Downloading youtube videos using youtube-dl

There are several ways you can download your favourite youtube videos nowdays .

Besides using firefox plugins , clive , or downloading from web service , we can also use youtube-dl.

This is a very tiny , easy to handle , terminal application script , which can be used to download you fav videos.

I wont’ describe how to install youtube-dl here. But for debian derived linux , a quick apt-get will do.

Quick Tips of using youtube-dl

$youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb9u4MM1J1w

this command will download your video in your current directory. Somehow it will be renamed such BVFMDKID.flv.

In order to put proper name to your file , you can use -o option , eg :

$youtube-dl -o cf101_8_21.flv http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb9u4MM1J1w

This will give a readable and appropriate name to your file .

Hope this quick tips help.

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