add support for "-f mp4" for YouTube

[youtube-dl] / youtube_dl / __init__.py

diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 431460c5790fadd46e6880004465c1eda87e290d..b6b12683f24c07c09fdffde51d19f4cdb5dfd3fc 100644 (file)
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
 
     video_format.add_option('-f', '--format',
             action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT',
-            help='video format code, specifiy the order of preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18"')
+            help='video format code, specifiy the order of preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18". "-f mp4" and "-f flv" are also supported')
     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',