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@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ youtube-dl - download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms
 
 To install it right away for all UNIX users (Linux, OS X, etc.), type:
 
-    sudo curl https://yt-dl.org/latest/youtube-dl -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
+    sudo curl -L https://yt-dl.org/latest/youtube-dl -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
     sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
 
 If you do not have curl, you can alternatively use a recent wget: