documentation and typo fixes. By Dan Fandrich (dan AT coneharvesters.com)

Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>

diff --git a/README b/README
index 4049044..318d447 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ Downloading the current source code:
 
     http://www.busybox.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/trunk/busybox/
 
-  Anonymous SVN access is available.  For instructions, check out:
+  Anonymous GIT access is available.  For instructions, check out:
 
-    http://busybox.net/subversion.html
+    http://www.busybox.net/source.html
 
   For those that are actively contributing and would like to check files in,
   see:

diff --git a/archival/dpkg.c b/archival/dpkg.c
index abeb162..781f1bb 100644 (file)
--- a/archival/dpkg.c
+++ b/archival/dpkg.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static void free_package(common_node_t *node)
 }
 
 /*
- * Gets the next package field from package_buffer, seperated into the field name
+ * Gets the next package field from package_buffer, separated into the field name
  * and field value, it returns the int offset to the first character of the next field
  */
 static int read_package_field(const char *package_buffer, char **field_name, char **field_value)
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ static void write_status_file(deb_file_t **deb_file)
                write_flag = FALSE;
                tmp_string = strstr(control_buffer, "Status:");
                if (tmp_string != NULL) {
-                       /* Seperate the status value from the control buffer */
+                       /* Separate the status value from the control buffer */
                        tmp_string += 7;
                        tmp_string += strspn(tmp_string, " \n\t");
                        status_from_file = xstrndup(tmp_string, strcspn(tmp_string, "\n"));

diff --git a/docs/Serial-Programming-HOWTO.txt b/docs/Serial-Programming-HOWTO.txt
index 0dfc8aa..8a3954b 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/Serial-Programming-HOWTO.txt
+++ b/docs/Serial-Programming-HOWTO.txt
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Seems to be somewhat old, but contains useful bits for getty.c hacking
   characters will operate on the incoming data before it is delivered to
   the user.
 
-  In non-canonical mode, incoming data is quanitified by use of the
+  In non-canonical mode, incoming data is quantified by use of the
   c_cc[VMIN and c_cc[VTIME] values in termios.c_cc[].
 
   Some programmers use the select() call to detect the completion of a

diff --git a/docs/busybox_footer.pod b/docs/busybox_footer.pod
index 74575bd..faf7d9f 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/busybox_footer.pod
+++ b/docs/busybox_footer.pod
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The following people have contributed code to BusyBox whether they know it or
 not.  If you have written code included in BusyBox, you should probably be
 listed here so you can obtain your bit of eternal glory.  If you should be
 listed here, or the description of what you have done needs more detail, or is
-incorect, please send in an update.
+incorrect, please send in an update.
 
 
 =for html <br>
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ John Lombardo <john@deltanet.com>
 
 Glenn McGrath <bug1@iinet.net.au>
 
-    Common unarchving code and unarchiving applets, ifupdown, ftpgetput,
+    Common unarchiving code and unarchiving applets, ifupdown, ftpgetput,
     nameif, sed, patch, fold, install, uudecode.
     Various bugfixes, review and apply numerous patches.
 

diff --git a/docs/contributing.txt b/docs/contributing.txt
index 54cba75..cc16574 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/contributing.txt
+++ b/docs/contributing.txt
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ an example:
     But when I use BusyBox date I get this instead:
 
        $ date
-       llegal instruction
+       Illegal instruction
 
     I am using Debian unstable, kernel version 2.4.19-rmk1 on an Netwinder,
     and the latest uClibc from CVS.

diff --git a/docs/logging_and_backgrounding.txt b/docs/logging_and_backgrounding.txt
index 62a6d15..7e68855 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/logging_and_backgrounding.txt
+++ b/docs/logging_and_backgrounding.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ To help with that, busybox applets should have options to override
 default behavior, whatever that is for a given applet.
 
 
-Current sutiation is a bit of a mess:
+Current situation is a bit of a mess:
 
 acpid - auto-backgrounds unless -d
 crond - auto-backgrounds unless -f, logs to syslog unless -d or -L.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Total: 13 applets (+1 obsolete),
  5 never log to syslog (acpid httpd telnetd klogd syslogd, last two
  - for obviously correct reasons),
  there are no daemons which always log to syslog,
- 12 auto-background if not run as inetd servies (all except dnsd.
+ 12 auto-background if not run as inetd services (all except dnsd.
  Note that there is no "standard" dnsd AFAIKS). But see below
  for daemons (tcpsvd etc) which don't auto-background.
 

diff --git a/docs/mdev.txt b/docs/mdev.txt
index a8a816c..61a6f45 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/mdev.txt
+++ b/docs/mdev.txt
@@ -122,6 +122,6 @@ IOW: this will serialize concurrent mdev invocations.
 
 If you want to activate this feature, execute "echo >/dev/mdev.seq" prior to
 setting mdev to be the hotplug handler. This writes single '\n' to the file.
-NB: mdev recognizes /dev/mdev.seq consisting of single '\n' characher
+NB: mdev recognizes /dev/mdev.seq consisting of single '\n' character
 as a special case. IOW: this will not make your first hotplug event
 to stall for two seconds.

diff --git a/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt b/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt
index e7c3077..0646e72 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt
+++ b/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Mark Whitley - the remix
 Thomas Lundquist - Trying to keep it updated.
 
 When doing this you should consider using the latest svn trunk.
-This is a good thing if you plan to getting it commited into mainline.
+This is a good thing if you plan to getting it committed into mainline.
 
