From db6b1da622440811544f2ad2a2ad1518ed3bcba5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?D=C3=A9stin=20Reed?= Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 18:22:50 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [README.md] Correct use of em-dashes --- README.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 71d37e8b0..a6f3f3502 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -youtube-dl - download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms +youtube-dl—download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms - [INSTALLATION](#installation) - [DESCRIPTION](#description) @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like. downloads if possible. --no-continue Do not resume partially downloaded files (restart from beginning) - --no-part Do not use .part files - write directly + --no-part Do not use .part files—write directly into output file --no-mtime Do not use the Last-modified header to set the file modification time @@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ Add a file exclusion for `youtube-dl.exe` in Windows Defender settings. YouTube changed their playlist format in March 2014 and later on, so you'll need at least youtube-dl 2014.07.25 to download all YouTube videos. -If you have installed youtube-dl with a package manager, pip, setup.py or a tarball, please use that to update. Note that Ubuntu packages do not seem to get updated anymore. Since we are not affiliated with Ubuntu, there is little we can do. Feel free to [report bugs](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/youtube-dl/+filebug) to the [Ubuntu packaging people](mailto:ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com?subject=outdated%20version%20of%20youtube-dl) - all they have to do is update the package to a somewhat recent version. See above for a way to update. +If you have installed youtube-dl with a package manager, pip, setup.py or a tarball, please use that to update. Note that Ubuntu packages do not seem to get updated anymore. Since we are not affiliated with Ubuntu, there is little we can do. Feel free to [report bugs](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/youtube-dl/+filebug) to the [Ubuntu packaging people](mailto:ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com?subject=outdated%20version%20of%20youtube-dl)—all they have to do is update the package to a somewhat recent version. See above for a way to update. ### I'm getting an error when trying to use output template: `error: using output template conflicts with using title, video ID or auto number` @@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ Apparently YouTube requires you to pass a CAPTCHA test if you download too much. ### Do I need any other programs? -youtube-dl works fine on its own on most sites. However, if you want to convert video/audio, you'll need [avconv](https://libav.org/) or [ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/). On some sites - most notably YouTube - videos can be retrieved in a higher quality format without sound. youtube-dl will detect whether avconv/ffmpeg is present and automatically pick the best option. +youtube-dl works fine on its own on most sites. However, if you want to convert video/audio, you'll need [avconv](https://libav.org/) or [ffmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/). On some sites—most notably YouTube—videos can be retrieved in a higher quality format without sound. youtube-dl will detect whether avconv/ffmpeg is present and automatically pick the best option. Videos or video formats streamed via RTMP protocol can only be downloaded when [rtmpdump](https://rtmpdump.mplayerhq.hu/) is installed. Downloading MMS and RTSP videos requires either [mplayer](http://mplayerhq.hu/) or [mpv](https://mpv.io/) to be installed. @@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ In February 2015, the new YouTube player contained a character sequence in a str ### HTTP Error 429: Too Many Requests or 402: Payment Required -These two error codes indicate that the service is blocking your IP address because of overuse. Contact the service and ask them to unblock your IP address, or - if you have acquired a whitelisted IP address already - use the [`--proxy` or `--source-address` options](#network-options) to select another IP address. +These two error codes indicate that the service is blocking your IP address because of overuse. Contact the service and ask them to unblock your IP address, or—if you have acquired a whitelisted IP address already—use the [`--proxy` or `--source-address` options](#network-options) to select another IP address. ### SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character @@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ To run the exe you need to install first the [Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistri If you put youtube-dl and ffmpeg in the same directory that you're running the command from, it will work, but that's rather cumbersome. -To make a different directory work - either for ffmpeg, or for youtube-dl, or for both - simply create the directory (say, `C:\bin`, or `C:\Users\\bin`), put all the executables directly in there, and then [set your PATH environment variable](https://www.java.com/en/download/help/path.xml) to include that directory. +To make a different directory work—either for ffmpeg, or for youtube-dl, or for both—simply create the directory (say, `C:\bin`, or `C:\Users\\bin`), put all the executables directly in there, and then [set your PATH environment variable](https://www.java.com/en/download/help/path.xml) to include that directory. From then on, after restarting your shell, you will be able to access both youtube-dl and ffmpeg (and youtube-dl will be able to find ffmpeg) by simply typing `youtube-dl` or `ffmpeg`, no matter what directory you're in.