[documentation] Add deprecated options and aliases in readme

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@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ This is a fork of [youtube-dlc](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc) which i
* [Sorting Formats](#sorting-formats) * [Sorting Formats](#sorting-formats)
* [Format Selection examples](#format-selection-examples) * [Format Selection examples](#format-selection-examples)
* [PLUGINS](#plugins) * [PLUGINS](#plugins)
* [DEPRECATED OPTIONS](#deprecated-options)
* [MORE](#more) * [MORE](#more)
@ -471,7 +472,8 @@ Then simply run `make`. You can also run `make yt-dlp` instead to compile only t
--no-warnings Ignore warnings --no-warnings Ignore warnings
-s, --simulate Do not download the video and do not write -s, --simulate Do not download the video and do not write
anything to disk anything to disk
--skip-download Do not download the video --skip-download Do not download the video but write all
related files (Alias: --no-download)
-g, --get-url Simulate, quiet but print URL -g, --get-url Simulate, quiet but print URL
-e, --get-title Simulate, quiet but print title -e, --get-title Simulate, quiet but print title
--get-id Simulate, quiet but print id --get-id Simulate, quiet but print id
@ -508,7 +510,7 @@ Then simply run `make`. You can also run `make yt-dlp` instead to compile only t
--encoding ENCODING Force the specified encoding (experimental) --encoding ENCODING Force the specified encoding (experimental)
--no-check-certificate Suppress HTTPS certificate validation --no-check-certificate Suppress HTTPS certificate validation
--prefer-insecure Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve --prefer-insecure Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve
information about the video. (Currently information about the video (Currently
supported only for YouTube) supported only for YouTube)
--user-agent UA Specify a custom user agent --user-agent UA Specify a custom user agent
--referer URL Specify a custom referer, use if the video --referer URL Specify a custom referer, use if the video
@ -522,15 +524,11 @@ Then simply run `make`. You can also run `make yt-dlp` instead to compile only t
--sleep-requests SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep between requests --sleep-requests SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep between requests
during data extraction during data extraction
--sleep-interval SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep before each --sleep-interval SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep before each
download when used alone or a lower bound download. This is the minimum time to sleep
of a range for randomized sleep before each when used along with --max-sleep-interval
download (minimum possible number of (Alias: --min-sleep-interval)
seconds to sleep) when used along with --max-sleep-interval SECONDS Maximum number of seconds to sleep. Can
--max-sleep-interval only be used along with --min-sleep-interval
--max-sleep-interval SECONDS Upper bound of a range for randomized sleep
before each download (maximum possible
number of seconds to sleep). Must only be
used along with --min-sleep-interval
--sleep-subtitles SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep before each --sleep-subtitles SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep before each
subtitle download subtitle download
@ -580,16 +578,16 @@ Then simply run `make`. You can also run `make yt-dlp` instead to compile only t
--write-subs Write subtitle file --write-subs Write subtitle file
--no-write-subs Do not write subtitle file (default) --no-write-subs Do not write subtitle file (default)
--write-auto-subs Write automatically generated subtitle file --write-auto-subs Write automatically generated subtitle file
(YouTube only) (Alias: --write-automatic-subs)
--no-write-auto-subs Do not write automatically generated --no-write-auto-subs Do not write auto-generated subtitles
subtitle file (default) (default) (Alias: --no-write-automatic-subs)
--all-subs Download all the available subtitles of the --all-subs Download all the available subtitles of the
video video
--list-subs List all available subtitles for the video --list-subs List all available subtitles for the video
--sub-format FORMAT Subtitle format, accepts formats --sub-format FORMAT Subtitle format, accepts formats
preference, for example: "srt" or preference, for example: "srt" or
"ass/srt/best" "ass/srt/best"
--sub-lang LANGS Languages of the subtitles to download --sub-langs LANGS Languages of the subtitles to download
(optional) separated by commas, use --list- (optional) separated by commas, use --list-
subs for available language tags subs for available language tags
