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xinto all the boxes [ ] relevant to your issue (like that [x])Make sure you are using the latest version: run
youtube-dl --versionand ensure your version is 2017.07.09. If it's not read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.Before submitting an issue make sure you have:
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If the purpose of this issue is a bug report, site support request or you are not completely sure provide the full verbose output as follows:
Add
-vflag to your command line you run youtube-dl with, copy the whole output and insert it here. It should look similar to one below (replace it with your log inserted between triple ```):Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information
This issue occured when I was downloading a tutorial video about Bash that contained $PATH in the title. The video URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJMFxIbDe-g. When youtube-dl attempts to create the file with the video title to download into the $PATH string in the title actually gets replaced with the contents of the actual $PATH variable in my shell. As you can see by the line in the output showing the destination file this creates a huge mess of directories with the mistitled video sitting at the bottom of it. Videos containing $ are rare but it needs to be escaped, I'm happy to provide any additional information.
Please Note: While I respect the request for the whole output I removed the URL on the line "[debug] Invoking downloader on" as I know it is not relevant to the issue whatsoever but it contained informtion such as my IP address.