diff --git a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_cmd_arguments.h b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_cmd_arguments.h
index 95feb48148..2194e6d2ce 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_cmd_arguments.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/vcpkg_cmd_arguments.h
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ namespace vcpkg
         std::unordered_set<std::string> check_and_get_optional_command_arguments(const std::vector<std::string>& valid_options) const;
 
         void check_max_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count) const;
-        void check_max_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count, const char* example_text) const;
+        void check_max_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count, const std::string& example_text) const;
         void check_min_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count) const;
-        void check_min_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count, const char* example_text) const;
+        void check_min_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count, const std::string& example_text) const;
         void check_exact_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count) const;
-        void check_exact_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count, const char* example_text) const;
+        void check_exact_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count, const std::string& example_text) const;
 
     private:
         std::unordered_set<std::string> optional_command_arguments;
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_cache.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_cache.cpp
index 19c762caff..f43b054a67 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_cache.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_cache.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
     {
         static const std::string example = Strings::format(
             "The argument should be a substring to search for, or no argument to display all cached libraries.\n%s", create_example_string("cache png"));
-        args.check_max_arg_count(1, example.c_str());
+        args.check_max_arg_count(1, example);
 
         const std::vector<BinaryParagraph> binary_paragraphs = read_all_binary_paragraphs(paths);
         if (binary_paragraphs.empty())
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_create.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_create.cpp
index d1611eb5c3..ad00cd6764 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_create.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_create.cpp
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ namespace vcpkg
     void create_command(const vcpkg_cmd_arguments& args, const vcpkg_paths& paths)
     {
         static const std::string example = create_example_string(R"###(create zlib2 http://zlib.net/zlib128.zip "zlib128-2.zip")###");
-        args.check_max_arg_count(3, example.c_str());
-        args.check_min_arg_count(2, example.c_str());
+        args.check_max_arg_count(3, example);
+        args.check_min_arg_count(2, example);
 
         const std::string port_name = args.command_arguments.at(0);
         Environment::ensure_utilities_on_path(paths);
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_edit.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_edit.cpp
index f07a15875f..fbf4eab620 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_edit.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_edit.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
     void edit_command(const vcpkg_cmd_arguments& args, const vcpkg_paths& paths)
     {
         static const std::string example = create_example_string("edit zlib");
-        args.check_exact_arg_count(1, example.c_str());
+        args.check_exact_arg_count(1, example);
         const std::string port_name = args.command_arguments.at(0);
 
         const fs::path portpath = paths.ports / port_name;
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_hash.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_hash.cpp
index 17c191b78a..42d1823fa0 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_hash.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_hash.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ namespace vcpkg
     {
         static const std::string example = Strings::format(
             "The argument should be a file path\n%s", create_example_string("hash boost_1_62_0.tar.bz2"));
-        args.check_min_arg_count(1, example.c_str());
-        args.check_max_arg_count(2, example.c_str());
+        args.check_min_arg_count(1, example);
+        args.check_max_arg_count(2, example);
 
         if (args.command_arguments.size() == 1)
         {
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_import.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_import.cpp
index e5e7317996..3832f0e7b6 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_import.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_import.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
     void import_command(const vcpkg_cmd_arguments& args, const vcpkg_paths& paths)
     {
         static const std::string example = create_example_string(R"(import C:\path\to\CONTROLfile C:\path\to\includedir C:\path\to\projectdir)");
-        args.check_exact_arg_count(3, example.c_str());
+        args.check_exact_arg_count(3, example);
 
         const fs::path control_file_path(args.command_arguments[0]);
         const fs::path include_directory(args.command_arguments[1]);
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_installation.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_installation.cpp
index 1abd16796f..c376d522f5 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_installation.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_installation.cpp
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
     void install_command(const vcpkg_cmd_arguments& args, const vcpkg_paths& paths, const triplet& default_target_triplet)
     {
         static const std::string example = create_example_string("install zlib zlib:x64-windows curl boost");
-        args.check_min_arg_count(1, example.c_str());
+        args.check_min_arg_count(1, example);
         StatusParagraphs status_db = database_load_check(paths);
 
         std::vector<package_spec> specs = Input::check_and_get_package_specs(args.command_arguments, default_target_triplet, example.c_str());
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
         // Installing multiple packages leads to unintuitive behavior if one of them depends on another.
         // Allowing only 1 package for now.
 
