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Move the documentation for the `--format` option to the manpage

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It's too big for beeing embedded in the help message and it's easier to edit in the markdown file.
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@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ youtube-dl - download videos from youtube.com or other video platforms
- [OPTIONS](#options)
- [CONFIGURATION](#configuration)
- [OUTPUT TEMPLATE](#output-template)
- [FORMAT SELECTION](#format-selection)
- [VIDEO SELECTION](#video-selection)
- [FAQ](#faq)
- [DEVELOPER INSTRUCTIONS](#developer-instructions)
@ -184,16 +185,7 @@ which means you can modify it, redistribute it or use it however you like.
--sleep-interval SECONDS Number of seconds to sleep before each download.
## Video Format Options:
-f, --format FORMAT Video format code, specify the order of preference using slashes, as in -f 22/17/18 . Instead of format codes, you can select by
extension for the 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, vbr, asr, and fps and the comparisons <, <=, >, >=, =, != and for ext, acodec,
vcodec, container, and protocol 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. 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.
-f, --format FORMAT Video format code, see the "FORMAT SELECTION" for all the info
--all-formats Download all available video formats
--prefer-free-formats Prefer free video formats unless a specific one is requested
--max-quality FORMAT Highest quality format to download
@ -271,6 +263,13 @@ $ youtube-dl --get-filename -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" BaW_jenozKc --restrict-filena
youtube-dl_test_video_.mp4 # A simple file name
```
# FORMAT SELECTION
By default youtube-dl tries to download the best quality, but sometimes you may want to download other format.
The simplest case is requesting a specific format, for example `-f 22`. You can get the list of available formats using `--list-formats`, you can also use a file extension (currently it supports aac, m4a, mp3, mp4, ogg, wav, webm) or the special names `best`, `bestvideo`, `bestaudio` and `worst`.
If you are want to download multiple videos and they don't have the same formats available, you can specify the order of preference using slashes, as in `-f 22/17/18`. You can also 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, vbr, asr, and fps and the comparisons <, <=, >, >=, =, != and for ext, acodec, vcodec, container, and protocol 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. Use commas to download multiple 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 SELECTION
Videos can be filtered by their upload date using the options `--date`, `--datebefore` or `--dateafter`, they accept dates in two formats:

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@ -322,32 +322,7 @@ 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, as in -f 22/17/18 . '
' Instead of format codes, you can select by extension for the '
'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, vbr, asr, and fps'
' and the comparisons <, <=, >, >=, =, !='
' and for ext, acodec, vcodec, container, and protocol'
' 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.'
' 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.'))
help='Video format code, see the "FORMAT SELECTION" for all the info')
video_format.add_option(
'--all-formats',
action='store_const', dest='format', const='all',

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