diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 1fe9b6b..582e555 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ If you are using an output template inside a Windows batch file then you must es ### File name too long -Each OS and filesystem has a limit to the the length of a filename. If you are getting this error, then the filename you are trying to save has exceeded this limit. To fix this, use [output template](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#output-template) to set a smaller filename. The [Python string formatting operations](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#printf-style-string-formatting) will be helpful here. For example, `%(uploader).30B - %(title).200B.%(ext)s` will shorten the uploader name to 30 bytes and the title to 200 bytes. If you want this for all of your downloads, put the option into your [configuration file](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#configuration). +Each OS and filesystem has a limit to the length of a filename. If you are getting this error, then the filename you are trying to save has exceeded this limit. To fix this, use [output template](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#output-template) to set a smaller filename. The [Python string formatting operations](https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#printf-style-string-formatting) will be helpful here. For example, `%(uploader).30B - %(title).200B.%(ext)s` will shorten the uploader name to 30 bytes and the title to 200 bytes. If you want this for all of your downloads, put the option into your [configuration file](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#configuration). ### Downloading clips and cutting out Sponsor sections is inaccurate @@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ If you want to find out whether a given URL is supported, simply call yt-dlp wit ### Why do I need to go through that much red tape when filing bugs? -Despite the extensive [bug reporting instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#opening-an-issue), Many of the issue reports we get are useless, for instance because people used ancient versions, because of simple syntactic errors (not in yt-dlp but in general shell usage), because the problem was already reported multiple times before, because people did not actually read an error message, even if it said "please install ffmpeg", because people did not mention the URL they were trying to download and many more simple, easy-to-avoid problems, many of whom were totally unrelated to yt-dlp. So the issue template forces people to go through the red tape to make sure that they actually read the instructions and that they are not wasting our time. +Despite the extensive [bug reporting instructions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#opening-an-issue), many of the issue reports we get are useless, for instance because people used ancient versions, because of simple syntactic errors (not in yt-dlp but in general shell usage), because the problem was already reported multiple times before, because people did not actually read an error message, even if it said "please install ffmpeg", because people did not mention the URL they were trying to download and many more simple, easy-to-avoid problems, many of which were totally unrelated to yt-dlp. So the issue template forces people to go through the red tape to make sure that they actually read the instructions and that they are not wasting our time. -yt-dlp is an open-source project manned by too few volunteers, so we'd rather spend time fixing bugs where we are certain none of those simple problems apply, and where we can be reasonably confident to be able to reproduce the issue without asking the reporter repeatedly. As such, the output of `yt-dlp -Uv ` is really all that's required to file an issue. The issue template also guides you through some basic steps you can do, such as checking that your version of yt-dlp is current. +yt-dlp is an open-source project manned by too few volunteers, so we'd rather spend time fixing bugs where we are certain none of those simple problems apply, and where we can be reasonably confident to be able to reproduce the issue without asking the reporter repeatedly. As such, the output of `yt-dlp -Uv ` is really all that's required to file an issue. The issue template also guides you through some basic steps you can do, such as checking that your version of yt-dlp is current. ### How can I speed up work on my issue?