diff --git a/glib/docs.c b/glib/docs.c
index fdc92167c..d106bc5a8 100644
--- a/glib/docs.c
+++ b/glib/docs.c
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@
*
* Expands to __extension__ when gcc is used as the compiler. This simply
* tells gcc not to warn about the following non-standard code when compiling
- * with the option.
+ * with the `-pedantic` option.
*/
/**
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@
*
* Expands to the GNU C deprecated attribute if the compiler is gcc.
* It can be used to mark typedefs, variables and functions as deprecated.
- * When called with the option,
+ * When called with the `-Wdeprecated-declarations` option,
* gcc will generate warnings when deprecated interfaces are used.
*
* Place the attribute after the declaration, just before the semicolon.
@@ -2199,7 +2199,7 @@
* Expands to the GNU C no_instrument_function function attribute if the
* compiler is gcc. Functions with this attribute will not be instrumented
* for profiling, when the compiler is called with the
- * option.
+ * `-finstrument-functions` option.
*
* Place the attribute after the declaration, just before the semicolon.
*
diff --git a/glib/ggettext.c b/glib/ggettext.c
index 2c27441e8..a24e88583 100644
--- a/glib/ggettext.c
+++ b/glib/ggettext.c
@@ -523,9 +523,9 @@ g_dngettext (const gchar *domain,
* with context.
*
* If you are using the Q_() macro, you need to make sure that you pass
- * to xgettext when extracting messages.
+ * `--keyword=Q_` to xgettext when extracting messages.
* If you are using GNU gettext >= 0.15, you can also use
- * to let xgettext split the context
+ * `--keyword=Q_:1g` to let xgettext split the context
* string off into a msgctxt line in the po file.
*
* Returns: the translated message
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ g_dngettext (const gchar *domain,
* ]|
*
* If you are using the C_() macro, you need to make sure that you pass
- * to xgettext when extracting messages.
+ * `--keyword=C_:1c,2` to xgettext when extracting messages.
* Note that this only works with GNU gettext >= 0.15.
*
* Returns: the translated message
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ g_dngettext (const gchar *domain,
* ]|
*
* If you are using the NC_() macro, you need to make sure that you pass
- * to xgettext when extracting messages.
+ * `--keyword=NC_:1c,2` to xgettext when extracting messages.
* Note that this only works with GNU gettext >= 0.15. Intltool has support
* for the NC_() macro since version 0.40.1.
*
diff --git a/glib/goption.c b/glib/goption.c
index 17c35def6..06c1912cc 100644
--- a/glib/goption.c
+++ b/glib/goption.c
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@
* Another important feature of GOption is that it can automatically
* generate nicely formatted help output. Unless it is explicitly turned
* off with g_option_context_set_help_enabled(), GOption will recognize
- * the , ,
- * and
- * groupname options
+ * the `--help`, `-?`, `--help-all` and
+ * `--help-`groupname options
* (where groupname is the name of a
* #GOptionGroup) and write a text similar to the one shown in the
* following example to stdout.
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ G_DEFINE_QUARK (g-option-context-error-quark, g_option_error)
/**
* g_option_context_new:
* @parameter_string: (allow-none): a string which is displayed in
- * the first line of output, after the
+ * the first line of `--help` output, after the
* usage summary
* programname [OPTION...]
*
@@ -408,13 +407,12 @@ void g_option_context_free (GOptionContext *context)
/**
* g_option_context_set_help_enabled:
* @context: a #GOptionContext
- * @help_enabled: %TRUE to enable , %FALSE to disable it
+ * @help_enabled: %TRUE to enable `--help`, %FALSE to disable it
*
- * Enables or disables automatic generation of
+ * Enables or disables automatic generation of `--help`
* output. By default, g_option_context_parse() recognizes
- * , ,
- * ,
- * and groupname and creates
+ * `--help`, `-h`, `-?`, `--help-all`
+ * and `--help-`groupname and creates
* suitable output to stdout.
