@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@
 .seealso: `testIllFormedFunctionDocString()`, `testType`
 C@*/
-PetscErrorCode testWellFormedFunctionDocString(PetscViewer viewer, PetscInt x, PetscViewer viewer2, PetscScalar *y)
+static PetscErrorCode testWellFormedFunctionDocString(PetscViewer viewer, PetscInt x, PetscViewer viewer2, PetscScalar *y)
 {
   return 0;
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@
 }
 
-/*@C Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
+/*@C 
+  Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
   someOtherFunctionName - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
   eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@
   Not Collective, Synchronous
 
-   Input Parameters:
+  Input Parameters:
 + viewer - a PetscViewer
 
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@
 
    Input Parameters:
-+ viewer - a PetscViewer
+. viewer - a PetscViewer
 
   Output Parameter:
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@
 
   Output Parameter:
-- y          - a pointer
++ y - a pointer
 + cnd           - a boolean
 . z - a nonexistent parameter
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@
   Output Parameter:
 - y          - a pointer
-+ cnd           - a boolean
+. cnd           - a boolean
 . z - a nonexistent parameter
 
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@
 - y          - a pointer
 + cnd           - a boolean
-. z - a nonexistent parameter
+- x - a nonexistent parameter
 
   level: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@
 . z - a nonexistent parameter
 
-  level: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
+  Level: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
 
   Level:
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@
 
   Level:
-  Beginner
+  beginner
 
   Developer Notes:
@@ -74,5 +74,5 @@
   References: Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
 
-.seealso:                                                  testNonExistentFunction(), testNonExistentType,
+.seealso: `testNonExistentFunction()`, `testNonExistentType`,
 testIllFormedFunctionDocString(), `testNonExistentFunction()`, testIllFormedMinimalDocString()
 @*/
@@ -75,5 +75,5 @@
 
 .seealso:                                                  testNonExistentFunction(), testNonExistentType,
-testIllFormedFunctionDocString(), `testNonExistentFunction()`, testIllFormedMinimalDocString()
+`testIllFormedMinimalDocString()`
 @*/
 
@@ -77,5 +77,4 @@
 testIllFormedFunctionDocString(), `testNonExistentFunction()`, testIllFormedMinimalDocString()
 @*/
-
 PetscErrorCode testIllFormedFunctionDocString(PetscViewer viewer, PetscInt x, PetscScalar *y, PetscBool cond)
 {
@@ -86,9 +86,4 @@
   Not Collective, Synchronous
 
-  input parms:
-. foo
-
-  Output params:
-+ bar -
 
   References:
@@ -94,5 +94,6 @@
   References:
   Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
-   .seealso: testNonExistentFunction(), testNonExistentType,`testNonExistentFunction()
+
+  .seealso: `testNonExistentFunction()`, `testNonExistentType`
 */
 PetscErrorCode testIllFormedMinimalDocString(void)
@@ -96,5 +96,5 @@
    .seealso: testNonExistentFunction(), testNonExistentType,`testNonExistentFunction()
 */
-PetscErrorCode testIllFormedMinimalDocString(void)
+static PetscErrorCode testIllFormedMinimalDocString(void)
 {
   return 0;
@@ -102,5 +102,5 @@
 
 /*@C
-  testTerbleSpelingDocstring - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
+  testTerribleSpellingDocString - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do
   eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
 
@@ -105,5 +105,5 @@
   eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
 
-  input prametirs:
+  Input Parameter:
 + viewer - a PetsViewer
 - x - a PetscInt
@@ -107,5 +107,5 @@
   input prametirs:
 + viewer - a PetsViewer
-- x - a PetscInt
+- x      - a PetscInt
 
   output Psrammmetrs:
@@ -109,5 +109,5 @@
 - x - a PetscInt
 
-  output Psrammmetrs:
+  Output Parameter:
 . y - a PetscScalar pointer
 
@@ -112,5 +112,5 @@
 . y - a PetscScalar pointer
 
-  optnS dtaaSE:
+  Options Database:
 - -option_a     - foo
 - -option_b [filename][:[~]<foo,bar,baz>[:[~]bop]] - descr
@@ -113,5 +113,5 @@
 
   optnS dtaaSE:
-- -option_a     - foo
++ -option_a                                        - foo
 - -option_b [filename][:[~]<foo,bar,baz>[:[~]bop]] - descr
   lvl: itnmediate
@@ -115,5 +115,6 @@
 - -option_a     - foo
 - -option_b [filename][:[~]<foo,bar,baz>[:[~]bop]] - descr
-  lvl: itnmediate
+
+  Level: intermediate
 
