From 6cf4b1a3cd0bb64140efd8d42103ee18cb802b39 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Leena Miettinen <riitta-leena.miettinen@qt.io>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:56:54 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Doc: Use hyphenated form of "command-line" where appropriate

That is where it precedes another noun, such as "options",
"arguments", or "tools".

Change-Id: Ic4c339084e7350fe737e499293a8f96c91c57fd7
Reviewed-by: Mats Honkamaa <mats.honkamaa@qt.io>
---
 doc/qtcreator/config/style/qt5-sidebar.html   |  2 +-
 .../src/analyze/cpu-usage-analyzer.qdoc       |  4 ++--
 doc/qtcreator/src/android/androiddev.qdoc     |  2 +-
 .../creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc  |  2 +-
 .../creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc        |  6 ++---
 .../editors/creator-only/creator-fakevim.qdoc |  2 +-
 .../creator-only/creator-language-server.qdoc |  2 +-
 .../src/howto/creator-external-tools.qdoc     |  2 +-
 .../src/howto/creator-only/creator-cli.qdoc   |  8 +++----
 .../howto/creator-only/creator-how-tos.qdoc   |  7 +++---
 doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-sessions.qdoc |  2 +-
 ...reator-projects-incredibuild-building.qdoc |  2 +-
 .../creator-embedded-platforms.qdoc           |  2 +-
 .../creator-custom-output-parser.qdoc         |  2 +-
 .../creator-projects-custom-wizards.qdoc      |  2 +-
 .../creator-projects-generic.qdoc             |  2 +-
 .../creator-projects-qt-versions.qdoc         |  2 +-
 .../creator-projects-settings-build.qdoc      |  2 +-
 ...ator-projects-settings-run-desktop.qdocinc |  2 +-
 .../creator-projects-settings-run.qdoc        |  2 +-
 .../src/python/creator-python-run.qdocinc     |  2 +-
 .../src/qnx/creator-developing-qnx.qdoc       |  2 +-
 .../qnx/creator-projects-running-qnx.qdocinc  |  2 +-
 doc/qtcreator/src/qtcreator-toc.qdoc          |  2 +-
 doc/qtcreator/src/qtcreator.qdoc              |  2 +-
 .../creator-reference-output-views.qdoc       |  2 +-
 .../vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-bazaar.qdoc  |  2 +-
 .../src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-cvs.qdoc |  2 +-
 .../vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-fossil.qdoc  |  2 +-
 .../creator-only/creator-vcs-mercurial.qdoc   |  2 +-
 .../creator-only/creator-vcs-perforce.qdoc    |  2 +-
 .../creator-only/creator-vcs-preferences.qdoc |  6 ++---
 doc/qtcreatordev/src/external-tool-spec.qdoc  |  2 +-
 doc/qtcreatordev/src/plugin-metadata.qdoc     | 22 +++++++++----------
 doc/qtcreatordev/src/plugin-tests.qdoc        |  2 +-
 doc/qtcreatordev/src/pluginmanager.qdoc       |  2 +-
 36 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/config/style/qt5-sidebar.html b/doc/qtcreator/config/style/qt5-sidebar.html
index 2a260ed7340..c1745aec9d1 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/config/style/qt5-sidebar.html
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/config/style/qt5-sidebar.html
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     <ul>
         <li><a href="creator-acknowledgements.html">Acknowledgements</a></li>
         <li><a href="creator-project-other.html">Build Systems</a></li>
-        <li><a href="creator-cli.html">Command Line Options</a></li>
+        <li><a href="creator-cli.html">Command-Line Options</a></li>
         <li><a href="creator-project-wizards.html">Custom Wizards</a></li>
         <li><a href="creator-faq.html">FAQ</a></li>
         <li><a href="creator-glossary.html">Glossary</a></li>
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/analyze/cpu-usage-analyzer.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/analyze/cpu-usage-analyzer.qdoc
index 25cc5e944d1..ddcdd551ca4 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/analyze/cpu-usage-analyzer.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/analyze/cpu-usage-analyzer.qdoc
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@
     snapshots may fail to capture call chains of highly recursive applications
     or other intense stack usage.
 
