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diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 5248a92c7..fce1adf0c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
             action='store_true', dest='update_self', help='update this program to latest version. Make sure that you have sufficient permissions (run with sudo if needed)')
     general.add_option('-i', '--ignore-errors',
             action='store_true', dest='ignoreerrors', help='continue on download errors, for example to to skip unavailable videos in a playlist', default=False)
+    general.add_option('--abort-on-error',
+            action='store_false', dest='ignoreerrors',
+            help='Abort downloading of further videos (in the playlist or the command line) if an error occurs')
     general.add_option('--dump-user-agent',
             action='store_true', dest='dump_user_agent',
             help='display the current browser identification', default=False)
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     general.add_option('--proxy', dest='proxy', default=None, help='Use the specified HTTP/HTTPS proxy', metavar='URL')
     general.add_option('--no-check-certificate', action='store_true', dest='no_check_certificate', default=False, help='Suppress HTTPS certificate validation.')
     general.add_option(
-        '--cache-dir', dest='cachedir', default=get_cachedir(),
+        '--cache-dir', dest='cachedir', default=get_cachedir(), metavar='DIR',
         help='Location in the filesystem where youtube-dl can store downloaded information permanently. By default $XDG_CACHE_HOME/youtube-dl or ~/.cache/youtube-dl .')
     general.add_option(
         '--no-cache-dir', action='store_const', const=None, dest='cachedir',
@@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
 
 
     video_format.add_option('-f', '--format',
-            action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT',
+            action='store', dest='format', metavar='FORMAT', default='best',
             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')
@@ -267,11 +270,11 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
             help='languages of the subtitles to download (optional) separated by commas, use IETF language tags like \'en,pt\'')
 
     downloader.add_option('-r', '--rate-limit',
-            dest='ratelimit', metavar='LIMIT', help='maximum download rate (e.g. 50k or 44.6m)')
+            dest='ratelimit', metavar='LIMIT', help='maximum download rate in bytes per second (e.g. 50K or 4.2M)')
     downloader.add_option('-R', '--retries',
             dest='retries', metavar='RETRIES', help='number of retries (default is %default)', default=10)
     downloader.add_option('--buffer-size',
-            dest='buffersize', metavar='SIZE', help='size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16k) (default is %default)', default="1024")
+            dest='buffersize', metavar='SIZE', help='size of download buffer (e.g. 1024 or 16K) (default is %default)', default="1024")
     downloader.add_option('--no-resize-buffer',
             action='store_true', dest='noresizebuffer',
             help='do not automatically adjust the buffer size. By default, the buffer size is automatically resized from an initial value of SIZE.', default=False)
@@ -332,7 +335,9 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
             help=('output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, '
                   '%(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(uploader_id)s for the uploader nickname if different, '
                   '%(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, '
-                  '%(ext)s for the filename extension, %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), '
+                  '%(ext)s for the filename extension, '
+                  '%(format)s for the format description (like "22 - 1280x720" or "HD")'
+                  '%(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 is in, '
                   '%(playlist_index)s for the position in the playlist and %% for a literal percent. '