 .zeeakso:
@@ -117,5 +117,5 @@
   lvl: itnmediate
 
-.zeeakso:
+.seealso:
 C@*/
 PetscErrorCode testTerribleSpellingDocString(PetscViewer viewer, PetscInt x, PetscScalar *y)
@@ -119,5 +119,5 @@
 .zeeakso:
 C@*/
-PetscErrorCode testTerribleSpellingDocString(PetscViewer viewer, PetscInt x, PetscScalar *y)
+static PetscErrorCode testTerribleSpellingDocString(PetscViewer viewer, PetscInt x, PetscScalar *y)
 {
   return 0;
@@ -124,5 +124,6 @@
 }
 
-/*@ asdadsadasdas
+/*@C 
+  asdadsadasdas
   testCustomFortranInterfaceDocString - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit
 
@@ -128,5 +128,5 @@
 
   Input Parameters:
-+ string -  a char pointer
++ string       - a char pointer
 - function_ptr - a function pointer
 
@@ -133,5 +133,5 @@
   Level:
 
-.seealso: Lorem(), `ipsum()`, dolor(), `sit(), `amet()`, consectetur(), adipiscing(), elit()`
+.seealso: `Lorem()`, `ipsum()`, `dolor()`, `sit()`, `amet()`, `consectetur()`, `adipiscing()`, `elit()`
 @*/
 PetscErrorCode testCustomFortranInterfaceDocString(char *******string, PetscErrorCode (*function_ptr)(PetscInt))
@@ -135,5 +135,5 @@
 .seealso: Lorem(), `ipsum()`, dolor(), `sit(), `amet()`, consectetur(), adipiscing(), elit()`
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testCustomFortranInterfaceDocString(char *******string, PetscErrorCode (*function_ptr)(PetscInt))
+static PetscErrorCode testCustomFortranInterfaceDocString(char *******string, PetscErrorCode (*function_ptr)(PetscInt))
 {
   return 0;
@@ -141,5 +141,5 @@
 
 /* a random comment above a function */
-void function() { }
+static void function() { }
 
 PETSC_INTERN PetscErrorCode testInternFunction();
@@ -172,5 +172,5 @@
   testAllParamsUndocumented - lorem
 
-  Level: beginner developer
+  Level: developer
 
   Example Usage:
@@ -183,5 +183,5 @@
 .seealso:
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testAllParamsUndocumented(PetscInt a, PetscInt b)
+static PetscErrorCode testAllParamsUndocumented(PetscInt a, PetscInt b)
 {
   return testStaticFunction();
@@ -191,5 +191,5 @@
   testParameterGrouping ipsum
 
-  Input parameters:
+  Input Parameters:
 - a,b - some params
 + nonExistentParam - this param does not exist
@@ -192,5 +192,5 @@
 
   Input parameters:
-- a,b - some params
++ a,b - some params
 + nonExistentParam - this param does not exist
 . ... - variadic arguments
@@ -193,5 +193,5 @@
   Input parameters:
 - a,b - some params
-+ nonExistentParam - this param does not exist
+. nonExistentParam - this param does not exist
 . ... - variadic arguments
 
@@ -194,5 +194,5 @@
 - a,b - some params
 + nonExistentParam - this param does not exist
-. ... - variadic arguments
+- ... - variadic arguments
 
