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I use youtube-dl heavily in downloading mostly YouTube content, usually by channel, and downloaded videos are added to an archive file.
Youtube-dl produces a LOT of stdout information when downloading from a large list of videos/channels, making the quiet option highly desirable.
However, when youtube-dl encounters an error, it prints a generic error with no reference to the video in question, requiring that it be re-run without quiet enabled to see the stdout line where the video/site are mentioned, to address the error. (Which I usually do by adding the particular video to the archive file manually).
It would be helpful if when youtube-dl encounters an error, it also prints the video information to stderr as well.
Make sure you are using the latest version: run
youtube-dl --version
and ensure your version is 2018.08.22. If it's not, read this FAQ entry and update. Issues with outdated version will be rejected.Before submitting an issue make sure you have:
What is the purpose of your issue?
I use youtube-dl heavily in downloading mostly YouTube content, usually by channel, and downloaded videos are added to an archive file.
Youtube-dl produces a LOT of stdout information when downloading from a large list of videos/channels, making the quiet option highly desirable.
However, when youtube-dl encounters an error, it prints a generic error with no reference to the video in question, requiring that it be re-run without quiet enabled to see the stdout line where the video/site are mentioned, to address the error. (Which I usually do by adding the particular video to the archive file manually).
It would be helpful if when youtube-dl encounters an error, it also prints the video information to stderr as well.