using -g option and embedding on a webpage, is it possible to have the correct download filename for the name of the video

[briantho]

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Hi, I'm trying to embed a video i'm hosting on youtube on a webpage that i'm hosting. So far it's working fine by using the -g option and taking that url and embedding it into my site with the tag. The problem is that when i right click and say "save as" under the video i get a file named videoplayback.mp4 Basically is there a way of auto naming the file to the right one on youtube, rather than videoplayback. Basically what i'm trying to do is so when a user right clicks and says save as it's automatically the right name, and not videoplayback. I understand how the -g option works, but so far i haven't found a solution for this. I've tried with the -o option but combined with the -g option gives an error for youtube-dl saying that no valid url was entered. again my main goal is to have the correct filename when a user right clicks and says "save as". I'm not sure if this is possible, but for my website it is necessary. If anyone has any other ideas on how to change the filename automatically, with or without using youtube-dl please let me know.
Thanks,
Brian

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[yan12125]

Parse the result of -j and add Content-Disposition header.