Sqlmap: [ 1 ] <PID number> bash: --tables: command not found

[Vampire420]

i have a problem while setting a sqlmap command:
$ sqlmap -u https://example.com/something.php?id=number --tables
[ 1 ] PID number
bash: --tables: command not found
and then i see the process of sqlmap i can stop only be restarting the terminal

[hos903]

try sqlmap -u "https://example.com/something.php?id=number" --tables