-        args.check_exact_arg_count(1, example.c_str());
+        args.check_exact_arg_count(1, example);
 
         StatusParagraphs status_db = database_load_check(paths);
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
     void build_external_command(const vcpkg_cmd_arguments& args, const vcpkg_paths& paths, const triplet& default_target_triplet)
     {
         static const std::string example = create_example_string(R"(build_external zlib2 C:\path\to\dir\with\controlfile\)");
-        args.check_exact_arg_count(2, example.c_str());
+        args.check_exact_arg_count(2, example);
 
         expected<package_spec> maybe_current_spec = package_spec::from_string(args.command_arguments[0], default_target_triplet);
         if (auto spec = maybe_current_spec.get())
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_integration.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_integration.cpp
index cd303c6491..31f30f216f 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_integration.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_integration.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ With a project open, go to Tools->NuGet Package Manager->Package Manager Console
     {
         static const std::string example = Strings::format("Commands:\n"
                                                            "%s", INTEGRATE_COMMAND_HELPSTRING);
-        args.check_exact_arg_count(1, example.c_str());
+        args.check_exact_arg_count(1, example);
 
         if (args.command_arguments[0] == "install")
         {
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_list.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_list.cpp
index 2d6b42008a..cc51232e9d 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_list.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_list.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
     {
         static const std::string example = Strings::format(
             "The argument should be a substring to search for, or no argument to display all installed libraries.\n%s", create_example_string("list png"));
-        args.check_max_arg_count(1, example.c_str());
+        args.check_max_arg_count(1, example);
 
         const StatusParagraphs status_paragraphs = database_load_check(paths);
         std::vector<StatusParagraph> installed_packages;
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_owns.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_owns.cpp
index 45f0733046..62dac57ebc 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_owns.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_owns.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
     void owns_command(const vcpkg_cmd_arguments& args, const vcpkg_paths& paths)
     {
         static const std::string example = Strings::format("The argument should be a pattern to search for. %s", create_example_string("owns zlib.dll"));
-        args.check_exact_arg_count(1, example.c_str());
+        args.check_exact_arg_count(1, example);
 
         StatusParagraphs status_db = database_load_check(paths);
         search_file(paths, args.command_arguments[0], status_db);
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_portsdiff.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_portsdiff.cpp
index b6b604e546..46c6c90c7c 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_portsdiff.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_portsdiff.cpp
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ namespace vcpkg
     void portsdiff_command(const vcpkg_cmd_arguments& args, const vcpkg_paths& paths)
     {
         static const std::string example = Strings::format("The argument should be a branch/tag/hash to checkout.\n%s", create_example_string("portsdiff mybranchname"));
-        args.check_min_arg_count(1, example.c_str());
-        args.check_max_arg_count(2, example.c_str());
+        args.check_min_arg_count(1, example);
+        args.check_max_arg_count(2, example);
 
         Environment::ensure_git_on_path(paths);
         const std::wstring git_commit_id_for_previous_snapshot = Strings::utf8_to_utf16(args.command_arguments.at(0));
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_remove.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_remove.cpp
index 31331fc2fd..9d33525329 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_remove.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_remove.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
     void remove_command(const vcpkg_cmd_arguments& args, const vcpkg_paths& paths, const triplet& default_target_triplet)
     {
         static const std::string example = create_example_string("remove zlib zlib:x64-windows curl boost");
-        args.check_min_arg_count(1, example.c_str());
+        args.check_min_arg_count(1, example);
 
         const std::unordered_set<std::string> options = args.check_and_get_optional_command_arguments({OPTION_PURGE});
         auto status_db = database_load_check(paths);
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_search.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_search.cpp
index a604c53830..a4714477ed 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_search.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_search.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
     void search_command(const vcpkg_cmd_arguments& args, const vcpkg_paths& paths)
     {
         static const std::string example = Strings::format("The argument should be a substring to search for, or no argument to display all libraries.\n%s", create_example_string("search png"));
-        args.check_max_arg_count(1, example.c_str());
+        args.check_max_arg_count(1, example);
 
         const std::vector<SourceParagraph> source_paragraphs = read_all_source_paragraphs(paths);
 
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_cmd_arguments.cpp b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_cmd_arguments.cpp
index d61e420ab7..2cc1f811c7 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_cmd_arguments.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/vcpkg_cmd_arguments.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
         return check_exact_arg_count(expected_arg_count, "");
     }
 
-    void vcpkg_cmd_arguments::check_max_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count, const char* example_text) const
+    void vcpkg_cmd_arguments::check_max_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count, const std::string& example_text) const
     {
         const size_t actual_arg_count = command_arguments.size();
         if (actual_arg_count > expected_arg_count)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
         }
     }
 
-    void vcpkg_cmd_arguments::check_min_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count, const char* example_text) const
+    void vcpkg_cmd_arguments::check_min_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count, const std::string& example_text) const
     {
         const size_t actual_arg_count = command_arguments.size();
         if (actual_arg_count < expected_arg_count)
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
         }
     }
 
-    void vcpkg_cmd_arguments::check_exact_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count, const char* example_text) const
+    void vcpkg_cmd_arguments::check_exact_arg_count(const size_t expected_arg_count, const std::string& example_text) const
     {
         const size_t actual_arg_count = command_arguments.size();
         if (actual_arg_count != expected_arg_count)