*
* Since: 2.6
@@ -432,7 +430,7 @@ void g_option_context_set_help_enabled (GOptionContext *context,
* g_option_context_get_help_enabled:
* @context: a #GOptionContext
*
- * Returns whether automatic generation
+ * Returns whether automatic `--help` generation
* is turned on for @context. See g_option_context_set_help_enabled().
*
* Returns: %TRUE if automatic help generation is turned on.
@@ -537,7 +535,7 @@ g_option_context_add_group (GOptionContext *context,
* Sets a #GOptionGroup as main group of the @context.
* This has the same effect as calling g_option_context_add_group(),
* the only difference is that the options in the main group are
- * treated differently when generating output.
+ * treated differently when generating `--help` output.
*
* Since: 2.6
**/
@@ -583,7 +581,7 @@ g_option_context_get_main_group (GOptionContext *context)
* @context: a #GOptionContext
* @entries: a %NULL-terminated array of #GOptionEntrys
* @translation_domain: (allow-none): a translation domain to use for translating
- * the output for the options in @entries
+ * the `--help` output for the options in @entries
* with gettext(), or %NULL
*
* A convenience function which creates a main group if it doesn't
@@ -755,9 +753,9 @@ context_has_h_entry (GOptionContext *context)
* @group: (allow-none): the #GOptionGroup to create help for, or %NULL
*
* Returns a formatted, translated help text for the given context.
- * To obtain the text produced by , call
+ * To obtain the text produced by `--help`, call
* g_option_context_get_help (context, TRUE, NULL).
- * To obtain the text produced by , call
+ * To obtain the text produced by `--help-all`, call
* g_option_context_get_help (context, FALSE, NULL).
* To obtain the help text for an option group, call
* g_option_context_get_help (context, FALSE, group).
@@ -1814,7 +1812,7 @@ platform_get_argv0 (void)
* or some of the options after it start with '-'. In case
* of an error, @argc and @argv are left unmodified.
*
- * If automatic support is enabled
+ * If automatic `--help` support is enabled
* (see g_option_context_set_help_enabled()), and the
* @argv array contains one of the recognized help options,
* this function will produce help output to stdout and
@@ -2157,11 +2155,11 @@ g_option_context_parse (GOptionContext *context,
/**
* g_option_group_new:
* @name: the name for the option group, this is used to provide
- * help for the options in this group with @name
+ * help for the options in this group with `--help-`@name
* @description: a description for this group to be shown in
- * . This string is translated using the translation
+ * `--help`. This string is translated using the translation
* domain or translation function of the group
- * @help_description: a description for the @name option.
+ * @help_description: a description for the `--help-`@name option.
* This string is translated using the translation domain or translation function
* of the group
* @user_data: (allow-none): user data that will be passed to the pre- and post-parse hooks,
@@ -2339,10 +2337,9 @@ g_option_group_set_error_hook (GOptionGroup *group,
* @data: (allow-none): user data to pass to @func, or %NULL
* @destroy_notify: (allow-none): a function which gets called to free @data, or %NULL
*
- * Sets the function which is used to translate user-visible
- * strings, for output. Different
- * groups can use different #GTranslateFuncs. If @func
- * is %NULL, strings are not translated.
+ * Sets the function which is used to translate user-visible strings,
+ * for `--help` output. Different groups can use different
+ * #GTranslateFuncs. If @func is %NULL, strings are not translated.
*
* If you are using gettext(), you only need to set the translation
* domain, see g_option_group_set_translation_domain().
@@ -2402,8 +2399,8 @@ g_option_group_set_translation_domain (GOptionGroup *group,
* @destroy_notify: (allow-none): a function which gets called to free @data, or %NULL
*
* Sets the function which is used to translate the contexts
- * user-visible strings, for output.
- * If @func is %NULL, strings are not translated.
+ * user-visible strings, for `--help` output. If @func is %NULL,
+ * strings are not translated.
