diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 612bac4..113fbb1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@eartharoid/i18n": "^1.0.0",
 		"boxen": "^5.0.0",
+		"command-line-args": "^5.1.1",
 		"cryptr": "^6.0.2",
 		"discord.js": "^12.5.1",
 		"dotenv": "^8.2.0",
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
 		"node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
 		"semver": "^7.3.4",
 		"sequelize": "^6.5.0",
+		"string-argv": "^0.3.1",
 		"terminal-link": "^2.1.1"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 4fcd4f3..b997a0d 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ lockfileVersion: 5.3
 specifiers:
   '@eartharoid/i18n': ^1.0.0
   boxen: ^5.0.0
+  command-line-args: ^5.1.1
   cryptr: ^6.0.2
   discord.js: ^12.5.1
   dotenv: ^8.2.0
@@ -18,12 +19,14 @@ specifiers:
   semver: ^7.3.4
   sequelize: ^6.5.0
   sqlite3: ^5.0.2
+  string-argv: ^0.3.1
   tedious: ^11.0.3
   terminal-link: ^2.1.1
 
 dependencies:
   '@eartharoid/i18n': 1.0.0
   boxen: 5.0.0
+  command-line-args: 5.1.1
   cryptr: 6.0.2
   discord.js: 12.5.1
   dotenv: 8.2.0
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ dependencies:
   node-fetch: 2.6.1
   semver: 7.3.4
   sequelize: 6.5.0_fb66e8c649bde1be622cc06164c9e22d
+  string-argv: 0.3.1
   terminal-link: 2.1.1
 
 optionalDependencies:
@@ -338,6 +342,11 @@ packages:
       sprintf-js: 1.0.3
     dev: true
 
+  /array-back/3.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-TkuxA4UCOvxuDK6NZYXCalszEzj+TLszyASooky+i742l9TqsOdYCMJJupxRic61hwquNtppB3hgcuq9SVSH1Q==}
+    engines: {node: '>=6'}
+    dev: false
+
   /asn1/0.2.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-jxwzQpLQjSmWXgwaCZE9Nz+glAG01yF1QnWgbhGwHI5A6FRIEY6IVqtHhIepHqI7/kyEyQEagBC5mBEFlIYvdg==}
     dependencies:
@@ -589,6 +598,16 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       delayed-stream: 1.0.0
 
+  /command-line-args/5.1.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-hL/eG8lrll1Qy1ezvkant+trihbGnaKaeEjj6Scyr3DN+RC7iQ5Rz84IeLERfAWDGo0HBSNAakczwgCilDXnWg==}
+    engines: {node: '>=4.0.0'}
+    dependencies:
+      array-back: 3.1.0
+      find-replace: 3.0.0
+      lodash.camelcase: 4.3.0
+      typical: 4.0.0
+    dev: false
+
   /concat-map/0.0.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha1-2Klr13/Wjfd5OnMDajug1UBdR3s=}
 
@@ -955,6 +974,13 @@ packages:
       to-regex-range: 5.0.1
     dev: true
 
+  /find-replace/3.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-6Tb2myMioCAgv5kfvP5/PkZZ/ntTpVK39fHY7WkWBgvbeE+VHd/tZuZ4mrC+bxh4cfOZeYKVPaJIZtZXV7GNCQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=4.0.0'}
+    dependencies:
+      array-back: 3.1.0
+    dev: false
+
   /flat-cache/3.0.4:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dm9s5Pw7Jc0GvMYbshN6zchCA9RgQlzzEZX3vylR9IqFfS8XciblUXOKfW6SiuJ0e13eDYZoZV5wdrev7P3Nwg==}
     engines: {node: ^10.12.0 || >=12.0.0}
@@ -1451,6 +1477,10 @@ packages:
       type-check: 0.4.0
     dev: true
 
+  /lodash.camelcase/4.3.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha1-soqmKIorn8ZRA1x3EfZathkDMaY=}
+    dev: false
+
   /lodash/4.17.20:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-PlhdFcillOINfeV7Ni6oF1TAEayyZBoZ8bcshTHqOYJYlrqzRK5hagpagky5o4HfCzzd1TRkXPMFq6cKk9rGmA==}
 
@@ -2311,6 +2341,11 @@ packages:
       safer-buffer: 2.1.2
       tweetnacl: 0.14.5
 
+  /string-argv/0.3.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-a1uQGz7IyVy9YwhqjZIZu1c8JO8dNIe20xBmSS6qu9kv++k3JGzCVmprbNN5Kn+BgzD5E7YYwg1CcjuJMRNsvg==}
+    engines: {node: '>=0.6.19'}
+    dev: false
+
   /string-width/1.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha1-EYvfW4zcUaKn5w0hHgfisLmxB9M=}
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
@@ -2571,6 +2606,11 @@ packages:
       is-typedarray: 1.0.0
     dev: true
 
+  /typical/4.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-VAH4IvQ7BDFYglMd7BPRDfLgxZZX4O4TFcRDA6EN5X7erNJJq+McIEp8np9aVtxrCJ6qx4GTYVfOWNjcqwZgRw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=8'}
+    dev: false
+
   /undefsafe/2.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-nrXZwwXrD/T/JXeygJqdCO6NZZ1L66HrxM/Z7mIq2oPanoN0F1nLx3lwJMu6AwJY69hdixaFQOuoYsMjE5/C2A==}
     dependencies:
diff --git a/src/modules/commands/command.js b/src/modules/commands/command.js
index e4422cc..bbc1296 100644
--- a/src/modules/commands/command.js
+++ b/src/modules/commands/command.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module.exports = class Command {
 	 * @param {boolean} [data.staff_only] - Only allow staff to use this command?
 	 * @param {string[]} [data.permissions] - Array of permissions needed for a user to use this command
 	 * @param {boolean} [data.process_args] - Should the command handler process named arguments?
-	 * @param {CommandArgument[]} [data.args] - The command's arguments
+	 * @param {CommandArgument[]} [data.args] - The command's arguments (see [docs](https://github.com/75lb/command-line-args/blob/master/doc/option-definition.md) if using processed args)
 	 */
 	constructor(client, data) {
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ module.exports = class Command {
 
 		const addArgs = (embed, arg) => {
 			let required = arg.required ? '`❗` ' : '';
-			embed.addField(required + arg.name, `» ${i18n('cmd_usage.args.description', arg.description)}}\n» ${i18n('cmd_usage.args.example', arg.example)}`);
+			embed.addField(required + arg.name, `» ${i18n('cmd_usage.args.description', arg.description)}\n» ${i18n('cmd_usage.args.example', arg.example)}`);
 		};
 
 		let usage,
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ module.exports = class Command {
 			embed;
 
 		if (this.process_args) {
-			usage = `${prefix + cmd_name} ${this.args.map(arg => arg.required ? `<${arg.name};>` : `[${arg.name};]`).join(' ')}`;
-			example = `${prefix + cmd_name} ${this.args.map(arg => `${arg.name}: ${arg.example};`).join(' ')}`;
+			usage = `${prefix + cmd_name} ${this.args.map(arg => arg.required ? `<${arg.name}>` : `[${arg.name}]`).join(' ')}`;
+			example = `${prefix + cmd_name} \n${this.args.map(arg => `--${arg.name} ${arg.example}`).join('\n')}`;
 			embed = new MessageEmbed()
 				.setColor(settings.error_colour)
 				.setTitle(i18n('cmd_usage.title', cmd_name))
diff --git a/src/modules/commands/manager.js b/src/modules/commands/manager.js
index 59936e4..f1c7458 100644
--- a/src/modules/commands/manager.js
+++ b/src/modules/commands/manager.js
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ const { Collection, Client, Message, MessageEmbed } = require('discord.js');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const { path } = require('../../utils/fs');
 
+const { parseArgsStringToArgv: argv } = require('string-argv');
+const parseArgs = require('command-line-args');
+
 /**
  * Manages the loading and execution of commands
  */
@@ -153,11 +156,9 @@ module.exports = class CommandManager {
 		let args = raw_args;
 
 		if (cmd.process_args) {
-			args = {};
-			let data = [...raw_args.matchAll(/(?<key>\w+)\??\s?:\s?(?<value>([^;]|;{2})*);/gmi)]; // an array of argument objects
-			data.forEach(arg => args[arg.groups.key] = arg.groups.value.replace(/;{2}/gm, ';')); // put the data into a useful format
+			args = parseArgs(cmd.args, { argv: argv(raw_args) });
 			for (let arg of cmd.args) {
-				if (arg.required && !args[arg]) {
+				if (arg.required && args[arg.name] === undefined) {
 					return await cmd.sendUsage(message.channel, cmd_name); // send usage if any required arg is missing
 				}
 			}