---
name: "metacafe-dl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "metacafe-dl"
version: "2008.07.23-1"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/metacafe-dl"
---

# metacafe-dl(1)

download video files from metacafe.com

## NAME

**metacafe-dl** - download video files from metacafe.com

## SYNOPSIS

**metacafe-dl** \[options\] *video\_url*

## DESCRIPTION

**metacafe-dl** is a small command-line program to download videos from metacafe.com.

## OPTIONS

- **-g, --get-url**

  Print final video URL only.

- **-h, --help**

  Print help text and exit.

- **-o, --output= *FILE***

  Set output video file name to *FILE*.

- **-q, --quiet**

  Activates quiet mode.

- **-r, --rate-limit= *RATE\_LIMIT***

  Set download rate limit (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)

- **-s, --simulate**

  Do not download video, only print final download URL.

- **-t, --title**

  Use video's title in file name.

- **-v, --version**

  Print version and exit.

## AUTHOR

Manpage written by Nacho Barrientos Arias \<nacho@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

## BUGS

Report bugs to Debian BTS or to Nacho Barrientos Arias \<nacho@debian.org\>.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006-2008, Ricardo Garcia Gonzalez. Licensed under MIT license.

```
http://www.arrakis.es/~rggi3/metacafe-dl/
```