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@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ the configuration file.**
 
 On Linux, you'll need to install header packages for Ghostty's dependencies
 before building it. Typically, these are only gtk4 and libadwaita (unless
-building with `--static=false`). On Ubuntu, use
+building with `-Dstatic=false`). On Ubuntu, use
 
 ```
 $ sudo apt install libgtk-4-dev libadwaita-1-dev git