@@ -735,6 +735,7 @@ def __init__(self, working_dir: Union[None, PathLike] = None):
     def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Any:
         """A convenience method as it allows to call the command as if it was
         an object.
+
         :return: Callable object that will execute call _call_process with your arguments."""
         if name[0] == "_":
             return LazyMixin.__getattr__(self, name)
@@ -915,7 +916,7 @@ def execute(
             render the repository incapable of accepting changes until the lock is manually
             removed.
         :param strip_newline_in_stdout:
-            Whether to strip the trailing `\n` of the command stdout.
+            Whether to strip the trailing ``\\n`` of the command stdout.
         :return:
             * str(output) if extended_output = False (Default)
             * tuple(int(status), str(stdout), str(stderr)) if extended_output = True
@@ -1384,7 +1385,8 @@ def get_object_header(self, ref: str) -> Tuple[str, str, int]:
 
     def get_object_data(self, ref: str) -> Tuple[str, str, int, bytes]:
         """As get_object_header, but returns object data as well
-        :return: (hexsha, type_string, size_as_int,data_string)
+
+        :return: (hexsha, type_string, size_as_int, data_string)
         :note: not threadsafe"""
         hexsha, typename, size, stream = self.stream_object_data(ref)
         data = stream.read(size)
 
@@ -982,12 +982,12 @@ def move(
             Additional arguments you would like to pass to git-mv, such as dry_run
             or force.
 
-        :return:List(tuple(source_path_string, destination_path_string), ...)
+        :return: List(tuple(source_path_string, destination_path_string), ...)
             A list of pairs, containing the source file moved as well as its
             actual destination. Relative to the repository root.
 
         :raise ValueError: If only one item was given
-            GitCommandError: If git could not handle your request"""
+        :raise GitCommandError: If git could not handle your request"""
         args = []
         if skip_errors:
             args.append("-k")
 
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def _has_file_extension(path):
 
 def run_commit_hook(name: str, index: "IndexFile", *args: str) -> None:
     """Run the commit hook of the given name. Silently ignores hooks that do not exist.
+
     :param name: name of hook, like 'pre-commit'
     :param index: IndexFile instance
     :param args: arguments passed to hook file
@@ -234,11 +235,13 @@ def read_cache(
     stream: IO[bytes],
 ) -> Tuple[int, Dict[Tuple[PathLike, int], "IndexEntry"], bytes, bytes]:
     """Read a cache file from the given stream
+
     :return: tuple(version, entries_dict, extension_data, content_sha)
-    * version is the integer version number
-    * entries dict is a dictionary which maps IndexEntry instances to a path at a stage
-    * extension_data is '' or 4 bytes of type + 4 bytes of size + size bytes
-    * content_sha is a 20 byte sha on all cache file contents"""
+
+      * version is the integer version number
+      * entries dict is a dictionary which maps IndexEntry instances to a path at a stage
+      * extension_data is '' or 4 bytes of type + 4 bytes of size + size bytes
+      * content_sha is a 20 byte sha on all cache file contents"""
     version, num_entries = read_header(stream)
     count = 0
     entries: Dict[Tuple[PathLike, int], "IndexEntry"] = {}
 
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ def data_stream(self) -> "OStream":
 
     def stream_data(self, ostream: "OStream") -> "Object":
         """Writes our data directly to the given output stream
+
         :param ostream: File object compatible stream object.
         :return: self"""
         istream = self.repo.odb.stream(self.binsha)
 
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 def tree_to_stream(entries: Sequence[EntryTup], write: Callable[["ReadableBuffer"], Union[int, None]]) -> None:
     """Write the give list of entries into a stream using its write method
+
     :param entries: **sorted** list of tuples with (binsha, mode, name)
     :param write: write method which takes a data string"""
     ord_zero = ord("0")
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ def tree_to_stream(entries: Sequence[EntryTup], write: Callable[["ReadableBuffer
 
 def tree_entries_from_data(data: bytes) -> List[EntryTup]:
     """Reads the binary representation of a tree and returns tuples of Tree items
+
     :param data: data block with tree data (as bytes)
     :return: list(tuple(binsha, mode, tree_relative_path), ...)"""
     ord_zero = ord("0")
 
