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diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index eefe008d5..be9402fdb 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -736,6 +736,15 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
action='store_true', dest='addmetadata', default=False,
help='write metadata to the video file')
postproc.add_option(
+ '--metadata-from-title',
+ metavar='FORMAT', dest='metafromtitle',
+ help='parse additional metadata like song title / artist from the video title. \n'
+ 'The format syntax is the same as --output, '
+ 'the parsed parameters replace existing values.\n'
+ 'Additional templates: %(songtitle), %(album), %(artist). \n'
+ 'Example: --metadata-from-title "%(artist)s - %(title)s" matches a title like '
+ '"Coldplay - Paradise"')
+ postproc.add_option(
'--xattrs',
action='store_true', dest='xattrs', default=False,
help='write metadata to the video file\'s xattrs (using dublin core and xdg standards)')