[downloader/external] Add support for custom options (Fixes #4885, closes #5098)

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

diff --git a/youtube_dl/options.py b/youtube_dl/options.py
index a2ffe96bcfc6973ef2e31e5012e3ddbf0f63fe55..df2be7b74fe9d534459d8929e49de7195f132a62 100644 (file)
--- a/youtube_dl/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/options.py
@@ -435,8 +435,12 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
     downloader.add_option(
         '--external-downloader',
         dest='external_downloader', metavar='COMMAND',
-        help='(experimental) Use the specified external downloader. '
+        help='Use the specified external downloader. '
              'Currently supports %s' % ','.join(list_external_downloaders()))
+    downloader.add_option(
+        '--external-downloader-args',
+        dest='external_downloader_args', metavar='ARGS',
+        help='Give these arguments to the external downloader.')
 
     workarounds = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, 'Workarounds')
     workarounds.add_option(