@ -699,8 +697,9 @@ Then simply run `make`. You can also run `make yt-dlp` instead to compile only t
downloading and post-processing, similar to downloading and post-processing, similar to
find's -exec syntax. Example: --exec 'adb find's -exec syntax. Example: --exec 'adb
push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}' push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}'
--convert-subs FORMAT Convert the subtitles to other format --convert-subs FORMAT Convert the subtitles to another format
(currently supported: srt|ass|vtt|lrc) (currently supported: srt|ass|vtt|lrc)
(Alias: --convert-subtitles)
--split-chapters Split video into multiple files based on --split-chapters Split video into multiple files based on
internal chapters. The "chapter:" prefix internal chapters. The "chapter:" prefix
can be used with "--paths" and "--output" can be used with "--paths" and "--output"
@ -1203,5 +1202,39 @@ Plugins are loaded from `<root-dir>/ytdlp_plugins/<type>/__init__.py`. Currently
**Note**: `<root-dir>` is the directory of the binary (`<root-dir>/yt-dlp`), or the root directory of the module if you are running directly from source-code (`<root dir>/yt_dlp/__main__.py`) **Note**: `<root-dir>` is the directory of the binary (`<root-dir>/yt-dlp`), or the root directory of the module if you are running directly from source-code (`<root dir>/yt_dlp/__main__.py`)
# 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
--autonumber-size NUMBER Use string formatting. Eg: %(autonumber)03d
--metadata-from-title FORMAT --parse-metadata "title:FORMAT"
--prefer-avconv avconv is no longer officially supported (Alias: --no-prefer-ffmpeg)
--prefer-ffmpeg Default (Alias: --no-prefer-avconv)
--avconv-location avconv is no longer officially supported
-C, --call-home Not implemented
--no-call-home Default
--write-srt --write-subs
--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
# MORE # MORE
For FAQ, Developer Instructions etc., see the [original README](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#faq) For FAQ, Developer Instructions etc., see the [original README](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl#faq)

@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
* "data": The subtitles file contents * "data": The subtitles file contents
* "url": A URL pointing to the subtitles file * "url": A URL pointing to the subtitles file
"ext" will be calculated from URL if missing "ext" will be calculated from URL if missing
automatic_captions: Like 'subtitles', used by the YoutubeIE for automatic_captions: Like 'subtitles'; contains automatically generated
automatically generated captions captions instead of normal subtitles
duration: Length of the video in seconds, as an integer or float. duration: Length of the video in seconds, as an integer or float.
view_count: How many users have watched the video on the platform. view_count: How many users have watched the video on the platform.
like_count: Number of positive ratings of the video like_count: Number of positive ratings of the video

@ -533,11 +533,11 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
subtitles.add_option( subtitles.add_option(
'--write-auto-subs', '--write-automatic-subs', '--write-auto-subs', '--write-automatic-subs',
action='store_true', dest='writeautomaticsub', default=False, action='store_true', dest='writeautomaticsub', default=False,
help='Write automatically generated subtitle file (YouTube only)') help='Write automatically generated subtitle file (Alias: --write-automatic-subs)')
subtitles.add_option( subtitles.add_option(
'--no-write-auto-subs', '--no-write-automatic-subs', '--no-write-auto-subs', '--no-write-automatic-subs',
action='store_false', dest='writeautomaticsub', default=False, action='store_false', dest='writeautomaticsub', default=False,
help='Do not write automatically generated subtitle file (default)') help='Do not write auto-generated subtitles (default) (Alias: --no-write-automatic-subs)')
subtitles.add_option( subtitles.add_option(
'--all-subs', '--all-subs',
action='store_true', dest='allsubtitles', default=False, action='store_true', dest='allsubtitles', default=False,
@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
action='store', dest='subtitlesformat', metavar='FORMAT', default='best', action='store', dest='subtitlesformat', metavar='FORMAT', default='best',
help='Subtitle format, accepts formats preference, for example: "srt" or "ass/srt/best"') help='Subtitle format, accepts formats preference, for example: "srt" or "ass/srt/best"')
subtitles.add_option( subtitles.add_option(
'--sub-lang', '--sub-langs', '--srt-lang', '--sub-langs', '--srt-langs',
action='callback', dest='subtitleslangs', metavar='LANGS', type='str', action='callback', dest='subtitleslangs', metavar='LANGS', type='str',
