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@@ -131,17 +131,19 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                                      %(upload_date)s for the upload date
                                      (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider
                                      (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the
-                                     video id, %(playlist)s for the playlist the
+                                     video id, %(playlist_title)s,
+                                     %(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if
+                                     present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the
                                      video is in, %(playlist_index)s for the
-                                     position in the playlist and %% for a
-                                     literal percent. %(height)s and %(width)s
-                                     for the width and height of the video
-                                     format. %(resolution)s for a textual
+                                     position in the playlist. %(height)s and
+                                     %(width)s for the width and height of the
+                                     video format. %(resolution)s for a textual
                                      description of the resolution of the video
-                                     format. Use - to output to stdout. Can also
-                                     be used to download to a different
-                                     directory, for example with -o '/my/downloa
-                                     ds/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
+                                     format. %% for a literal percent. Use - to
+                                     output to stdout. Can also be used to
+                                     download to a different directory, for
+                                     example with -o '/my/downloads/%(uploader)s
+                                     /%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s' .
     --autonumber-size NUMBER         Specifies the number of digits in
                                      %(autonumber)s when it is present in output
                                      filename template or --auto-number option
@@ -239,8 +241,13 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
                                      "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
+                                     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.
     --all-formats                    download all available video formats
     --prefer-free-formats            prefer free video formats unless a specific
                                      one is requested
@@ -500,7 +507,7 @@ If you want to add support for a new site, you can follow this quick list (assum
 6. Run `python test/test_download.py TestDownload.test_YourExtractor`. This *should fail* at first, but you can continually re-run it until you're done. If you decide to add more than one test, then rename ``_TEST`` to ``_TESTS`` and make it into a list of dictionaries. The tests will be then be named `TestDownload.test_YourExtractor`, `TestDownload.test_YourExtractor_1`, `TestDownload.test_YourExtractor_2`, etc.
 7. Have a look at [`youtube_dl/common/extractor/common.py`](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py) for possible helper methods and a [detailed description of what your extractor should return](https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py#L38). Add tests and code for as many as you want.
 8. If you can, check the code with [pyflakes](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pyflakes) (a good idea) and [pep8](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pep8) (optional, ignore E501).
-9. When the tests pass, [add](https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-add.html) the new files and [commit](https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-commit.html) them and [push](https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-push.html) the result, like this:
+9. When the tests pass, [add](http://git-scm.com/docs/git-add) the new files and [commit](http://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit) them and [push](http://git-scm.com/docs/git-push) the result, like this:
 
         $ git add youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
         $ git add youtube_dl/extractor/yourextractor.py