From e2a08185c6b9b3f1f4b7e78138b2b6735d6b0184 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philipp Hagemeister Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 04:17:44 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [README] Add an FAQ for YouTube IDs starting with a dash (Closes #4800) --- README.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 314f9a8b20..09da0129ed 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -525,6 +525,13 @@ From then on, after restarting your shell, you will be able to access both youtu Use the `-o` to specify an [output template](#output-template), for example `-o "/home/user/videos/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s"`. If you want this for all of your downloads, put the option into your [configuration file](#configuration). +### How do I download a video starting with a `-` ? + +Either prepend `http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=` or separate the ID from the options with `--`: + + youtube-dl -- -wNyEUrxzFU + youtube-dl "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wNyEUrxzFU" + ### How can I detect whether a given URL is supported by youtube-dl? For one, have a look at the [list of supported sites](docs/supportedsites). Note that it can sometimes happen that the site changes its URL scheme (say, from http://example.com/v/1234567 to http://example.com/v/1234567 ) and youtube-dl reports an URL of a service in that list as unsupported. In that case, simply report a bug.