macOS youtube-dl installing problem

[bingefeller]

Hi folks,

I'm getting this error message when trying to install youtube-dl:

Failed to create the file /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl: No such file or directory.

i'm using Mac OS 10.12.3 and Python 2.7.10

i typed in the exact command from the youtube-dl page -

sudo curl -L https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl

Just like that, all on one line. Do I need to create that folder manually?

 

[Intell]

That will work, but you may need to make the folder first with this:

sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin/
sudo curl -L https://yt-dl.org/downloads/latest/youtube-dl -o /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/youtube-dl

Those three lines should get it installed for you. If you're still having trouble installing it, I suggest looking at Homebrew to install it: http://brew.sh/

 

[bingefeller]

Thanks for your help, but I'm chatting with someone on an irc chat and I apparently have /usr/local/bin

echo "$PATH" gives me this:

/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin


Does that mean I already have that folder? I don't want to try and remake the folder incase it messes up something. I understand I could do it via Homebrew, but I literally would be using Homebrew to install this one prog.

 

[Intell]

The folder may already exist, but it isn't possible to tell from your $PATH. Running the mkdir command won't hurt anything if the folder already exists. It'll only do something if it doesn't exist.

 

[bingefeller]

Thanks again, Intell. I got it working now following your commands. I wasn't doubting you, it's just that, as you can tell, I don't have a clue about the command line and don't want to mess anything up. I did install youtube-dl like this on my old MacBook Pro and it worked, but this is a clean install of Sierra so.....

 

[Intell]

Happy you got it working! Don't forget to keep youtube-dl updated with "sudo youtube-dl -U"