Merge topic 'improve-formatting-of-help'

cb33befe2d Modules: Update documentation formatting
0e4fbb4a1f Help: Improve formatting of Help documentation

Acked-by: Kitware Robot <kwrobot@kitware.com>
Acked-by: Ben Boeckel <ben.boeckel@kitware.com>
Merge-request: !3199

11 files changed, 96 insertions, 94 deletions

diff --git a/Help/manual/LINKS.txt b/Help/manual/LINKS.txt
index 8e53c0c..60a260c 100644
--- a/Help/manual/LINKS.txt
+++ b/Help/manual/LINKS.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Online Documentation and Community Resources
 Mailing List
  https://cmake.org/mailing-lists
 
- For help and discussion about using cmake, a mailing list is
+ For help and discussion about using CMake, a mailing list is
  provided at cmake@cmake.org.  The list is member-post-only but one
  may sign up on the CMake web page.  Please first read the full
  documentation at https://cmake.org before posting questions to
diff --git a/Help/manual/OPTIONS_BUILD.txt b/Help/manual/OPTIONS_BUILD.txt
index baa73d5..64fd816 100644
--- a/Help/manual/OPTIONS_BUILD.txt
+++ b/Help/manual/OPTIONS_BUILD.txt
@@ -9,23 +9,23 @@
 ``-C <initial-cache>``
  Pre-load a script to populate the cache.
 
- When cmake is first run in an empty build tree, it creates a
- CMakeCache.txt file and populates it with customizable settings for
+ When CMake is first run in an empty build tree, it creates a
+ ``CMakeCache.txt`` file and populates it with customizable settings for
  the project.  This option may be used to specify a file from which
  to load cache entries before the first pass through the project's
- cmake listfiles.  The loaded entries take priority over the
+ CMake listfiles.  The loaded entries take priority over the
  project's default values.  The given file should be a CMake script
- containing SET commands that use the CACHE option, not a
+ containing :command:`set` commands that use the ``CACHE`` option, not a
  cache-format file.
 
 ``-D <var>:<type>=<value>, -D <var>=<value>``
- Create or update a cmake cache entry.
+ Create or update a CMake ``CACHE`` entry.
 
- When cmake is first run in an empty build tree, it creates a
- CMakeCache.txt file and populates it with customizable settings for
+ When CMake is first run in an empty build tree, it creates a
+ ``CMakeCache.txt`` file and populates it with customizable settings for
  the project.  This option may be used to specify a setting that
  takes priority over the project's default value.  The option may be
- repeated for as many cache entries as desired.
+ repeated for as many ``CACHE`` entries as desired.
 
  If the ``:<type>`` portion is given it must be one of the types
  specified by the :command:`set` command documentation for its
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@
  ``-D<var>:<type>=<value>`` or ``-D<var>=<value>``.
 
 ``-U <globbing_expr>``
- Remove matching entries from CMake cache.
+ Remove matching entries from CMake ``CACHE``.
 
  This option may be used to remove one or more variables from the
- CMakeCache.txt file, globbing expressions using * and ? are
- supported.  The option may be repeated for as many cache entries as
+ ``CMakeCache.txt`` file, globbing expressions using ``*`` and ``?`` are
+ supported.  The option may be repeated for as many ``CACHE`` entries as
  desired.
 
- Use with care, you can make your CMakeCache.txt non-working.
+ Use with care, you can make your ``CMakeCache.txt`` non-working.
 
 ``-G <generator-name>``
  Specify a build system generator.
@@ -74,47 +74,47 @@
  Suppress developer warnings.
 
  Suppress warnings that are meant for the author of the
- CMakeLists.txt files. By default this will also turn off
+ ``CMakeLists.txt`` files. By default this will also turn off
  deprecation warnings.
 
 ``-Wdev``
  Enable developer warnings.
 
- Enable warnings that are meant for the author of the CMakeLists.txt
+ Enable warnings that are meant for the author of the ``CMakeLists.txt``
  files. By default this will also turn on deprecation warnings.
 
 ``-Werror=dev``
  Make developer warnings errors.
 
- Make warnings that are meant for the author of the CMakeLists.txt files
+ Make warnings that are meant for the author of the ``CMakeLists.txt`` files
  errors. By default this will also turn on deprecated warnings as errors.
 
 ``-Wno-error=dev``
  Make developer warnings not errors.
 
- Make warnings that are meant for the author of the CMakeLists.txt files not
+ Make warnings that are meant for the author of the ``CMakeLists.txt`` files not
  errors. By default this will also turn off deprecated warnings as errors.
 
 ``-Wdeprecated``
  Enable deprecated functionality warnings.
 
  Enable warnings for usage of deprecated functionality, that are meant
- for the author of the CMakeLists.txt files.
+ for the author of the ``CMakeLists.txt`` files.
 
 ``-Wno-deprecated``
  Suppress deprecated functionality warnings.
 
  Suppress warnings for usage of deprecated functionality, that are meant
- for the author of the CMakeLists.txt files.
+ for the author of the ``CMakeLists.txt`` files.
 
 ``-Werror=deprecated``
  Make deprecated macro and function warnings errors.
 
  Make warnings for usage of deprecated macros and functions, that are meant
- for the author of the CMakeLists.txt files, errors.
+ for the author of the ``CMakeLists.txt`` files, errors.
 
 ``-Wno-error=deprecated``
  Make deprecated macro and function warnings not errors.
 
  Make warnings for usage of deprecated macros and functions, that are meant
- for the author of the CMakeLists.txt files, not errors.
+ for the author of the ``CMakeLists.txt`` files, not errors.
diff --git a/Help/manual/ccmake.1.rst b/Help/manual/ccmake.1.rst
index 9548471..60d45a3 100644
--- a/Help/manual/ccmake.1.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/ccmake.1.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ when the program is running.
 
 CMake is a cross-platform build system generator.  Projects specify
 their build process with platform-independent CMake listfiles included
-in each directory of a source tree with the name CMakeLists.txt.
+in each directory of a source tree with the name ``CMakeLists.txt``.
 Users build a project by using CMake to generate a build system for a
 native tool on their platform.
 
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst
index a1328f2..1ad3453 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-buildsystem.7.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Binary Targets
 
 Executables and libraries are defined using the :command:`add_executable`
 and :command:`add_library` commands.  The resulting binary files have
-appropriate prefixes, suffixes and extensions for the platform targeted.
+appropriate :prop_tgt:`PREFIX`, :prop_tgt:`SUFFIX` and extensions for the platform targeted.
 Dependencies between binary targets are expressed using the
 :command:`target_link_libraries` command:
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Dependencies between binary targets are expressed using the
   add_executable(zipapp zipapp.cpp)
   target_link_libraries(zipapp archive)
 
-``archive`` is defined as a static library -- an archive containing objects
+``archive`` is defined as a ``STATIC`` library -- an archive containing objects
 compiled from ``archive.cpp``, ``zip.cpp``, and ``lzma.cpp``.  ``zipapp``
 is defined as an executable formed by compiling and linking ``zipapp.cpp``.
 When linking the ``zipapp`` executable, the ``archive`` static library is
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Binary Library Types
 Normal Libraries
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-By default, the :command:`add_library` command defines a static library,
+By default, the :command:`add_library` command defines a ``STATIC`` library,
 unless a type is specified.  A type may be specified when using the command:
 
 .. code-block:: cmake
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ Alternatively, object libraries may be linked into other targets:
   target_link_libraries(test_exe archive)
 
 The link (or archiving) step of those other targets will use the object
-files from object libraries that are *directly* linked.  Additionally,
-usage requirements of the object libraries will be honored when compiling
+files from ``OBJECT`` libraries that are *directly* linked.  Additionally,
+usage requirements of the ``OBJECT`` libraries will be honored when compiling
 sources in those other targets.  Furthermore, those usage requirements
 will propagate transitively to dependents of those other targets.
 
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ non-compatible requirements :manual:`cmake(1)` issues a diagnostic:
   target_link_libraries(exe2 lib1 lib2)
 
 The ``lib1`` requirement ``INTERFACE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE`` is not
-"compatible" with the ``POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE`` property of the ``exe1``
-target.  The library requires that consumers are built as
+"compatible" with the :prop_tgt:`POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE` property of
+the ``exe1`` target.  The library requires that consumers are built as
 position-independent-code, while the executable specifies to not built as
 position-independent-code, so a diagnostic is issued.
 
@@ -547,10 +547,10 @@ is not known until build-time.  Therefore, code such as
     target_compile_definitions(exe1 PRIVATE DEBUG_BUILD)
   endif()
 
-may appear to work for ``Makefile`` based and ``Ninja`` generators, but is not
-portable to IDE generators.  Additionally, the :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED`
-configuration-mappings are not accounted for with code like this, so it should
-be avoided.
+may appear to work for :ref:`Makefile Generators` and :generator:`Ninja`
+generators, but is not portable to IDE generators.  Additionally,
+the :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` configuration-mappings are not accounted for
+with code like this, so it should be avoided.
 
 The unary ``TARGET_PROPERTY`` generator expression and the ``TARGET_POLICY``
 generator expression are evaluated with the consuming target context.  This
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ found in those directories.  This behavior for :ref:`imported targets` may
 be controlled by setting the :prop_tgt:`NO_SYSTEM_FROM_IMPORTED` target
 property on the *consumers* of imported targets.
 
-If a binary target is linked transitively to a Mac OX framework, the
+If a binary target is linked transitively to a macOS :prop_tgt:`FRAMEWORK`, the
 ``Headers`` directory of the framework is also treated as a usage requirement.
 This has the same effect as passing the framework directory as an include
 directory.
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-gui.1.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-gui.1.rst
index 856aa2f..ff8311b 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-gui.1.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-gui.1.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ provided at the bottom of the window when the program is running.
 
 CMake is a cross-platform build system generator.  Projects specify
 their build process with platform-independent CMake listfiles included
-in each directory of a source tree with the name CMakeLists.txt.
+in each directory of a source tree with the name ``CMakeLists.txt``.
 Users build a project by using CMake to generate a build system for a
 native tool on their platform.
 
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-packages.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-packages.7.rst
index bbe742e..f5aa42d 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-packages.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-packages.7.rst
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Introduction
 
 Packages provide dependency information to CMake based buildsystems.  Packages
 are found with the :command:`find_package` command.  The result of
-using ``find_package`` is either a set of :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` targets, or
+using :command:`find_package` is either a set of :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED` targets, or
 a set of variables corresponding to build-relevant information.
 
 Using Packages
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-toolchains.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-toolchains.7.rst
index ba44b7f..df4531b 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-toolchains.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-toolchains.7.rst
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ built-in variables, such as
 :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_ID>` etc are set by
 invoking the :command:`project` command.  If no project command
 is in the top-level CMakeLists file, one will be implicitly generated. By default
-the enabled languages are C and CXX:
+the enabled languages are ``C`` and ``CXX``:
 
 .. code-block:: cmake
 
   project(C_Only C)
 
-A special value of NONE can also be used with the :command:`project` command
+A special value of ``NONE`` can also be used with the :command:`project` command
 to enable no languages:
 
 .. code-block:: cmake
@@ -468,10 +468,10 @@ The following variables will be computed and provided automatically:
   The Android ABI detected from the standalone toolchain.
 
 :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX`
-  The absolute path prefix to the binutils in the standalone toolchain.
+  The absolute path prefix to the ``binutils`` in the standalone toolchain.
 
 :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_ANDROID_TOOLCHAIN_SUFFIX`
-  The host platform suffix of the binutils in the standalone toolchain.
+  The host platform suffix of the ``binutils`` in the standalone toolchain.
 
 For example, a toolchain file might contain:
 
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ generator is recommended.  The :generator:`Unix Makefiles` or
 :generator:`Ninja` generators can also be used, but they require the
 project to handle more areas like target CPU selection and code signing.
 