-    \section2 Adding Command Line Options For Perf
+    \section2 Adding Command-Line Options for Perf
 
-    You can specify additional command line options to be passed to Perf when
+    You can specify additional command-line options to be passed to Perf when
     recording data in the \uicontrol {Additional arguments} field. You may want
     to specify \c{--no-delay} or \c{--no-buffering} to reduce the processing
     delay. However, those options are not supported by all versions of Perf and
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/android/androiddev.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/android/androiddev.qdoc
index a171476b13c..48c0cd8f273 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/android/androiddev.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/android/androiddev.qdoc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     highlighting, function tooltips, and navigating in code, add a
     \l{Java Language Server}{Java language server}.
 
-    \QC integrates the Android Debug Bridge (\c adb) command line tool for
+    \QC integrates the Android Debug Bridge (\c adb) command-line tool for
     deploying applications to Android devices, running them, and reading their
     logs. The \c adb tool includes a client and server that run on
     the development host and a daemon that runs on the emulator or device.
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc
index 03cfc5b1bae..cbf6925ed60 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger-setup.qdoc
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     32-bit executable with a 64-bit debugger can result in a stack trace of the
     WOW64 emulator 32-bit emulation layer being displayed.
 
-    \QC extends the command line debugger by loading the
+    \QC extends the command-line debugger by loading the
     \c qtcreatorcdbext.dll extension library into it. The
     library must be available in the \c {libs\qtcreatorcdbext64}
     and \c {libs\qtcreatorcdbext32} folder. To install it there,
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc
index caed3452f65..b87444f83b8 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/debugger/creator-only/creator-debugger.qdoc
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
 
     \endlist
 
-    For more information, see \l{Command Line Options}.
+    For more information, see \l{Command-Line Options}.
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -497,14 +497,14 @@
     \section1 Using CDB
 
     In remote mode, the local CDB process talks to a CDB process that runs on
-    the remote machine. The process is started with special command line options
+    the remote machine. The process is started with special command-line options
     that switch it into server mode. The remote CDB process must load the \QC
     CDB extension library that is shipped with \QC:
 
     \list 1
 
         \li Install the \e{Debugging Tools for Windows} on the remote machine.
-            The installation folder has the CDB command line executable
+            The installation folder has the CDB command-line executable
             (\c cdb.exe).
 
         \li Copy the \QC CDB extension library and the dependencies from the Qt installation
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/editors/creator-only/creator-fakevim.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/editors/creator-only/creator-fakevim.qdoc
index dba4740fd69..c366cf82a4b 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/editors/creator-only/creator-fakevim.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/editors/creator-only/creator-fakevim.qdoc
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         \li Wrap line movement, such as \c gj, \c gk, \c g0, \c g^, \c g$
     \endlist
 
-    \section2 Command Line Mode
+    \section2 Command-Line Mode
 
     \list
         \li \c :map, \c :unmap, \c :inoremap, and so on
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/editors/creator-only/creator-language-server.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/editors/creator-only/creator-language-server.qdoc
index b11860155d5..9ca34ea7b31 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/editors/creator-only/creator-language-server.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/editors/creator-only/creator-language-server.qdoc
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
             request.
         \li In the \uicontrol Executable field, enter the path to the language
             server executable.
-        \li In the \uicontrol Arguments field, enter any required command line
+        \li In the \uicontrol Arguments field, enter any required command-line
             arguments. Select \uicontrol Variables to use variables as
             arguments.
     \endlist
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-external-tools.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-external-tools.qdoc
index c117caee09f..79e0599c3c3 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-external-tools.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-external-tools.qdoc
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     {Qt6::LinguistTools}.
 
     By default, the project .pro file is passed to the tools as an argument. To
-    specify other command line arguments for the tools, select \uicontrol Tools >
+    specify other command-line arguments for the tools, select \uicontrol Tools >
     \uicontrol External > \uicontrol Configure.
 
     \section2 Synchronize TS files
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-cli.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-cli.qdoc
index beee519bc8a..b11cab2a52e 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-cli.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-cli.qdoc
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 
     \ingroup creator-reference
 
-    \title Command Line Options
+    \title Command-Line Options
 
     \brief Options for starting \QC from the command line.
 
-    To specify command line options, enter the following command in the
+    To specify command-line options, enter the following command in the
     directory that contains the \QC executable or specify the path to
     \QC as a part of the command:
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
         \row
             \li -help
-            \li Display help on command line options.
+            \li Display help on command-line options.
 