*
* Note that option groups have their own translation functions,
* this function only affects the @parameter_string (see g_option_context_new()),
@@ -2456,12 +2453,11 @@ g_option_context_set_translation_domain (GOptionContext *context,
/**
* g_option_context_set_summary:
* @context: a #GOptionContext
- * @summary: (allow-none): a string to be shown in output
+ * @summary: (allow-none): a string to be shown in `--help` output
* before the list of options, or %NULL
*
- * Adds a string to be displayed in output
- * before the list of options. This is typically a summary of the
- * program functionality.
+ * Adds a string to be displayed in `--help` output before the list
+ * of options. This is typically a summary of the program functionality.
*
* Note that the summary is translated (see
* g_option_context_set_translate_func() and
@@ -2501,12 +2497,11 @@ g_option_context_get_summary (GOptionContext *context)
/**
* g_option_context_set_description:
* @context: a #GOptionContext
- * @description: (allow-none): a string to be shown in output
+ * @description: (allow-none): a string to be shown in `--help` output
* after the list of options, or %NULL
*
- * Adds a string to be displayed in output
- * after the list of options. This text often includes a bug reporting
- * address.
+ * Adds a string to be displayed in `--help` output after the list
+ * of options. This text often includes a bug reporting address.
*
* Note that the summary is translated (see
* g_option_context_set_translate_func()).
diff --git a/glib/gtestutils.c b/glib/gtestutils.c
index c9c0a4ef9..bf1ca217c 100644
--- a/glib/gtestutils.c
+++ b/glib/gtestutils.c
@@ -1019,29 +1019,29 @@ parse_args (gint *argc_p,
*
* So far, the following arguments are understood:
*
- * - : List test cases available in a test executable.
- * - : Provide a random seed to reproduce test
+ * - `-l`: List test cases available in a test executable.
+ * - `--seed=SEED`: Provide a random seed to reproduce test
* runs using random numbers.
- * - : Run tests verbosely.
- * - , : Run tests quietly.
- * - : Execute all tests matching the given path.
+ * - `--verbose`: Run tests verbosely.
+ * - `-q`, `--quiet`: Run tests quietly.
+ * - `-p PATH`: Execute all tests matching the given path.
* This can also be used to force a test to run that would otherwise
* be skipped (ie, a test whose name contains "/subprocess").
- * - : Execute tests according to these test modes:
+ * - `-m {perf|slow|thorough|quick|undefined|no-undefined}`: Execute tests according to these test modes:
*
- * : Performance tests, may take long and report results.
+ * `perf`: Performance tests, may take long and report results.
*
- * , : Slow and thorough tests, may take quite long and maximize coverage.
+ * `slow`, `thorough`: Slow and thorough tests, may take quite long and maximize coverage.
*
- * : Quick tests, should run really quickly and give good coverage.
+ * `quick`: Quick tests, should run really quickly and give good coverage.
*
- * : Tests for undefined behaviour, may provoke programming errors
+ * `undefined`: Tests for undefined behaviour, may provoke programming errors
* under g_test_trap_subprocess() or g_test_expect_messages() to check
* that appropriate assertions or warnings are given
*
- * : Avoid tests for undefined behaviour
+ * `no-undefined`: Avoid tests for undefined behaviour
*
- * - : Debug test logging output.
+ * - `--debug-log`: Debug test logging output.
*
* Since: 2.16
*/
@@ -1778,8 +1778,7 @@ g_test_set_nonfatal_assertions (void)
*
* If @testpath includes the component "subprocess" anywhere in it,
* the test will be skipped by default, and only run if explicitly
- * required via the command-line option or
- * g_test_trap_subprocess().
+ * required via the `-p` command-line option or g_test_trap_subprocess().
*
* Since: 2.16
*/
@@ -1817,8 +1816,7 @@ g_test_add_func (const char *testpath,
*
* If @testpath includes the component "subprocess" anywhere in it,
* the test will be skipped by default, and only run if explicitly
- * required via the command-line option or
- * g_test_trap_subprocess().
+ * required via the `-p` command-line option or g_test_trap_subprocess().
*
* Since: 2.16
*/