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Grab a youtube video via a socks proxy via some server you have ssh access to.
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ytsnarf.sh
#!/bin/bash
# start a socks 5 proxy in screen
screen -d -m -S ytsnarf ssh -ND 8080 <your-server>
# dload via proxy
youtube-dl --proxy socks://localhost:8080 $1
# kill the session
screen -X -S ytsnarf quit
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