default=[], callback=_comma_separated_values_options_callback, default=[], callback=_comma_separated_values_options_callback,
help='Languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use --list-subs for available language tags') help='Languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use --list-subs for available language tags')
@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
workarounds.add_option( workarounds.add_option(
'--prefer-insecure', '--prefer-unsecure', '--prefer-insecure', '--prefer-unsecure',
action='store_true', dest='prefer_insecure', action='store_true', dest='prefer_insecure',
help='Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve information about the video. (Currently supported only for YouTube)') help='Use an unencrypted connection to retrieve information about the video (Currently supported only for YouTube)')
workarounds.add_option( workarounds.add_option(
'--user-agent', '--user-agent',
metavar='UA', dest='user_agent', metavar='UA', dest='user_agent',
@ -707,17 +707,13 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
'--sleep-interval', '--min-sleep-interval', metavar='SECONDS', '--sleep-interval', '--min-sleep-interval', metavar='SECONDS',
dest='sleep_interval', type=float, dest='sleep_interval', type=float,
help=( help=(
'Number of seconds to sleep before each download when used alone ' 'Number of seconds to sleep before each download. '
'or a lower bound of a range for randomized sleep before each download ' 'This is the minimum time to sleep when used along with --max-sleep-interval '
'(minimum possible number of seconds to sleep) when used along with ' '(Alias: --min-sleep-interval)'))
'--max-sleep-interval'))
workarounds.add_option( workarounds.add_option(
'--max-sleep-interval', metavar='SECONDS', '--max-sleep-interval', metavar='SECONDS',
dest='max_sleep_interval', type=float, dest='max_sleep_interval', type=float,
help=( help='Maximum number of seconds to sleep. Can only be used along with --min-sleep-interval')
'Upper bound of a range for randomized sleep before each download '
'(maximum possible number of seconds to sleep). Must only be used '
'along with --min-sleep-interval'))
workarounds.add_option( workarounds.add_option(
'--sleep-subtitles', metavar='SECONDS', '--sleep-subtitles', metavar='SECONDS',
dest='sleep_interval_subtitles', default=0, type=int, dest='sleep_interval_subtitles', default=0, type=int,
@ -739,7 +735,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'--skip-download', '--no-download', '--skip-download', '--no-download',
action='store_true', dest='skip_download', default=False, action='store_true', dest='skip_download', default=False,
help='Do not download the video') help='Do not download the video but write all related files (Alias: --no-download)')
verbosity.add_option( verbosity.add_option(
'-g', '--get-url', '-g', '--get-url',
action='store_true', dest='geturl', default=False, action='store_true', dest='geturl', default=False,
@ -982,9 +978,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'--no-write-playlist-metafiles', '--no-write-playlist-metafiles',
action='store_false', dest='allow_playlist_files', action='store_false', dest='allow_playlist_files',
help=( help='Do not write playlist metadata when using --write-info-json, --write-description etc.')
'Do not write playlist metadata when using '
'--write-info-json, --write-description etc.'))
filesystem.add_option( filesystem.add_option(
'--clean-infojson', '--clean-infojson',
action='store_true', dest='clean_infojson', default=True, action='store_true', dest='clean_infojson', default=True,
@ -1189,9 +1183,9 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
metavar='CMD', dest='exec_cmd', metavar='CMD', dest='exec_cmd',
help='Execute a command on the file after downloading and post-processing, similar to find\'s -exec syntax. Example: --exec \'adb push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}\'') help='Execute a command on the file after downloading and post-processing, similar to find\'s -exec syntax. Example: --exec \'adb push {} /sdcard/Music/ && rm {}\'')
postproc.add_option( postproc.add_option(
'--convert-subs', '--convert-subtitles', '--convert-subs', '--convert-sub', '--convert-subtitles',
metavar='FORMAT', dest='convertsubtitles', default=None, metavar='FORMAT', dest='convertsubtitles', default=None,
help='Convert the subtitles to other format (currently supported: srt|ass|vtt|lrc)') help='Convert the subtitles to another format (currently supported: srt|ass|vtt|lrc) (Alias: --convert-subtitles)')
postproc.add_option( postproc.add_option(
'--split-chapters', '--split-tracks', '--split-chapters', '--split-tracks',
dest='split_chapters', action='store_true', default=False, dest='split_chapters', action='store_true', default=False,

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