In computer programming, a program's usage message usually refers to the message explaining the list of parameters that may be passed to a program. They are usually displayed following validation by the program in response to an unexpected number of parameters or if these do not follow a certain pattern. A program's usage message is commonly hardcoded in the source code.
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