Suntax error in Linux

[finid]

Checklist

• [ ] I'm reporting a broken site support issue
• [ ] I've verified that I'm running youtube-dl version 2021.12.17
• [ ] I've checked that all provided URLs are alive and playable in a browser
• [ ] I've checked that all URLs and arguments with special characters are properly quoted or escaped
• [ ] I've searched the bugtracker for similar bug reports including closed ones
• [ ] I've read bugs section in FAQ

Verbose log

youtube-dl -v --version
/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
/usr/local/bin/youtube-dl: line 1: `<h1>Access denied</h1>'

Description

1. Just installed YouTube-dl on Linux Mint using the manual (curl) method.
2. Got the error above after running youtube-dl -h or youtube-dl --version. Mint is running Python 3.8.10

[FuzzyExpress]

fexp@FuzzyExpressKRaider:~/Downloads$ cat /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
<h1>Access denied</h1>

<p>
  Due to a <a href="https://openjur.de/u/2466945.html" target="_blank">ruling</a> of the Hamburg Regional Court, access to this website is blocked.
</p>

<hr />

<h1>Zugriff gesperrt</h1>

<p>
  Aufgrund eines <a href="https://openjur.de/u/2466945.html" target="_blank">Urteils</a> des Landgerichts Hamburg ist der Zugriff auf diese Website gesperrt.
</p>

Seams like the website that the curl command was pointing to was taken down :shrug: Instead we installed an almost blank HTML file.

[finid]

I know that website is not longer accessible, just did not know binary pointed to it.

[finid]

Because of that the application does not work at all.

[dirkf]

Use the template. Follow #30839.