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[README.md] Clarify percent literal and output to stdout

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@ -505,6 +505,8 @@ For example for `-o %(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s` and mp4 video with title `youtube-
Output template can also contain arbitrary hierarchical path, e.g. `-o %(playlist)s/%(playlist_index)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s` that will result in downloading each video in a directory corresponding to this path template. Any missing directory will be automatically created for you.
To specify percent literal in output template use `%%`. To output to stdout use `-o -`.
The current default template is `%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s`.
In some cases, you don't want special characters such as 中, spaces, or &, such as when transferring the downloaded filename to a Windows system or the filename through an 8bit-unsafe channel. In these cases, add the `--restrict-filenames` flag to get a shorter title: