Hi Rob, another solution could be this youtube_to_mp3 script. It uses the latest ytdl bin from yt-dl.org : - just have to put it in /usr/local/bin or in ~/bin and make it executable - then enter the 11 chars part of a YT url like this: youtube_to_mp3 ANd_yT-C0de ENTER - the clip is downloaded and converted to mp3 (you can choose to keep or not the mp4 file) - the name is automatically something like Artist_or_File - Name - ANd_yT-C0de.mp3 - files are saved in ~/yt-dl/20220205/ (today) - and you can uncomment lines in the script to check and get the latest ytdl bin automatically (if available) Feel free to personalize it. HEre it is: ### <script> ### #!/bin/bash # # YouTube_to_MP3-script - orig. by L. Berger - modified ver. by O. La Rosa # 2020.04.17 clear ## Inst. dir + YT base-URL + YT-DL binary name var #InstRepo="/usr/local/bin/" InstRepo="$HOME/bin/" #YTDLName="youtube-dl" YTDLName="yt-dl" #YTBURL="http://youtu.be/"; YTBURL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v="; #YTBURL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v="; ## Go ! echo "YouTube_to_MP3-script ! " #echo "Positional parameters" #echo '$0 = ' $0 #echo '$1 = ' $1 ## Output #OUTPUT="/home/${USER}/Music" #OUTPUT="/home/${USER}/Musique" #OUTPUT="/home/${USER}/Muziek" #OUTPUT="/home/${USER}/Downloads" OUTPUT="/home/${USER}/yt-dl" mkdir -p $OUTPUT echo " Binary name & destination is : $InstRepo$YTDLName YouTube download repository is : $OUTPUT " echo " YT base URL (to download from) is : $YTBURL" ## Date NOWSHORT=`date +%Y%m%d` #http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/date.1.html #NOWSHORT=`date '+%Y%m%d%H%M%S'` #NOWSHORT=`date '+%Y%m%d-%H%M%S'` #NOWSHORT=`date '+%Y%m%d.%H%M%S'` echo " Today : $NOWSHORT " echo " " ## Download a full mix play list ## How to download YouTube playlist in Linux ## http://xmodulo.com/how-to-download-youtube-playlist-in-linux.html ## YT-DL(.org) bin installation #sudo curl -L https://yt-dl.org/latest/youtube-dl -o $InstRepo$YTDLName #curl -L https://yt-dl.org/latest/youtube-dl -o $InstRepo$YTDLName #sudo chmod a+rx $InstRepo$YTDLName #chmod a+rx $InstRepo$YTDLName ls -l $InstRepo$YTDLName echo " " #read -p "Press a key to continue ... " #clear ## Updating ... #$InstRepo$YTDLName -U echo " " #read -p "Press a key to continue ... " #clear ## Added --exec touch in place !! ## https://superuser.com/questions/731227/how-to-extract-the-filename-without-the-extension-from-a-full-path #FILENAME=${1%.*} # help ================== if [ -z $1 ]; then echo "Version `$YTDLName --version`" # echo "Usage : $(basename $0) youtube_full_address (keep)" echo "Usage : $(basename $0) youtube ID (11 chars) (keep)" echo " If 'keep' is specified, it will keep a copy of the orig. files" # echo "Example: youtube_to_mp3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFMnG4cSVJM"; # echo "Example: youtube_to_mp3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFMnG4cSVJM keep" echo "Example: youtube_to_mp3 cFMnG4cSVJM" echo "Example: youtube_to_mp3 cFMnG4cSVJM keep" echo " " exit 1 fi # help ================== echo " ---------------------------------------------------------------------------" echo "Date is : $NOWSHORT" echo "Making dir $NOWSHORT (if not exist) to store new files ..." mkdir -p $OUTPUT/$NOWSHORT #echo "--- $OUTPUT/$NOWSHORT ---" echo "--- URL $YTBURL$1 @ $OUTPUT/$NOWSHORT ---" echo " " #read -p "Press a key to continue ... " clear echo "YouTube_to_MP3-script ! " echo Downloading echo and converting to echo " $OUTPUT/$NOWSHORT" echo "(Please note, file's date is NOT today : Search by file name.) " echo ....... Busy ....... echo $FILENAME cd $OUTPUT/$NOWSHORT echo " " #read -p "Press a key to continue ... " #clear ## --audio-quality QUALITY Specify ffmpeg/avconv audio quality, ## Insert a value between 0 (better) and 9 if [ "$2" == "keep" ]; then echo "Will keep source video ´$1´" # $InstRepo$YTDLName --exec touch {} -i -x -k --audio-quality 0 --audio-format mp3 $1 # $InstRepo$YTDLName --exec touch {} -i -x -k --audio-quality 0 --audio-format mp3 $YTBURL$1 $InstRepo$YTDLName --exec touch {} -i -x -k --no-check-certificate --audio-quality 0 --audio-format mp3 $YTBURL$1 else # $YTDLName --exec touch {} -i -x --audio-quality 0 --audio-format mp3 $1 # $YTDLName --exec touch {} -i -x --audio-quality 0 --audio-format mp3 $YTBURL$1 $YTDLName --exec touch {} -i -x --no-check-certificate --audio-quality 0 --audio-format mp3 $YTBURL$1 fi echo " ---------------------------------------------------------------------------" #touch $FILENAME".mp3" cd $OUTPUT/$NOWSHORT ls -lrt echo " " read -p "Press a key to continue / CTRL+C to quit now without reupdating youtube-dl ... " #clear echo "--- Updating youtube-dl (yt-dl) : Please type root / sudo pwd (if required) ---" #sudo YTDLName --update $InstRepo$YTDLName --update echo "--- End updating youtube-dl ($InstRepo$YTDLName) ---" echo "------ Done youtube_to_mp3 -----------------------------------------" echo " " ## End of script ! exit ### </script> ### Osvaldo La Rosa aka Aldo. --- Your session --- On Fri, Feb 04, 2022 at 07:02:58PM -0500, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > OK thanks, > > I like this, having the link at the end is easier. > > Thanks, > > Rob > > > On 2/4/22 17:46, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > My usual youtube-dl line is as follows > > yt-dlp -ciw -x --audio-format mp3 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" <video-link> > > This names the file as title.mp3 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2022 17:19:23 -0500 > > Subject: Re: Help with YT-DLP > > > > > Thank you Chrys, > > That fixed it. > > > > Now I need to find out how to have the video named, instead of just > > letters and numbers. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rob > > > > > > On 2/4/22 16:57, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > Howdy Rob, > > > > > > Well there is an open single tick but missing the closing one in -o parameter. So the string is not terminated. > > > > > > Cheers chrys > > > > > > > Am 04.02.2022 um 22:40 schrieb Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx>: > > > > > > > > ?Hi, > > > > > > > > I am trying to use yt-dlp to convert YouTube video to mp3. > > > > > > > > I installed the latest version of yt-dlp using the info below. > > > > > > > > sudo wget https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -O /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp > > > > > > > > sudo chmod a+rx /usr/local/bin/yt-dlp > > > > > > > > update command > > > > yt-dlp -U > > > > > > > > When I use the below command, I get nothing but a greater than sign. > > > > > > > > yt-dlp -f 'ba' -x --audio-format mp3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ -o '%(id)s.mp3 > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Rob > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list mailing list > > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Blinux-list mailing list > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- | Verstuurd vanaf mijn GNU/Linux | Envoyé de mon GNU/Linux | | ----------------- Sent from GNU/Linux ------------------ | _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list