-Any of the three systems can be targetted by setting the
+Any of the three systems can be targeted by setting the
 :variable:`CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME` variable to a value from the table below.
 By default, the latest Device SDK is chosen.  As for all Apple platforms,
 a different SDK (e.g. a simulator) can be selected by setting the
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ Code Signing
 
 Some build artifacts for the embedded Apple platforms require mandatory
 code signing.  If the :generator:`Xcode` generator is being used and
-code signing is required or desired, the developmemt team ID can be
+code signing is required or desired, the development team ID can be
 specified via the ``CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_DEVELOPMENT_TEAM`` CMake variable.
 This team ID will then be included in the generated Xcode project.
 By default, CMake avoids the need for code signing during the internal
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
index e9dca47..18dd9d7 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-variables.7.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ cmake-variables(7)
 
    .. contents::
 
-This page  documents variables that are provided by CMake
+This page documents variables that are provided by CMake
 or have meaning to CMake when set by project code.
 
 For general information on variables, see the
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst b/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
index b67fa3a..5b88694 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
@@ -172,12 +172,12 @@ Options
 ``-L[A][H]``
  List non-advanced cached variables.
 
- List cache variables will run CMake and list all the variables from
- the CMake cache that are not marked as INTERNAL or ADVANCED.  This
- will effectively display current CMake settings, which can then be
- changed with -D option.  Changing some of the variables may result
- in more variables being created.  If A is specified, then it will
- display also advanced variables.  If H is specified, it will also
+ List ``CACHE`` variables will run CMake and list all the variables from
+ the CMake ``CACHE`` that are not marked as ``INTERNAL`` or :prop_cache:`ADVANCED`.
+ This will effectively display current CMake settings, which can then be
+ changed with ``-D`` option.  Changing some of the variables may result
+ in more variables being created.  If ``A`` is specified, then it will
+ display also advanced variables.  If ``H`` is specified, it will also
  display help for each variable.
 
 ``-N``
@@ -201,9 +201,10 @@ Options
  additional information such as the cache, log files etc.
 
 ``--debug-trycompile``
- Do not delete the try_compile build tree. Only useful on one try_compile at a time.
+ Do not delete the :command:`try_compile` build tree.
+ Only useful on one :command:`try_compile` at a time.
 
- Do not delete the files and directories created for try_compile
+ Do not delete the files and directories created for :command:`try_compile`
  calls.  This is useful in debugging failed try_compiles.  It may
  however change the results of the try-compiles as old junk from a
  previous try-compile may cause a different test to either pass or
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ Options
  Put cmake in a debug mode.
 
  Print extra information during the cmake run like stack traces with
- message(send_error ) calls.
+ :command:`message(SEND_ERROR)` calls.
 
 ``--trace``
  Put cmake in trace mode.
@@ -251,8 +252,8 @@ Options
  Find problems with variable usage in system files.
 
  Normally, unused and uninitialized variables are searched for only
- in CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR and CMAKE_BINARY_DIR.  This flag tells CMake to
- warn about other files as well.
+ in :variable:`CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR` and :variable:`CMAKE_BINARY_DIR`.
+ This flag tells CMake to warn about other files as well.
 
 .. _`Build Tool Mode`:
 
@@ -329,10 +330,10 @@ The options are:
   Component-based install. Only install component ``<comp>``.
 
 ``--prefix <prefix>``
-  The installation prefix CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX.
+  The installation prefix :variable:`CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX`.
 
 ``--strip``
-  Strip before installing by setting CMAKE_INSTALL_DO_STRIP.
+  Strip before installing by setting ``CMAKE_INSTALL_DO_STRIP``.
 
 ``-v, --verbose``
   Enable verbose output.
@@ -363,8 +364,8 @@ Run a Script
 
 Process the given cmake file as a script written in the CMake
 language.  No configure or generate step is performed and the cache
-is not modified.  If variables are defined using -D, this must be
-done before the -P argument.
+is not modified.  If variables are defined using ``-D``, this must be
+done before the ``-P`` argument.
 
 
 Run a Command-Line Tool
@@ -421,7 +422,7 @@ Available commands are:
 
 ``compare_files [--ignore-eol] <file1> <file2>``
   Check if ``<file1>`` is same as ``<file2>``. If files are the same,
-  then returns 0, if not it returns 1.  The ``--ignore-eol`` option
+  then returns ``0``, if not it returns ``1``.  The ``--ignore-eol`` option
   implies line-wise comparison and ignores LF/CRLF differences.
 
 ``copy <file>... <destination>``
diff --git a/Help/manual/cpack.1.rst b/Help/manual/cpack.1.rst
index 679c547..10f617e 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cpack.1.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cpack.1.rst
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Options
   details.  By default, ``CPackConfig.cmake`` in the current directory will
   be used.
 
-``--verbose,-V``
+``--verbose, -V``
   Run ``cpack`` with verbose output.  This can be used to show more details
   from the package generation tools and is suitable for project developers.
 
diff --git a/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst b/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
index d1bd69b..5a6b329 100644
--- a/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/ctest.1.rst
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ Description
 
 The **ctest** executable is the CMake test driver program.
 CMake-generated build trees created for projects that use the
-ENABLE_TESTING and ADD_TEST commands have testing support.  This
-program will run the tests and report results.
+:command:`enable_testing` and :command:`add_test` commands have testing support.
+This program will run the tests and report results.
 
 Options
 =======
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ Options
 
  Some CMake-generated build trees can have multiple build
  configurations in the same tree.  This option can be used to specify
- which one should be tested.  Example configurations are "Debug" and
- "Release".
+ which one should be tested.  Example configurations are ``Debug`` and
+ ``Release``.
 
 ``--progress``
  Enable short progress output from tests.
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Options
 ``-O <file>, --output-log <file>``
  Output to log file.
 
- This option tells CTest to write all its output to a log file.
+ This option tells CTest to write all its output to a ``<file>`` log file.
 
 ``-N,--show-only[=<format>]``
  Disable actual execution of tests.
@@ -172,9 +172,10 @@ Options
  Execute dashboard test.
 
  This option tells CTest to act as a CDash client and perform a
- dashboard test.  All tests are <Mode><Test>, where Mode can be
- Experimental, Nightly, and Continuous, and Test can be Start,
- Update, Configure, Build, Test, Coverage, and Submit.
+ dashboard test.  All tests are ``<Mode><Test>``, where ``<Mode>`` can be
+ ``Experimental``, ``Nightly``, and ``Continuous``, and ``<Test>`` can be
+ ``Start``, ``Update``, ``Configure``, ``Build``, ``Test``,
+ ``Coverage``, and ``Submit``.
 
  See `Dashboard Client`_.
 
@@ -229,10 +230,10 @@ Options
 ``-I [Start,End,Stride,test#,test#|Test file], --tests-information``
  Run a specific number of tests by number.
 
- This option causes CTest to run tests starting at number Start,
- ending at number End, and incrementing by Stride.  Any additional
- numbers after Stride are considered individual test numbers.  Start,
- End,or stride can be empty.  Optionally a file can be given that
+ This option causes CTest to run tests starting at number ``Start``,
+ ending at number ``End``, and incrementing by ``Stride``.  Any additional
+ numbers after ``Stride`` are considered individual test numbers.  ``Start``,
+ ``End``, or ``Stride`` can be empty.  Optionally a file can be given that
  contains the same syntax as the command line.
 
 ``-U, --union``
@@ -264,12 +265,12 @@ Options
  name which can be very annoying.
 
 ``--interactive-debug-mode [0|1]``
- Set the interactive mode to 0 or 1.
+ Set the interactive mode to ``0`` or ``1``.
 
  This option causes CTest to run tests in either an interactive mode
  or a non-interactive mode.  On Windows this means that in
  non-interactive mode, all system debug pop up windows are blocked.
- In dashboard mode (Experimental, Nightly, Continuous), the default
+ In dashboard mode (``Experimental``, ``Nightly``, ``Continuous``), the default
  is non-interactive.  When just running tests not for a dashboard the
  default is to allow popups and interactive debugging.
 
@@ -350,7 +351,7 @@ See `Build and Test Mode`_.
 Label and Subproject Summary
 ============================
 
-CTest prints timing summary information for each label and subproject
+CTest prints timing summary information for each ``LABEL`` and subproject
 associated with the tests run. The label time summary will not include labels
 that are mapped to subprojects.
 
