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 * PersistentPostRunE
 
 If you would like to silence the default `error` and `usage` output in favor of your own, you can set `SilenceUsage`
-and `SilenceErrors` to `false` on the command. A child command respects these flags if they are set on the parent
+and `SilenceErrors` to `true` on the command. A child command respects these flags if they are set on the parent
 command.
 
 **Example Usage using RunE:**