Options provided in config file specified in `--config-location` is parsed, but not followed.

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Before I do that, please make note that for this particular run of youtube-dl, I wish to use a configuration file, download.conf, which is as follows:

# Settings for downloading Critical Role videos via playlist
# Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7atuZxmT954bCkC062rKwXTvJtcqFB8i

# Don't mark downloaded videos as watched

--no-mark-watched

# Infinite retries

-R infinite

# Set up download archive file to not waste time downloading stuff that's already downloaded.

--download-archive "archive.log"

# Make sure that downloaded files are marked with playlist index, for easy sorting.

-o "%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s"

The command, and verbose input, is as follows:

$ youtube-dl --config-location download.conf -v "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7atuZxmT954bCkC062rKwXTvJtcqFB8i"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: ['--no-mark-watched', '-R', 'infinite', '--download-archive', 'archive.log', '-o', '%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s']
[debug] Command-line args: ['--config-location', 'download.conf', '-v', 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7atuZxmT954bCkC062rKwXTvJtcqFB8i']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.01.14
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube:playlist] PL7atuZxmT954bCkC062rKwXTvJtcqFB8i: Downloading webpage
[download] Downloading playlist: Critical Role
[youtube:playlist] playlist Critical Role: Downloading 86 videos
[download] Downloading video 1 of 86
[youtube] i-p9lWIhcLQ: Downloading webpage
[youtube] i-p9lWIhcLQ: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] i-p9lWIhcLQ: Extracting video information
[youtube] i-p9lWIhcLQ: Downloading MPD manifest
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'https://r2---sn-uh-30aez.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?ratebypass=yes&signature=ACA13A96E52B16B1FFE958B04B3F08EF44BCB544.8DDD29695AEE0AD834B5DD568E5C3457C1545090&initcwndbps=833750&ipbits=0&source=youtube&pl=18&itag=22&dur=11014.524&mime=video%2Fmp4&expire=1484597553&ei=0dR8WOyzAYquoAPN4q_AAg&lmt=1471664999930609&requiressl=yes&mm=31&mv=m&mt=1484575845&ms=au&beids=%5B9452307%5D&key=yt6&ip=60.49.75.176&upn=bSu1HA8i9_U&mn=sn-uh-30aez&sparams=dur%2Cei%2Cid%2Cinitcwndbps%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Clmt%2Cmime%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cpl%2Cratebypass%2Crequiressl%2Csource%2Cupn%2Cexpire&id=o-AHSaykX5kic_7lfutVbMkoJTnCLsB8L8aa0icq93vRJ8'
[download] Destination: Arrival at Kraghammer  - Critical Role RPG Show - Episode 1-i-p9lWIhcLQ.mp4
[download]   0.0% of 1.43GiB at 82.42KiB/s ETA 05:02:13

Notably, when the command is this, it works as required:

