Re: yt-dlp search syntax?

[Huihang Yan <huihang.yan@outlook.com>]

On March 12, 2025 5:48:03 AM UTC, Karen Lewellen <klewellen@shellworld.net> wrote:
>
>I did discover a command ytsearch:
>But cannot fully follow how to specify my search requirements.
>there are a zillion options for this tool, I am pleased for example to learn that converting items to mp3, or say m4a, is a command line option,
>Where I am stuck is getting a very specific search done.
>Can anyone share the syntax?
>Thanks,
>Karen
>
>
Hi Karen,

I saw in the manpage of yt-dlp(1) that there is a '-x', '--extract-video' option:

> Convert video files to audio-only files (requires ffmpeg and ffprobe)

This might be the option to produce audio files, like .mp3 and .m4a.

Best wishes,
Huihang