@@ -358,8 +359,8 @@ When the :prop_test:`PROCESSORS` test property is set, CTest will display a
 weighted test timing result in label and subproject summaries. The time is
 reported with `sec*proc` instead of just `sec`.
 
-The weighted time summary reported for each label or subproject j is computed
-as::
+The weighted time summary reported for each label or subproject ``j``
+is computed as::
 
   Weighted Time Summary for Label/Subproject j =
       sum(raw_test_time[j,i] * num_processors[j,i], i=1...num_tests[j])
@@ -368,25 +369,25 @@ as::
 
 where:
 
-* raw_test_time[j,i]: Wall-clock time for the ith test for the jth label or
-  subproject
-* num_processors[j,i]: Value of the CTest PROCESSORS property for the ith test
-  for the jth label or subproject
-* num_tests[j]: Number of tests associated with the jth label or subproject
-* total: Total number of labels or subprojects that have at least one test run
+* ``raw_test_time[j,i]``: Wall-clock time for the ``i`` test
+  for the ``j`` label or subproject
+* ``num_processors[j,i]``: Value of the CTest :prop_test:`PROCESSORS` property
+  for the ``i`` test for the ``j`` label or subproject
+* ``num_tests[j]``: Number of tests associated with the ``j`` label or subproject
+* ``total``: Total number of labels or subprojects that have at least one test run
 
 Therefore, the weighted time summary for each label or subproject represents
 the amount of time that CTest gave to run the tests for each label or
 subproject and gives a good representation of the total expense of the tests
 for each label or subproject when compared to other labels or subprojects.
 
-For example, if "SubprojectA" showed "100 sec*proc" and "SubprojectB" showed
-"10 sec*proc", then CTest allocated approximately  10 times the CPU/core time
-to run the tests for "SubprojectA" than for "SubprojectB" (e.g. so if effort
+For example, if ``SubprojectA`` showed ``100 sec*proc`` and ``SubprojectB`` showed
+``10 sec*proc``, then CTest allocated approximately 10 times the CPU/core time
+to run the tests for ``SubprojectA`` than for ``SubprojectB`` (e.g. so if effort
 is going to be expended to reduce the cost of the test suite for the whole
-project, then reducing the cost of the test suite for "SubprojectA" would
+project, then reducing the cost of the test suite for ``SubprojectA`` would
 likely have a larger impact than effort to reduce the cost of the test suite
-for "SubprojectB").
+for ``SubprojectB``).
 
 .. _`Build and Test Mode`:
 
@@ -449,7 +450,7 @@ this mode include:
 
 ``--build-config-sample``
  A sample executable to use to determine the configuration that
- should be used.  e.g.  Debug/Release/etc.
+ should be used.  e.g.  ``Debug``, ``Release`` etc.
 
 ``--build-options``
  Additional options for configuring the build (i.e. for CMake, not for
@@ -495,7 +496,7 @@ Options for Dashboard Client include:
  dashboard.
 
 ``--tomorrow-tag``
- Nightly or experimental starts with next day tag.
+ ``Nightly`` or ``Experimental`` starts with next day tag.
 
  This is useful if the build will not finish in one day.
 
@@ -505,10 +506,10 @@ Options for Dashboard Client include:
  This option will submit extra files to the dashboard.
 
 ``--http1.0``
- Submit using HTTP 1.0.
+ Submit using `HTTP 1.0`.
 
- This option will force CTest to use HTTP 1.0 to submit files to the
- dashboard, instead of HTTP 1.1.
+ This option will force CTest to use `HTTP 1.0` to submit files to the
+ dashboard, instead of `HTTP 1.1`.
 
 ``--no-compress-output``
  Do not compress test output when submitting.
@@ -711,7 +712,7 @@ Configuration settings to specify the version control tool include:
 
   The source tree is updated by ``git fetch`` followed by
   ``git reset --hard`` to the ``FETCH_HEAD``.  The result is the same
-  as ``git pull`` except that any local moficiations are overwritten.
+  as ``git pull`` except that any local modifications are overwritten.
   Use ``GITUpdateCustom`` to specify a different approach.
 
 ``GITInitSubmodules``