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@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ flags.MarkHidden("secretFlag")
 
 **Example**:
 ```go
+flags := pflag.NewFlagSet("example", pflag.ContinueOnError)
 flags.BoolP("verbose", "v", false, "verbose output")
 flags.String("coolflag", "yeaah", "it's really cool flag")
 flags.Int("usefulflag", 777, "sometimes it's very useful")