diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5b5792b..f35ca7f 100755
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ let args = yargs
 	.version(false)
 	.command("* [source]", __`Process HTML input`, (yargs) => { 
 		yargs.positional("source", {
-			desc: "A file, an http(s) URL, or '-' for standard input",
+			desc: __`A file, an http(s) URL, or '-' for standard input`,
 			type: "string"
 		});
 	})
@@ -217,14 +217,14 @@ let args = yargs
 		desc: __`Output properties as a JSON payload`
 	})
 	.epilogue(__`The --low-confidence option determines what should be done for documents where Readability can't tell what the core content is:\n` +
-__`   no-op   When unsure, don't touch the HTML, output as-is. This is incompatible with the --properties option.\n` +
+__`   no-op   When unsure, don't touch the HTML, output as-is. This is incompatible with the --properties and --json options.\n` +
 __`   force   Process the document even when unsure (may produce really bad output).\n` +
 __`   exit    When unsure, exit with an error.\n` +
   '\n' +
 __`Default value is "no-op".\n` +
   '\n' +
   '\n' +
-__`The --properties option accepts a comma-separated list of values (with no spaces in-between). Suitable values are:\n` +
+__`The --properties option accepts a list of values, separated by spaces. Suitable values are:\n` +
 __`   html-title     Outputs the article's title, wrapped in an <h1> tag.\n` +
 __`   title          Outputs the title in the format "Title: $TITLE".\n` +
 __`   excerpt        Article description, or short excerpt from the content, in the format "Excerpt: $EXCERPT".\n` +
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ __`   html-content   Outputs the article's main content as HTML.\n` +
 __`   text-content   Outputs the article's main content as plain text.\n` +
   '\n' +
 __`Text-content and Html-content are mutually exclusive, and are always printed last.\n` +
-__`Default value is "html-title,html-content".\n`)
+__`Default value is "html-title html-content".\n`)
 	.wrap(Math.min(yargs.terminalWidth(), 120))
 	.strict()
 	.parse();
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ let inputFile;
 let inputURL;
 let inputIsFromStdin = false;
 
-if (args["is-url"] && inputArg.search(/^\w+:\/\//) != -1)
+if (args["is-url"] && inputArg.search(/^\w+:\/\//) == -1)
 	inputArg = "https://" + inputArg;
 if (!args["is-file"] && inputArg.search(/^\w+:\/\//) != -1)
 	inputURL = inputArg;
@@ -372,7 +372,6 @@ function onLoadDOM(dom) {
 	const document = dom.window.document;
 
 	let shouldParseArticle = true;
-
 	if (args["low-confidence"] != LowConfidenceMode.force)
 		shouldParseArticle = isProbablyReaderable(document);		
 
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ function onLoadDOM(dom) {
 		} else {
 			if (!args["quiet"])
 				console.error(__`Not sure if this document should be processed. Not processing`);
-			if (wantedPropertiesCustom) {
+			if (args["json"] || wantedPropertiesCustom) {
 				console.error(__`Can't output properties`);
 				setErrored(ExitCodes.dataError);
 				return;
@@ -446,7 +445,12 @@ function onLoadDOM(dom) {
 			writeStream.write(__`Length: ${article.length}\n`);
 		}
 		if (wantedProperties.includes(Properties.dir)) {
-			writeStream.write(__`Direction: ${article.dir}\n`);
+			if (article.dir == 'ltr')
+				writeStream.write(__`Direction: ltr\n`);
+			else if (article.dir == 'rtl')
+				writeStream.write(__`Direction: rtl\n`);
+			else
+				writeStream.write(__`Direction: ${article.dir}\n`);
 		}
 		if (wantedProperties.includes(Properties.htmlTitle)) {
 			writeStream.write(`<h1>${escapeHTML(article.title, document)}</h1>\n`);
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index 8c3a00b..832f824 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "Process HTML input": "Process HTML input",
+  "A file, an http(s) URL, or '-' for standard input": "A file, an http(s) URL, or '-' for standard input",
   "Print script for bash/zsh completion": "Print script for bash/zsh completion",
   "Print version": "Print version",
   "Show help": "Show help",
@@ -13,11 +14,11 @@
   "(deprecated) Interpret SOURCE as a URL rather than file name": "(deprecated) Interpret SOURCE as a URL rather than file name",
   "Output properties as a JSON payload": "Output properties as a JSON payload",
   "The --low-confidence option determines what should be done for documents where Readability can't tell what the core content is:\n": "The --low-confidence option determines what should be done for documents where Readability can't tell what the core content is:\n",
-  "   no-op   When unsure, don't touch the HTML, output as-is. This is incompatible with the --properties option.\n": "   no-op   When unsure, don't touch the HTML, output as-is. This is incompatible with the --properties option.\n",
+  "   no-op   When unsure, don't touch the HTML, output as-is. This is incompatible with the --properties and --json options.\n": "   no-op   When unsure, don't touch the HTML, output as-is. This is incompatible with the --properties and --json options.\n",
   "   force   Process the document even when unsure (may produce really bad output).\n": "   force   Process the document even when unsure (may produce really bad output).\n",
   "   exit    When unsure, exit with an error.\n": "   exit    When unsure, exit with an error.\n",
   "Default value is \"no-op\".\n": "Default value is \"no-op\".\n",
-  "The --properties option accepts a comma-separated list of values (with no spaces in-between). Suitable values are:\n": "The --properties option accepts a comma-separated list of values (with no spaces in-between). Suitable values are:\n",
+  "The --properties option accepts a list of values, separated by spaces. Suitable values are:\n": "The --properties option accepts a list of values, separated by spaces. Suitable values are:\n",
   "   html-title     Outputs the article's title, wrapped in an <h1> tag.\n": "   html-title     Outputs the article's title, wrapped in an <h1> tag.\n",
   "   title          Outputs the title in the format \"Title: $TITLE\".\n": "   title          Outputs the title in the format \"Title: $TITLE\".\n",
   "   excerpt        Article description, or short excerpt from the content, in the format \"Excerpt: $EXCERPT\"\n": "   excerpt        Article description, or short excerpt from the content, in the format \"Excerpt: $EXCERPT\"\n",
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
   "   html-content   Outputs the article's main content as HTML.\n": "   html-content   Outputs the article's main content as HTML.\n",
   "   text-content   Outputs the article's main content as plain text.\n": "   text-content   Outputs the article's main content as plain text.\n",
   "Text-content and Html-content are mutually exclusive, and are always printed last.\n": "Text-content and Html-content are mutually exclusive, and are always printed last.\n",
-  "Default value is \"html-title,html-content\".\n": "Default value is \"html-title,html-content\".\n",
+  "Default value is \"html-title html-content\".\n": "Default value is \"html-title html-content\".\n",
   "No input provided": "No input provided.",
   "Note: --is-url option is deprecated.": "Note: --is-url option is deprecated.",
   "Note: --url option is deprecated, please use --base instead.": "Note: --url option is deprecated, please use --base instead.",
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@
   "Excerpt: %s\n": "Excerpt: %s\n",
   "Author: %s\n": "Author: %s\n",
   "Length: %s\n": "Length: %s\n",
+  "Host not found: '%s'": "Host not found: '%s'",
   "Direction: %s\n": "Direction: %s\n",
-  "Host not found: '%s'": "Host not found: '%s'"
+  "Direction: ltr\n": "Direction: ltr\n",
+  "Direction: rtl\n": "Direction: rtl\n"
 }
diff --git a/locales/ru.json b/locales/ru.json
index 5c314cc..bcf119c 100644
--- a/locales/ru.json
+++ b/locales/ru.json
@@ -1,49 +1,52 @@
 {
   "Process HTML input": "Обработать входной HTML",
-  "Print script for bash/zsh completion": "Print script for bash/zsh completion",
-  "Print version": "Print version",
-  "Show help": "Show help",
-  "The file to which the result should be output": "The file to which the result should be output",
-  "What to do if Readability.js is uncertain about what the core content actually is": "What to do if Readability.js is uncertain about what the core content actually is",
-  "Output specific properties of the parsed article": "Output specific properties of the parsed article",
-  "Don't output extra information to stderr": "Don't output extra information to stderr",
-  "Set the document URL when parsing standard input or a local file (this affects relative links)": "Set the document URL when parsing standard input or a local file (this affects relative links)",
-  "(deprecated) alias for --base": "(deprecated) alias for --base",
-  "Interpret SOURCE as a file name rather than a URL": "Interpret SOURCE as a file name rather than a URL",
-  "(deprecated) Interpret SOURCE as a URL rather than file name": "(deprecated) Interpret SOURCE as a URL rather than file name",
-  "Output properties as a JSON payload": "Output properties as a JSON payload",
-  "The --low-confidence option determines what should be done for documents where Readability can't tell what the core content is:\n": "The --low-confidence option determines what should be done for documents where Readability can't tell what the core content is:\n",
