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get direct video URLs #5873

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eadmaster opened this issue Jun 2, 2015 · 1 comment
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get direct video URLs #5873

eadmaster opened this issue Jun 2, 2015 · 1 comment

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@eadmaster eadmaster commented Jun 2, 2015

is it possible to do a "dry run" (do not download the video) and get the direct video url?
Probably this is not possible for all the supported sites, but still useful.
For instance the user may want to use an external download manager, or just try direct viewing with a video player:

mplayer $(youtube-dl --get-url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MC3XuMvsDI)
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@dstftw dstftw commented Jun 2, 2015

That's actually what the command you mentioned does.

-g, --get-url                    Simulate, quiet but print URL
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