$ youtube-dl --no-mark-watched -R infinite -o "%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s" --download-archive "archive.log" -v "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7atuZxmT954bCkC062rKwXTvJtcqFB8i"
[debug] System config: []
[debug] User config: []
[debug] Custom config: []
[debug] Command-line args: ['--no-mark-watched', '-R', 'infinite', '-o', '%(playlist_index)s-%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s', '--download-archive', 'archive.log', '-v', 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7atuZxmT954bCkC062rKwXTvJtcqFB8i']
[debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs mbcs, out cp437, pref cp1252
[debug] youtube-dl version 2017.01.14
[debug] Python version 3.4.4 - Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1
[debug] exe versions: none
[debug] Proxy map: {}
[youtube:playlist] PL7atuZxmT954bCkC062rKwXTvJtcqFB8i: Downloading webpage
[download] Downloading playlist: Critical Role
[youtube:playlist] playlist Critical Role: Downloading 86 videos
[download] Downloading video 1 of 86
[download] Arrival at Kraghammer  - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 1 has already been recorded in archive
[download] Downloading video 2 of 86
[download] Into the Greyspine Mines - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 2 has already been recorded in archive
[download] Downloading video 3 of 86
[download] Strange Bedfellows - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 3 has already been recorded in archive
[download] Downloading video 4 of 86
[download] Attack on the Duergar Warcamp - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 4 has already been recorded in archive
[download] Downloading video 5 of 86
[download] The Trick about Falling - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 5 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Breaching the Emberhold - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 6 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] The Throne Room - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 7 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Glass and Bone - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 8 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Yug'voril Uncovered - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 9 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] K'Varn Revealed - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 10 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] The Temple Showdown - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 11 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Tips - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 12 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Escape from the Underdark - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 13 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] SHOPPING AND SHIPPING - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 14 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] SKYWARD - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 15 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Enter Vasselheim - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 16 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] HUBRIS - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 17 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Trial of the Take - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 18 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Trial of the Take Part 2 ft. FELICIA DAY - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 19 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Trial of the Take, Part 3 - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 20 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Trial of the Take, Part 4 - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 21 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] AraMente to Pyrah - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 22 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] THE REMATCH - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 23 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] THE FEAST - Critical Role RPG Show: Episode 24 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Crimson Diplomacy - Critical Role RPG Show Episode 25 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Consequences and Cows | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 26 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] The Path to Whitestone | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 27 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] The Sun Tree | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 28 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Whispers  | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 29 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Stoke the Flames | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 30 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Gunpowder Plot, pt. 1  | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 31 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Gunpowder Plot, pt. 2  | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 31 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Against the Tide of Bone | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 32 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Reunions | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 33, pt. 1 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Reunions | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 33, pt. 2 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Race to the Ziggurat | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 34 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Denouement | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 35, pt. 1 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Denouement | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 35, pt. 2 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Winter's Crest in Whitestone | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 36 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] A Musician's Nostalgia | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 37 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Echoes of the Past | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 38 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Omens | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 39 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Desperate Measures | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 40 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] In Ruins | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 41 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Dangerous Dealings | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 42 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Return to Vasselheim | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 43 has already been recorded in archive
[download] Downloading video 47 of 86
[download] TO THE POOP! - The Goblins | Critical Role PATHFINDER One-Shot! has already been recorded in archive
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[download] The Sunken Tomb | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 44 has already been recorded in archive
[download] Downloading video 49 of 86
[download] Those Who Walk Away... | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 45 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Cindergrove Revisited | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 46 w/ CHRIS HARDWICK has already been recorded in archive
[download] Downloading video 51 of 86
[download] Check Out CRITICAL ROLE's New Intro! has already been recorded in archive
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[download] The Family Business | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 47 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Into the Frostweald | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 48 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] A Name Is Earned | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 49 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Best Laid Plans... | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 50 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] Test of Pride | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 51 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] The Kill Box | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 52 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] At Dawn, We Plan! | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 53 has already been recorded in archive
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[download] In the Belly of the Beast | Critical Role RPG Show Episode 54 has already been recorded in archive
[download] Downloading video 60 of 86
[youtube] 4FI8qB-yh-w: Downloading webpage
[youtube] 4FI8qB-yh-w: Downloading video info webpage
[youtube] 4FI8qB-yh-w: Extracting video information
[youtube] 4FI8qB-yh-w: Downloading MPD manifest
[debug] Invoking downloader on 'https://r2---sn-30a7dne6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?lmt=1471681492628339&ip=60.49.75.176&ei=o9h8WMSAMY7ZogOQlpjwCw&expire=1484598531&id=o-AMWz6ZCWmMV3VMfwiZbAI5zp-Ml2LFqB3wxmTjnQ8sp4&mn=sn-30a7dne6&mm=31&signature=1AA4E1F1848E0B88965F8F7EF7F360D9DF57D907.7DEFE96464522B314378BFFEE1CA696F72563024&itag=22&dur=16259.657&mv=m&mt=1484576757&ms=au&requiressl=yes&ratebypass=yes&key=yt6&mime=video%2Fmp4&ipbits=0&upn=hE0IkNFXqjY&nh=IgpwcjAxLmt1bDA2Kg03Mi4xNC4yMTUuMjE1&pl=18&initcwndbps=502500&sparams=dur%2Cei%2Cid%2Cinitcwndbps%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Clmt%2Cmime%2Cmm%2Cmn%2Cms%2Cmv%2Cnh%2Cpl%2Cratebypass%2Crequiressl%2Csource%2Cupn%2Cexpire&source=youtube'
[download] Resuming download at byte 287665862
[download] Destination: 60-Critical Role RPG Show Q&A and Battle Royale!-4FI8qB-yh-w.mp4
[download]  13.9% of 1.93GiB at 138.96KiB/s ETA 03:29:27

So what appears to be happening here is that options passed through the custom configuration file is parsed, but not honored (notably --config-location and -o), but they seem to work when placed directly on the command prompt.

I'm currently using youtube-dl using Windows 7. This version was installed, and is updated, by using chocolatey, using this package.