How to download youtube videos from linux command terminal window ??

 
How to download youtube videos from linux command terminal window ??


CTRL+ALT+T (Ubuntu) - Command terminal

1. Using Ubuntu Linux, I downloaded the package youtube-dl with this command:

$ sudo apt-get install youtube-dl

2. After having successfully installed youtube-dl, open a web browser and go to youtube.com to pick a video that you would like to download.

3. Copy the page URL/address of the Youtube video.

4. Go back to the Linux terminal and simply type: youtube-dl + URL/Address of the video

For example, I downloaded the current number one YouTube video clip of all time with this command:

$ youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM

You can add the -b option to download the video in high quality, e.g.

$ youtube-dl -b http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM

5. The downloaded video will be saved at /home/username by default. It will be in .flv format so be sure to have flash plugin installed before viewing the video.