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diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index bf4b55f48..1109e05cd 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ def parseOpts():
help='number downloaded files starting from 00000', default=False)
filesystem.add_option('-o', '--output',
dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE', help='output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename extension, %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the video id and %% for a literal percent. Use - to output to stdout.')
+ filesystem.add_option('--restrict-filenames',
+ action='store_true', dest='restrictfilenames',
+ help='Avoid some characters such as "&" and spaces in filenames', default=False)
filesystem.add_option('-a', '--batch-file',
dest='batchfile', metavar='FILE', help='file containing URLs to download (\'-\' for stdin)')
filesystem.add_option('-w', '--no-overwrites',
@@ -485,6 +488,7 @@ def _real_main():
or (opts.useid and u'%(id)s.%(ext)s')
or (opts.autonumber and u'%(autonumber)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s')
or u'%(id)s.%(ext)s'),
+ 'restrictfilenames': opts.restrictfilenames,
'ignoreerrors': opts.ignoreerrors,
'ratelimit': opts.ratelimit,
'nooverwrites': opts.nooverwrites,