Make yt-dlp easy to use - Revision history

Theleruby at 00:32, 8 March 2026

2026-03-08T00:32:25Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:32, 8 March 2026
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	vim ~/.bashrc.d/grab		vim ~/.bashrc.d/grab

	alias grab='printf "=====================================================\nLazy grab commands for Linux (yt-dlp)\n=====================================================\nTo grab single files:\n grab-audio <url>\n grab-video <url>\nTo grab playlists:\n grab-~~audios~~ <url>\n grab-~~videos~~ <url>\nFiles are downloaded into the working directory.\n"'		alias grab='printf "=====================================================\nLazy grab commands for Linux (yt-dlp)\n=====================================================\nTo grab single files:\n grab-audio <url>\n grab-video <url>\nTo grab playlists:\n grab-audiolist <url>\n grab-videolist <url>\nFiles are downloaded into the working directory.\n"'
	alias grab-audio='yt-dlp --format "bestaudio/best" --audio-format mp3 --extract-audio -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'		alias grab-audio='yt-dlp --format "bestaudio/best" --audio-format mp3 --extract-audio -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'
	alias grab-video='yt-dlp --format "bestvideo+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo+bestaudio/best" --merge-output-format mp4 -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'		alias grab-video='yt-dlp --format "bestvideo+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo+bestaudio/best" --merge-output-format mp4 -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'
	alias grab-~~audios~~='grab-audio -a'		alias grab-audiolist='grab-audio -a'
	alias grab-~~videos~~='grab-video -a'		alias grab-videolist='grab-video -a'

	For help:		For help:

Theleruby at 21:29, 12 February 2026

2026-02-12T21:29:04Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:29, 12 February 2026
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	Easy-ish to use short-term replacement for GRAB.BAT for Linux. Make yt-dlp command line less of a headache by aliasing it. Also adds a shitty ~~manpage~~.		Easy-ish to use short-term replacement for GRAB.BAT for Linux. Make yt-dlp command line less of a headache by aliasing it. Also adds a shitty help command in case you forgot how to use it.

	Install yt-dlp from your package manager e.g.		Install yt-dlp from your package manager e.g.

Theleruby at 21:28, 12 February 2026

2026-02-12T21:28:42Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:28, 12 February 2026
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	Easy-ish to use short-term replacement for GRAB.BAT for Linux. Make yt-dlp command line less of a headache by aliasing it.		Easy-ish to use short-term replacement for GRAB.BAT for Linux. Make yt-dlp command line less of a headache by aliasing it. Also adds a shitty manpage.

	Install yt-dlp from your package manager e.g.		Install yt-dlp from your package manager e.g.

Theleruby at 21:28, 12 February 2026

2026-02-12T21:28:21Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:28, 12 February 2026
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	vim ~/.bashrc.d/grab		vim ~/.bashrc.d/grab

	alias grab='printf "=========================================\nLazy grab commands for Linux (yt-dlp)\n=========================================\n\n grab-audio <url>\n\n grab-video <url>\n\n grab-audios <url>\n\n grab-videos <url>\n\nFiles are downloaded into the working directory.\n\n"'		alias grab='printf "=====================================================\nLazy grab commands for Linux (yt-dlp)\n=====================================================\nTo grab single files:\n grab-audio <url>\n grab-video <url>\nTo grab playlists:\n grab-audios <url>\n grab-videos <url>\nFiles are downloaded into the working directory.\n"'
	alias grab-audio='yt-dlp --format "bestaudio/best" --audio-format mp3 --extract-audio -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'		alias grab-audio='yt-dlp --format "bestaudio/best" --audio-format mp3 --extract-audio -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'
	alias grab-video='yt-dlp --format "bestvideo+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo+bestaudio/best" --merge-output-format mp4 -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'		alias grab-video='yt-dlp --format "bestvideo+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo+bestaudio/best" --merge-output-format mp4 -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'
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	For help:		For help:
	grab		grab
			Which prints:
			=====================================================
			Lazy grab commands for Linux (yt-dlp)
			=====================================================
			To grab single files:
			grab-audio <url>
			grab-video <url>
			To grab playlists:
			grab-audios <playlist.txt>
			grab-videos <playlist.txt>
			Files are downloaded into the working directory.

	To grab audio:		To grab audio:
	grab-audio <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvAGUO27FNw</nowiki>		grab-audio <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvAGUO27FNw</nowiki>

Theleruby at 21:24, 12 February 2026

2026-02-12T21:24:20Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:24, 12 February 2026
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	vim ~/.bashrc.d/grab		vim ~/.bashrc.d/grab

	alias grab='printf "=========================================\nLazy grab commands for Linux (yt-dlp)\n=========================================\n\n grab-audio <url>\n\n grab-video <url>\n\n grab-~~audio-playlist~~ <url>\n\n grab-~~video-playlist~~ <url>\n\nFiles are downloaded into the working directory.\n\n"'		alias grab='printf "=========================================\nLazy grab commands for Linux (yt-dlp)\n=========================================\n\n grab-audio <url>\n\n grab-video <url>\n\n grab-audios <url>\n\n grab-videos <url>\n\nFiles are downloaded into the working directory.\n\n"'
	alias grab-audio='yt-dlp --format "bestaudio/best" --audio-format mp3 --extract-audio -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'		alias grab-audio='yt-dlp --format "bestaudio/best" --audio-format mp3 --extract-audio -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'
	alias grab-video='yt-dlp --format "bestvideo+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo+bestaudio/best" --merge-output-format mp4 -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'		alias grab-video='yt-dlp --format "bestvideo+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo+bestaudio/best" --merge-output-format mp4 -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'
	alias grab-~~audio-playlist~~='grab-audio -a'		alias grab-audios='grab-audio -a'
	alias grab-~~video-playlist~~='grab-video -a'		alias grab-videos='grab-video -a'

	For help:		For help:
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	grab-video <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HXT7fDkf9I</nowiki>		grab-video <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HXT7fDkf9I</nowiki>
	To grab a playlist of audio tracks:		To grab a playlist of audio tracks:
	grab-~~audio-playlist~~ playlist.txt		grab-audios playlist.txt
	To grab a playlist of video tracks:		To grab a playlist of video tracks:
	grab-~~video-playlist~~ playlist.txt		grab-videos playlist.txt

Theleruby at 21:22, 12 February 2026

2026-02-12T21:22:57Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:22, 12 February 2026
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	Easy to use "short-term" replacement for GRAB.BAT for Linux.		Easy-ish to use short-term replacement for GRAB.BAT for Linux. Make yt-dlp command line less of a headache by aliasing it.

	Install yt-dlp from your package manager e.g.		Install yt-dlp from your package manager e.g.
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	vim ~/.bashrc.d/grab		vim ~/.bashrc.d/grab

			alias grab='printf "=========================================\nLazy grab commands for Linux (yt-dlp)\n=========================================\n\n grab-audio <url>\n\n grab-video <url>\n\n grab-audio-playlist <url>\n\n grab-video-playlist <url>\n\nFiles are downloaded into the working directory.\n\n"'
	alias grab-audio='yt-dlp --format "bestaudio/best" --audio-format mp3 --extract-audio -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'		alias grab-audio='yt-dlp --format "bestaudio/best" --audio-format mp3 --extract-audio -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'
	alias grab-video='yt-dlp --format "bestvideo+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo+bestaudio/best" --merge-output-format mp4 -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'		alias grab-video='yt-dlp --format "bestvideo+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo+bestaudio/best" --merge-output-format mp4 -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'
			alias grab-audio-playlist='grab-audio -a'
			alias grab-video-playlist='grab-video -a'

			For help:
			grab
	To grab audio:		To grab audio:
	grab-audio <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvAGUO27FNw</nowiki>		grab-audio <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvAGUO27FNw</nowiki>
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	grab-video <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HXT7fDkf9I</nowiki>		grab-video <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HXT7fDkf9I</nowiki>
	To grab a playlist of audio tracks:		To grab a playlist of audio tracks:
	grab-audio -a playlist.txt		grab-audio-playlist playlist.txt
	To grab a playlist of video tracks:		To grab a playlist of video tracks:
	grab-video -a playlist.txt		grab-video-playlist playlist.txt

Theleruby: Created page with "Easy to use "short-term" replacement for GRAB.BAT for Linux. Install yt-dlp from your package manager e.g. sudo rpm-ostree install yt-dlp Add grab aliases: mkdir ~/.bashrc.d vim ~/.bashrc.d/grab alias grab-audio='yt-dlp --format "bestaudio/best" --audio-format mp3 --extract-audio -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose' alias grab-video='yt-dlp --format "bestvideo+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo+bestaudio/best" --merge-output-format mp4 -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s"..."

2026-02-12T21:14:01Z

Created page with "Easy to use "short-term" replacement for GRAB.BAT for Linux. Install yt-dlp from your package manager e.g. sudo rpm-ostree install yt-dlp Add grab aliases: mkdir ~/.bashrc.d vim ~/.bashrc.d/grab alias grab-audio='yt-dlp --format "bestaudio/best" --audio-format mp3 --extract-audio -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose' alias grab-video='yt-dlp --format "bestvideo+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo+bestaudio/best" --merge-output-format mp4 -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s"..."

New page

Easy to use "short-term" replacement for GRAB.BAT for Linux.

Install yt-dlp from your package manager e.g.
sudo rpm-ostree install yt-dlp
Add grab aliases:
mkdir ~/.bashrc.d
vim ~/.bashrc.d/grab

alias grab-audio='yt-dlp --format "bestaudio/best" --audio-format mp3 --extract-audio -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'
alias grab-video='yt-dlp --format "bestvideo+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/bestvideo+bestaudio/best" --merge-output-format mp4 -o "%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --verbose'
To grab audio:
grab-audio <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvAGUO27FNw</nowiki>
To grab video:
grab-video <nowiki>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HXT7fDkf9I</nowiki>
To grab a playlist of audio tracks:
grab-audio -a playlist.txt
To grab a playlist of video tracks:
grab-video -a playlist.txt