From: pukkandan <redacted>
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2022 08:35:36 +0000 (+0530)
Subject: [docs] Minor improvements (#3309, #3343)
X-Git-Tag: 2022.04.08~4
X-Git-Url: https://jfr.im/git/yt-dlp.git/commitdiff_plain/ebc7d3ff1f39a2f71ab7360ce25a37da744c8f3e

[docs] Minor improvements (#3309, #3343)

Authored by: cffswb, danielyli


Co-authored-by: Daniel Li <redacted>
Co-authored-by: cffswb <redacted>
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diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 58c855615..f3e1df5b5 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 
 Makefile* text whitespace=-tab-in-indent
 *.sh text eol=lf
+*.md diff=markdown
+*.py diff=python
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6b4f39b9e..1624a1fcb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 # NEW FEATURES
 
-* Based on **youtube-dl 2021.12.17 [commit/6508688](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/6508688e88c83bb811653083db9351702cd39a6a)** and **youtube-dlc 2020.11.11-3 [commit/f9401f2](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc/commit/f9401f2a91987068139c5f757b12fc711d4c0cee)**: You get all the features and patches of [youtube-dlc](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc) in addition to the latest [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl)
+* Based on **youtube-dl 2021.12.17 [commit/6508688](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/6508688e88c83bb811653083db9351702cd39a6a)** ([exceptions](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/21)) and **youtube-dlc 2020.11.11-3 [commit/f9401f2](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc/commit/f9401f2a91987068139c5f757b12fc711d4c0cee)**: You get all the features and patches of [youtube-dlc](https://github.com/blackjack4494/yt-dlc) in addition to the latest [youtube-dl](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl)
 
 * **[SponsorBlock Integration](#sponsorblock-options)**: You can mark/remove sponsor sections in youtube videos by utilizing the [SponsorBlock](https://sponsor.ajay.app) API
 
@@ -783,8 +783,8 @@ ## Video Format Options:
                                      containers irrespective of quality
     --no-prefer-free-formats         Don't give any special preference to free
                                      containers (default)
-    --check-formats                  Check that the selected formats are
-                                     actually downloadable
+    --check-formats                  Make sure formats are selected only from
+                                     those that are actually downloadable
     --check-all-formats              Check all formats for whether they are
                                      actually downloadable
     --no-check-formats               Do not check that the formats are actually
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@ # EMBEDDING YT-DLP
     ydl.download(['https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc'])
 ```
 
-Most likely, you'll want to use various options. For a list of options available, have a look at [`yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py`](yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py#L195).
+Most likely, you'll want to use various options. For a list of options available, have a look at [`yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py`](yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py#L197).
 
 Here's a more complete example demonstrating various functionality:
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/options.py b/yt_dlp/options.py
index 06c613262..67db6d067 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/options.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/options.py
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ def _dict_from_options_callback(
     video_format.add_option(
         '--check-formats',
         action='store_const', const='selected', dest='check_formats', default=None,
-        help='Check that the selected formats are actually downloadable')
+        help='Make sure formats are selected only from those that are actually downloadable')
     video_format.add_option(
         '--check-all-formats',
         action='store_true', dest='check_formats',