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 ### Example
 
-* `"one,-o,--one"`: Valid as long as not a flag, would create an option that can be specified positionally, or with `-o` or `--option`
+* `"one,-o,--one"`: Valid as long as not a flag, would create an option that can be specified positionally, or with `-o` or `--one`
 * `"this"` Can only be passed positionally
 * `"-a,-b,-c"` No limit to the number of non-positional option names