         \row
             \li -version
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
     \section1 Using Custom Styles
 
     \QC is a \l{QApplication}{Qt application}, and therefore, it accepts the
-    command line options that all Qt applications accept. For example, you can
+    command-line options that all Qt applications accept. For example, you can
     use the \c {-style} and \c {-stylesheet} options to apply custom styles and
     \l{Qt Style Sheets}{stylesheets}. The styling is only applied during the
     current session.
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-how-tos.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-how-tos.qdoc
index 055a601b2fb..2d00466ed24 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-how-tos.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-only/creator-how-tos.qdoc
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
             \li \l {Activate kits for a project}
             \li \l {Develop Qt for Python applications}
             \li \l {Open projects}
+            \li \l {Specify editor settings}
             \li \l {Specify project contents}
         \endlist
     \endtable
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@
     You can start \QC and specify some options from the command line. For
     example, you can open a file to any line and column.
 
-    To use command line options, enter the following command in the
+    To use command-line options, enter the following command in the
     directory that contains the \QC executable or specify the path to
     \QC as a part of the command:
 
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@
     \section1 Open a project from a directory
 
     To open a project that is located in a particular directory, you can
-    pass on the directory name as a command line argument. \QC looks for
+    pass on the directory name as a command-line argument. \QC looks for
     a \l{Managing Sessions}{session} that matches the directory name and
     loads it. Or it looks for a project file in the directory and opens it.
 
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@
 
     \c {C:\qtcreator\bin>qtcreator.exe C:\Examples\alarms}
 
-    \sa {Command Line Options}
+    \sa {Command-Line Options}
 */
 
 /*!
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-sessions.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-sessions.qdoc
index 2e2f95cc105..1201810e09f 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-sessions.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/howto/creator-sessions.qdoc
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     When you start \QC from the command line, you can give the name of
     a session as an argument and \QC will start with this session.
 
-    For more information, see \l{Command Line Options}.
+    For more information, see \l{Command-Line Options}.
     \endif
 
 */
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/incredibuild/creator-projects-incredibuild-building.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/incredibuild/creator-projects-incredibuild-building.qdoc
index 2d892cb1086..92ff58fec36 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/incredibuild/creator-projects-incredibuild-building.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/incredibuild/creator-projects-incredibuild-building.qdoc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     The build errors and warnings are parsed and displayed in \l Issues.
 
     Select the \uicontrol {Keep original jobs number} check box to stop
-    IncrediBuild from overriding the \c {-j} command line switch, which
+    IncrediBuild from overriding the \c {-j} command-line switch, which
     controls the number of processes that the build tools executed by
     \QC run in parallel. The default value set by IncrediBuild is 200.
 
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/linux-mobile/creator-embedded-platforms.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/linux-mobile/creator-embedded-platforms.qdoc
index d22c7dec114..e60f48a5e70 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/linux-mobile/creator-embedded-platforms.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/linux-mobile/creator-embedded-platforms.qdoc
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
     \section1 QNX
 
-    The QNX Neutrino RTOS has more command line tools
+    The QNX Neutrino RTOS has more command-line tools
     and services, as described in \l {Qt for QNX}.
 
     \note In Qt 6, \QC support for QNX is considered experimental.
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-custom-output-parser.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-custom-output-parser.qdoc
index f973cc13b11..aa4af6386c8 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-custom-output-parser.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-custom-output-parser.qdoc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
     \title Using Custom Output Parsers
 
-    Custom output parsers scan command line output for error
+    Custom output parsers scan command-line output for error
     and warning patterns that you specify and create entries
     for found patterns in \l Issues.
 
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-custom-wizards.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-custom-wizards.qdoc
index 57ad34d3b3b..8f685b728dd 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-custom-wizards.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-custom-wizards.qdoc
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
     /global/genericfilewizard.png" not found.
     \endcode
 
-    See \l{Command Line Options} for more information about command line
+    See \l{Command-Line Options} for more information about command-line
     arguments.
 
     \include creator-projects-custom-wizards-json.qdocinc json wizards
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-generic.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-generic.qdoc
index cd37ea22330..094526334b5 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-generic.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-generic.qdoc
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 
     \section1 Forwarding Flags to Clang Code Model
 
-    The \c {.cxxflags} and \c {.cflags} files have command line flags for the
+    The \c {.cxxflags} and \c {.cflags} files have command-line flags for the
     Clang code model on a single line.
 
     For example, specify the \c {-std=c++11} to set the language version
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-qt-versions.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-qt-versions.qdoc
index 9d3af4d82c7..87295563945 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-qt-versions.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-qt-versions.qdoc
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     setup with \QC.
 
     \list 1
-        \li qmake is an executable that understands the \c -query command line
+        \li qmake is an executable that understands the \c -query command-line
             argument.
         \li The \c bin and \c include directories have to exist. \QC fetches
             these directories by running \c{qmake -query}.
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-build.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-build.qdoc
index 69315c8a4d0..73a2f34bbab 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-build.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-build.qdoc
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     \QC executes external processes to accomplish tasks such as building
     and running applications. To execute the processes, \QC uses shell
     commands that are native to the system. It constructs the commands from
-    an executable name and optional command line arguments.
+    an executable name and optional command-line arguments.
 
     The executable name is specified in the executable fields: \uicontrol qmake,
     \uicontrol Make, \uicontrol Command, or \uicontrol Executable. It is either
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-run-desktop.qdocinc b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-run-desktop.qdocinc
index c3f3688e892..82217c4d7a1 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-run-desktop.qdocinc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-run-desktop.qdocinc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     \section1 Specifying Run Settings for Desktop Device Types
 
-    You can specify command line arguments to be passed to the executable
+    You can specify command-line arguments to be passed to the executable
     and the working directory to use. The working directory defaults to
     the directory of the build result.
 
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-run.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-run.qdoc
index 6f489f4b301..2a157391d08 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-run.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/projects/creator-only/creator-projects-settings-run.qdoc
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
     run configuration for your project. For example, when working on a library,
     you can run a test application that links against the library.
 
-    Specify the executable to run, command line arguments, working directory,
+    Specify the executable to run, command-line arguments, working directory,
     and environment variables to use.
 
     \image qmldesigner-run-custom-exe.png {Run settings for custom executables}
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/python/creator-python-run.qdocinc b/doc/qtcreator/src/python/creator-python-run.qdocinc
index 760587e08bb..445b32a577b 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/python/creator-python-run.qdocinc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/python/creator-python-run.qdocinc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         \li In the \uicontrol Script field, you can see the path to the
             main file of the project that will be run.
         \li In the \uicontrol {Command line arguments} field, specify
-            command line arguments to be passed to the executable.
+            command-line arguments to be passed to the executable.
     \endlist
 
     If you want to run some other Python file than \c main.py, create a custom
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/qnx/creator-developing-qnx.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/qnx/creator-developing-qnx.qdoc
index 6f5361c2c4d..cdf50eb5a08 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/qnx/creator-developing-qnx.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/qnx/creator-developing-qnx.qdoc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     You can connect QNX devices to the development PC to deploy, run and debug
     applications on them from within \QC. The QNX Neutrino RTOS has additional
-    command line tools and services, as described in \l {Qt for QNX}.
+    command-line tools and services, as described in \l {Qt for QNX}.
 
     \note In Qt 6, \QC support for QNX is considered experimental.
 
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/qnx/creator-projects-running-qnx.qdocinc b/doc/qtcreator/src/qnx/creator-projects-running-qnx.qdocinc
index 4413be5d1dd..0d9bc2c43d5 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/qnx/creator-projects-running-qnx.qdocinc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/qnx/creator-projects-running-qnx.qdocinc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     \section2 Troubleshooting Errors
 
     To support running, debugging, and stopping applications from \QC, the QNX
-    Neutrino RTOS has additional command line tools and services, as described
+    Neutrino RTOS has additional command-line tools and services, as described
     in \l {Qt for QNX}.
 
     \section3 Debug Output Cannot Be Shown
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/qtcreator-toc.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/qtcreator-toc.qdoc
index 936f5fea32d..9d25af66dad 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/qtcreator-toc.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/qtcreator-toc.qdoc
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@
             \li \l{Reference}
                 \list
                     \li \l {Acknowledgements}
-                    \li \l {Command Line Options}
+                    \li \l {Command-Line Options}
                     \li \l {Custom Wizards}
                     \li \l {FAQ}
                     \li \l {Glossary}
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/qtcreator.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/qtcreator.qdoc
index 482e310443b..12dd9430ebd 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/qtcreator.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/qtcreator.qdoc
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
             \li \b {\l{Reference}}
                 \list
                     \li \l {Build Systems}
-                    \li \l {Command Line Options}
+                    \li \l {Command-Line Options}
                     \li \l {Custom Wizards}
                     \li \l {Keyboard Shortcuts}
                     \li \l {Supported Platforms}
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/user-interface/creator-reference-output-views.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/user-interface/creator-reference-output-views.qdoc
index c3da47296ce..7fdfc296f02 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/user-interface/creator-reference-output-views.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/user-interface/creator-reference-output-views.qdoc
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     \image qtcreator-application-output.webp {Application Output}
 
