diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 37d6f8cfdc..71c7d29e07 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def _find_term_columns():
             action='store_true', dest='autonumber',
             help='number downloaded files starting from 00000', default=False)
     filesystem.add_option('-o', '--output',
-            dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE', help='output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename extension, %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the video id and %% for a literal percent. Use - to output to stdout.')
+            dest='outtmpl', metavar='TEMPLATE', help='output filename template. Use %(title)s to get the title, %(uploader)s for the uploader name, %(autonumber)s to get an automatically incremented number, %(ext)s for the filename extension, %(upload_date)s for the upload date (YYYYMMDD), %(extractor)s for the provider (youtube, metacafe, etc), %(id)s for the video id and %% for a literal percent. Use - to output to stdout. Can also be used to download to a different directory, for example with -o \'/my/downloads/%(uploader)s/%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s\' .')
     filesystem.add_option('--restrict-filenames',
             action='store_true', dest='restrictfilenames',
             help='Restrict filenames to only ASCII characters, and avoid "&" and spaces in filenames', default=False)