yt-dlp config to use aria2c as an external downloader and zsh completions

yt-dlp is a fork of youtube-dl that is fixes some bugs and adds some new features

When you install the binary of yt-dlp it doesnt install the zsh completions, in this video i show you how to install the zsh completions for yt-dlp and create the yt-dlp config file to use aria2c as an external downloader

yt-dlp: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp

yt-dlp config to use aria2c as an external downloader: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NapoleonWils0n/ubuntu-dotfiles/master/.config/yt-dlp/config

yt-dlp zsh auto completions file: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NapoleonWils0n/ubuntu-root/master/usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/_yt-dlp

mpv.conf youtube-dl settings for mpv https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NapoleonWils0n/ubuntu-dotfiles/master/.config/mpv/mpv.conf

mpv input.conf vim keybindings https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NapoleonWils0n/ubuntu-dotfiles/master/.config/mpv/input.conf

Previous video on how to replace youtube-dl with yt-dlp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPGr0XArk6s

Set up

1 - create the yt-dlp config directory

mkdir -p ~/.config/yt-dlp

2 - download the config file to use aria2c as an external downloader

wget 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NapoleonWils0n/ubuntu-dotfiles/master/.config/yt-dlp/config' -O ~/.config/yt-dlp/config

3 - download the yt-dlp zsh auto completions file

wget 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NapoleonWils0n/ubuntu-root/master/usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions/_yt-dlp'

4 - move the _yt-dlp zsh completions file into the zsh completions directory

sudo mv _yt-dlp /usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions

5 - open a new terminal to pick up the new yt-dlp zsh completions ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHrBtEG1OUY