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This executable can spawn an interactive system shell.

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  The URL must point to a valid YouTube video which will be actually downloaded.

  Unprivileged

  This function can be performed by any unprivileged user.

  yt-dlp 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxxxxxx' --exec '/bin/sh #'

  Sudo

  This function is performed by the privileged user if executed via sudo because the acquired privileges are not dropped.

  Remarks

  If there are environment variables involved, they must be passed via sudo VAR=value ... or exported then sudo -E ....

  yt-dlp 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxxxxxxxx' --exec '/bin/sh #'

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