From 6410992da9cb472391f03f7a5a8c69ebeb52a1c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom-Oliver Heidel Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2020 05:08:28 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [skip travis] updated readme replaced download links added 'how to update' --- README.md | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index af65e9606..9d40d2631 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ youtube-dlc is a fork of youtube-dl with the intention of getting features teste - [VIDEO SELECTION](#video-selection-1) # INSTALLATION +[How to update](#update) **All Platforms** Preferred way using pip: @@ -46,16 +47,16 @@ You may want to use `python3` instead of `python` **UNIX** (Linux, macOS, etc.) Using wget: - sudo wget https://github.com/blackjack4494/youtube-dlc/releases/latest/download/youtube-dlc -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlc + sudo wget https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc/releases/latest/download/youtube-dlc -O /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlc sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlc Using curl: - sudo curl -L https://github.com/blackjack4494/youtube-dlc/releases/latest/download/youtube-dlc -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlc + sudo curl -L https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc/releases/latest/download/youtube-dlc -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlc sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dlc -**Windows** users can download [youtube-dlc.exe](https://github.com/blackjack4494/youtube-dlc/releases/latest/download/youtube-dlc.exe) (**do not** put in `C:\Windows\System32`!). +**Windows** users can download [youtube-dlc.exe](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc/releases/latest/download/youtube-dlc.exe) (**do not** put in `C:\Windows\System32`!). **Compile** To build the Windows executable yourself (without version info!) @@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ Then simply type this make +# UPDATE +**DO NOT UPDATE using `-U` !** instead download binaries again or when installed with pip use a described above when installing. +I will add some memorable short links to the binaries so you can download them easier. + # DESCRIPTION **youtube-dlc** is a command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites. It requires the Python interpreter, version 2.6, 2.7, or 3.2+, and it is not platform specific. It should work on your Unix box, on Windows or on macOS. It is released to the public domain, which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.