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 ```
 # example of standalone
 $ cd ./examples/standalone/
-$ python standalone.py --total_client 100 --com_round 3 --sample_ratio 0.1 --batch_size 100 --epochs 5 --lr 0.02
+$ python standalone.py --total_clients 100 --com_round 3 --sample_ratio 0.1 --batch_size 100 --epochs 5 --lr 0.02
 ```
 
 ## Architecture