1 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_owns.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_owns.cpp
index 36e853a58..b3dab2e44 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_owns.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_owns.cpp
@@ -6,13 +6,9 @@ namespace vcpkg
 {
     void owns_command(const vcpkg_cmd_arguments& args, const vcpkg_paths& paths)
     {
-        args.check_max_arg_count(1);
-        if (args.command_arguments.size() == 0)
-        {
-            System::println(System::color::error, "Error: owns requires a pattern to search for as the first argument.");
-            print_example("owns .dll");
-            exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-        }
+        static const std::string example = Strings::format("The argument should be a pattern to search for. %s", create_example_string("owns zlib.dll"));
+        args.check_exact_arg_count(1, example.c_str());
+
         StatusParagraphs status_db = database_load_check(paths);
         search_file(paths, args.command_arguments[0], status_db);
         exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);