can youtube-dl.exe specify the file download location?

[sommers]

is there a command for youtube-dl.exe to specify the file download location like youtube-dl.exe --download-location m:\abc.mp4 ?

youtube-dl gets a mp4 name from half of web address, half of youtube display name, half of URL name and half of youtuber name sometimes
it is impossible to predict. if it is m:\abc.mp4 always, i can make my players to pick it up automatically.

or how do i make youtube-dl.exe to play at the moment it completes the download?

[sneaker]

is there a command for youtube-dl.exe to specify the file download location like youtube-dl.exe --download-location m:\abc.mp4 ?

https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#how-do-i-put-downloads-in...pecific-folder

or how do i make youtube-dl.exe to play at the moment it completes the download?

You could try with --exec command, e.g.:

youtube-dl "URL_TO_YOUR_VIDEO" --exec ffplay

Or maybe in a batch first get filename ("ffplay" is an example for a player):

SET url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=.........
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%g IN ('youtube-dl "%url%" --get-filename') do (SET filename=%%g)
youtube-dl "%url%"
ffplay "%filename%"

(If there's trouble with non-ASCII filenames try adding --restrict-filenames option.)

[sommers]

how can i make it overwrite the file?

youtube-dl.exe "%url%" -o "M:\DDD.MP4"
ffplay "M:\DDD.MP4"

-w, --no-overwrites
--no-post-overwrites

all i could see was "no overwrite" the file "M:\DDD.MP4"

[sneaker]

Try:

SET url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=.........
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%g IN ('youtube-dl "%url%" --get-filename') do (SET filename=%%g)
DEL "%filename%"
youtube-dl "%url%"
ffplay "%filename%"

(Seems new option --yes-overwrites might come in the future.)

[jagabo]

is there a command for youtube-dl.exe to specify the file download location like youtube-dl.exe --download-location m:\abc.mp4 ?

-o m:\abc.mp4

[sommers]

SET url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUsS5KUMLvw

SET P2=C:\Programs\YOUTUBE-DL\WIN10\youtube-dl.exe

::%P2% "%url%" --get-filename is slow
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%g IN ('%P2% "%url%" --get-filename') do (SET filename=%%g)
ECHO.
echo "%filename%"
ECHO.
M:
CD M:\

DEL "%filename%"
%P2% "%url%"
m:\ffplay.exe "%filename%"
--------------------------------------------------------

FOR /F "tokens=*" %%g IN ('%P2% "%url%" --get-filename') do (SET filename=%%g) gives AAA.webm
%P2% "%url%" makes AAA.mp4

is this a bug?
you can try this address https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUsS5KUMLvw
1st one gives a wrong name or the 2nd makes a wrong video.

[sneaker]

FOR /F "tokens=*" %%g IN ('%P2% "%url%" --get-filename') do (SET filename=%%g) gives AAA.webm
%P2% "%url%" makes AAA.mp4

Not here. (both get .webm)

is this a bug?

No, it's a user error.

Make sure you are adding all your parameters to both calls so --get-filename returns the same name as what you are actually downloading.

[sommers]

i am facing a dead end regarding drag and drop problem, due to UAC.
my win10 is impoosible to deal with UAC on, my win8 was ok but now, it istarts showing problems i dont like, i cant access things until UAC is off.

is there a memory resident software that can automatically sends a web address to a clipboard?
how about nircmd? or autokey? or a firefox's secret button?

[sommers]

FOR /F "tokens=*" %%g IN ('youtube-dl "%url%" --get-filename') do (SET filename=%%g) doesnt work for unicode names.
possible scenarios:
1. windows is a trash.
2. powershell might do

youtube-dl "%url%" -o "%filename%" became useless.
youtube-dl "%url%" auto-creates a unicode name and works.

i need this kind of format year-month-date-time + normal unicode handling filename.
i think i can handle finding year-month-date-time with DOS batch commands. but how can i add it to somewhere in youtube-dl "%url% ....