diff --git a/examples/cli.rs b/examples/cli.rs
index f486a8aa..c63ee3d6 100644
--- a/examples/cli.rs
+++ b/examples/cli.rs
@@ -6,16 +6,26 @@ use simple_logger;
 /// Run with `cargo run --example cli`
 use std::fs;
 
-use sqlparser::dialect::GenericSqlDialect;
+use sqlparser::dialect::*;
 use sqlparser::sqlparser::Parser;
 
 fn main() {
     simple_logger::init().unwrap();
 
-    let filename = std::env::args()
-        .nth(1)
-        .expect("No arguments provided!\n\nUsage: cargo run --example cli FILENAME.sql");
+    let filename = std::env::args().nth(1).expect(
+        "No arguments provided!\n\n\
+         Usage: cargo run --example cli FILENAME.sql [--dialectname]",
+    );
 
+    let dialect: Box<dyn Dialect> = match std::env::args().nth(2).unwrap_or_default().as_ref() {
+        "--ansi" => Box::new(AnsiSqlDialect {}),
+        "--postgres" => Box::new(PostgreSqlDialect {}),
+        "--ms" => Box::new(MsSqlDialect {}),
+        "--generic" | "" => Box::new(GenericSqlDialect {}),
+        s => panic!("Unexpected parameter: {}", s),
+    };
+
+    println!("Parsing from file '{}' using {:?}", &filename, dialect);
     let contents = fs::read_to_string(&filename)
         .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("Unable to read the file {}", &filename));
     let without_bom = if contents.chars().nth(0).unwrap() as u64 != 0xfeff {
@@ -25,8 +35,7 @@ fn main() {
         chars.next();
         chars.as_str()
     };
-    println!("Input:\n'{}'", &without_bom);
-    let parse_result = Parser::parse_sql(&GenericSqlDialect {}, without_bom.to_owned());
+    let parse_result = Parser::parse_sql(&*dialect, without_bom.to_owned());
     match parse_result {
         Ok(statements) => {
             println!(