diff --git a/Doc/tools/.nitignore b/Doc/tools/.nitignore
index 1c17a3f2bd2c84..49566e61cdc35c 100644
--- a/Doc/tools/.nitignore
+++ b/Doc/tools/.nitignore
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
 Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst
 Doc/tutorial/introduction.rst
 Doc/using/cmdline.rst
-Doc/using/configure.rst
 Doc/using/windows.rst
 Doc/whatsnew/2.0.rst
 Doc/whatsnew/2.1.rst
diff --git a/Doc/using/configure.rst b/Doc/using/configure.rst
index c2b2dee5615ba5..6e4a43f4aadcbf 100644
--- a/Doc/using/configure.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/configure.rst
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ General Options
 
 .. cmdoption:: --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions
 
-   Support loadable extensions in the :mod:`_sqlite` extension module (default
-   is no).
+   Support loadable extensions in the :mod:`!_sqlite` extension module (default
+   is no) of the :mod:`sqlite3` module.
 
    See the :meth:`sqlite3.Connection.enable_load_extension` method of the
    :mod:`sqlite3` module.
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ General Options
    Some Linux distribution packaging policies recommend against bundling
    dependencies. For example, Fedora installs wheel packages in the
    ``/usr/share/python-wheels/`` directory and don't install the
-   :mod:`ensurepip._bundled` package.
+   :mod:`!ensurepip._bundled` package.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.10
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Install Options
 .. cmdoption:: --disable-test-modules
 
    Don't build nor install test modules, like the :mod:`test` package or the
-   :mod:`_testcapi` extension module (built and installed by default).
+   :mod:`!_testcapi` extension module (built and installed by default).
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.10
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ Effects of a debug build:
 * Display all warnings by default: the list of default warning filters is empty
   in the :mod:`warnings` module.
 * Add ``d`` to :data:`sys.abiflags`.
-* Add :func:`sys.gettotalrefcount` function.
+* Add :func:`!sys.gettotalrefcount` function.
 * Add :option:`-X showrefcount <-X>` command line option.
 * Add :envvar:`PYTHONTHREADDEBUG` environment variable.
 * Add support for the ``__lltrace__`` variable: enable low-level tracing in the
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ Effects of a debug build:
   * Check that deallocator functions don't change the current exception.
   * The garbage collector (:func:`gc.collect` function) runs some basic checks
     on objects consistency.
-  * The :c:macro:`Py_SAFE_DOWNCAST()` macro checks for integer underflow and
+  * The :c:macro:`!Py_SAFE_DOWNCAST()` macro checks for integer underflow and
     overflow when downcasting from wide types to narrow types.
 
 See also the :ref:`Python Development Mode <devmode>` and the
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ Debug options
    Effects:
 
    * Define the ``Py_TRACE_REFS`` macro.
-   * Add :func:`sys.getobjects` function.
+   * Add :func:`!sys.getobjects` function.
    * Add :envvar:`PYTHONDUMPREFS` environment variable.
 
    This build is not ABI compatible with release build (default build) or debug
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ Libraries options
 
 .. cmdoption:: --with-system-expat
 
-   Build the :mod:`pyexpat` module using an installed ``expat`` library
+   Build the :mod:`!pyexpat` module using an installed ``expat`` library
    (default is no).
 
 .. cmdoption:: --with-system-ffi