@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ yt-dlp is a [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) fork based on t
* [Format Selection examples ](#format-selection-examples )
* [MODIFYING METADATA ](#modifying-metadata )
* [Modifying metadata examples ](#modifying-metadata-examples )
* [EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS ](#extractor-arguments )
* [PLUGINS ](#plugins )
* [DEPRECATED OPTIONS ](#deprecated-options )
* [MORE ](#more )
@ -433,7 +434,8 @@ Then simply run `make`. You can also run `make yt-dlp` instead to compile only t
--downloader-args NAME:ARGS Give these arguments to the external
downloader. Specify the downloader name and
the arguments separated by a colon ":". You
can use this option multiple times
can use this option multiple times to give
different arguments to different downloaders
(Alias: --external-downloader-args)
## Filesystem Options:
@ -816,18 +818,10 @@ Then simply run `make`. You can also run `make yt-dlp` instead to compile only t
--no-hls-split-discontinuity Do not split HLS playlists to different
formats at discontinuities such as ad
breaks (default)
--youtube-include-dash-manifest Download the DASH manifests and related
data on YouTube videos (default)
(Alias: --no-youtube-skip-dash-manifest)
--youtube-skip-dash-manifest Do not download the DASH manifests and
related data on YouTube videos
(Alias: --no-youtube-include-dash-manifest)
--youtube-include-hls-manifest Download the HLS manifests and related data
on YouTube videos (default)
(Alias: --no-youtube-skip-hls-manifest)
--youtube-skip-hls-manifest Do not download the HLS manifests and
related data on YouTube videos
(Alias: --no-youtube-include-hls-manifest)
--extractor-args KEY:ARGS Pass these arguments to the extractor. See
"EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS" for details. You can
use this option multiple times to give
different arguments to different extractors
# CONFIGURATION
@ -1331,6 +1325,14 @@ $ yt-dlp --parse-metadata 'description:(?s)(?P<meta_comment>.+)' --add-metadata
```
# EXTRACTOR ARGUMENTS
Some extractors accept additional arguments which can be passed using `--extractor-args KEY:ARGS` . `ARGS` is a `;` (colon) seperated string of `ARG=VAL1,VAL2` . Eg: `--extractor-args youtube:skip=dash,hls`
The following extractors use this feature:
* **youtube**
* `skip` : `hls` or `dash` (or both) to skip download of the respective manifests
# PLUGINS
Plugins are loaded from `<root-dir>/ytdlp_plugins/<type>/__init__.py` . Currently only `extractor` plugins are supported. Support for `downloader` and `postprocessor` plugins may be added in the future. See [ytdlp_plugins ](ytdlp_plugins ) for example.
@ -1362,6 +1364,10 @@ While these options still work, their use is not recommended since there are oth
--list-formats-old --compat-options list-formats (Alias: --no-list-formats-as-table)
--list-formats-as-table --compat-options -list-formats [Default] (Alias: --no-list-formats-old)
--sponskrub-args ARGS --ppa "sponskrub:ARGS"
--youtube-skip-dash-manifest --extractor-args "youtube:skip=dash" (Alias: --no-youtube-include-dash-manifest)
--youtube-skip-hls-manifest --extractor-args "youtube:skip=hls" (Alias: --no-youtube-include-hls-manifest)
--youtube-include-dash-manifest Default (Alias: --no-youtube-skip-dash-manifest)
--youtube-include-hls-manifest Default (Alias: --no-youtube-skip-hls-manifest)
--test Used by developers for testing extractors. Not intended for the end user
--youtube-print-sig-code Used for testing youtube signatures