   Level dev
@@ -198,5 +198,5 @@
   Level dev
 
-.see also: testStaticFunction()
+.seealso: `testStaticFunction()`
 @*/
 PetscErrorCode testParameterGrouping(PetscInt a, PetscInt b, ...)
@@ -200,5 +200,5 @@
 .see also: testStaticFunction()
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testParameterGrouping(PetscInt a, PetscInt b, ...)
+static PetscErrorCode testParameterGrouping(PetscInt a, PetscInt b, ...)
 {
   return 0;
@@ -213,5 +213,5 @@
   int a_code_block;
 .ve
-- beta - a beta
+- beta  - a beta
 
   Level: beginner
@@ -219,5 +219,5 @@
 .seealso: `Foo()`
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testScatteredVerbatimBlocks(PetscInt alpha, PetscInt beta)
+static PetscErrorCode testScatteredVerbatimBlocks(PetscInt alpha, PetscInt beta)
 {
   return 0;
@@ -228,5 +228,5 @@
 
   Input Parameters:
-+ alpha, an alpha
++ alpha - an alpha
 - beta = a beta
 
@@ -229,5 +229,5 @@
   Input Parameters:
 + alpha, an alpha
-- beta = a beta
+- beta  - a beta
 
   Level: beginner
@@ -233,5 +233,5 @@
   Level: beginner
 
-.seealso: Foo()
+.seealso: `Foo()`
 @*/
 PetscErrorCode testBadParamListDescrSep(PetscInt alpha, PetscInt beta)
@@ -235,5 +235,5 @@
 .seealso: Foo()
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testBadParamListDescrSep(PetscInt alpha, PetscInt beta)
+static PetscErrorCode testBadParamListDescrSep(PetscInt alpha, PetscInt beta)
 {
   return 0;
@@ -250,5 +250,5 @@
   Level: beginner
 
-.seealso: `Foo()
+.seealso: `Foo()`
 @*/
 PetscErrorCode testBadMidSentenceColons(void)
@@ -252,5 +252,5 @@
 .seealso: `Foo()
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testBadMidSentenceColons(void)
+static PetscErrorCode testBadMidSentenceColons(void)
 {
   return 0;
@@ -265,5 +265,5 @@
 MC*/
 
-PetscErrorCode testFloatingDocstring(void)
+static PetscErrorCode testFloatingDocstring(void)
 {
   return 0;
@@ -284,5 +284,5 @@
 
   Output Parameter:
-. baz -                 a baz
+. baz - a baz
 
   Level: beginner
@@ -290,5 +290,5 @@
 .seealso: `testExplicitSynopsisBad()`
 M@*/
-PetscErrorCode testExplicitSynopsis_Private(PetscScalar unknown, PetscInt foo, PetscReal bar, void *baz)
+static PetscErrorCode testExplicitSynopsis_Private(PetscScalar unknown, PetscInt foo, PetscReal bar, void *baz)
 {
   return 0;
@@ -297,5 +297,5 @@
 /* testBadDocString - asdadsasd
 */
-PetscErrorCode testBadDocString(PetscInt n)
+static PetscErrorCode testBadDocString(PetscInt n)
 {
   return 0;
@@ -302,5 +302,6 @@
 }
 
-/*C testBadDocStringMissingChar - asdadsasd
+/*@C 
+  testBadDocStringMissingChar - asdadsasd
 
   Input Parameter:
@@ -311,5 +311,5 @@
 .seealso: `testBadDocString()`
 */
-PetscErrorCode testBadDocStringMissingChar(PetscInt n)
+static PetscErrorCode testBadDocStringMissingChar(PetscInt n)
 {
   return 0;
@@ -326,5 +326,5 @@
 .seealso: `testBadDocString()`
 */
-PetscErrorCode testBadDocStringCharOutOfOrder(PetscInt n)
+static PetscErrorCode testBadDocStringCharOutOfOrder(PetscInt n)
 {
   return 0;
@@ -353,5 +353,5 @@
   testSingleFunctionArgNotFound - asdasdasdasd
 
-  Input parm:
+  Input Parameter:
 + unrelated - A function arg
 
@@ -354,5 +354,5 @@
 
   Input parm:
-+ unrelated - A function arg
+. some_function_arg - A function arg
 
   lvel: dev
@@ -356,5 +356,5 @@
 + unrelated - A function arg
 
-  lvel: dev
+  Level: dev
 
 .seealso: `testBadDocString()
@@ -358,5 +358,5 @@
   lvel: dev
 
-.seealso: `testBadDocString()
+.seealso: `testBadDocString()`
 
 @*/
@@ -361,5 +361,5 @@
 
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testSingleFunctionArgNotFound(PetscScalar some_function_arg)
+static PetscErrorCode testSingleFunctionArgNotFound(PetscScalar some_function_arg)
 {
   return 0;
@@ -371,5 +371,5 @@
   testPredeclarationCursorIgnored - the cursor above this will be ignored!
 
