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yt-dlp:tldr:96fc8

yt-dlp: Extract audio from a video (requires ffmpeg or ffprobe).
$ yt-dlp --extract-audio "${https:--www-youtube-com-watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0}"
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The command you shared is for yt-dlp, which is a command-line program used for downloading videos and audios from various websites, including YouTube.

Let's break down the command step by step:

  1. yt-dlp: This is the command to execute the yt-dlp program.

  2. --extract-audio: This is a flag or option provided to yt-dlp. It specifies that the audio should be extracted from the video file while downloading. In simpler terms, this command ensures that only the audio track of the video will be downloaded, excluding the video itself.

  3. "${https:--www-youtube-com-watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0}": This is the URL of the video you want to download. However, there seems to be an issue with the formatting. The URL should not be enclosed within double-quotes and the use of colons (:) and hyphens (-) in place of forward slashes (/) seems incorrect. The correct format for the URL would be: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0 (assuming "oHg5SJYRHA0" is the video identifier).

To download the audio from the video, you can modify the command as follows:

yt-dlp --extract-audio "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0"

Make sure to have yt-dlp installed correctly to run this command successfully.

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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