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@@ -289,6 +289,17 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
'extensions aac, m4a, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm. '
'You can also use the special names "best",'
' "bestvideo", "bestaudio", "worst". '
+ ' You can filter the video results by putting a condition in'
+ ' brackets, as in -f "best[height=720]"'
+ ' (or -f "[filesize>10M]"). '
+ ' This works for filesize, height, width, tbr, abr, and vbr'
+ ' and the comparisons <, <=, >, >=, =, != .'
+ ' Formats for which the value is not known are excluded unless you'
+ ' put a question mark (?) after the operator.'
+ ' You can combine format filters, so '
+ '-f "[height <=? 720][tbr>500]" '
+ 'selects up to 720p videos (or videos where the height is not '
+ 'known) with a bitrate of at least 500 KBit/s.'
' 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.'