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Document order of preference for format selection (closes #798)
authorJaime Marquínez Ferrándiz <jaime.marquinez.ferrandiz@gmail.com>
Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:33:54 +0000 (10:33 +0200)
committerJaime Marquínez Ferrándiz <jaime.marquinez.ferrandiz@gmail.com>
Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:33:54 +0000 (10:33 +0200)
README.md
youtube_dl/__init__.py

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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                                verbose)
 
 ## Video Format Options:
-    -f, --format FORMAT        video format code
+    -f, --format FORMAT        video format code, specifiy the order of
+                               preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18"
     --all-formats              download all available video formats
     --prefer-free-formats      prefer free video formats unless a specific one
                                is requested
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@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
 
 
     video_format.add_option('-f', '--format',
-            action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT', help='video format code')
+            action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT',
+            help='video format code, specifiy the order of preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18"')
     video_format.add_option('--all-formats',
             action='store_const', dest='format', help='download all available video formats', const='all')
     video_format.add_option('--prefer-free-formats',