The interesting stuff, of course, is what comes after the option
strings. For now, we'll only cover four of the things you can put
-there: \var{action}, \var{type}, \var{dest} (destination), and
-\var{help}.
+there: \emph{action}, \emph{type}, \emph{dest} (destination), and
+\emph{help}.
-\subsubsection{The \var{store} action\label{optparse-store-action}}
+\subsubsection{The \emph{store} action%
+ \label{optparse-store-action}}
The action tells \module{optparse} what to do when it sees one of the
option strings for this option on the command-line. For example, the
-action \var{store} means: take the next argument (or the remainder of
+action \emph{store} means: take the next argument (or the remainder of
the current argument), ensure that it is of the correct type, and
store it to your chosen destination.
Adding types is fairly easy; please refer to
section~\ref{optparse-adding-types}, ``Adding new types.''
-\subsubsection{Other \var{store_*} actions\label{optparse-other-store-actions}}
+\subsubsection{Other \emph{store_*} actions%
+ \label{optparse-other-store-actions}}
Flag options---set a variable to true or false when a particular
option is seen---are quite common. \module{optparse} supports them