diff --git a/ape/ape-m1.c b/ape/ape-m1.c
index 4c32ebf85..6b9127054 100644
--- a/ape/ape-m1.c
+++ b/ape/ape-m1.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#define pagesz         16384
+#define pagesz 16384
 /* maximum path size that cosmo can take */
 #define PATHSIZE       (PATH_MAX < 1024 ? PATH_MAX : 1024)
 #define SYSLIB_MAGIC   ('s' | 'l' << 8 | 'i' << 16 | 'b' << 24)
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ __attribute__((__noreturn__)) static void Spawn(const char *exe, int fd,
 
   register long *x0 __asm__("x0") = sp;
   register char *x2 __asm__("x2") = path;
-  register int   x3 __asm__("x3") = 8;  /* _HOSTXNU */
+  register int x3 __asm__("x3") = 8; /* _HOSTXNU */
   register struct Syslib *x15 __asm__("x15") = lib;
   register long x16 __asm__("x16") = e->e_entry;
   __asm__ volatile("mov\tx1,#0\n\t"
@@ -1012,8 +1012,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp) {
     Emit("usage: ape   PROG [ARGV1,ARGV2,...]\n"
          "       ape - PROG [ARGV0,ARGV1,...]\n"
          "  ($0 = PROG.ape) [ARGV1,ARGV2,...]\n"
-         "actually portable executable loader silicon 1.9\n"
-         "copyright 2023 justine alexandra roberts tunney\n"
+         "actually portable executable loader silicon 1.10\n"
+         "copyrights 2023 justine alexandra roberts tunney\n"
          "https://justine.lol/ape.html\n");
     _exit(1);
   } else {
diff --git a/ape/ape.h b/ape/ape.h
index 68ab61b0a..d2f589612 100644
--- a/ape/ape.h
+++ b/ape/ape.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define COSMOPOLITAN_APE_APE_H_
 
 #define APE_VERSION_MAJOR 1
-#define APE_VERSION_MINOR 9
+#define APE_VERSION_MINOR 10
 #define APE_VERSION_STR   APE_VERSION_STR_(APE_VERSION_MAJOR, APE_VERSION_MINOR)
 #define APE_VERSION_NOTE  APE_VERSION_NOTE_(APE_VERSION_MAJOR, APE_VERSION_MINOR)
 
diff --git a/ape/apeuninstall.sh b/ape/apeuninstall.sh
index cde7a7064..70cff8452 100755
--- a/ape/apeuninstall.sh
+++ b/ape/apeuninstall.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ for x in .ape \
          .ape-1.7 \
          .ape-1.8 \
          .ape-1.9 \
+         .ape-1.10 \
          .ape-blink-0.9.2 \
          .ape-blink-1.0.0; do
   rm -f \
diff --git a/ape/loader.c b/ape/loader.c
index 744e8fe14..6bbdf8af5 100644
--- a/ape/loader.c
+++ b/ape/loader.c
@@ -901,13 +901,8 @@ __attribute__((__noreturn__)) static void ShowUsage(int os, int fd, int rc) {
         "\n"
         "USAGE\n"
         "\n"
-        "  ape [FLAGS]   PROG [ARGV1,ARGV2,...]\n"
-        "  ape [FLAGS] - PROG [ARGV0,ARGV1,...]\n"
-        "\n"
-        "FLAGS\n"
-        "\n"
-        "  -h     show this help\n"
-        "  -f     force loading of program (do not use execve)\n"
+        "  ape   PROG [ARGV1,ARGV2,...]\n"
+        "  ape - PROG [ARGV0,ARGV1,...]\n"
         "\n",
         0l);
   Exit(rc, os);
@@ -982,20 +977,6 @@ EXTERN_C __attribute__((__noreturn__)) void ApeLoader(long di, long *sp,
     os = LINUX;
   }
 
-  /* parse flags */
-  while (argc > 1) {
-    if (argv[1][0] != '-') break; /* normal argument */
-    if (!argv[1][1]) break;       /* hyphen argument */
-    if (!StrCmp(argv[1], "-h") || !StrCmp(argv[1], "--help")) {
-      ShowUsage(os, 1, 0);
-    } else {
-      Print(os, 2, ape, ": invalid flag (pass -h for help)\n", 0l);
-      Exit(1, os);
-    }
-    *++sp = --argc;
-    ++argv;
-  }
-
   /* we can load via shell, shebang, or binfmt_misc */
   if ((literally = argc >= 3 && !StrCmp(argv[1], "-"))) {
     /* if the first argument is a hyphen then we give the user the
@@ -1006,9 +987,13 @@ EXTERN_C __attribute__((__noreturn__)) void ApeLoader(long di, long *sp,
     argc = sp[3] = sp[0] - 3;
     argv = (char **)((sp += 3) + 1);
   } else if (argc < 2) {
-    Print(os, 2, ape, ": missing command name (pass -h for help)\n", 0l);
-    Exit(1, os);
+    ShowUsage(os, 2, 1);
   } else {
+    if (argv[1][0] == '-') {
+      rc = !(argv[1][1] == 'h' && !argv[1][2]) || !StrCmp(argv[1] + 1,
+                                                          "-help");
+      ShowUsage(os, 1 + rc, rc);
+    }
     prog = (char *)sp[2];
     argc = sp[1] = sp[0] - 1;
     argv = (char **)((sp += 1) + 1);
diff --git a/build/bootstrap/ape.aarch64 b/build/bootstrap/ape.aarch64
index 6c8f9305b..5624ea1ff 100755
Binary files a/build/bootstrap/ape.aarch64 and b/build/bootstrap/ape.aarch64 differ
diff --git a/build/bootstrap/ape.elf b/build/bootstrap/ape.elf
index 961bcf059..681dc58ff 100755
Binary files a/build/bootstrap/ape.elf and b/build/bootstrap/ape.elf differ
diff --git a/build/bootstrap/ape.macho b/build/bootstrap/ape.macho
index 9ba658e6f..d28976838 100755
Binary files a/build/bootstrap/ape.macho and b/build/bootstrap/ape.macho differ
diff --git a/tool/cosmocc/README.md b/tool/cosmocc/README.md
index cef09338b..ea486654d 100644
--- a/tool/cosmocc/README.md
+++ b/tool/cosmocc/README.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ On Apple Silicon, `aarch64-unknown-cosmo-cc` produces ELF binaries. If
 you build a hello world program, then you need to say `ape ./hello`. If
 you don't have an `ape` command then run `cc -o ape bin/ape-m1.c` which
 should be moved to `/usr/local/bin/ape`. Your APE interpreter might
-already exist under a path like `$TMPDIR/.ape-1.9`. It's important to
+already exist under a path like `$TMPDIR/.ape-1.10`. It's important to
 note this is only a gotcha for the cross compiler. Your `cosmocc`
 compiler wraps the actual ELF binaries with a shell script that'll
 extract and compile an APE loader automatically, as needed. This also