May 2017
Beginner
552 pages
28h 47m
English
Content preview from Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition
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How it works...
The youtube-dl program works by sending a GET message to the server, just as a browser would do. It masquerades as a browser so that YouTube or other video providers will download a video as if the device were streaming.
The -list-formats (-F) option will list the available formats a video is available in, and the -format (-f) option will specify which format to download. This is useful if you want to download a higher-resolution video than your Internet connection can reliably stream.