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diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index 262c60013..b38b8349f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import optparse
import shlex
import sys
+from .downloader.external import list_external_downloaders
from .compat import (
compat_expanduser,
compat_getenv,
@@ -389,6 +390,11 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
'--playlist-reverse',
action='store_true',
help='Download playlist videos in reverse order')
+ downloader.add_option(
+ '--external-downloader',
+ dest='external_downloader', metavar='COMMAND',
+ help='(experimental) Use the specified external downloader. '
+ 'Currently supports %s' % ','.join(list_external_downloaders()))
workarounds = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Workarounds')
workarounds.add_option(