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What does a YT-DLP batch file for MS-DOS look like which accepts URLs which have been copied to the clip-board?

Please view the batch file below. The goal ... is to run yt-dlp in a batch file, which then gives you a menu with six options: yt-dlp "%temp_file%" yt-dlp -f best "%temp_file%" yt-...
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yt-dlp turns off my Telegram and Discord when I use --download-sections

I'm getting this problem on a macOS Monterey. When I run yt-dlp --download-sections, it takes a few seconds to reach the frame downloading part, but when it does get there, my Discord gets stuck on ...
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yt-dlp loss of quality live stream 1080p in the finished .mp4

I'm trying to download a live cs go stream in 1080/60fps. I use the normal command yt-dlp "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URZ0hB7nY3o" When I open the .mp4, I notice a big loss in quality ...
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Force MP4, BA, and <480p?

Jump to d.1 to see the work-around command I am using. Why am I doing this? It is SOMETIMES best to just do -f ba[ext=m4a] then change the extension to .mp4, my concern being that it will sometimes ...
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Guarantee best audio with best-merge?

I'm trying to dl the highest quality audio (and this is the most important thing), but also specific video formats. My default setting would probably be "best-video", but it might be ...
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yt-dlp playlist re-stream FFMPEG constantly dropping

yt-dlp "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL63F0C78739B09958" --exec "ffmpeg -i {} -vcodec libx264 -c:a aac -b:a 160k -crf 23 -preset fast -f flv rtmp://127.0.0.1:1935/live/mytv10&...
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Burn subtitle in youtube video while downloading

How to burn a YouTube video with a subtitle while downloading (simultaneously) using yt-dlp and ffmpeg. Can you help me with a batch file or command line syntax?
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Why does piping yt-dlp tp FFmpeg fail with --download-sections?

I'm trying to download a clip of a video (including audio) in a streaming manner (i.e. with no temporary files) in a given format. This works fine: yt-dlp --ignore-config --no-config-locations -f 22 -...
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