command line interface. As of 2023, though, we have no preference for one over
the other. Use whichever convention makes the text easier to read.
+Using a part of a sentence as a hyperlink, `like this <docs.ceph.com>`_, is
+discouraged. The convention of writing "See X" is preferred. Here are some
+preferred formulations:
+
+#. For more information, see `docs.ceph.com <docs.ceph.com>`_.
+
+#. See `docs.ceph.com <docs.ceph.com>`_.
+
+
Quirks of ReStructured Text
---------------------------
.. _external_link_with_inline_text:
-This is the formula for links to addresses external to the Ceph documentation:
+Use the formula immediately below to render links that direct the reader to
+addresses external to the Ceph documentation:
::
To link to addresses that are external to the Ceph documentation, include a
space between the inline text and the angle bracket that precedes the
- external address. This is precisely the opposite of :ref:`the convention for
- inline text that links to a location inside the Ceph
- documentation<internal_link_with_inline_text>`. If this seems inconsistent
- and confusing to you, then you're right. It is inconsistent and confusing.
+ external address. This is precisely the opposite of the convention for
+ inline text that links to a location inside the Ceph documentation. See
+ :ref:`here <internal_link_with_inline_text>` for an exemplar of this
+ convention.
+
+ If this seems inconsistent and confusing to you, then you're right. It is
+ inconsistent and confusing.
See also ":ref:`External Hyperlink Example<start_external_hyperlink_example>`".