youtube-dl:tldr:92975
youtube-dl: Download a video or playlist.
$ youtube-dl '${https:--www-youtube-com-watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0}'
try on your machine
The command "youtube-dl '${https:--www-youtube-com-watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0}'" is used to download a YouTube video using the youtube-dl command-line tool.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
- "youtube-dl" is the command-line tool used for downloading videos from various websites, including YouTube.
- The string '${https:--www-youtube-com-watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0}' is enclosed in single quotes. It likely represents a URL or link to a specific YouTube video. The actual URL is obscured here, but based on the format, it suggests it could be a link to Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" video (a popular bait-and-switch prank).
- The purpose of enclosing the URL in single quotes is to prevent the shell from interpreting special characters or executing the content as a command.
When you run this command, the youtube-dl tool will be invoked with the provided YouTube video URL. It will then attempt to download the video and save it to your local disk, following the default settings or any additional options that might be specified.
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.