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authorThiago Kenji Okada <thiago.mast3r@gmail.com>2015-02-22 17:32:42 -0300
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ytdl: add "--ytdl-params" option
This option allows the user to pass non-supported options directly to youtube-dl, such as "--proxy URL", "--username USERNAME" and '--password PASSWORD". There is no sanity checking so it's possible to break things (i.e. if you pass "--version" mpv exits with random JSON error). Signed-off-by: wm4 <wm4@nowhere>
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@@ -454,6 +454,18 @@ Program Behavior
``bestvideo+bestaudio``.
(Default: ``best``)
+``--ytdl-raw-options=<key>=<value>[,<key>=<value>[,...]]``
+ Pass arbitraty options to youtube-dl. Parameter and argument should be
+ passed as a key-value pair. Options without argument must include ``=``.
+
+ There is no sanity checking so it's possible to break things (i.e.
+ passing invalid parameters to youtube-dl).
+
+ .. admonition:: Example
+
+ ``--ytdl-raw-options=username=user,password=pass``
+ ``--ytdl-raw-options=force-ipv6=``
+
Video
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