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@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ They have to be installed using [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) >= v20.0.0 and [n
 
 ```sh
 # Run `fileformats` CLI
-cargo run --help
+cargo run -- --help
 
 # Documentation
 cargo bin mdbook serve