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gatecrasher777 edited this page Sep 13, 2021
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--filename -f string - supply a filename without path or extension - you can use the placeholders in your filename string,
such as:
* ${author} - channel display name
* ${date} - YYYYMMDD - current date
* ${datetime} - YYYYMMDD HHMMSS - current date & time
* ${id} - channel id
* ${timestamp} - unix timestamp - seconds since the epoch, current timestamp
* ${...} - you can use any other video/channel/search info properties
The default filename is "${author}_${id}_${datetime}_channel"
--path -p string - channel data path - defaults to the current directory
--save -S all|info|raw|none - data save options
* all - save ytcog and raw yt generated json files
* info - save ytcog generated json files only
* raw - save raw yt generated json files only
* none - save nothing
--filename -f string - supply a filename without path or extension - you can use the placeholders in your filename
string, such as:
* ${author} - channel display name
* ${date} - YYYYMMDD - current date
* ${datetime} - YYYYMMDD HHMMSS - current date & time
* ${id} - channel id
* ${order} - result order
* ${timestamp} - unix timestamp - seconds since the epoch, current timestamp
* ${...} - you can use any other video/channel/search info properties
The default filename is "${author}_${id}_${datetime}_${order}_channel"
--items -I videos|playlists|channels|search - what items to fetch - default: videos
* videos - returns videos only
* playlists - returns channel playlists only
* channels - returns channels related to this channel
* search - returns videos that match the search query
--order -o new|old|views - order of results - default: new
* new - newest to oldest
* old - oldest to newest
* views - most to least number of views
--path -p string - defaults to the current directory
--query -q string - provide a search term - default: "video" (applies only to items:search)
--quantity -Q number - minimum number of results to fetch (if available) - default: 60
--repeat -R number - number of seconds between repeated requests. (Ctrl-C required to end the session)
--save -S all|info|raw|none - data save options
* all - save ytcog and raw yt generated json files
* info - save ytcog generated json files only
* raw - save raw yt generated json files only
* none - save nothing
--audioFormat -A number - specific audio stream number to download - default: -1 (use preference algorithm and fallback
streams)
--audioQuality -a highest|medium|lowest|none - audio quality preference - none for video only - default: medium
--cfilename -cf string - supply filename for channel data - you can use the placeholders in your filename
string, such as:
* ${author} - channel display name
* ${date} - YYYYMMDD - current date
* ${datetime} - YYYYMMDD HHMMSS - current date & time
* ${id} - channel id
* ${order} - result order
* ${timestamp} - unix timestamp - seconds since the epoch, current timestamp
* ${...} - you can use any other video/channel/search info properties
The default filename is "${author}_${id}_${datetime}_${order}_channel"
--container -C any|mp4|webm|mkv - provide your container preference - default: any
* any - no preference between mp4 (h264 with aac) or webm (vp9 with opus) (default)
* mp4 - prefers mp4 codecs to webm codecs when quality is equal
* webm - prefers webm codecs to mp4 codecs when quality is equal
* mkv - no preference and can additionally allow mixed formats (vp9 with aac) or (h264 with opus).
--cpath -cp string - path for channel data files - defaults to the current directory
--filename -f string - supply a download filename - you can use the following placeholders in your filename string,
such as:
* ${audioCodec} - aac or opus
* ${author} - channel display name
* ${channel} - channel id of video
* ${date} - YYYYMMDD - published date for video
* ${datetime} - YYYYMMDD HHMMSS - published date & time for video
* ${id} - video id
* ${timestamp} - unix timestamp - seconds since the epoch, published timestamp for video
* ${title} - video title
* ${videoCodec} - h264 or vp9
* ${videoQuality} - i.e. 1080p, 360p, etc
* ${...} - you can use any other video/channel/search info properties
The default filename is "${author}_${datetime}_${title}_${id}_${videoQuality}_${videoCodec}_${audioCodec}"
--items -I videos|search - what items to fetch - default: videos
* videos - returns videos only
* search - returns videos that match the search query
--limit -L number [number] - limit concurrent downloads (default 1) and the total number of downloads (optional)
--mediaBitrate -M highest|lowest - prefered bitrate when quality of two streams is equal - default: highest
--metadata -m author|title|description|keywords|published|comment|key [string] - video property to embed in downloaded file
one or more (i.e. -m author -m title) of
* author - reflects as AUTHOR in webm/mkv containers, as artist in mp4 containers
* title - reflects as TITLE in webm/mkv containers, as title in mp4 containers
* description - reflects as DESCRIPTION in webm/mkv containers, as description in mp4 containers
* keywords - reflects as KEYWORDS in webm/mkv containers, as synopsis in mp4 containers
* published - reflects as DATE in webm/mkv containers, as date in mp4 containers
* comment text - custom text, reflects as COMMENT in webm/mkv, as comment in mp4 containers
* key value - custom key, custom value. key must be a single word without spaces
[string] is required for a comment metadata, and if specified for any other metadata fields its value
will be used to override the fetched video property.
--overwrite -O yes|no - whether to download existing files again.
* yes - video will be downloaded again and overwrite the existing file.
* no - video downloading will be skipped if the video already exists. (default) This is not true if
"better" streams (as per your preferences) become available and the filename changes as a consequence.
--order -o new|old|views - order of results - default: new
* new - newest to oldest
* old - oldest to newest
* views - most to least number of views
--path -p string - specify the path to the video download folder. Defaults to the current directory.
--query -q string - provide a search term - default: "video" (applies only to items:search)
--quantity -Q number - minimum number of results to fetch (if available) - default: 60
--repeat -R number - number of seconds between repeated requests. (Ctrl-C required to end the session)
Default: 0 - does not repeat, exits on completion.
--save -S all|info|raw|none - data save options
* all - save ytcog and raw yt generated json files
* info - save ytcog generated json files only
* raw - save raw yt generated json files only
* none - save nothing
--videoFormat -V number - specific video stream to download. Default: -1 (use preference algorithm and fallback streams)
--videoQuality -v highest|1080p|720p|480p|medium|360p|240p|144p|lowest|none - video quality preference - none for audio only
default 1080p