-  "   no-op   When unsure, don't touch the HTML, output as-is. This is incompatible with the --properties option.\n": "   no-op   When unsure, don't touch the HTML, output as-is. This is incompatible with the --properties option.\n",
-  "   force   Process the document even when unsure (may produce really bad output).\n": "   force   Process the document even when unsure (may produce really bad output).\n",
-  "   exit    When unsure, exit with an error.\n": "   exit    When unsure, exit with an error.\n",
-  "Default value is \"no-op\".\n": "Default value is \"no-op\".\n",
-  "The --properties option accepts a comma-separated list of values (with no spaces in-between). Suitable values are:\n": "The --properties option accepts a comma-separated list of values (with no spaces in-between). Suitable values are:\n",
-  "   html-title     Outputs the article's title, wrapped in an <h1> tag.\n": "   html-title     Outputs the article's title, wrapped in an <h1> tag.\n",
-  "   title          Outputs the title in the format \"Title: $TITLE\".\n": "   title          Outputs the title in the format \"Title: $TITLE\".\n",
-  "   excerpt        Article description, or short excerpt from the content, in the format \"Excerpt: $EXCERPT\"\n": "   excerpt        Article description, or short excerpt from the content, in the format \"Excerpt: $EXCERPT\"\n",
-  "   byline         Author metadata, in the format \"Author: $AUTHOR\"\n": "   byline         Author metadata, in the format \"Author: $AUTHOR\"\n",
-  "   length         Length of the article in characters, in the format \"Length: $LENGTH\"\n": "   length         Length of the article in characters, in the format \"Length: $LENGTH\"\n",
-  "   dir            Content direction, is either \"Direction: ltr\" or \"Direction: rtl\"\n": "   dir            Content direction, is either \"Direction: ltr\" or \"Direction: rtl\"\n",
-  "   html-content   Outputs the article's main content as HTML.\n": "   html-content   Outputs the article's main content as HTML.\n",
-  "   text-content   Outputs the article's main content as plain text.\n": "   text-content   Outputs the article's main content as plain text.\n",
-  "Text-content and Html-content are mutually exclusive, and are always printed last.\n": "Text-content and Html-content are mutually exclusive, and are always printed last.\n",
-  "Default value is \"html-title,html-content\".\n": "Default value is \"html-title,html-content\".\n",
-  "No input provided": "No input provided.",
-  "Note: --is-url option is deprecated.": "Note: --is-url option is deprecated.",
-  "Note: --url option is deprecated, please use --base instead.": "Note: --url option is deprecated, please use --base instead.",
-  "Retrieving...": "Retrieving...",
-  "Warning: piping input with unknown URL. This means that relative links will be broken. Supply the --base parameter to fix.": "Warning: piping input with unknown URL. This means that relative links will be broken. Supply the --base parameter to fix.",
-  "Not sure if this document should be processed. Not processing": "Not sure if this document should be processed. Not processing",
-  "Error while retrieving %s:": "Error while retrieving %s:",
-  "Invalid URL: %s": "Invalid URL: %s",
-  "Processing...": "Processing...",
-  "Not sure if this document should be processed, exiting": "Not sure if this document should be processed, exiting",
-  "Can't output properties": "Can't output properties",
-  "Couldn't process document.": "Couldn't process document.",
-  "Title: %s\n": "Title: %s\n",
-  "Excerpt: %s\n": "Excerpt: %s\n",
-  "Author: %s\n": "Author: %s\n",
-  "Length: %s\n": "Length: %s\n",
-  "Direction: %s\n": "Direction: %s\n",
-  "Host not found: '%s'": "Host not found: '%s'"
+  "A file, an http(s) URL, or '-' for standard input": "Файл, http(s) URL, или '-' для стандартного ввода",
+  "Print script for bash/zsh completion": "Напечатать скрипт для автодополнения Bash/Zsh",
+  "Print version": "Показать информацию про версию и выйти",
+  "Show help": "Показать помощь",
+  "The file to which the result should be output": "Файл, в который записывается результат",
+  "What to do if Readability.js is uncertain about what the core content actually is": "Что делать, когда Readability не может определить целевой контент",
+  "Output specific properties of the parsed article": "Показать определённые характеристики текста",
+  "Don't output extra information to stderr": "Не выдавать лишнюю информацию в стандартный вывод ошибок",
