Ignore specific options from configuration file

[Tony-il-Capo]

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Hi there
Is there a way to ignore specific options from config file? Like, if the options are present on command line, the same options on configuration file are ignored.

I make use of configuration file because I use proxy and custom downloader options, if not, is hard to write them every time.
I read here about having multiple config files, but don't seems implemented.

Anyway, it's something that shouldn't take much priority nor time.

Btw, youtube-dl runs great on my OpenWrt router (WR1043NDv2), Rpi 3 and Linux STB (Vu+ Duo2), thanks so much for this awesome tool.

[dstftw]

Like, if the options are present on command line, the same options on configuration file are ignored.

Options passed on command line override the same options from configuration file.

I read here about having multiple config files, but don't seems implemented.

Wrong, it's implemented: --config-location.

[Tony-il-Capo]

Thanks, I tested this before and somehow it was not working, it would still use options from configuration file. I need to check this again.

Could this info be clarified on readme page?
I only find this

You can use --ignore-config if you want to disable the configuration file for a particular youtube-dl run.

Thanks again and sorry about this.

[heikoherold]

Like, if the options are present on command line, the same options on configuration file are ignored.

Options passed on command line override the same options from configuration file.

What about options with mandatory arguments, where we want to override to the default?

E. g. config file contains --recode-video mkv but we don't want to recode for this execution.
Just adding --recode-video generates an error youtube-dl: error: invalid video recode format specified.

Note: selecting another config file is far less useful because you need to copy the standard config file and edit it.