diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/howto.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/howto.adoc
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@@ -2456,6 +2456,8 @@ By default, it executes *all* `Jobs` in the application context on startup (see
 for details). You can narrow down to a specific job or jobs by specifying
 `spring.batch.job.names` (which takes a comma-separated list of job name patterns).
 
+Unlike command line option arguments (which starts with `--`, e.g. `--spring=batch`) job parameters has to be passed without dashes to job (e.g. `spring=batch`).
+
 If the application context includes a `JobRegistry`, the jobs in
 `spring.batch.job.names` are looked up in the registry instead of being autowired from the
 context. This is a common pattern with more complex systems, where multiple jobs are