If you don't need parallel downloading for speed, the FFmpeg command is simpler because it handles the download and the merging in one step. ffmpeg -i "https://example.com" -c copy video.mp4 Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard
curl -s "$m3u8_url" | grep ".ts" | while read ts; do echo "$base_url/$ts" done | aria2c -i - -j 16 -d ./video aria2c m3u8
yt-dlp handles the complex logic of reading the manifest and merging the segments into a single video file, while aria2c handles the parallel connections to download the chunks faster than a standard downloader. Option 2: The Manual Way (aria2c only) If you don't need parallel downloading for speed,