Index: src/java/org/apache/commons/cli/Parser.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-commons/cli/src/java/org/apache/commons/cli/Parser.java,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -r1.7 Parser.java
--- src/java/org/apache/commons/cli/Parser.java	24 Oct 2002 23:17:49 -0000	1.7
+++ src/java/org/apache/commons/cli/Parser.java	16 Nov 2002 15:05:58 -0000
@@ -236,7 +236,11 @@
         }
 
         if( opt.getValues() == null && !opt.hasOptionalArg() ) {
-            throw new MissingArgumentException( "no argument for:" + opt.getOpt() );
+            String name = opt.getLongOpt();
+            if(name==null){
+                name = opt.getOpt();
+            }
+            throw new MissingArgumentException( "no argument for: " + name );
         }
     }