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Author: saritai

docs/codeql/codeql-cli/index.rst

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ CodeQL CLI
 
 .. include:: ../reusables/codeql-cli-overview.rst
 
-- :ref:`Using the CodeQL CLI <using-the-codeql-cli>`: Software 
+- `Using the CodeQL CLI <https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/codeql-cli/using-the-codeql-cli`__: Software 
   developers and security researchers can secure their code using the CodeQL CLI.
 
-- :ref:`CodeQL CLI reference <codeql-cli-reference>`: Learn more about the files you can use when running CodeQL processes and the results format and exit codes that CodeQL generates.
+- `CodeQL CLI reference <https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/codeql-cli/codeql-cli-reference>`__: Learn more about the files you can use when running CodeQL processes and the results format and exit codes that CodeQL generates.
 
 - `CodeQL CLI manual <manual>`__: Detailed information about all the commands available with the CodeQL CLI.
 

docs/codeql/reusables/advanced-query-execution.rst

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .. pull-quote:: Other query-running commands
 
-   Queries run with ``database analyze`` have strict :ref:`metadata requirements
-   <including-query-metadata>`. You can also execute queries using the following
+   Queries run with ``database analyze`` have strict `metadata requirements
+   <https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/codeql-cli/using-the-codeql-cli/using-custom-queries-with-the-codeql-cli#including-query-metadata>`__. You can also execute queries using the following
    plumbing-level subcommands:
 
    - `database run-queries <../manual/database-run-queries>`__, which

docs/codeql/writing-codeql-queries/query-help-files.rst

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ The following sections explain additional elements that you may include in your
    query help for custom queries in the code scanning UI you must convert the ``.qhelp`` files to markdown 
    and then include the markdown-rendered query help in SARIF files generated during an analysis.
    For more information, see 
-   ":ref:`Analyzing databases with the CodeQL CLI <including-query-help-for-custom-codeql-queries-in-sarif-files>`." 
+   "`Analyzing databases with the CodeQL CLI <https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/codeql-cli/using-the-codeql-cli/analyzing-databases-with-the-codeql-cli#including-query-help-for-custom-codeql-queries-in-sarif-files>`__." 
 
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