From 3b799ca14cfeb1d17da637b2539044758d7355e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sergey M Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2016 19:06:42 +0600 Subject: [PATCH] [README.md] Clarify percent literal and output to stdout --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 75f53e51f..93a88e79b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -505,6 +505,8 @@ # OUTPUT TEMPLATE Output template can also contain arbitrary hierarchical path, e.g. `-o %(playlist)s/%(playlist_index)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s` that will result in downloading each video in a directory corresponding to this path template. Any missing directory will be automatically created for you. +To specify percent literal in output template use `%%`. To output to stdout use `-o -`. + The current default template is `%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s`. In some cases, you don't want special characters such as δΈ­, spaces, or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows system or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the `--restrict-filenames` flag to get a shorter title: