Enhanced command line documentation to include examples

It took me a long time to discover that it's acceptable to uses spaces to separate argument names from values instead of the colon. This necessary with quoted argument values.
jaider · Jul 4, 2016 · 52ae2d7 · 52ae2d7
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@@ -58,3 +58,15 @@ The help text from the command line is shown below for easy reference.
       -instance         An instance name if registering the service
                         multiple times
       --sudo            Prompts for UAC if running on Vista/W7/2008
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+Examples
+'''''''''
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+    ** Basic Service Installation**
+    MyService.exe install -username:DOMAIN\ServiceAccount -password:itsASecret -servicename:AwesomeService --autostart
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+    ** Service Installation with Quoted Arguments
+    MyService.exe install -username "DOMAIN\Service Account" -password:"Its A Secret" -servicename "Awesome Service" --autostart
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