diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -411,10 +411,10 @@
 
 ```bash
 # Search for "config" only in production code, skipping all tests
-cgrep -T False "config" -r src/
+cgrep --no-tests "config" -r src/
 
 # Search for mock usage only in test files
-cgrep -T True "mock" -r .
+cgrep --tests-only "mock" -r .
 ```
 
 ---
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@
 
 4. **Use test filtering** to focus on production code:
    ```bash
-   cgrep -T False "pattern" -r .  # Exclude all test code
+   cgrep --no-tests "pattern" -r .  # Exclude all test code
    ```
 
 5. **Adjust thread count** for optimal performance on your system:
diff --git a/cgrep.cabal b/cgrep.cabal
--- a/cgrep.cabal
+++ b/cgrep.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cabal-version: 2.2
 name: cgrep
 description: Cgrep: a context-aware grep for source codes
-version: 9.2.1
+version: 9.2.2
 synopsis: Command line tool
 homepage: http://awgn.github.io/cgrep/
 license: GPL-2.0-or-later
diff --git a/src/CmdOptions.hs b/src/CmdOptions.hs
--- a/src/CmdOptions.hs
+++ b/src/CmdOptions.hs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 import Options.Applicative (hidden)
 import Data.Version (showVersion)
 
--- Parser per le opzioni
+--  Parser options
 options :: Parser Options
 options = Options
     <$> optional(strOption
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@
 import GHC.IO.Handle (hIsTerminalDevice)
 
 import Options.Applicative (execParser)
+import Data.Maybe (isJust)
 import System.Environment (withArgs)
-import System.Exit (exitSuccess)
+import System.Exit (die, exitSuccess)
 import System.IO (stdin, stdout)
 
 import CGrep.Common (trimT)
@@ -83,10 +84,7 @@
     when show_palette $
         dumpPalette >> exitSuccess
 
-    -- check whether the pattern list is empty, display help message if it's the case
-    when (null others && isTermIn && null file) $
-        withArgs ["--help"] $
-            void (execParser parserInfo)
+    validateOptions opt isTermIn
 
     let others' = T.pack <$> others
 
@@ -123,6 +121,15 @@
 readPatternsFromFile f
     | OS.null f = return []
     | otherwise = map trimT . T.lines <$> TIO.readFile (OS.toFilePath f)
+
+validateOptions :: Options -> Bool -> IO ()
+validateOptions Options{..} isTermIn = do
+    when (null others && isTermIn && null file) $
+        withArgs ["--help"] $
+            void (execParser parserInfo)
+            
+    when (isJust tests && not semantic) $
+        die "cgrep: the options --tests-only and --no-tests require semantic search (-S or --semantic)."
 
 splitPatternsAndFiles :: [T.Text] -> ([T.Text], [OsPath])
 splitPatternsAndFiles [] = ([], [])