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ def set_done(self) -> "TreeModifier":
         """Call this method once you are done modifying the tree information.
         It may be called several times, but be aware that each call will cause
         a sort operation
+
         :return self:"""
         merge_sort(self._cache, git_cmp)
         return self
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ def add_unchecked(self, binsha: bytes, mode: int, name: str) -> None:
         """Add the given item to the tree, its correctness is assumed, which
         puts the caller into responsibility to assure the input is correct.
         For more information on the parameters, see ``add``
+
         :param binsha: 20 byte binary sha"""
         assert isinstance(binsha, bytes) and isinstance(mode, int) and isinstance(name, str)
         tree_cache = (binsha, mode, name)
@@ -259,8 +261,8 @@ def _iter_convert_to_object(self, iterable: Iterable[TreeCacheTup]) -> Iterator[
 
     def join(self, file: str) -> IndexObjUnion:
         """Find the named object in this tree's contents
-        :return: ``git.Blob`` or ``git.Tree`` or ``git.Submodule``
 
+        :return: ``git.Blob`` or ``git.Tree`` or ``git.Submodule``
         :raise KeyError: if given file or tree does not exist in tree"""
         msg = "Blob or Tree named %r not found"
         if "/" in file:
 
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ def utctz_to_altz(utctz: str) -> int:
     """we convert utctz to the timezone in seconds, it is the format time.altzone
     returns. Git stores it as UTC timezone which has the opposite sign as well,
     which explains the -1 * ( that was made explicit here )
+
     :param utctz: git utc timezone string, i.e. +0200"""
     return -1 * int(float(utctz) / 100 * 3600)
 
 
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ def entry_at(cls, filepath: PathLike, index: int) -> "RefLogEntry":
 
     def to_file(self, filepath: PathLike) -> None:
         """Write the contents of the reflog instance to a file at the given filepath.
+
         :param filepath: path to file, parent directories are assumed to exist"""
         lfd = LockedFD(filepath)
         assure_directory_exists(filepath, is_file=True)
@@ -326,6 +327,7 @@ def append_entry(
 
     def write(self) -> "RefLog":
         """Write this instance's data to the file we are originating from
+
         :return: self"""
         if self._path is None:
             raise ValueError("Instance was not initialized with a path, use to_file(...) instead")
 
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ class Reference(SymbolicReference, LazyMixin, IterableObj):
 
     def __init__(self, repo: "Repo", path: PathLike, check_path: bool = True) -> None:
         """Initialize this instance
-        :param repo: Our parent repository
 
+        :param repo: Our parent repository
         :param path:
             Path relative to the .git/ directory pointing to the ref in question, i.e.
             refs/heads/master
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def set_object(
         logmsg: Union[str, None] = None,
     ) -> "Reference":
         """Special version which checks if the head-log needs an update as well
+
         :return: self"""
         oldbinsha = None
         if logmsg is not None:
 
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ def stale_refs(self) -> IterableList[Reference]:
     @classmethod
     def create(cls, repo: "Repo", name: str, url: str, allow_unsafe_protocols: bool = False, **kwargs: Any) -> "Remote":
         """Create a new remote to the given repository
+
         :param repo: Repository instance that is to receive the new remote
         :param name: Desired name of the remote
         :param url: URL which corresponds to the remote's name
@@ -778,6 +779,7 @@ def add(cls, repo: "Repo", name: str, url: str, **kwargs: Any) -> "Remote":
     @classmethod
     def remove(cls, repo: "Repo", name: str) -> str:
         """Remove the remote with the given name
+
         :return: the passed remote name to remove
         """
         repo.git.remote("rm", name)
@@ -790,6 +792,7 @@ def remove(cls, repo: "Repo", name: str) -> str:
 
     def rename(self, new_name: str) -> "Remote":
         """Rename self to the given new_name
+
         :return: self"""
         if self.name == new_name:
             return self
@@ -1021,11 +1024,11 @@ def pull(
         """Pull changes from the given branch, being the same as a fetch followed
         by a merge of branch with your local branch.
 
-        :param refspec: see 'fetch' method
-        :param progress: see 'push' method
-        :param kill_after_timeout: see 'fetch' method
+        :param refspec: see :meth:`fetch` method
+        :param progress: see :meth:`push` method
+        :param kill_after_timeout: see :meth:`fetch` method
         :param kwargs: Additional arguments to be passed to git-pull
-        :return: Please see 'fetch' method"""
+        :return: Please see :meth:`fetch` method"""
         if refspec is None:
             # No argument refspec, then ensure the repo's config has a fetch refspec.
             self._assert_refspec()