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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default defineNuxtRouteMiddleware((to, from) => {
 
 Nuxt provides two globally available helpers that can be returned directly from the middleware:
 
-1. `navigateTo (to: RouteLocationRaw | undefined | null, options: { replace: boolean, redirectCode: number, external: boolean )` - Redirects to the given route, within plugins or middleware. It can also be called directly to perform page navigation.
+1. `navigateTo (to: RouteLocationRaw | undefined | null, options?: { replace: boolean, redirectCode: number, external: boolean )` - Redirects to the given route, within plugins or middleware. It can also be called directly to perform page navigation.
 2. `abortNavigation (err?: string | Error)` - Aborts the navigation, with an optional error message.
 
 Unlike navigation guards in [the vue-router docs](https://router.vuejs.org/guide/advanced/navigation-guards.html#global-before-guards), a third `next()` argument is not passed, and redirects or route cancellation is handled by returning a value from the middleware. Possible return values are: