@ -350,19 +350,19 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
video_format.add_option( video_format.add_option(
'--all-formats', '--all-formats',
action='store_const', dest='format', const='all', action='store_const', dest='format', const='all',
help='download all available video formats') help='Download all available video formats')
video_format.add_option( video_format.add_option(
'--prefer-free-formats', '--prefer-free-formats',
action='store_true', dest='prefer_free_formats', default=False, action='store_true', dest='prefer_free_formats', default=False,
help='prefer free video formats unless a specific one is requested') help='Prefer free video formats unless a specific one is requested')
video_format.add_option( video_format.add_option(
'--max-quality', '--max-quality',
action='store', dest='format_limit', metavar='FORMAT', action='store', dest='format_limit', metavar='FORMAT',
help='highest quality format to download') help='Specify highest quality format to download')
video_format.add_option( video_format.add_option(
'-F', '--list-formats', '-F', '--list-formats',
action='store_true', dest='listformats', action='store_true', dest='listformats',
help='list all available formats') help='List all available formats')
video_format.add_option( video_format.add_option(
'--youtube-include-dash-manifest', '--youtube-include-dash-manifest',
action='store_true', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest', default=True, action='store_true', dest='youtube_include_dash_manifest', default=True,
@ -382,46 +382,46 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
subtitles.add_option( subtitles.add_option(
'--write-sub', '--write-srt', '--write-sub', '--write-srt',
action='store_true', dest='writesubtitles', default=False, action='store_true', dest='writesubtitles', default=False,
help='write subtitle file') help='Write subtitle file')
subtitles.add_option( subtitles.add_option(
'--write-auto-sub', '--write-automatic-sub', '--write-auto-sub', '--write-automatic-sub',
action='store_true', dest='writeautomaticsub', default=False, action='store_true', dest='writeautomaticsub', default=False,
help='write automatic subtitle file (youtube only)') help='Write automatic subtitle file (YouTube only)')
subtitles.add_option( subtitles.add_option(
'--all-subs', '--all-subs',
action='store_true', dest='allsubtitles', default=False, action='store_true', dest='allsubtitles', default=False,
help='downloads all the available subtitles of the video') help='Download all the available subtitles of the video')
subtitles.add_option( subtitles.add_option(
'--list-subs', '--list-subs',
action='store_true', dest='listsubtitles', default=False, action='store_true', dest='listsubtitles', default=False,
help='lists all available subtitles for the video') help='List all available subtitles for the video')
subtitles.add_option( subtitles.add_option(
'--sub-format', '--sub-format',
action='store', dest='subtitlesformat', metavar='FORMAT', default='best', action='store', dest='subtitlesformat', metavar='FORMAT', default='best',
help='subtitle format, accepts formats preference, for example: "ass/srt/best"') help='Specify subtitle format preference, for example: "srt" or "ass/srt/best"')
subtitles.add_option( subtitles.add_option(
'--sub-lang', '--sub-langs', '--srt-lang', '--sub-lang', '--sub-langs', '--srt-lang',
action='callback', dest='subtitleslangs', metavar='LANGS', type='str', action='callback', dest='subtitleslangs', metavar='LANGS', type='str',
default=[], callback=_comma_separated_values_options_callback, default=[], callback=_comma_separated_values_options_callback,
help='languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use IETF language tags like \'en,pt\'') help='Languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use IETF language tags like \'en,pt\'')
downloader = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Download Options') downloader = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Download Options')
downloader.add_option( downloader.add_option(
'-r', '--rate-limit', '-r', '--rate-limit',
dest='ratelimit', metavar='LIMIT', dest='ratelimit', metavar='LIMIT',
help='maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. 50K or 4.2M)') help='Maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. 50K or 4.2M)')
downloader.add_option( downloader.add_option(
'-R', '--retries', '-R', '--retries',
dest='retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=10, dest='retries', metavar='RETRIES', default=10,
help='number of retries (default is %default), or "infinite".') help='Number of retries (default is %default), or "infinite".')
downloader.add_option( downloader.add_option(
'--buffer-size', '--buffer-size',
dest='buffersize', metavar='SIZE', default='1024', dest='buffersize', metavar='SIZE', default='1024',
help='size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K) (default is %default)') help='Size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K) (default is %default)')
downloader.add_option( downloader.add_option(
'--no-resize-buffer', '--no-resize-buffer',
action='store_true', dest='noresizebuffer', default=False, action='store_true', dest='noresizebuffer', default=False,
help='do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By default, the buffer size is automatically resized from an initial value of SIZE.') help='Do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By default, the buffer size is automatically resized from an initial value of SIZE.')
downloader.add_option( downloader.add_option(
'--test', '--test',
action='store_true', dest='test', default=False, action='store_true', dest='test', default=False,
@ -433,11 +433,11 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
downloader.add_option( downloader.add_option(
'--xattr-set-filesize', '--xattr-set-filesize',
dest='xattr_set_filesize', action='store_true', dest='xattr_set_filesize', action='store_true',
help='(experimental) set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected filesize') help='Set file xattribute ytdl.filesize with expected filesize (experimental)')
downloader.add_option( downloader.add_option(
'--hls-prefer-native', '--hls-prefer-native',
dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true', dest='hls_prefer_native', action='store_true',
help='(experimental) Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg.') help='Use the native HLS downloader instead of ffmpeg (experimental)')
downloader.add_option( downloader.add_option(
'--external-downloader', '--external-downloader',
dest='external_downloader', metavar='COMMAND', dest='external_downloader', metavar='COMMAND',
@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
downloader.add_option( downloader.add_option(
'--external-downloader-args', '--external-downloader-args',
dest='external_downloader_args', metavar='ARGS', dest='external_downloader_args', metavar='ARGS',
help='Give these arguments to the external downloader.') help='Give these arguments to the external downloader')
workarounds = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Workarounds') workarounds = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Workarounds')
workarounds.add_option( workarounds.add_option(
@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
workarounds.add_option( workarounds.add_option(
'--no-check-certificate', '--no-check-certificate',
action='store_true', dest='no_check_certificate', default=False, action='store_true', dest='no_check_certificate', default=False,
help='Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.') help='Suppress HTTPS certificate validation')
workarounds.add_option( workarounds.add_option(
'--prefer-insecure', '--prefer-insecure',
'--prefer-unsecure', action='store_true', dest='prefer_insecure', '--prefer-unsecure', action='store_true', dest='prefer_insecure',
@ -464,16 +464,16 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
workarounds.add_option( workarounds.add_option(
'--user-agent', '--user-agent',
metavar='UA', dest='user_agent', metavar='UA', dest='user_agent',
help='specify a custom user agent') help='Specify a custom user agent')
workarounds.add_option( workarounds.add_option(
'--referer', '--referer',
metavar='URL', dest='referer', default=None, metavar='URL', dest='referer', default=None,
help='specify a custom referer, use if the video access is restricted to one domain', help='Specify a custom referer, use if the video access is restricted to one domain',
) )
workarounds.add_option( workarounds.add_option(
'--add-header', '--add-header',
metavar='FIELD:VALUE', dest='headers', action='append', metavar='FIELD:VALUE', dest='headers', action='append',
help='specify a custom HTTP header and its value, separated by a colon \':\'. You can use this option multiple times', help='Specify a custom HTTP header and its value, separated by a colon \':\'. You can use this option multiple times',
) )
workarounds.add_option( workarounds.add_option(
'--bidi-workaround', '--bidi-workaround',
@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'-q', '--quiet', '-q', '--quiet',
action='store_true', dest='quiet', default=False, action='store_true', dest='quiet', default=False,
help='activates quiet mode') help='Activate quiet mode')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--no-warnings', '--no-warnings',
dest='no_warnings', action='store_true', default=False, dest='no_warnings', action='store_true', default=False,
@ -496,51 +496,51 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'-s', '--simulate', '-s', '--simulate',
action='store_true', dest='simulate', default=False, action='store_true', dest='simulate', default=False,
help='do not download the video and do not write anything to disk',) help='Do not download the video and do not write anything to disk')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--skip-download', '--skip-download',
action='store_true', dest='skip_download', default=False, action='store_true', dest='skip_download', default=False,
help='do not download the video',) help='Do not download the video')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'-g', '--get-url', '-g', '--get-url',
action='store_true', dest='geturl', default=False, action='store_true', dest='geturl', default=False,
help='simulate, quiet but print URL') help='Simulate, quiet but print URL')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'-e', '--get-title', '-e', '--get-title',
action='store_true', dest='gettitle', default=False, action='store_true', dest='gettitle', default=False,
help='simulate, quiet but print title') help='Simulate, quiet but print title')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--get-id', '--get-id',
action='store_true', dest='getid', default=False, action='store_true', dest='getid', default=False,
help='simulate, quiet but print id') help='Simulate, quiet but print id')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--get-thumbnail', '--get-thumbnail',
action='store_true', dest='getthumbnail', default=False, action='store_true', dest='getthumbnail', default=False,
help='simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL') help='Simulate, quiet but print thumbnail URL')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--get-description', '--get-description',
action='store_true', dest='getdescription', default=False, action='store_true', dest='getdescription', default=False,
help='simulate, quiet but print video description') help='Simulate, quiet but print video description')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--get-duration', '--get-duration',
action='store_true', dest='getduration', default=False, action='store_true', dest='getduration', default=False,
help='simulate, quiet but print video length') help='Simulate, quiet but print video length')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--get-filename', '--get-filename',
action='store_true', dest='getfilename', default=False, action='store_true', dest='getfilename', default=False,
help='simulate, quiet but print output filename') help='Simulate, quiet but print output filename')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--get-format', '--get-format',
action='store_true', dest='getformat', default=False, action='store_true', dest='getformat', default=False,
help='simulate, quiet but print output format') help='Simulate, quiet but print output format')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'-j', '--dump-json', '-j', '--dump-json',
action='store_true', dest='dumpjson', default=False, action='store_true', dest='dumpjson', default=False,
help='simulate, quiet but print JSON information. See --output for a description of available keys.') help='Simulate, quiet but print JSON information. See --output for a description of available keys.')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'-J', '--dump-single-json', '-J', '--dump-single-json',
action='store_true', dest='dump_single_json', default=False, action='store_true', dest='dump_single_json', default=False,
help='simulate, quiet but print JSON information for each command-line argument. If the URL refers to a playlist, dump the whole playlist information in a single line.') help='Simulate, quiet but print JSON information for each command-line argument. If the URL refers to a playlist, dump the whole playlist information in a single line.')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--print-json', '--print-json',
action='store_true', dest='print_json', default=False, action='store_true', dest='print_json', default=False,
@ -549,23 +549,23 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--newline', '--newline',
action='store_true', dest='progress_with_newline', default=False, action='store_true', dest='progress_with_newline', default=False,
help='output progress bar as new lines') help='Output progress bar as new lines')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--no-progress', '--no-progress',
action='store_true', dest='noprogress', default=False, action='store_true', dest='noprogress', default=False,
help='do not print progress bar') help='Do not print progress bar')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--console-title', '--console-title',
action='store_true', dest='consoletitle', default=False, action='store_true', dest='consoletitle', default=False,
help='display progress in console titlebar') help='Display progress in console titlebar')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'-v', '--verbose', '-v', '--verbose',
action='store_true', dest='verbose', default=False, action='store_true', dest='verbose', default=False,
help='print various debugging information') help='Print various debugging information')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--dump-pages', '--dump-intermediate-pages', '--dump-pages', '--dump-intermediate-pages',
action='store_true', dest='dump_intermediate_pages', default=False, action='store_true', dest='dump_intermediate_pages', default=False,
help='print downloaded pages to debug problems (very verbose)') help='Print downloaded pages to debug problems (very verbose)')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--write-pages', '--write-pages',
action='store_true', dest='write_pages', default=False, action='store_true', dest='write_pages', default=False,
@ -581,31 +581,31 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'-C', '--call-home', '-C', '--call-home',
dest='call_home', action='store_true', default=False, dest='call_home', action='store_true', default=False,
help='Contact the youtube-dl server for debugging.') help='Contact the youtube-dl server for debugging')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--no-call-home', '--no-call-home',
dest='call_home', action='store_false', default=False, dest='call_home', action='store_false', default=False,
help='Do NOT contact the youtube-dl server for debugging.') help='Do NOT contact the youtube-dl server for debugging')
filesystem = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Filesystem Options') filesystem = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Filesystem Options')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'-a', '--batch-file', '-a', '--batch-file',
dest='batchfile', metavar='FILE', dest='batchfile', metavar='FILE',
help='file containing URLs to download (\'-\' for stdin)') help='File containing URLs to download (\'-\' for stdin)')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'--id', default=False, '--id', default=False,
action='store_true', dest='useid', help='use only video ID in file name') action='store_true', dest='useid', help='Use only video ID in file name')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'-o', '--output', '-o', '--output',
dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE', dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE',
help=('output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, ' help=('Output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, '
'%(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if different, ' '%(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if different, '
'%(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, ' '%(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, '
'%(ext)s for the filename extension, ' '%(ext)s for the filename extension, '
'%(format)s for the format description (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD"), ' '%(format)s for the format description (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD"), '
'%(format_id)s for the unique id of the format (like Youtube\'s itags: "137"), ' '%(format_id)s for the unique id of the format (like YouTube\'s itags: "137"), '
'%(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), ' '%(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), '
'%(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), ' '%(extractor)s for the provider (YouTube, metacafe, etc), '
'%(id)s for the video id, ' '%(id)s for the video id, '
'%(playlist_title)s, %(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the video is in, ' '%(playlist_title)s, %(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the video is in, '
'%(playlist_index)s for the position in the playlist. ' '%(playlist_index)s for the position in the playlist. '
@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'--autonumber-size', '--autonumber-size',
dest='autonumber_size', metavar='NUMBER', dest='autonumber_size', metavar='NUMBER',
help='Specifies the number of digits in %(autonumber)s when it is present in output filename template or --auto-number option is given') help='Specify the number of digits in %(autonumber)s when it is present in output filename template or --auto-number option is given')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'--restrict-filenames', '--restrict-filenames',
action='store_true', dest='restrictfilenames', default=False, action='store_true', dest='restrictfilenames', default=False,
@ -625,55 +625,55 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'-A', '--auto-number', '-A', '--auto-number',
action='store_true', dest='autonumber', default=False, action='store_true', dest='autonumber', default=False,
help='[deprecated; use -o "%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] number downloaded files starting from 00000') help='[deprecated; use -o "%(autonumber)s-%(title)s.%(ext)s" ] Number of downloaded files starting from 00000')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'-t', '--title', '-t', '--title',
action='store_true', dest='usetitle', default=False, action='store_true', dest='usetitle', default=False,
help='[deprecated] use title in file name (default)') help='[deprecated] Use title in file name (default)')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'-l', '--literal', default=False, '-l', '--literal', default=False,
action='store_true', dest='usetitle', action='store_true', dest='usetitle',
help='[deprecated] alias of --title') help='[deprecated] Alias of --title')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'-w', '--no-overwrites', '-w', '--no-overwrites',
action='store_true', dest='nooverwrites', default=False, action='store_true', dest='nooverwrites', default=False,
help='do not overwrite files') help='Do not overwrite files')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'-c', '--continue', '-c', '--continue',
action='store_true', dest='continue_dl', default=True, action='store_true', dest='continue_dl', default=True,
help='force resume of partially downloaded files. By default, youtube-dl will resume downloads if possible.') help='Force resume of partially downloaded files. By default, youtube-dl will resume downloads if possible.')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'--no-continue', '--no-continue',
action='store_false', dest='continue_dl', action='store_false', dest='continue_dl',
help='do not resume partially downloaded files (restart from beginning)') help='Do not resume partially downloaded files (restart from beginning)')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'--no-part', '--no-part',
action='store_true', dest='nopart', default=False, action='store_true', dest='nopart', default=False,
help='do not use .part files - write directly into output file') help='Do not use .part files - write directly into output file')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'--no-mtime', '--no-mtime',
action='store_false', dest='updatetime', default=True, action='store_false', dest='updatetime', default=True,
help='do not use the Last-modified header to set the file modification time') help='Do not use the Last-modified header to set the file modification time')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'--write-description', '--write-description',
action='store_true', dest='writedescription', default=False, action='store_true', dest='writedescription', default=False,
help='write video description to a .description file') help='Write video description to a .description file')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'--write-info-json', '--write-info-json',
action='store_true', dest='writeinfojson', default=False, action='store_true', dest='writeinfojson', default=False,
help='write video metadata to a .info.json file') help='Write video metadata to a .info.json file')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'--write-annotations', '--write-annotations',
action='store_true', dest='writeannotations', default=False, action='store_true', dest='writeannotations', default=False,
help='write video annotations to a .annotation file') help='Write video annotations to a .annotation file')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'--load-info', '--load-info',
dest='load_info_filename', metavar='FILE', dest='load_info_filename', metavar='FILE',
help='json file containing the video information (created with the "--write-json" option)') help='Specify JSON file containing the video information (created with the "--write-json" option)')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'--cookies', '--cookies',
dest='cookiefile', metavar='FILE', dest='cookiefile', metavar='FILE',
help='file to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in') help='File to read cookies from and dump cookie jar in')
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'--cache-dir', dest='cachedir', default=None, metavar='DIR', '--cache-dir', dest='cachedir', default=None, metavar='DIR',
help='Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can store some downloaded information permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or ~/.cache/youtube-dl . At the moment, only YouTube player files (for videos with obfuscated signatures) are cached, but that may change.') help='Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can store some downloaded information permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or ~/.cache/youtube-dl . At the moment, only YouTube player files (for videos with obfuscated signatures) are cached, but that may change.')
