I've downloaded a program yesterday and since there was no installer, I created a folder then moved it in the appropriate Program Files folder then added the corresponding path entry in the GUI Advanced system settings (through the context menu of "This PC"), which is %ProgramFiles(x86)%\youtube-dl-2020.03.08\youtube-dl.exe. I then tried the following in vain
C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME>echo %Path%
C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\youtube-dl-2020.03.08\youtube-dl.exe;C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;
C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME>youtube-dl
'youtube-dl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME>youtube-dl --help
'youtube-dl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME>youtube-dl.exe --help
'youtube-dl.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME>"C:\Program Files (x86)\youtube-dl-2020.03.08\youtube-dl.exe" --help
Usage: youtube-dl.exe [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]
Options:
General Options:
[...]
C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME\Downloads>"C:\Program Files (x86)\youtube-dl-2020.03.08\youtube-dl.exe" -f 'bestvideo[height<=480]+bestaudio/best[height<=480]'
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alQUyaybZgo
The system cannot find the file specified.
C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME\Downloads>"C:\Program Files (x86)\youtube-dl-2020.03.08\youtube-dl.exe -f 'bestvideo[height<=480]+bestaudio/best[height<=480]'
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alQUyaybZgo
"
'"C:\Program Files (x86)\youtube-dl-2020.03.08\youtube-dl.exe -f 'bestvideo[height<=480]+bestaudio/best[height<=480]'
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alQUyaybZgo
"' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Would you kindly help me properly do the 2nd-to-last command?
Moderators: I'm using FF 74.0 on Win 10 V1909 and I can't use the quote option in this post. Also, would you let me know how to include a URL so that it doesn't get integrated (so that there isn't an embedded video instead of a youtube URL) and do it to this message ? I used a different font color as a workaround.
C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME>echo %Path%
C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Management Engine Components\DAL;C:\Program Files (x86)\youtube-dl-2020.03.08\youtube-dl.exe;C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;
C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME>youtube-dl
'youtube-dl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME>youtube-dl --help
'youtube-dl' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME>youtube-dl.exe --help
'youtube-dl.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME>"C:\Program Files (x86)\youtube-dl-2020.03.08\youtube-dl.exe" --help
Usage: youtube-dl.exe [OPTIONS] URL [URL...]
Options:
General Options:
[...]
C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME\Downloads>"C:\Program Files (x86)\youtube-dl-2020.03.08\youtube-dl.exe" -f 'bestvideo[height<=480]+bestaudio/best[height<=480]'
The system cannot find the file specified.
C:\Users\MY_USER_NAME\Downloads>"C:\Program Files (x86)\youtube-dl-2020.03.08\youtube-dl.exe -f 'bestvideo[height<=480]+bestaudio/best[height<=480]'
"
'"C:\Program Files (x86)\youtube-dl-2020.03.08\youtube-dl.exe -f 'bestvideo[height<=480]+bestaudio/best[height<=480]'
"' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Would you kindly help me properly do the 2nd-to-last command?
Moderators: I'm using FF 74.0 on Win 10 V1909 and I can't use the quote option in this post. Also, would you let me know how to include a URL so that it doesn't get integrated (so that there isn't an embedded video instead of a youtube URL) and do it to this message ? I used a different font color as a workaround.