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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+USAGE="Fetches the best format of a YT video (ideally in mp4)
+yt-dlp-best \"URL\"
+"
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+ echo $USAGE
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+URL=$1
+
+FMT_LINE=$(yt-dlp -F "${URL}" | tail -n 2 | grep "mp4")
+
+FMT=$(echo ${FMT_LINE} | cut -d" " -f1)
+
+echo "${FMT_LINE}"
+echo "yt-dlp -f ${FMT}+m4a \"${URL}\""
+read -p "proceed (Y/N): " answer
+
+if [[ "$answer" =~ ^[yY][eE]{0,1}[sS]{0,1}$ ]]; then
+ yt-dlp -f ${FMT}+m4a "${URL}"
+ exit 0
+else
+ echo "Okay, cancelling"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+