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@ -1265,41 +1265,57 @@ # DEPRECATED OPTIONS
These are all the deprecated options and the current alternative to achieve the same effect
--cn-verification-proxy URL --geo-verification-proxy URL
--id -o "%(id)s.%(ext)s"
-A, --auto-number -o "%(autonumber)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s"
-t, --title -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s"
-l, --literal -o accepts literal names
#### Not recommended
While these options still work, their use is not recommended since there are other alternatives to achieve the same effect
--all-formats -f all
--all-subs --sub-langs all --write-subs
--autonumber-size NUMBER Use string formatting. Eg: %(autonumber)03d
--autonumber-start NUMBER Use internal field formatting like %(autonumber+NUMBER)s
--metadata-from-title FORMAT --parse-metadata "%(title)s:FORMAT"
--prefer-avconv avconv is no longer officially supported (Alias: --no-prefer-ffmpeg)
--prefer-ffmpeg Default (Alias: --no-prefer-avconv)
--hls-prefer-native --downloader "m3u8:native"
--hls-prefer-ffmpeg --downloader "m3u8:ffmpeg"
--avconv-location avconv is no longer officially supported
-C, --call-home Not implemented
--no-call-home Default
--include-ads Not implemented
--no-include-ads Default
--write-srt --write-subs
--sponskrub-args ARGS --ppa "sponskrub:ARGS"
--test Used by developers for testing extractors. Not intended for the end user
#### Old aliases
These are aliases that are no longer documented for various reasons
--avconv-location --ffmpeg-location
--cn-verification-proxy URL --geo-verification-proxy URL
--dump-headers --print-traffic
--dump-intermediate-pages --dump-pages
--force-write-download-archive --force-write-archive
--load-info --load-info-json
--no-split-tracks --no-split-chapters
--no-write-srt --no-write-subs
--srt-lang LANGS --sub-langs LANGS
--prefer-unsecure --prefer-insecure
--rate-limit RATE --limit-rate RATE
--force-write-download-archive --force-write-archive
--dump-intermediate-pages --dump-pages
--dump-headers --print-traffic
--youtube-print-sig-code No longer supported
--trim-file-names LENGTH --trim-filenames LENGTH
--yes-overwrites --force-overwrites
--load-info --load-info-json
--split-tracks --split-chapters
--no-split-tracks --no-split-chapters
--sponskrub-args ARGS --ppa "sponskrub:ARGS"
--test Only used for testing extractors
--srt-lang LANGS --sub-langs LANGS
--trim-file-names LENGTH --trim-filenames LENGTH
--write-srt --write-subs
--yes-overwrites --force-overwrites
#### No longer supported
These options may no longer work as intended
--prefer-avconv avconv is not officially supported by yt-dlp (Alias: --no-prefer-ffmpeg)
--prefer-ffmpeg Default (Alias: --no-prefer-avconv)
-C, --call-home Not implemented
--no-call-home Default
--include-ads No longer supported
--no-include-ads Default
--youtube-print-sig-code No longer supported
--id -o "%(id)s.%(ext)s"
-A, --auto-number -o "%(autonumber)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s"
-t, --title -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s"
-l, --literal -o accepts literal names
#### Removed
Currently, there are no options that have been completely removed. But there are plans to remove the old output options `-A`,`-t`, `-l`, `--id` (which have been deprecated since 2014) in the near future. If you are still using these, please move to using `--output` instead
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