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 #### DDL
 
-The CLI can also run your configured DDL prior to executing the query by adding the `--ddl` parameter.
+The CLI can also run your configured DDL prior to executing the query by adding the `--run-ddl` parameter.
 
 #### Benchmarking
 You can benchmark queries by adding the `--bench` parameter.  This will run the query a configurable number of times and output a breakdown of the queries execution time with summary statistics for each component of the query (logical planning, physical planning, execution time, and total time).