 Initial Write
 -------------
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ the function declaration. If not, add it somewhere anyway, with or without
 ifdefs to include or not.
 
 You can look at libbb/Config.in and try to find out if the function is
-tuneable and add it there if it is.
+tunable and add it there if it is.
 
 
 Placement / Directory

diff --git a/docs/posix_conformance.txt b/docs/posix_conformance.txt
index 474465e..d9fa116 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/posix_conformance.txt
+++ b/docs/posix_conformance.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ And the complete list of all utilities that POSIX covers:
 http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/idx/utilities.html
 
 This listing is a work in progress, and currently only covers
-tool options (not operands, enviroment variables, return codes, etc..).
+tool options (not operands, environment variables, return codes, etc..).
 For each option it is set if it (a) exists and (b) compliant to POSIX 2008.
 Some options exist but there is no value in the 'compliant' column: that
 means no one has yet bothered to make sure that the option does what it is

diff --git a/docs/style-guide.txt b/docs/style-guide.txt
index 7560d69..a58931a 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/style-guide.txt
+++ b/docs/style-guide.txt
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ because it looks like whitespace; using lower-case is easy on the eyes.
 Exceptions:
 
  - Enums, macros, and constant variables are occasionally written in all
-   upper-case with words optionally seperatedy by underscores (i.e. FIFO_TYPE,
+   upper-case with words optionally separated by underscores (i.e. FIFO_TYPE,
    ISBLKDEV()).
 
  - Nobody is going to get mad at you for using 'pvar' as the name of a

diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index 9f7c260..14a1667 100644 (file)
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ unsigned long long bb_makedev(unsigned int major, unsigned int minor) FAST_FUNC;
 
 /* "Keycodes" that report an escape sequence.
  * We use something which fits into signed char,
- * yet doesn't represent any valid Unicode characher.
+ * yet doesn't represent any valid Unicode character.
  * Also, -1 is reserved for error indication and we don't use it. */
 enum {
        KEYCODE_UP       =  -2,

diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
index 9fa1b9e..e571d2b 100644 (file)
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@@ -2001,8 +2001,8 @@
      "\n       a       File is accessed" \
      "\n       c       File is modified" \
      "\n       e       Metadata changed" \
-     "\n       w       Writtable file is closed" \
-     "\n       0       Unwrittable file is closed" \
+     "\n       w       Writable file is closed" \
+     "\n       0       Unwritable file is closed" \
      "\n       r       File is opened" \
      "\n       D       File is deleted" \
      "\n       M       File is moved" \
@@ -3860,7 +3860,7 @@
      "\n       -l      Log changes in file labels to syslog" \
      "\n       -n      Don't change any file labels" \
      "\n       -q      Suppress warnings" \
-     "\n       -r dir  Use an altenate root path" \
+     "\n       -r dir  Use an alternate root path" \
      "\n       -e dir  Exclude directory" \
      "\n       -F      Force reset of context to match file_context for customizable files" \
      "\n       -o file Save list of files with incorrect context" \

diff --git a/libbb/parse_config.c b/libbb/parse_config.c
index b6c720d..c511d97 100644 (file)
--- a/libbb/parse_config.c
+++ b/libbb/parse_config.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void FAST_FUNC config_close(parser_t *parser)
 0. If parser is NULL return 0.
 1. Read a line from config file. If nothing to read then return 0.
    Handle continuation character. Advance lineno for each physical line.
-   Discard everything past comment characher.
+   Discard everything past comment character.
 2. if PARSE_TRIM is set (default), remove leading and trailing delimiters.
 3. If resulting line is empty goto 1.
 4. Look for first delimiter. If !PARSE_COLLAPSE or !PARSE_TRIM is set then

diff --git a/miscutils/inotifyd.c b/miscutils/inotifyd.c
index d6b5d24..999b5e3 100644 (file)
--- a/miscutils/inotifyd.c
+++ b/miscutils/inotifyd.c
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ static const char mask_names[] ALIGN1 =
        "a"     // 0x00000001   File was accessed
        "c"     // 0x00000002   File was modified
        "e"     // 0x00000004   Metadata changed
-       "w"     // 0x00000008   Writtable file was closed
-       "0"     // 0x00000010   Unwrittable file closed
+       "w"     // 0x00000008   Writable file was closed
+       "0"     // 0x00000010   Unwritable file closed
        "r"     // 0x00000020   File was opened
        "m"     // 0x00000040   File was moved from X
        "y"     // 0x00000080   File was moved to Y

diff --git a/networking/tftp.c b/networking/tftp.c
index 094c3ba..e4c31ee 100644 (file)
--- a/networking/tftp.c
+++ b/networking/tftp.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static int tftp_protocol(
        /* Can't use RESERVE_CONFIG_BUFFER here since the allocation
         * size varies meaning BUFFERS_GO_ON_STACK would fail.
         *
-        * We must keep the transmit and receive buffers seperate
+        * We must keep the transmit and receive buffers separate
         * in case we rcv a garbage pkt - we need to rexmit the last pkt.
         */
        char *xbuf = xmalloc(io_bufsize);

diff --git a/testsuite/README b/testsuite/README
index 2ead8e9..b943a12 100644 (file)
--- a/testsuite/README
+++ b/testsuite/README
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ internet connection.
 Common causes of false positives:
 
 For busybox built against uclibc, /etc/TZ does not exist or does not match
-host system timezone setting. For glibc based host systems, timezona settings
+host system timezone setting. For glibc based host systems, timezone settings
 are in /etc/localtime.
 
 LANG and LC_xxx environment variables set to non-C locale.