-  Inp Paramet:
+  Input Parameter:
 . asdasd - an arg
 
@@ -374,5 +374,5 @@
 . asdasd - an arg
 
-  Ouput Pameter:
+  Output Parameter:
 . another_arg_asd22 - another arg
 
@@ -379,5 +379,5 @@
   Level: beg
 
-.seealso: testPredeclarationCursorIgnored()`, foo()`, `Bar, baz()
+.seealso: `foo()`, `Bar`, `baz()`
 */
 
@@ -381,5 +381,4 @@
 .seealso: testPredeclarationCursorIgnored()`, foo()`, `Bar, baz()
 */
-
 PetscErrorCode testPredeclarationCursorIgnored(int arg, int *another_arg)
 {
@@ -387,5 +387,5 @@
 }
 
-/*@
+/*@C
   testFunctionPointerArguments - the first set of arguments are unnamed and should be errored
 
@@ -420,5 +420,5 @@
 .seealso: `testPredeclarationCursorIgnored()`
 */
-PetscErrorCode testFunctionPointerArguments(int (*foo)(int, double, float), int (*bar)(int bar_parm1, double bar_parm2, float bar_parm3), void (*baz)(int (*bop)(void), void (*blitz)(void (*)(void)), int baz_parm1, double baz_parm2, float baz_parm3))
+static PetscErrorCode testFunctionPointerArguments(int (*foo)(int, double, float), int (*bar)(int bar_parm1, double bar_parm2, float bar_parm3), void (*baz)(int (*bop)(void), void (*blitz)(void (*)(void)), int baz_parm1, double baz_parm2, float baz_parm3))
 {
   return 0;
@@ -432,5 +432,5 @@
 .seealso: `testIllFormedDeprecated()`
 */
-PetscErrorCode testDeprecated(void)
+static PetscErrorCode testDeprecated(void)
 {
   return PETSC_SUCCESS;
@@ -440,8 +440,4 @@
   testIllFormedDeprecated - check that deprecated (since VERSION) works
 
-  Input Parameters:
-+ foo - a nonexistent foo
-. bar - a nonexistent bar
-- baz - a nonexistent baz
 
   Level: dpcrtd (since 3.18.5)
@@ -445,5 +445,5 @@
 - baz - a nonexistent baz
 
-  Level: dpcrtd (since 3.18.5)
+  Level: deprecated (since 3.18.5)
 
 .seealso: [](ch_matrices), `testDeprecated()`, [Matrix Factorization](sec_matfactor)
@@ -449,5 +449,5 @@
 .seealso: [](ch_matrices), `testDeprecated()`, [Matrix Factorization](sec_matfactor)
 */
-PetscErrorCode testIllFormedDeprecated(void)
+static PetscErrorCode testIllFormedDeprecated(void)
 {
   return PETSC_SUCCESS;
@@ -467,5 +467,5 @@
 .seealso: `testWellFormedFunctionDocString()`
 */
-PetscErrorCode testValidInOutParams(int *foo)
+static PetscErrorCode testValidInOutParams(int *foo)
 {
   return PETSC_SUCCESS;
@@ -477,5 +477,5 @@
   Input Parameter:
 + foo - the input description for an in-out param
-+ baz - asdasdasd
+. baz - asdasdasd
 - foo              - a duplicate description
 
@@ -478,5 +478,5 @@
 + foo - the input description for an in-out param
 + baz - asdasdasd
-- foo              - a duplicate description
+- foo - a duplicate description
 