+  "Set the document URL when parsing standard input or a local file (this affects relative links)": "Указать URL документа при чтении из локального файла или стандартного ввода (влияет на относительные ссылки)",
+  "(deprecated) alias for --base": "(устаревшый) синоним для --base",
+  "Interpret SOURCE as a file name rather than a URL": "Интерпретировать [source] как файл, а не как URL",
+  "(deprecated) Interpret SOURCE as a URL rather than file name": "(устаревшее) Интерпретировать [source] как URL, а не как файл",
+  "Output properties as a JSON payload": "Показать характеристики текста в формате JSON",
+  "The --low-confidence option determines what should be done for documents where Readability can't tell what the core content is:\n": "Параметр --low-confidence определяет, что следует делать, если Readability не может определить целевой контент:\n",
+  "   no-op   When unsure, don't touch the HTML, output as-is. This is incompatible with the --properties and --json options.\n": "   no-op   В случае неуверенности, не трогать HTML, выдавать как есть. Не совместимо с параметрами --properties и --json.\n",
+  "   force   Process the document even when unsure (may produce really bad output).\n": "   force   Обработать документ даже в случае неуверенности (может выдать плохой результат).\n",
+  "   exit    When unsure, exit with an error.\n": "   exit    В случае неуверенности, выдать ошибку и выйти.\n",
+  "Default value is \"no-op\".\n": "По умолчанию выполняется \"no-op\".\n",
+  "The --properties option accepts a list of values, separated by spaces. Suitable values are:\n": "Параметр --properties принимает список значений (разделённых пробелами):\n",
+  "   html-title     Outputs the article's title, wrapped in an <h1> tag.\n": "   html-title     Вывести заголовок статьи в тэге <h1>.\n",
+  "   title          Outputs the title in the format \"Title: $TITLE\".\n": "   title          Вывести заголовок статьи в формате \"Заголовок: $ЗАГОЛОВОК\".\n",
+  "   excerpt        Article description, or short excerpt from the content, in the format \"Excerpt: $EXCERPT\"\n": "   excerpt        Краткий урывок из статьи, в формате \"Урывок: $УРЫВОК\".\n",
+  "   byline         Author metadata, in the format \"Author: $AUTHOR\"\n": "   byline         Данные об авторе статьи, в формате \"Автор: $AUTHOR\".\n",
+  "   length         Length of the article in characters, in the format \"Length: $LENGTH\"\n": "   length         Длинна статьи (количество символов) в формате \"Длинна: $ДЛИННА\".\n",
+  "   dir            Content direction, is either \"Direction: ltr\" or \"Direction: rtl\"\n": "   dir            Направление текста: либо \"Направление: слева направо\", либо \"Направление: справа налево\".\n",
+  "   html-content   Outputs the article's main content as HTML.\n": "   html-content   Вывести главный контент страницы в виде HTML.\n",
+  "   text-content   Outputs the article's main content as plain text.\n": "   text-content   Вывести главный контент страницы в виде обычного текста.\n",
+  "Text-content and Html-content are mutually exclusive, and are always printed last.\n": "text-content и html-content исключают друг друга, и всегда выводятся в конце.\n",
+  "Default value is \"html-title html-content\".\n": "По умолчанию \"html-title html-content\".\n",
+  "No input provided": "Данные не введены.",
+  "Note: --is-url option is deprecated.": "Внимание: параметр --is-url устаревший.",
+  "Note: --url option is deprecated, please use --base instead.": "Внимание: параметр --url устаревший, используйте вместо него --base.",
+  "Retrieving...": "Загружаем...",
+  "Warning: piping input with unknown URL. This means that relative links will be broken. Supply the --base parameter to fix.": "Внимание: считываем контент с неизвестным базовым URL. Пожалуйста, введите параметр --base.",
+  "Not sure if this document should be processed. Not processing": "Не уверен, стоит ли обрабатывать этот документ - не буду обрабатывать.",
+  "Error while retrieving %s:": "Ошибка во время загрузки %s:",
+  "Invalid URL: %s": "Неправильный URL: %s",
+  "Processing...": "Обрабатываем...",
+  "Not sure if this document should be processed, exiting": "Не уверен, стоит ли обрабатывать этот документ - выхожу",
+  "Can't output properties": "Не могу определить характеристики",
+  "Couldn't process document.": "Не удалось обработать документ.",
+  "Title: %s\n": "Заголовок: %s\n",
+  "Excerpt: %s\n": "Урывок: %s\n",
+  "Author: %s\n": "Автор: %s\n",
+  "Length: %s\n": "Длинна: %s\n",
+  "Host not found: '%s'": "Сервер не найден: '%s'",
+  "Direction: %s\n": "Направление: %s\n",
+  "Direction: ltr\n": "Направление: слева направо\n",
+  "Direction: rtl\n": "Направление: справа налево\n"
 }