diff --git a/chm.sh b/chm.sh
index 70a9c11..cdecf65 100644
--- a/chm.sh
+++ b/chm.sh
@@ -6,20 +6,20 @@ ALIASNAME="chm"
 _help() {
 
 echo -n "chm: performs chmod recursively on specified folder with specified values for folder and files. Executable permissions will be set for all folders\n\n"
-echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME <folder> <octalvalue>
-  or:       $ALIASNAME <folder> <octalvalue>
-folder     : this is the folder on which to execute the command
+echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME <octalvalue> <folder>
+  or:       $ALIASNAME <octalvalue> <folder>
 octalvalue : this is the FILE permissions to be set in the specified folder and its subfolders. Use the same octal value you would use as a chmod argument
+folder     : this is the folder on which to execute the command
 
 Example:
-  $SCRIPTNAME ./testfolder 664          ; this will set testfolder and its subfolders to 775 and files in those subfolders to 664
-  $SCRIPTNAME ./testfolder 764          ; this will set testfolder and its subfolders to 775 and files in those subfolders to 764
+  $SCRIPTNAME 664 ./testfolder          ; this will set testfolder and its subfolders to 775 and files in those subfolders to 664
+  $SCRIPTNAME 764 ./testfolder          ; this will set testfolder and its subfolders to 775 and files in those subfolders to 764
 "
 }
 
 _process() {
-        folder=$1
-        declare -i val=$2
+        folder=$2
+        declare -i val=$1
         declare -i rwmask=8#111
         declare -i dirval=$val\|$rwmask
         filevalstr=$(printf "%03o" $val)
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ main() {
         fi
         declare -i modval=0
         { # try
-                let modval=8#$2 &&
-                _process "$1" $modval
+                let modval=8#$1 &&
+                _process $modval "$2"
         } || { # catch
-                echo 'ERROR: Check if second argument is a proper octal value!'
+                echo 'ERROR: Check if the first argument is a proper octal value!'
                 echo 'If not, fix the value and try again.'
         }
 }
 
-main "$@"
+main "$@"
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