How to Download/Save/Record ESPN Replays using Streamlink (updated for 2022)

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Streamlink command line to run is below. Replace HERE with the m3u8 url.
streamlink "hlsvariant://HERE" best --hls-segment-threads 5 -o file.ts

You can download Streamlink from here: https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink/releases/latest

FFMPEG command line to run is below.
ffmpeg -i "c:\program files (x86)\streamlink\bin\file.ts" -codec copy file.mkv

You can download FFMPEG from here: https://ffmpeg.org/download.html

See my other videos on the channel on how to download/save/record live events or replays from ESPN, FOX, Tennis Channel, CBSSN, NFLN, etc.