Convert any YouTube video into an audio file you can listen to on the go...

gistfile1.c

# Convert any YouTube video into an audio file you can listen to on the go, using:
#   http://rg3.github.com/youtube-dl/

{ ~ } > brew install ffmpeg
{ ~ } > brew install ffprobe

{ ~ } > wget https://raw.github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/2012.02.27/youtube-dl
{ ~ } > chmod u+x youtube-dl

# Pick which video format you want to download.. (use any YT video link)
{ ~ } > ./youtube-dl -s -F http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT1KmTQ-1Os

	[youtube] Setting language
	[youtube] vT1KmTQ-1Os: Downloading video webpage
	[youtube] vT1KmTQ-1Os: Downloading video info webpage
	[youtube] vT1KmTQ-1Os: Extracting video information
	Available formats:
	22	:	mp4	[720x1280]
	45	:	webm	[720x1280]
	35	:	flv	[480x854]
	44	:	webm	[480x854]
	34	:	flv	[360x640]
	18	:	mp4	[360x640]
	43	:	webm	[360x640]
	5	:	flv	[240x400]
	17	:	mp4	[144x176]

# Extract audio track from video
{ ~ } > ./youtube-dl -f 5 --extract-audio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT1KmTQ-1Os

	[youtube] Setting language
	[youtube] vT1KmTQ-1Os: Downloading video webpage
	[youtube] vT1KmTQ-1Os: Downloading video info webpage
	[youtube] vT1KmTQ-1Os: Extracting video information
	[download] Destination: vT1KmTQ-1Os.flv
	[download] 100.0% of 74.36M at   43.23k/s ETA 00:00
	[ffmpeg] Destination: vT1KmTQ-1Os.mp3

{ ~ } > open vT1KmTQ-1Os.mp3

# woot.