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It links to a m3u8 not a video

The script needs to be updated cause it only links to a m3u8 which is NOT a video file it is a video location file

1. You can play m3u8 link directly in most players (mplayer, smplayer, vlc, wmp), or with browser plugins like vlc-plugin, or download it with ffmpeg, etc. So, as stated in description, this is direct link to the video, not to video file.
2. m3u8 is not a location of some single file. It is playlist. In most cases it contains list of links to small pieces of video.

1. You can play m3u8 link directly in most players (mplayer, smplayer, vlc, wmp), or with browser plugins like vlc-plugin, or download it with ffmpeg, etc. So, as stated in description, this is direct link to the video, not to video file.
2. m3u8 is not a location of some single file. It is playlist. In most cases it contains list of links to small pieces of video.

I am not looking to play the m3u8 I am looking to download the video to my hard drive.

I am not looking to play the m3u8 I am looking to download the video to my hard drive.

You can do this with ffmpeg.
E.g.
$ ffmpeg -i [url to m3u8] -c copy [local file name]