Help: Reference options of sub-commands in some older release notes (>= 3.20)

Help/release/3.20.rst

@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ Autogen
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 -----
 
-* :manual:`ctest(1)` gained a ``--test-dir`` option to specify the directory
-  in which to look for tests.
+* :manual:`ctest(1)` gained a :option:`--test-dir <ctest --test-dir>`
+  option to specify the directory in which to look for tests.
 
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Help/release/3.21.rst

@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ Languages
 Command-Line
 ------------
 
-* :manual:`cmake(1)` gained the ``--install-prefix <dir>``
+* :manual:`cmake(1)` gained the :option:`--install-prefix <cmake --install-prefix>`
   command-line option to specify the location of the install prefix.
 
-* :manual:`cmake(1)` gained the ``--toolchain <path/to/file>``
+* :manual:`cmake(1)` gained the :option:`--toolchain <cmake --toolchain>`
   command-line option to specify a toolchain file.
 
-* :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E capabilities`` output, for some generators,
-  may now contain a ``supportedPlatforms`` field listing platforms
-  known to be supported in :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM`.
+* :manual:`cmake(1)` :option:`-E capabilities <cmake-E capabilities>` output,
+  for some generators, may now contain a ``supportedPlatforms`` field listing
+  platforms known to be supported in :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM`.
 
 * Messages printed to a terminal now may be colored by message type.
 
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ CTest
   :prop_test:`ATTACHED_FILES_ON_FAIL` test properties.
   See :ref:`Additional Test Measurements` for more information.
 
-* :manual:`ctest(1)` gained a ``--output-junit`` option to write test results
-  to a JUnit XML file.
+* :manual:`ctest(1)` gained a :option:`--output-junit <ctest --output-junit>`
+  option to write test results to a JUnit XML file.
 
 * The :command:`ctest_build` command gained a ``PARALLEL_LEVEL`` option.
 

Help/release/3.23.rst

@@ -43,19 +43,22 @@ Generators
 Command-Line
 ------------
 
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``--build`` command, when used with
+* The :manual:`cmake(1)` :option:`--build <cmake --build>` command, when used with
   :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` on projects that set the
   :prop_tgt:`VS_PACKAGE_REFERENCES` target property, now automatically
   restores package references from NuGet.  The cache variable
   :variable:`CMAKE_VS_NUGET_PACKAGE_RESTORE` may be set to toggle this behavior
-  in a build tree.  Use the ``--resolve-package-references=<on|off|only>``
+  in a build tree.  Use the
+  :option:`--resolve-package-references <cmake--build --resolve-package-references>`
   command-line option to control the behavior on one invocation.
 
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` command line tool gained a ``--debug-find-pkg=``
+* The :manual:`cmake(1)` command line tool gained a
+  :option:`--debug-find-pkg <cmake --debug-find-pkg>`
   option to enable debug messages under specific :command:`find_package`
   calls.
 
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` command line tool gained a ``--debug-find-var=``
+* The :manual:`cmake(1)` command line tool gained a
+  :option:`--debug-find-var <cmake --debug-find-var>`
   option to enable debug messages for ``find_*`` calls that use specific
   result variables.
 

Help/release/3.24.rst

@@ -34,25 +34,28 @@ Generators
 Command-Line
 ------------
 
-* :manual:`cmake(1)` gained the ``--fresh`` command-line option to remove
-  any existing ``CMakeCache.txt`` file and associated ``CMakeFiles/``
+* :manual:`cmake(1)` gained the :option:`--fresh <cmake --fresh>` command-line
+  option to remove any existing ``CMakeCache.txt`` file and associated ``CMakeFiles/``
   directory, when configuring a build tree, thus starting a new configuration
   as if the build tree were freshly created.
 
-* :manual:`cmake(1)` gained the ``--compile-no-warning-as-error`` command-line
-  option which causes the effects of the :prop_tgt:`COMPILE_WARNING_AS_ERROR`
-  target property and :variable:`CMAKE_COMPILE_WARNING_AS_ERROR` variable
-  to be ignored.
+* :manual:`cmake(1)` gained the
+  :option:`--compile-no-warning-as-error <cmake --compile-no-warning-as-error>`
+  command-line option which causes the effects of the
+  :prop_tgt:`COMPILE_WARNING_AS_ERROR` target property and
+  :variable:`CMAKE_COMPILE_WARNING_AS_ERROR` variable to be ignored.
 
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``--trace=json-v1`` trace format gained fields
-  ``global_frame`` and ``line_end``.
+* The :manual:`cmake(1)` :option:`--trace=json-v1 <cmake --trace>` trace
+  format gained fields ``global_frame`` and ``line_end``.
 
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E`` commands ``cat`` and ``env`` learned to respect
-  a double dash (``--``) argument that acts as a delimiter indicating the end of
-  options. Any following arguments are treated as operands/positional arguments,
-  even if they begin with a dash ``-`` character.
+* The :manual:`cmake(1)` :option:`-E <cmake -E>` commands :option:`cat <cmake-E cat>`
+  and :option:`env <cmake-E env>` learned to respect a double dash
+  (:option:`-- <cmake-E_env -->`) argument that acts as a delimiter indicating
+  the end of options. Any following arguments are treated as operands/positional
+  arguments, even if they begin with a dash ``-`` character.
 
-* The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E tar`` command gained the ``--touch`` option
+* The :manual:`cmake(1)` :option:`-E tar <cmake-E tar>` command gained the
+  :option:`--touch <cmake-E_tar --touch>` option
   to keep the current local timestamp instead of extracting file timestamps
   from the archive.
 
@@ -289,9 +292,10 @@ Generator Expressions
 CTest
 -----
 
-* :manual:`ctest(1)` gained a ``--test-output-truncation`` option (and
-  corresponding :variable:`CTEST_CUSTOM_TEST_OUTPUT_TRUNCATION` variable) to
-  specify the truncation mode once the maximum test output size has been
+* :manual:`ctest(1)` gained a
+  :option:`--test-output-truncation <ctest --test-output-truncation>` option
+  (and corresponding :variable:`CTEST_CUSTOM_TEST_OUTPUT_TRUNCATION` variable)
+  to specify the truncation mode once the maximum test output size has been
   reached. Possible values are ``tail`` (default), ``middle`` or ``head``.
 
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