From b4a64c592b5f0f547c11c72e6c840612b336de5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philipp Hagemeister Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:21:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] [README] Add an FAQ entry about destination folder --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 60bd7e2b6..efa48f280 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -488,6 +488,10 @@ To make a different directory work - either for ffmpeg, or for youtube-dl, or fo 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. +### How do I put downloads into a specific folder? + +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 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.