diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/ods.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/ods.rs
index 23f66d6f53..5850733e76 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/ods.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/ods.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl Command for FromOds {
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Convert binary .ods data to a table, specifying the tables",
-                example: "open --raw test.ods | from ods -s [Spreadsheet1]",
+                example: "open --raw test.ods | from ods --sheets [Spreadsheet1]",
                 result: None,
             },
         ]
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/ssv.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/ssv.rs
index cfd184551e..44249dba74 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/ssv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/ssv.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl Command for FromSsv {
             )),
         }, Example {
             example: r#"'FOO   BAR
-1   2' | from ssv -n"#,
+1   2' | from ssv --noheaders"#,
             description: "Converts ssv formatted string to table but not treating the first row as column names",
             result: Some(
                 Value::list(
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/tsv.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/tsv.rs
index 637c1224b5..ed6cd353e3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/tsv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/tsv.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl Command for FromTsv {
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Create a tsv file without header columns and open it",
-                example: r#"$'a1(char tab)b1(char tab)c1(char nl)a2(char tab)b2(char tab)c2' | save tsv-data | open tsv-data | from tsv -n"#,
+                example: r#"$'a1(char tab)b1(char tab)c1(char nl)a2(char tab)b2(char tab)c2' | save tsv-data | open tsv-data | from tsv --noheaders"#,
                 result: None,
             },
             Example {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/xlsx.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/xlsx.rs
index 2cec14a4f8..4a5057ea01 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/xlsx.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/from/xlsx.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl Command for FromXlsx {
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Convert binary .xlsx data to a table, specifying the tables",
-                example: "open --raw test.xlsx | from xlsx -s [Spreadsheet1]",
+                example: "open --raw test.xlsx | from xlsx --sheets [Spreadsheet1]",
                 result: None,
             },
         ]
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/csv.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/csv.rs
index 49c68c481e..05da969ded 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/csv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/csv.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl Command for ToCsv {
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Outputs an CSV string representing the contents of this table",
-                example: "[[foo bar]; [1 2]] | to csv -s ';' ",
+                example: "[[foo bar]; [1 2]] | to csv --separator ';' ",
                 result: Some(Value::test_string("foo;bar\n1;2\n")),
             },
             Example {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/json.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/json.rs
index e7f748aa13..11d617836a 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/json.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/json.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ impl Command for ToJson {
             Example {
                 description:
                     "Outputs a JSON string, with 4-space indentation, representing the contents of this table",
-                example: "[Joe Bob Sam] | to json -i 4",
+                example: "[Joe Bob Sam] | to json --indent 4",
                 result: Some(Value::test_string("[\n    \"Joe\",\n    \"Bob\",\n    \"Sam\"\n]")),
             },
             Example {
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/xml.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/xml.rs
index 11a4ce65ed..7a2179bfde 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/xml.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/formats/to/xml.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Additionally any field which is: empty record, empty list or null, can be omitte
             },
             Example {
                 description: "Optionally, formats the text with a custom indentation setting",
-                example: r#"{tag: note content : [{tag: remember content : [Event]}]} | to xml -p 3"#,
+                example: r#"{tag: note content : [{tag: remember content : [Event]}]} | to xml --pretty 3"#,
                 result: Some(Value::test_string(
                     "<note>\n   <remember>Event</remember>\n</note>",
                 )),
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/format_conversions/ods.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/format_conversions/ods.rs
index c02ce9f385..34e3e5208c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/format_conversions/ods.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/format_conversions/ods.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fn from_ods_file_to_table_select_sheet() {
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
             open sample_data.ods --raw
-            | from ods -s ["SalesOrders"]
+            | from ods --sheets ["SalesOrders"]
             | columns
             | get 0
         "#
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/format_conversions/xlsx.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/format_conversions/xlsx.rs
index e6765d58a0..fdd7dca875 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/format_conversions/xlsx.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/format_conversions/xlsx.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fn from_excel_file_to_table_select_sheet() {
         cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
         r#"
             open sample_data.xlsx --raw
-            | from xlsx -s ["SalesOrders"]
+            | from xlsx --sheets ["SalesOrders"]
             | columns
             | get 0
         "#