[options] Mention login in --username documentation (#3753)

[youtube-dl.git] / youtube_dl / options.py

diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index 44dcb1e34fa9eca6b95c42e85433fec88fe6fd24..ad3154a7d2311f3b6e6d8c4aefbeebcf056dd84d 100644 (file)
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         for private_opt in ['-p', '--password', '-u', '--username', '--video-password']:
             try:
                 i = opts.index(private_opt)
-                opts[i+1] = '<PRIVATE>'
+                opts[i+1] = 'PRIVATE'
             except ValueError:
                 pass
         return opts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
         help='Try to download the DASH manifest on YouTube videos (experimental)')
 
     authentication.add_option('-u', '--username',
-            dest='username', metavar='USERNAME', help='account username')
+            dest='username', metavar='USERNAME', help='login with this account ID')
     authentication.add_option('-p', '--password',
             dest='password', metavar='PASSWORD', help='account password')
     authentication.add_option('-2', '--twofactor',