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diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index 997e92ad7..c182abfdc 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -261,7 +261,16 @@ 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 , -f m4a and -f flv are also supported. You can also use the special names "best", "bestvideo", "bestaudio", "worst", "worstvideo" and "worstaudio". 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')
+ help='video format code, specify the order of preference using'
+ ' slashes: -f 22/17/18 . -f mp4 , -f m4a and -f flv are also'
+ ' supported. You can also use the special names "best",'
+ ' "bestvideo", "bestaudio", "worst", "worstvideo" and'
+ ' "worstaudio". 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.'
+ ' You can merge the video and audio of two formats into a single'
+ ' file using -f <video-format>+<audio-format> (requires ffmpeg or'
+ ' avconv), for example -f bestvideo+bestaudio.')
video_format.add_option(
'--all-formats',
action='store_const', dest='format', const='all',
@@ -481,10 +490,12 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
'%(format_id)s for the unique id of the format (like Youtube\'s itags: "137"), '
'%(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), '
'%(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), '
- '%(id)s for the video id, %(playlist)s for the playlist the video is in, '
- '%(playlist_index)s for the position in the playlist and %% for a literal percent. '
+ '%(id)s for the video id, '
+ '%(playlist_title)s, %(playlist_id)s, or %(playlist)s (=title if present, ID otherwise) for the playlist the video is in, '
+ '%(playlist_index)s for the position in the playlist. '
'%(height)s and %(width)s for the width and height of the video format. '
'%(resolution)s for a textual description of the resolution of the video format. '
+ '%% for a literal percent. '
'Use - to output to stdout. Can also be used to download to a different directory, '
'for example with -o \'/my/downloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s\' .'))
filesystem.add_option(