     \if defined(qtcreator)
-    If you specify command line arguments in the run settings that are passed
+    If you specify command-line arguments in the run settings that are passed
     to the application when running it, they are displayed as a part of the
     application output. For more information, see
     \l{Specifying Run Settings for Desktop Device Types}.
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-bazaar.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-bazaar.qdoc
index 435585171a8..de27eee29ff 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-bazaar.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-bazaar.qdoc
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     \image qtcreator-preferences-vcs-bazaar.webp {Bazaar preferences}
 
     \list
-        \li \uicontrol Command specifies the path to the command line client
+        \li \uicontrol Command specifies the path to the command-line client
             executable.
         \li \uicontrol {Default username} and \uicontrol {Default email}
             specify the username and email address to use by default when
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-cvs.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-cvs.qdoc
index 7c33b1ddf9d..f0650434bd1 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-cvs.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-cvs.qdoc
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     \image qtcreator-preferences-vcs-cvs.webp {CVS preferences}
 
     \list
-        \li \uicontrol {CVS Command} specifies the path to the command line
+        \li \uicontrol {CVS Command} specifies the path to the command-line
             client executable.
         \li \uicontrol {CVS root} specifies the CVS root.
         \li \uicontrol Timeout sets a timeout for version control operations.
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-fossil.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-fossil.qdoc
index 0927a4cd077..e52c1c37b94 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-fossil.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-fossil.qdoc
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     \uicontrol {Version Control} > \uicontrol Fossil:
 
     \list
-        \li \uicontrol Command specifies the path to the command line client
+        \li \uicontrol Command specifies the path to the command-line client
             executable.
         \li \uicontrol {Default path} sets the path to the directory to store
             local repositories by default.
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-mercurial.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-mercurial.qdoc
index a0a89b8fd75..f729c382eb9 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-mercurial.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-mercurial.qdoc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     \image qtcreator-preferences-vcs-mercurial.webp {Mercurial preferences}
 
     \list
-        \li \uicontrol Command specifies the path to the command line client
+        \li \uicontrol Command specifies the path to the command-line client
             executable.
         \li \uicontrol {Default username} and \uicontrol {Default email}
             specify the username and email address to use by default when
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-perforce.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-perforce.qdoc
index 0179b295b28..595b81bd06e 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-perforce.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-perforce.qdoc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
     \image qtcreator-preferences-vcs-perforce.webp {Perforce preferences}
 
-    In \uicontrol {P4 command}, set the path to the command line client
+    In \uicontrol {P4 command}, set the path to the command-line client
     executable.
 
     Set workspace details in \uicontrol {P4 user}, \uicontrol {P4 client}, and
diff --git a/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-preferences.qdoc b/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-preferences.qdoc
index 898a9bebaf7..2cdfbc73803 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-preferences.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreator/src/vcs/creator-only/creator-vcs-preferences.qdoc
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
     \title Set up version control systems
 
-    \QC uses the version control system's command line clients to access your
-    repositories. Make sure that the command line clients are in the \c{PATH}
-    environment variable, or specify the path to the command line client
+    \QC uses the version control system's command-line clients to access your
+    repositories. Make sure that the command-line clients are in the \c{PATH}
+    environment variable, or specify the path to the command-line client
     executable in the version control system specific tab in \uicontrol Edit >
     \uicontrol Preferences > \uicontrol {Version Control}.
 
