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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index 873432bee..4fcf8c83d 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -387,8 +387,8 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
help='lists all available subtitles for the video')
subtitles.add_option(
'--sub-format',
- action='store', dest='subtitlesformat', metavar='FORMAT', default='srt',
- help='subtitle format (default=srt) ([sbv/vtt] youtube only)')
+ action='store', dest='subtitlesformat', metavar='FORMAT', default='best',
+ help='subtitle format, accepts formats preference, for example: "ass/srt/best"')
subtitles.add_option(
'--sub-lang', '--sub-langs', '--srt-lang',
action='callback', dest='subtitleslangs', metavar='LANGS', type='str',