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@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ The shortlist of configuration flags is the following:
     	Path to the file with alert rules. 
     	Supports patterns. Flag can be specified multiple times. 
     	Examples:
-    	 -rule /path/to/file. Path to a single file with alerting rules
-    	 -rule dir/*.yaml -rule /*.yaml. Relative path to all .yaml files in "dir" folder, 
+         -rule="/path/to/file". Path to a single file with alerting rules
+         -rule="dir/*.yaml" -rule="/*.yaml". Relative path to all .yaml files in "dir" folder, 
     	absolute path to all .yaml files in root.
     	Rule files may contain %{ENV_VAR} placeholders, which are substituted by the corresponding env vars.
     	Supports array of values separated by comma or specified via multiple flags.