I'm using the linux terminal to download files using youtube_dl.
youtube-dl <link>
However, the file is downloaded asynchronously.
Is there a simple way to have the above command block until download is complete. (The other way would have been to check for downloaded file creation)
My crystal ball tells me that your URL contains ampersands, like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc&t=1s&end=9. In a shell, the ampersand makes the program run in the background (asynchronously).
Escape ampersands in URLs, by putting the whole URL in quotes:
youtube-dl 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc&t=1s&end=9'
On Windows cmd, use double quotes instead:
youtube-dl "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc&t=1s&end=9"
Alternatively, escsape all problematic characters. Consult your shell handbook on which characters have special meanings and how to escape them. Oftentimes, a backslash will work:
youtube-dl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc\&t=1s\&end=9