diff --git a/eng/req/items.rst b/eng/req/items.rst
index 52d9371..e4f600a 100644
--- a/eng/req/items.rst
+++ b/eng/req/items.rst
@@ -3323,10 +3323,10 @@ get-string
     then the default value is used.  The value is converted to a string.
 
 get-string-command-line
-    The attribute value shall be an optional string. The action gets the action
-    value for subsequent actions from the value of a command line option named
-    by the items ``name`` attribute. If no such command line option is present,
-    then the attribute value is used.  The value is converted to a string.
+    The attribute value shall be a string. The action gets the action value for
+    subsequent actions from the value of a command line option named by the
+    items ``name`` attribute. If no such command line option is present, then
+    the attribute value is used.  The value is converted to a string.
 
 script
     The attribute value shall be a string. The action executes the attribute