From d10d0e3cf8c38fba27d873fd3cb60572327fe5dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yen Chi Hsuan Date: Mon, 29 May 2017 14:58:07 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] [README.md] Add an example for how to use .netrc on Windows That's a Python bug: http://bugs.python.org/issue28334 Most likely it will be fixed in Python 3.7: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/123 --- README.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dc0be1f40..284ce8ca3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -474,7 +474,10 @@ machine twitch login my_twitch_account_name password my_twitch_password ``` To activate authentication with the `.netrc` file you should pass `--netrc` to youtube-dl or place it in the [configuration file](#configuration). -On Windows you may also need to setup the `%HOME%` environment variable manually. +On Windows you may also need to setup the `%HOME%` environment variable manually. For example: +``` +set HOME=%USERPROFILE% +``` # OUTPUT TEMPLATE