From 3e0229fc052d725bb36f3100665cb51831844abf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marc Jasper <marc.jasper@sonarsource.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:42:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] SCANPY-234 Improved help message when invoked without
 parameters.

---
 src/pysonar_scanner/exceptions.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/pysonar_scanner/exceptions.py b/src/pysonar_scanner/exceptions.py
index d81cbaa2..81e53189 100644
--- a/src/pysonar_scanner/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/pysonar_scanner/exceptions.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ def from_missing_keys(*properties: MissingProperty) -> "MissingPropertyException
         missing_properties = ", ".join([f"{prop.property} ({prop.cli_arg})" for prop in properties])
         fix_message = (
             "You can provide these properties using one of the following methods:\n"
-            "- Command line arguments (e.g., --sonar.projectKey=myproject)\n"
+            "- Command line arguments (e.g., --sonar-project-key=myproject)\n"
+            "- Analysis parameters with -D prefix (e.g., -Dsonar.projectKey=myproject)\n"
             "- Environment variables (e.g., SONAR_PROJECTKEY=myproject)\n"
             "- Properties file (sonar-project.properties)\n"
             "- Project configuration files (e.g., build.gradle, pom.xml)"