@ -689,11 +689,11 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
thumbnail.add_option( thumbnail.add_option(
'--write-thumbnail', '--write-thumbnail',
action='store_true', dest='writethumbnail', default=False, action='store_true', dest='writethumbnail', default=False,
help='write thumbnail image to disk') help='Write thumbnail image to disk')
thumbnail.add_option( thumbnail.add_option(
'--write-all-thumbnails', '--write-all-thumbnails',
action='store_true', dest='write_all_thumbnails', default=False, action='store_true', dest='write_all_thumbnails', default=False,
help='write all thumbnail image formats to disk') help='Write all thumbnail image formats to disk')
thumbnail.add_option( thumbnail.add_option(
'--list-thumbnails', '--list-thumbnails',
action='store_true', dest='list_thumbnails', default=False, action='store_true', dest='list_thumbnails', default=False,
@ -703,14 +703,14 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
postproc.add_option( postproc.add_option(
'-x', '--extract-audio', '-x', '--extract-audio',
action='store_true', dest='extractaudio', default=False, action='store_true', dest='extractaudio', default=False,
help='convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe)') help='Convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg or avconv and ffprobe or avprobe)')
postproc.add_option( postproc.add_option(
'--audio-format', metavar='FORMAT', dest='audioformat', default='best', '--audio-format', metavar='FORMAT', dest='audioformat', default='best',
help='"best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or "wav"; "%default" by default') help='Specify audio format: "best", "aac", "vorbis", "mp3", "m4a", "opus", or "wav"; "%default" by default')
postproc.add_option( postproc.add_option(
'--audio-quality', metavar='QUALITY', '--audio-quality', metavar='QUALITY',
dest='audioquality', default='5', dest='audioquality', default='5',
help='ffmpeg/avconv audio quality specification, insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K (default %default)') help='Specify ffmpeg/avconv audio quality, insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 (worse) for VBR or a specific bitrate like 128K (default %default)')
postproc.add_option( postproc.add_option(
'--recode-video', '--recode-video',
metavar='FORMAT', dest='recodevideo', default=None, metavar='FORMAT', dest='recodevideo', default=None,
@ -718,27 +718,27 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
postproc.add_option( postproc.add_option(
'-k', '--keep-video', '-k', '--keep-video',
action='store_true', dest='keepvideo', default=False, action='store_true', dest='keepvideo', default=False,
help='keeps the video file on disk after the post-processing; the video is erased by default') help='Keep the video file on disk after the post-processing; the video is erased by default')
postproc.add_option( postproc.add_option(
'--no-post-overwrites', '--no-post-overwrites',
action='store_true', dest='nopostoverwrites', default=False, action='store_true', dest='nopostoverwrites', default=False,
help='do not overwrite post-processed files; the post-processed files are overwritten by default') help='Do not overwrite post-processed files; the post-processed files are overwritten by default')
postproc.add_option( postproc.add_option(
'--embed-subs', '--embed-subs',
action='store_true', dest='embedsubtitles', default=False, action='store_true', dest='embedsubtitles', default=False,
help='embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4 videos)') help='Embed subtitles in the video (only for mp4 videos)')
postproc.add_option( postproc.add_option(
'--embed-thumbnail', '--embed-thumbnail',
action='store_true', dest='embedthumbnail', default=False, action='store_true', dest='embedthumbnail', default=False,
help='embed thumbnail in the audio as cover art') help='Embed thumbnail in the audio as cover art')
postproc.add_option( postproc.add_option(
'--add-metadata', '--add-metadata',
action='store_true', dest='addmetadata', default=False, action='store_true', dest='addmetadata', default=False,
help='write metadata to the video file') help='Write metadata to the video file')
postproc.add_option( postproc.add_option(
'--metadata-from-title', '--metadata-from-title',
metavar='FORMAT', dest='metafromtitle', metavar='FORMAT', dest='metafromtitle',
help='parse additional metadata like song title / artist from the video title. ' help='Parse additional metadata like song title / artist from the video title. '
'The format syntax is the same as --output, ' 'The format syntax is the same as --output, '
'the parsed parameters replace existing values. ' 'the parsed parameters replace existing values. '
'Additional templates: %(album), %(artist). ' 'Additional templates: %(album), %(artist). '
@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ def _hide_login_info(opts):
postproc.add_option( postproc.add_option(
'--xattrs', '--xattrs',
action='store_true', dest='xattrs', default=False, action='store_true', dest='xattrs', default=False,
help='write metadata to the video file\'s xattrs (using dublin core and xdg standards)') help='Write metadata to the video file\'s xattrs (using dublin core and xdg standards)')
postproc.add_option( postproc.add_option(
'--fixup', '--fixup',
metavar='POLICY', dest='fixup', default='detect_or_warn', metavar='POLICY', dest='fixup', default='detect_or_warn',