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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2010-07-19 06:57:52 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2010-07-19 06:57:52 (GMT)
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Clarify :option: description.
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@@ -502,8 +502,9 @@ in a different style:
.. describe:: option
- A command-line option to an executable program. The leading hyphen(s) must
- be included. If a matching ``cmdoption`` directive exists, it is linked to.
+ 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