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-rw-r--r--lib/spack/spack/cmd/common/arguments.py9
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/common/arguments.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/common/arguments.py
index 883a7d31c2..c30b06ce74 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/common/arguments.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/common/arguments.py
@@ -384,10 +384,11 @@ def install_status():
"--install-status",
action="store_true",
default=True,
- help="show install status of packages\n\npackages can be: "
- "installed [+], missing and needed by an installed package [-], "
- "installed in an upstream instance [^], "
- "or not installed (no annotation)",
+ help=(
+ "show install status of packages\n"
+ "[+] installed [^] installed in an upstream\n"
+ " - not installed [-] missing dep of installed package\n"
+ ),
)