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authorAlex Chan <alex@alexwlchan.net>2016-11-15 09:47:07 +0000
committerDaniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se>2016-11-15 15:41:45 +0100
commit771f3f22dd2514b07c5957f91cedce90766f67eb (patch)
tree7a952777c74022db3d2ce29e31fb47c0268ec04b /docs
parentcfd69c133984a5df3de63b4f8c5f64885c6e33ae (diff)
docs: Spelling fixes
Diffstat (limited to 'docs')
-rw-r--r--docs/BINDINGS.md4
-rw-r--r--docs/CHECKSRC.md4
-rw-r--r--docs/HTTP2.md2
-rw-r--r--docs/INTERNALS.md2
-rw-r--r--docs/LICENSE-MIXING.md2
-rw-r--r--docs/SECURITY.md4
-rw-r--r--docs/cmdline-opts/MANPAGE.md2
7 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/docs/BINDINGS.md b/docs/BINDINGS.md
index 32134a7cd..a59a94f3d 100644
--- a/docs/BINDINGS.md
+++ b/docs/BINDINGS.md
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ libcurl bindings
The bindings listed below are not part of the curl/libcurl distribution
archives, but must be downloaded and installed separately.
-[Ada95](http://www.almroth.com/adacurl/index.html) Writtten by Andreas Almroth
+[Ada95](http://www.almroth.com/adacurl/index.html) Written by Andreas Almroth
-[Basic](http://scriptbasic.com/) ScriptBasic bindings writtten by Peter Verhas
+[Basic](http://scriptbasic.com/) ScriptBasic bindings written by Peter Verhas
[C++](http://curlpp.org/) Written by Jean-Philippe Barrette-LaPierre
diff --git a/docs/CHECKSRC.md b/docs/CHECKSRC.md
index 591e066f6..b42de8470 100644
--- a/docs/CHECKSRC.md
+++ b/docs/CHECKSRC.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ when, for example, one of the files is generated.
checksrc does not check and verify the code against the entire style guide,
but the script is instead an effort to detect the most common mistakes and
-syntax mistakes that contributers make before they get accustomed to our code
+syntax mistakes that contributors make before they get accustomed to our code
style. Heck, many of us regulars do the mistakes too and this script helps us
keep the code in shape.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ warnings are:
- `BADCOMMAND`: There's a bad !checksrc! instruction in the code. See the
**Ignore certain warnings** section below for details.
-- `BANNEDFUNC`: A banned function was used. The funtions sprintf, vsprintf,
+- `BANNEDFUNC`: A banned function was used. The functions sprintf, vsprintf,
strcat, strncat, gets are **never** allowed in curl source code.
- `BRACEELSE`: '} else' on the same line. The else is supposed to be on the
diff --git a/docs/HTTP2.md b/docs/HTTP2.md
index 0649ccd54..efbe69991 100644
--- a/docs/HTTP2.md
+++ b/docs/HTTP2.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Alt-Svc is an extension with a corresponding frame (ALTSVC) in HTTP/2 that
tells the client about an alternative "route" to the same content for the same
origin server that you get the response from. A browser or long-living client
can use that hint to create a new connection asynchronously. For libcurl, we
-may introduce a way to bring such clues to the applicaton and/or let a
+may introduce a way to bring such clues to the application and/or let a
subsequent request use the alternate route automatically.
[Detailed in RFC 7838](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7838)
diff --git a/docs/INTERNALS.md b/docs/INTERNALS.md
index 9da5ef637..77b993ecc 100644
--- a/docs/INTERNALS.md
+++ b/docs/INTERNALS.md
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ for older and later versions as things don't change drastically that often.
to work with.
`->scheme` is the URL scheme name, usually spelled out in uppercase. That's
- "HTTP" or "FTP" etc. SSL versions of the protcol need its own `Curl_handler`
+ "HTTP" or "FTP" etc. SSL versions of the protocol need its own `Curl_handler`
setup so HTTPS separate from HTTP.
`->setup_connection` is called to allow the protocol code to allocate
diff --git a/docs/LICENSE-MIXING.md b/docs/LICENSE-MIXING.md
index d9672c497..5376bdb70 100644
--- a/docs/LICENSE-MIXING.md
+++ b/docs/LICENSE-MIXING.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ not have the announcement clause that collides with GPL.
## WolfSSL
- (May be used for SSL/TLS support) Uses the GPL license or a propietary
+ (May be used for SSL/TLS support) Uses the GPL license or a proprietary
license. If this is a problem for you, consider using another TLS library.
## NSS
diff --git a/docs/SECURITY.md b/docs/SECURITY.md
index e61e33add..c88cc9c81 100644
--- a/docs/SECURITY.md
+++ b/docs/SECURITY.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ announcement.
Pre-notification
----------------
-If you think you are or should be eligible for a pre-notifcation about
+If you think you are or should be eligible for a pre-notification about
upcoming security announcements for curl, we urge OS distros and similar
vendors to primarily join the distros@openwall list as that is one of the
purposes of that list - and not just for curl of course.
@@ -112,5 +112,5 @@ curl project and you have shown an understanding for the project and its way
of working. You must've been around for a good while and you should have no
plans in vanishing in the near future.
-We do not make the list of partipants public mostly because it tends to vary
+We do not make the list of participants public mostly because it tends to vary
somewhat over time and a list somewhere will only risk getting outdated.
diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/MANPAGE.md b/docs/cmdline-opts/MANPAGE.md
index f776f81f0..1ba00c83c 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/MANPAGE.md
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/MANPAGE.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Each file has a set of meta-data and a body of text.
Protocols: (space separated list for which protocols this option works)
Added: (version number in which this was added)
Mutexed: (space separated list of options this overrides)
- Requires: (space separated list of features this option requres)
+ Requires: (space separated list of features this option requires)
See-also: (space separated list of related options)
Help: (short text for the --help output for this option)
--- (end of meta-data)