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youtube-dl:tldr:655a9

youtube-dl: Download a video or playlist at a specific quality.

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$ youtube-dl --format "${best[height<=480]}" '${https:--www-youtube-com-watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0}'

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The command you provided is using the YouTube-DL tool to download a specific video from YouTube.

Let's break down the command:

youtube-dl: This is the command to run the YouTube-DL tool.

--format "${best[height<=480]}": This option tells YouTube-DL to download the best available format for the video that has a height less than or equal to 480 pixels. The ${best[height<=480]} syntax is a variable substitution that selects the best format meeting the specified criteria.

'${https:--www-youtube-com-watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0}': This is the URL of the YouTube video you want to download. It is enclosed in single quotes to prevent any special characters from being misinterpreted by the command line.

Overall, this command uses YouTube-DL to download the best available format of a YouTube video with a height of 480 pixels or less, given the provided URL.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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