From 6a34813a0d5a3efbe3c2238946c93e109047baf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: pukkandan Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:26:21 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] [docs] Add examples for using `TYPES:` in `-P`/`-o` --- README.md | 11 +++++++++-- yt_dlp/options.py | 2 +- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c98d70d502..324a1565a7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ ## Filesystem Options: -P, --paths [TYPES:]PATH The paths where the files should be downloaded. Specify the type of file and the path separated by a colon ":". All the - same types as --output are supported. + same TYPES as --output are supported. Additionally, you can also provide "home" (default) and "temp" paths. All intermediary files are first downloaded to @@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ # Download YouTube playlist videos in separate directories according to their up $ yt-dlp -o "%(upload_date>%Y)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwiyx1dc3P2JR9N8gQaQN_BCvlSlap7re" # Prefix playlist index with " - " separator, but only if it is available -$ yt-dlp -o '%(playlist_index|)s%(playlist_index& - |)s%(title)s.%(ext)s' BaW_jenozKc https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLinuxFoundation/playlists +$ yt-dlp -o '%(playlist_index|)s%(playlist_index& - |)s%(title)s.%(ext)s' BaW_jenozKc "https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLinuxFoundation/playlists" # Download all playlists of YouTube channel/user keeping each playlist in separate directory: $ yt-dlp -o "%(uploader)s/%(playlist)s/%(playlist_index)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLinuxFoundation/playlists" @@ -1274,6 +1274,13 @@ # Download Udemy course keeping each chapter in separate directory under MyVideo # Download entire series season keeping each series and each season in separate directory under C:/MyVideos $ yt-dlp -P "C:/MyVideos" -o "%(series)s/%(season_number)s - %(season)s/%(episode_number)s - %(episode)s.%(ext)s" "https://videomore.ru/kino_v_detalayah/5_sezon/367617" +# Download video as "C:\MyVideos\uploader\title.ext", subtitles as "C:\MyVideos\subs\uploader\title.ext" +# and put all temporary files in "C:\MyVideos\tmp" +$ yt-dlp -P "C:/MyVideos" -P "temp:tmp" -P "subtitle:subs" -o "%(uploader)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenoz --write-subs + +# Download video as "C:\MyVideos\uploader\title.ext" and subtitles as "C:\MyVideos\uploader\subs\title.ext" +$ yt-dlp -P "C:/MyVideos" -o "%(uploader)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" -o "subtitle:%(uploader)s/subs/%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc --write-subs + # Stream the video being downloaded to stdout $ yt-dlp -o - BaW_jenozKc ``` diff --git a/yt_dlp/options.py b/yt_dlp/options.py index 6e56b8eae9..4f51c37c04 100644 --- a/yt_dlp/options.py +++ b/yt_dlp/options.py @@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ def _dict_from_options_callback( }, help=( 'The paths where the files should be downloaded. ' 'Specify the type of file and the path separated by a colon ":". ' - 'All the same types as --output are supported. ' + 'All the same TYPES as --output are supported. ' 'Additionally, you can also provide "home" (default) and "temp" paths. ' 'All intermediary files are first downloaded to the temp path and ' 'then the final files are moved over to the home path after download is finished. '