fix misc. documentation typos and formatting for modules starting with s (#83420)

lib/ansible/modules/service.py

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ options:
             commands unless necessary.
           - V(restarted) will always bounce the service.
           - V(reloaded) will always reload.
-          - B(At least one of state and enabled are required.)
-          - Note that reloaded will start the service if it is not already started,
+          - At least one of O(state) and O(enabled) are required.
+          - Note that V(reloaded) will start the service if it is not already started,
             even if your chosen init system wouldn't normally.
         type: str
         choices: [ reloaded, restarted, started, stopped ]
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ options:
     pattern:
         description:
         - If the service does not respond to the status command, name a
-          substring to look for as would be found in the output of the I(ps)
+          substring to look for as would be found in the output of the C(ps)
           command as a stand-in for a status result.
         - If the string is found, the service will be assumed to be started.
         - While using remote hosts with systemd this setting will be ignored.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ options:
     enabled:
         description:
         - Whether the service should start on boot.
-        - B(At least one of state and enabled are required.)
+        - At least one of O(state) and O(enabled) are required.
         type: bool
     runlevel:
         description:
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ options:
     use:
         description:
         - The service module actually uses system specific modules, normally through auto detection, this setting can force a specific module.
-        - Normally it uses the value of the 'ansible_service_mgr' fact and falls back to the old 'service' module when none matching is found.
+        - Normally it uses the value of the C(ansible_service_mgr) fact and falls back to the C(ansible.legacy.service) module when none matching is found.
         - The 'old service module' still uses autodetection and in no way does it correspond to the C(service) command.
         type: str
         default: auto

lib/ansible/modules/set_stats.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ options:
     required: true
   per_host:
     description:
-        - whether the stats are per host or for all hosts in the run.
+        - Whether the stats are per host or for all hosts in the run.
     type: bool
     default: no
   aggregate:

lib/ansible/modules/stat.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module: stat
 version_added: "1.3"
 short_description: Retrieve file or file system status
 description:
-     - Retrieves facts for a file similar to the Linux/Unix 'stat' command.
+     - Retrieves facts for a file similar to the Linux/Unix C(stat) command.
      - For Windows targets, use the M(ansible.windows.win_stat) module instead.
 options:
   path:
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ options:
     version_added: "2.0"
   get_mime:
     description:
-      - Use file magic and return data about the nature of the file. this uses
-        the 'file' utility found on most Linux/Unix systems.
+      - Use file magic and return data about the nature of the file. This uses
+        the C(file) utility found on most Linux/Unix systems.
       - This will add both RV(stat.mimetype) and RV(stat.charset) fields to the return, if possible.
       - In Ansible 2.3 this option changed from O(mime) to O(get_mime) and the default changed to V(true).
     type: bool

lib/ansible/modules/subversion.py

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ options:
   in_place:
     description:
       - If the directory exists, then the working copy will be checked-out over-the-top using
-        svn checkout --force; if force is specified then existing files with different content are reverted.
+        C(svn checkout --force); if force is specified then existing files with different content are reverted.
     type: bool
     default: "no"
     version_added: "2.6"

lib/ansible/modules/systemd_service.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ options:
         choices: [ reloaded, restarted, started, stopped ]
     enabled:
         description:
-            - Whether the unit should start on boot. B(At least one of state and enabled are required.)
+            - Whether the unit should start on boot. At least one of O(state) and O(enabled) are required.
             - If set, requires O(name).
         type: bool
     force:
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ options:
         type: bool
     daemon_reload:
         description:
-            - Run daemon-reload before doing any other operations, to make sure systemd has read any changes.
-            - When set to V(true), runs daemon-reload even if the module does not start or stop anything.
+            - Run C(daemon-reload) before doing any other operations, to make sure systemd has read any changes.
+            - When set to V(true), runs C(daemon-reload) even if the module does not start or stop anything.
         type: bool
         default: no
         aliases: [ daemon-reload ]
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ options:
         version_added: "2.8"
     scope:
         description:
-            - Run systemctl within a given service manager scope, either as the default system scope V(system),
+            - Run C(systemctl) within a given service manager scope, either as the default system scope V(system),
               the current user's scope V(user), or the scope of all users V(global).
-            - "For systemd to work with 'user', the executing user must have its own instance of dbus started and accessible (systemd requirement)."
+            - "For systemd to work with V(user), the executing user must have its own instance of dbus started and accessible (systemd requirement)."
             - "The user dbus process is normally started during normal login, but not during the run of Ansible tasks.
               Otherwise you will probably get a 'Failed to connect to bus: no such file or directory' error."
             - The user must have access, normally given via setting the C(XDG_RUNTIME_DIR) variable, see the example below.
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ notes:
     - Globs are not supported in name, in other words, C(postgres*.service).
     - The service names might vary by specific OS/distribution.
     - The order of execution when having multiple properties is to first enable/disable, then mask/unmask and then deal with the service state.
-      It has been reported that systemctl can behave differently depending on the order of operations if you do the same manually.
+      It has been reported that C(systemctl) can behave differently depending on the order of operations if you do the same manually.
 requirements:
     - A system managed by systemd.
 '''

lib/ansible/modules/sysvinit.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ options:
     enabled:
         type: bool
         description:
-            - Whether the service should start on boot. B(At least one of state and enabled are required.)
+            - Whether the service should start on boot. At least one of O(state) and O(enabled) are required.
     sleep:
         default: 1
         description:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ options:
         description:
             - A substring to look for as would be found in the output of the I(ps) command as a stand-in for a status result.
             - If the string is found, the service will be assumed to be running.
-            - "This option is mainly for use with init scripts that don't support the 'status' option."
+            - "This option is mainly for use with init scripts that don't support the C(status) option."
         type: str
     runlevels:
         description:
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ attributes:
         platforms: posix
 notes:
     - One option other than name is required.
-    - The service names might vary by specific OS/distribution
+    - The service names might vary by specific OS/distribution.
 requirements:
     - That the service managed has a corresponding init script.
 '''