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r82871 | georg.brandl | 2010-07-14 10:00:22 +0200 (Mi, 14 Jul 2010) | 1 line
#9258: fix copy-paste errors.
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r82960 | georg.brandl | 2010-07-19 08:52:35 +0200 (Mo, 19 Jul 2010) | 1 line
Clarify.
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r82961 | georg.brandl | 2010-07-19 08:57:52 +0200 (Mo, 19 Jul 2010) | 1 line
Clarify :option: description.
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diff --git a/Doc/documenting/markup.rst b/Doc/documenting/markup.rst
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.. describe:: option
- A command-line option to an executable program. The leading hyphen(s) must
- be included.
+ A command-line option of Python. The leading hyphen(s) must be included.
+ If a matching ``cmdoption`` directive exists, it is linked to. For options
+ of other programs or scripts, use simple ````code```` markup.
.. describe:: program