Basic youtube-dl command is: youtube-dl "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID_HERE"
.
Make sure to do the following first:
- Ensure the
python3
command is working and actually runs a version of Python 3.x. - Make sure that the path to your cookies file is correct.
- Make sure that you have the latest version of youtube-dl installed (
youtube-dl --version
). - Ensure the absolute file path for the youtube-dl binary or installation (In a UNIX-like terminal use
which youtube-dl
).