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authorPhilipp Hagemeister <phihag@phihag.de>2014-01-23 18:50:04 +0100
committerPhilipp Hagemeister <phihag@phihag.de>2014-01-23 18:50:04 +0100
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Mention default for -f (Fixes #2215)
-rw-r--r--youtube_dl/__init__.py2
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 96a031110..294fccb44 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ 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" and "-f flv" are also supported. You can also use the special names "best", "bestaudio", "worst", and "worstaudio"')
+            help='video format code, specify the order of preference using slashes: "-f 22/17/18". "-f mp4" and "-f flv" are also supported. You can also use the special names "best", "bestaudio", "worst", and "worstaudio". By default, youtube-dl will pick the best quality.')
     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',