maint: misc typo fixes

* src/fiemap.h: s/can not/cannot/
* NEWS: s/in/is/
* doc/coreutils.texi: Remove spurious "and".
s/effect/affect/
Use matched ``...'' quotes.

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 11ae555..9a9b97a 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ GNU coreutils NEWS                                    -*- outline -*-
 ** Changes in behavior
 
   cp now avoids syncing files when possible, when doing a FIEMAP copy.
-  The sync in only needed on Linux kernels before 2.6.39.
+  The sync is only needed on Linux kernels before 2.6.39.
   [The sync was introduced in coreutils-8.10]
 
   cp now copies empty extents efficiently, when doing a FIEMAP copy.

diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index adcd848..b7ccf38 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -8071,8 +8071,8 @@ zero bytes.
 
 @end table
 
-The following ''conversions'' are really file flags
-and don't effect and internal processing:
+The following ``conversions'' are really file flags
+and don't affect internal processing:
 
 @table @samp
 @item excl

diff --git a/src/fiemap.h b/src/fiemap.h
index c5d8424..1938c74 100644 (file)
--- a/src/fiemap.h
+++ b/src/fiemap.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct fiemap
 /* Location still pending, Sets EXTENT_UNKNOWN.  */
 # define FIEMAP_EXTENT_DELALLOC          0x00000004
 
-/* Data can not be read while fs is unmounted.  */
+/* Data cannot be read while fs is unmounted.  */
 # define FIEMAP_EXTENT_ENCODED           0x00000008
 
 /* Data is encrypted by fs.  Sets EXTENT_NO_BYPASS.  */