   Output Parameters:
@@ -481,5 +481,5 @@
 
   Output Parameters:
-. bop = asdas
++ bop = asdas
 - foo    - the output description for an in-out param
 - foo - a duplicate description2
@@ -482,5 +482,5 @@
   Output Parameters:
 . bop = asdas
-- foo    - the output description for an in-out param
+. foo    - the output description for an in-out param
 - foo - a duplicate description2
 
@@ -489,5 +489,5 @@
 .seealso: `testWellFormedFunctionDocString()`
 */
-PetscErrorCode testInvalidInOutParams(int *foo)
+static PetscErrorCode testInvalidInOutParams(int *foo)
 {
   return PETSC_SUCCESS;
@@ -516,5 +516,5 @@
 .seealso: [](ch_tao), `Tao`, `TaoSetObjective()`, `TaoSetJacobianRoutine()`
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testFunctionParmsSameName(int tao, double res, PetscErrorCode (*func)(int tao, double x, double f, void *ctx), void *ctx)
+static PetscErrorCode testFunctionParmsSameName(int tao, double res, PetscErrorCode (*func)(int tao, double x, double f, void *ctx), void *ctx)
 {
   return PETSC_SUCCESS;
@@ -546,5 +546,5 @@
 .seealso: [](ch_tao), `Tao`, `TaoSetObjective()`, `TaoSetJacobianRoutine()`
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testFunctionParmsSameNameInOut(int *tao, double res, PetscErrorCode (*func)(int tao, double x, double f, void *ctx), void *ctx)
+static PetscErrorCode testFunctionParmsSameNameInOut(int *tao, double res, PetscErrorCode (*func)(int tao, double x, double f, void *ctx), void *ctx)
 {
   return PETSC_SUCCESS;
@@ -595,5 +595,5 @@
 @*/
 
-PetscErrorCode testBadDocStringIgnoreAll()
+static PetscErrorCode testBadDocStringIgnoreAll()
 {
   return PETSC_SUCCESS;
@@ -616,5 +616,5 @@
 .seealso: `testBadDocString()`
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testIgnoringSpuriousComments()
+static PetscErrorCode testIgnoringSpuriousComments()
 {
   return PETSC_SUCCESS;
@@ -628,5 +628,5 @@
 . foo - a foo
 
-    OutputParameter:
+  Output Parameter:
     +     bar         -    a bar for
     example this is not a heading
@@ -629,5 +629,5 @@
 
     OutputParameter:
-    +     bar         -    a bar for
++ bar - a bar for
     example this is not a heading
 
@@ -636,5 +636,5 @@
 .seealso: `testBadDocString()`
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testCheckingSectionIndentationAfterSwitch(int foo, double *bar)
+static PetscErrorCode testCheckingSectionIndentationAfterSwitch(int foo, double *bar)
 {
   return PETSC_SUCCESS;
@@ -652,5 +652,5 @@
 .seealso: `testBadDocString()`
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testReferencesFalsePositive()
+static PetscErrorCode testReferencesFalsePositive()
 {
   return PETSC_SUCCESS;
@@ -669,5 +669,5 @@
 .seealso: `testBadDocString()`
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testOptionsDatabaseFalsePositive()
+static PetscErrorCode testOptionsDatabaseFalsePositive()
 {
   return PETSC_SUCCESS;
@@ -679,5 +679,5 @@
   Level: beginner
 
-.seealso:`thisShouldOnlyBeShiftedOverByOneSpace()`,
+.seealso: `thisShouldOnlyBeShiftedOverByOneSpace()`,
 `andThisShouldBeLeftAlone()`
 @*/
@@ -682,5 +682,5 @@
 `andThisShouldBeLeftAlone()`
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testLeftFlushSeeAlsoFalsePositive()
+static PetscErrorCode testLeftFlushSeeAlsoFalsePositive()
 {
   return PETSC_SUCCESS;
@@ -695,5 +695,5 @@
 .seealso: `Foo`
 @*/
-PetscErrorCode testNoteFalsePositive()
+static PetscErrorCode testNoteFalsePositive()
 {
   return PETSC_SUCCESS;