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@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Specifying the Timeout Method
 -----------------------------
 
 The timeout method can be specified by using the ``timeout_method``
-option in the `pytest configuration file`__, the ``--timeout_method``
+option in the `pytest configuration file`__, the ``--timeout-method``
 command line parameter or the ``timeout`` marker_. Simply set their
 value to the string ``thread`` or ``signal`` to override the default
 method. On a marker this is done using the ``method`` keyword: