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How to open youtube video with youtube-dl

rated 0 times [ 2] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 1978 / 3 Years ago, mon, august 23, 2021, 1:49:32

Ok so I found this answer to someones question about how to download youtube videos via youtube-dl. It had all of the information that I needed, except how to open the video.

Here is what I have so far:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install youtube-dl

youtube-dl youtube-video-link

It downloads ok, I just don't know how to open it. Again, thanks for your help.

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answered 3 Years ago tatoethin · Accepted Answer

You can specify the directory where the video will be saved using the -o option.

Example:

youtube-dl -o "/home/<User>/Downloads/%(title)s" {URL}

The syntax to open any file in its default application is:

xdg-open $file

If you are using VLC player, you can use so:

cd /path/videos

vlc "Videoname.avi"

If VLC Player is not installed, you can install it so:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/stable-daily

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install vlc