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diff --git a/youtube_dlc/options.py b/youtube_dlc/options.py
index 4910c2083..859f28e2b 100644
--- a/youtube_dlc/options.py
+++ b/youtube_dlc/options.py
@@ -1078,14 +1078,20 @@ def parseOpts(overrideArguments=None):
postproc.add_option(
'--metadata-from-title',
metavar='FORMAT', dest='metafromtitle',
+ help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
+ postproc.add_option(
+ '--parse-metadata',
+ metavar='FIELD:FORMAT', dest='metafromfield', action='append',
help=(
- 'Parse additional metadata like song title / artist from the video title. '
- 'The format syntax is the same as --output. Regular expression with '
- 'named capture groups may also be used. '
+ 'Parse additional metadata like title/artist from other fields. '
+ 'Give field name to extract data from, and format of the field seperated by a ":". '
+ 'The format syntax is the same as --output. '
+ 'Regular expression with named capture groups may also be used. '
'The parsed parameters replace existing values. '
- 'Example: --metadata-from-title "%(artist)s - %(title)s" matches a title like '
+ 'This option can be used multiple times. '
+ 'Example: --parse-metadata "title:%(artist)s - %(title)s" matches a title like '
'"Coldplay - Paradise". '
- 'Example (regex): --metadata-from-title "(?P<artist>.+?) - (?P<title>.+)"'))
+ 'Example (regex): --parse-metadata "description:Artist - (?P<artist>.+?)"'))
postproc.add_option(
'--xattrs',
action='store_true', dest='xattrs', default=False,