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@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ This is a [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl) fork based on the
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* [Filtering Formats](#filtering-formats)
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* [Sorting Formats](#sorting-formats)
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* [Format Selection examples](#format-selection-examples)
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* [MODIFYING METADATA](#modifying-metadata)
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* [Modifying metadata examples](#modifying-metadata-examples)
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* [PLUGINS](#plugins)
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* [DEPRECATED OPTIONS](#deprecated-options)
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* [MORE](#more)
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@ -669,26 +671,9 @@ Then simply run `make`. You can also run `make yt-dlp` instead to compile only t
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--no-embed-thumbnail Do not embed thumbnail (default)
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--add-metadata Write metadata to the video file
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--no-add-metadata Do not write metadata (default)
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--parse-metadata FIELD:FORMAT Parse additional metadata like title/artist
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from other fields. Give a template or field
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name to extract data from and the format to
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interpret it as, separated by a ":". Either
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regular expression with named capture
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groups or a similar syntax to the output
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template can be used for the FORMAT.
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Similarly, the syntax for output template
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can be used for FIELD to parse the data
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from multiple fields. The parsed parameters
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replace any existing values and can be used
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in output templates. This option can be
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used multiple times. Example: --parse-
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metadata "title:%(artist)s - %(title)s"
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matches a title like "Coldplay - Paradise".
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Example: --parse-metadata "%(series)s
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%(episode_number)s:%(title)s" sets the
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title using series and episode number.
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Example (regex): --parse-metadata
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"description:Artist - (?P<artist>.+?)"
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--parse-metadata FROM:TO Parse additional metadata like title/artist
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from other fields; see "MODIFYING METADATA"
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for details
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--xattrs Write metadata to the video file's xattrs
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(using dublin core and xdg standards)
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--fixup POLICY Automatically correct known faults of the
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@ -1205,6 +1190,33 @@ $ yt-dlp -S 'res:720,fps'
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$ yt-dlp -S '+res:480,codec,br'
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```
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# MODIFYING METADATA
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The metadata obtained the the extractors can be modified by using `--parse-metadata FROM:TO`. The general syntax is to give the name of a field or a template (with similar syntax to [output template](#output-template)) to extract data from, and the format to interpret it as, separated by a ":". Either a [python regular expression](https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#regular-expression-syntax) with named capture groups or a similar syntax to the [output template](#output-template) (only `%(field)s` formatting is supported) can be used for `TO`. The option can be used multiple times to parse and modify various fields.
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Note that any field created by this can be used in the [output template](#output-template) and will also affect the media file's metadata added when using `--add-metadata`.
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You can also use this to change only the metadata that is embedded in the media file. To do this, set the value of the corresponding field with a `meta_` prefix. For example, any value you set to `meta_description` field will be added to the `description` field in the file. You can use this to set a different "description" and "synopsis", for example.
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## Modifying metadata examples
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Note that on Windows you may need to use double quotes instead of single.
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```bash
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# Interpret the title as "Artist - Title"
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$ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "title:%(artist)s - %(title)s"
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# Regex example
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$ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "description:Artist - (?P<artist>.+)"
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# Set title as "Series name S01E05"
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$ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "%(series)s S%(season_number)02dE%(episode_number)02d:%(title)s"
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# Set "comment" field in video metadata using description instead of webpage_url
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$ yt-dlp --parse-metadata "description:(?s)(?P<meta_comment>.+)" --add-metadata
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```
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# PLUGINS
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Plugins are loaded from `<root-dir>/ytdlp_plugins/<type>/__init__.py`. Currently only `extractor` plugins are supported. Support for `downloader` and `postprocessor` plugins may be added in the future. See [ytdlp_plugins](ytdlp_plugins) for example.
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-t, --title -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s"
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-l, --literal -o accepts literal names
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--autonumber-size NUMBER Use string formatting. Eg: %(autonumber)03d
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--metadata-from-title FORMAT --parse-metadata "title:FORMAT"
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--metadata-from-title FORMAT --parse-metadata "%(title)s:FORMAT"
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--prefer-avconv avconv is no longer officially supported (Alias: --no-prefer-ffmpeg)
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--prefer-ffmpeg Default (Alias: --no-prefer-avconv)
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--avconv-location avconv is no longer officially supported
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@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
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callback_kwargs={
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'allowed_keys': '|'.join(OUTTMPL_TYPES.keys()),
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'default_key': 'default', 'process': lambda x: x.strip()},
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help='Output filename template, see "OUTPUT TEMPLATE" for details')
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help='Output filename template; see "OUTPUT TEMPLATE" for details')
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filesystem.add_option(
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'--output-na-placeholder',
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dest='outtmpl_na_placeholder', metavar='TEXT', default='NA',
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help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
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postproc.add_option(
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'--parse-metadata',
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metavar='FIELD:FORMAT', dest='metafromfield', action='append',
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metavar='FROM:TO', dest='metafromfield', action='append',
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help=(
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'Parse additional metadata like title/artist from other fields. '
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'Give a template or field name to extract data from and the '
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'format to interpret it as, separated by a ":". '
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'Either regular expression with named capture groups or a '
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'similar syntax to the output template can be used for the FORMAT. '
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'Similarly, the syntax for output template can be used for FIELD '
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'to parse the data from multiple fields. '
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'The parsed parameters replace any existing values and can be used in output templates. '
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'This option can be used multiple times. '
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'Example: --parse-metadata "title:%(artist)s - %(title)s" matches a title like '
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'"Coldplay - Paradise". '
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'Example: --parse-metadata "%(series)s %(episode_number)s:%(title)s" '
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'sets the title using series and episode number. '
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'Example (regex): --parse-metadata "description:Artist - (?P<artist>.+?)"'))
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'Parse additional metadata like title/artist from other fields; '
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'see "MODIFYING METADATA" for details'))
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postproc.add_option(
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'--xattrs',
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action='store_true', dest='xattrs', default=False,
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