Settings.json -- where and what's in it

[lsaranto]

I've looked at the locations given in FAQ on both Windows and Linux setups, but there is no settings.json file. Can someone provide an example file what is in it?

[axcore]

On my Linux box it's in ~/.config/youtube-dlg.

~/.config is a hidden folder, so you have to press CTRL + H to see it.

[lsaranto]

I'm not a Linux expert, but I know my basics. It's not there.

# ls -al
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root  6 Dec  7  2019 .
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 22 Dec  7  2019 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  0 Dec  7  2019 log

# find / -name settings.json
find: '/proc/695/map_files': Permission denied
find: '/proc/748/map_files': Permission denied
find: '/proc/749/map_files': Permission denied
find: '/proc/796/map_files': Permission denied
find: '/proc/821/map_files': Permission denied
find: '/sys/kernel/slab': Input/output error

If you have it, could you just post it here, please? I'll place it in the ~/.config/youtube-dlg/ and hope it reads it.

[axcore]

{
    "keep_video": false,
    "opts_win_size": "640/490",
    "open_dl_dir": false,
    "second_video_format": "0",
    "native_hls": true,
    "write_subs": false,
    "sudo_password": "",
    "workers_number": 3,
    "max_filesize": 0,
    "youtube_dl_debug": false,
    "shutdown": false,
    "selected_format": "0",
    "write_all_subs": false,
    "enable_log": true,
    "embed_thumbnail": false,
    "audio_quality": "5",
    "main_win_size": "740/490",
    "restrict_filenames": false,
    "min_filesize_unit": "",
    "video_password": "",
    "selected_audio_formats": [
        "mp3",
        "m4a",
        "vorbis"
    ],
    "selected_video_formats": [
        "webm",
        "mp4"
    ],
    "save_path": "/home/myname",
    "output_template": "%(uploader)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s",
    "show_completion_popup": true,
    "locale_name": "en_US",
    "to_audio": false,
    "confirm_deletion": true,
    "min_filesize": 0,
    "save_path_dirs": [
        "/home/myname",
    ],
    "audio_format": "",
    "max_downloads": 0,
    "output_format": 1,
    "embed_subs": false,
    "write_auto_subs": false,
    "video_format": "0",
    "confirm_exit": true,
    "referer": "",
    "proxy": "",
    "add_metadata": false,
    "ignore_errors": true,
    "log_time": true,
    "password": "",
    "playlist_end": 0,
    "write_description": false,
    "retries": 10,
    "cmd_args": "",
    "write_thumbnail": false,
    "playlist_start": 1,
    "nomtime": false,
    "write_info": false,
    "username": "",
    "subs_lang": "en",
    "user_agent": "",
    "max_filesize_unit": "",
    "ignore_config": true,
    "youtubedl_path": "/home/myname/.config/youtube-dlg"
}

[axcore]

This settings.json file does not contain default settings.

Also, there are three lines containing a filepath, so you should replace /home/myname/with the equivalent on your system

Also, if youtube-dlg will not run on your system, I maintain a fork that probably will.

[lsaranto]

Thank you for the file. I'll go through it before using it.

I'll check your fork.