diff --git a/doc/qtcreatordev/src/external-tool-spec.qdoc b/doc/qtcreatordev/src/external-tool-spec.qdoc
index 084f39b6718..0186b742e14 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreatordev/src/external-tool-spec.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreatordev/src/external-tool-spec.qdoc
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
             finds. Required.
     \row
         \li arguments
-        \li Command line arguments for the executable. Specify the string in the
+        \li Command-line arguments for the executable. Specify the string in the
             same format (with respect to quoting and argument splitting, for
             example) as you would specify it on the command line of the platform
             the tool runs on. Optional.
diff --git a/doc/qtcreatordev/src/plugin-metadata.qdoc b/doc/qtcreatordev/src/plugin-metadata.qdoc
index fc38ac0f60a..4af331c0bae 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreatordev/src/plugin-metadata.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreatordev/src/plugin-metadata.qdoc
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
 
     \section3 Test Dependencies
 
-    When the user runs the application with the \c{-test} command line argument, only
+    When the user runs the application with the \c{-test} command-line argument, only
     the specified plugins and their dependencies are loaded. This is done in order to
     speed up the execution of tests by avoiding the loading of unneeded plugins.
 
@@ -225,18 +225,18 @@
 
     This type of dependency is not transitive.
 
-    \section2 Command Line Arguments
+    \section2 Command-Line Arguments
 
-    Plugins can register command line arguments that the user can give
-    when starting the application. These command line arguments are shown
+    Plugins can register command-line arguments that the user can give
+    when starting the application. These command-line arguments are shown
     with a one-line description when the user runs the application with
-    the \c{-help} command line argument, and the plugin manager does its command
+    the \c{-help} command-line argument, and the plugin manager does its command
     line parsing and sanity checks based on that information.
-    If the plugin manager finds matching command line arguments for a plugin,
+    If the plugin manager finds matching command-line arguments for a plugin,
     it passes them on to the plugin's
     \l{ExtensionSystem::IPlugin::initialize()}{initialize()} function.
 
-    Command line arguments are defined through the key \c Arguments, which contains an array
+    Command-line arguments are defined through the key \c Arguments, which contains an array
     of argument objects. Each individual argument object has the required key \c Name, and
     optional keys \c Parameter and \c Description.
 
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
         \row
             \li Arguments
             \li Array of argument objects
-            \li Describes the command line arguments that the plugin wants to handle.
+            \li Describes the command-line arguments that the plugin wants to handle.
     \endtable
 
     An argument object is a JSON object with the following keys:
@@ -260,19 +260,19 @@
         \row
             \li Name
             \li String
-            \li The command line argument itself, including the \c - prefix, e.g.
+            \li The command-line argument itself, including the \c - prefix, e.g.
                 \c{-my-parameter}.
         \row
             \li Parameter
             \li String
-            \li Optional. If this is given, the command line argument expects an
+            \li Optional. If this is given, the command-line argument expects an
                 additional parameter, e.g. \c{-my-parameter somevalue}. The
                 value of this attribute is used as a very short description of the
                 parameter for the user.
         \row
             \li Description
             \li String
-            \li Optional. A (one-line) description of the argument for the command line argument help.
+            \li Optional. A (one-line) description of the argument for the command-line argument help.
     \endtable
 
     \section2 Example \c Test.json
diff --git a/doc/qtcreatordev/src/plugin-tests.qdoc b/doc/qtcreatordev/src/plugin-tests.qdoc
index d3a4dd35a56..e59f6a497cd 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreatordev/src/plugin-tests.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreatordev/src/plugin-tests.qdoc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     test.
 
     Plugin tests are executed by starting \QC with the \c{-test <pluginname>}
-    command line argument. \QC then fully loads your plugin and all the plugins
+    command-line argument. \QC then fully loads your plugin and all the plugins
     that it depends on, going through the normal \l{Plugin Life Cycle}. After
     your plugin and all dependencies are fully initialized, your tests are
     executed. Afterwards, \QC automatically closes. Therefore, your plugin
diff --git a/doc/qtcreatordev/src/pluginmanager.qdoc b/doc/qtcreatordev/src/pluginmanager.qdoc
index ceaf84d8640..1d9047ffa04 100644
--- a/doc/qtcreatordev/src/pluginmanager.qdoc
+++ b/doc/qtcreatordev/src/pluginmanager.qdoc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
     The plugin manager handles all the details regarding finding plugins, reading their
     description files, resolving plugin dependencies, loading and initializing all plugins
-    in the right order, and passing on command line arguments.
+    in the right order, and passing on command-line arguments.
 
     In addition, the plugin manager manages an \e{object pool}, where objects can be registered
     and retrieved depending on different criteria.