This only happens for short options, not when an option has either both a short and a long option or just long options. The help message looks like this. Note the double `=` and the missing opening square bracket `[` in the options list: ``` Usage: <main class> [-f[=FILE...]] [-P[=KEY=VALUE...]] -f= =FILE...] files -P= =KEY=VALUE...] Project properties (key-value pairs) ``` When a long option is specified, or arity=1, things look okay: ``` Usage: <main class> [-f=FILE] [-P[=KEY=VALUE...]] -f= FILE a file -P, --properties[=KEY=VALUE...] Project properties (key-value pairs) ```