Fix dead links in dev workflow docs (#29463)

Khushikela29 · web-flow · commit 2f51249acc90 · 2025-01-13T22:52:10.000+01:00
- Removed unnecessary sentence in the development workflow.
- Fixed broken link in `development_workflow.rst`.
diff --git a/doc/devel/development_workflow.rst b/doc/devel/development_workflow.rst
@@ -138,13 +138,10 @@ The editing workflow
    Note the ``-am`` options to ``commit``. The ``m`` flag signals that you are
    going to type a message on the command line.  The ``a`` flag stages every
    file that has been modified, except files listed in ``.gitignore``. For more
-   information, see `why the -a flag?`_ and the
-   `git commit <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit>`_  manual page.
+   information, see the `git commit <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit>`_  manual page.
 #. To push the changes up to your forked repo on GitHub, do a ``git
    push``.
 
-.. _why the -a flag?: http://gitready.com/beginner/2009/01/18/the-staging-area.html
-
 
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