diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ # OUTPUT TEMPLATE
  - `playlist`: The sequence will be replaced by the name or the id of the playlist that contains the video.
  - `playlist_index`: The sequence will be replaced by the index of the video in the playlist padded with leading zeros according to the total length of the playlist.
  - `format_id`: The sequence will be replaced by the format code specified by `--format`.
+ - `duration`: The sequence will be replaced by the length of the video in seconds.
 
 The current default template is `%(title)s-%(id)s.%(ext)s`.