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@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ An additional system property `suspend` can be used to suspend the JVM, when lau
 
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-You can also run a Quarkus application in debug mode with a suspended JVM using `./mvnw compile quarkus:dev -Ddebug` which is a shorthand for `./mvnw compile quarkus:dev -Ddebug=true`.
+You can also run a Quarkus application in debug mode with a suspended JVM using `./mvnw compile quarkus:dev -Dsuspend` which is a shorthand for `./mvnw compile quarkus:dev -Dsuspend=true`.
 
 Then, attach your debugger to `localhost:5005`.
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