[options] Document the syntax for merging formats (closes #3940, closes #4132)

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Jaime Marquínez Ferrándiz 2014-11-08 15:09:04 +01:00
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@ -261,7 +261,16 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
video_format.add_option(
'-f', '--format',
action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT', default=None,
help='video format code, specify the order of preference using slashes: -f 22/17/18 . -f mp4 , -f m4a and -f flv are also supported. You can also use the special names "best", "bestvideo", "bestaudio", "worst", "worstvideo" and "worstaudio". By default, youtube-dl will pick the best quality. Use commas to download multiple audio formats, such as -f 136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio')
help='video format code, specify the order of preference using'
' slashes: -f 22/17/18 . -f mp4 , -f m4a and -f flv are also'
' supported. You can also use the special names "best",'
' "bestvideo", "bestaudio", "worst", "worstvideo" and'
' "worstaudio". By default, youtube-dl will pick the best quality.'
' Use commas to download multiple audio formats, such as'
' -f 136/137/mp4/bestvideo,140/m4a/bestaudio.'
' You can merge the video and audio of two formats into a single'
' file using -f <video-format>+<audio-format> (requires ffmpeg or'
' avconv), for example -f bestvideo+bestaudio.')
video_format.add_option(
'--all-formats',
action='store_const', dest='format', const='all',