Downloading a video by ID that starts with "-"

[SirJosh3917]

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C:\x>youtube-dl "-CQ0I7S19jw"
Usage: youtube-dl [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]

youtube-dl: error: no such option: -Q

C:\x>

Description of your issue, suggested solution and other information

If I supply a youtube video id prefixed with a -, it interprets it as a command line argument. e.g. -CQ0I7S19jw

Solution: If it has quotes around it, don't interpret the first - as a command line argument
Temporary solution: prefix the id with the youtube URL

[dstftw]

https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl#how-do-i-download-a-video-starting-with-a--