bash wrapper script that prompts for the format [youtube-dl]

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A bash wrapper script that prompts for the format, which includes all available renditions, including audio-only, video-only.

Accepts both absolute youtube URLs and video IDs.

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Download youtube video with desired quality

# youtube-dl accepts both fully qualified URLs and video id's such as AQcQgfvfF1M

url="$*"

echo "Fetching available formats for $url..."
youtube-dl -F "$url"
read -p "Please enter the desired quality code: " FORMAT

echo "Streaming with quality $FORMAT..."
mpv --cache=1024 $(youtube-dl -f $FORMAT -g "$url")