man: grammar and wording improvements

This is a recurring submission and includes corrections to:
- missing words, preposition choice.
- change of /lib to /usr/lib, because that is what most distros are
  using as the system-wide location for systemd/udev files.

13 files changed, 41 insertions, 41 deletions

diff --git a/man/daemon.xml b/man/daemon.xml
index 7790420c6e..1fe4546f00 100644
--- a/man/daemon.xml
+++ b/man/daemon.xml
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
                         description files.</para>
 
                         <para>In systemd, if the developer or
-                        administrator wants to make sure a service or
+                        administrator wants to make sure that a service or
                         other unit is activated automatically on boot,
                         it is recommended to place a symlink to the
                         unit file in the <filename>.wants/</filename>
diff --git a/man/journalctl.xml b/man/journalctl.xml
index 6a972109c5..55474c53d9 100644
--- a/man/journalctl.xml
+++ b/man/journalctl.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                 <para>When outputing to a tty, lines are colored
                 according to priority: lines of level ERROR and higher
                 are colored red; lines of level NOTICE and higher are
-                highlighted; and other lines are displayed normally.
+                highlighted; other lines are displayed normally.
                 </para>
         </refsect1>
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
                                 <term><option>-r</option></term>
                                 <term><option>--reverse</option></term>
 
-                                <listitem><para>Reverse output so the newest
+                                <listitem><para>Reverse output so that the newest
                                 entries are displayed first.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_message_get_cookie.xml b/man/sd_bus_message_get_cookie.xml
index 0e3c4ba723..bf403a222f 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_message_get_cookie.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_message_get_cookie.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
                 field.</para>
 
                 <para>Both functions take a message object as first
-                parameter and a place to store the 64bit cookie
+                parameter and a place to store the 64-bit cookie
                 in.</para>
         </refsect1>
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
                 errno-style error code.</para>
 
                 <para>On success, the cookie/reply cookie is returned
-                in the specified 64bit unsigned integer variable.</para>
+                in the specified 64-bit unsigned integer variable.</para>
         </refsect1>
 
         <refsect1>
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
                                 been sent yet and hence has no cookie
                                 assigned, or that the message is not a
                                 method response message and hence
-                                carries to reply cookie
+                                carries a reply cookie
                                 field.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                 </variablelist>
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_request_name.xml b/man/sd_bus_request_name.xml
index c84b0b62fa..7393fdd90e 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_request_name.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_request_name.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                                 <term><varname>SD_BUS_NAME_ALLOW_REPLACEMENT</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>After acquiring the
-                                name successuflly, permit other peers
+                                name successfully, permit other peers
                                 to take over the name when they try to
                                 acquire it with the
                                 <varname>SD_BUS_NAME_REPLACE_EXISTING</varname>
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>SD_BUS_NAME_REPLACE_EXISTING</varname></term>
 
-                                <listitem><para>Take over a the name
-                                if it is already acquired by a another
-                                peer, and that other peer permitted
-                                taking it over by setting
+                                <listitem><para>Take over the name
+                                if it is already acquired by another
+                                peer, and that other peer has permitted
+                                takeover by setting
                                 <varname>SD_BUS_NAME_ALLOW_REPLACEMENT</varname>
                                 while acquiring it.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>SD_BUS_NAME_QUEUE</varname></term>
 
-                                <listitem><para>Queue name
-                                acquisition when the name is already
+                                <listitem><para>Queue the acquisition
+                                of the name when the name is already
                                 taken.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                 </variablelist>
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>-ESRCH</varname></term>
 
-                                <listitem><para>It was attemted to
+                                <listitem><para>It was attempted to
                                 release a name that is currently not
                                 registered on the
                                 bus.</para></listitem>
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>-EADDRINUSE</varname></term>
 
-                                <listitem><para>It was attemted to
+                                <listitem><para>It was attempted to
                                 release a name that is owned by a
                                 different peer on the
                                 bus.</para></listitem>
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 
                                 <listitem><para>The bus connection has
                                 been created in a different process
-                                than the current.</para></listitem>
+                                than the current one.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                 </variablelist>
         </refsect1>
diff --git a/man/sd_is_fifo.xml b/man/sd_is_fifo.xml
index 4bb2236fce..58cd1c91bb 100644
--- a/man/sd_is_fifo.xml
+++ b/man/sd_is_fifo.xml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
                 called to check whether the specified file descriptor
                 refers to a special file. If the
                 <parameter>path</parameter> parameter is not
-                <constant>NULL</constant>, it is checked whether file
+                <constant>NULL</constant>, it is checked whether the file
                 descriptor is bound to the specified file
                 name. Special files in this context are character
                 device nodes and files in <filename>/proc</filename>
diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml
index 7c9ffc81a3..250866a875 100644
--- a/man/systemctl.xml
+++ b/man/systemctl.xml
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
         <term><option>--job-mode=</option></term>
 
         <listitem>
-        <para>When queuing a new job, control how to deal with already
-        queued jobs. Takes one of <literal>fail</literal>,
+        <para>When queuing a new job, this option controls how to deal with
+        already queued jobs. It takes one of <literal>fail</literal>,
         <literal>replace</literal>,
         <literal>replace-irreversibly</literal>,
         <literal>isolate</literal>,
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
           <term><command>list-sockets <optional><replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>...</optional></command></term>
 
           <listitem>
-            <para>List socket units ordered by the listening address.
+            <para>List socket units ordered by listening address.
             If one or more <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>s are
             specified, only socket units matching one of them are
             shown. Produces output similar to
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
           <listitem>
             <para>Check whether any of the specified units are active
             (i.e. running). Returns an exit code 0 if at least one is
-            active, non-zero otherwise. Unless <option>--quiet</option>
+            active, or non-zero otherwise. Unless <option>--quiet</option>
             is specified, this will also print the current unit state to
             STDOUT.</para>
           </listitem>
diff --git a/man/systemd-networkd.service.xml b/man/systemd-networkd.service.xml
index 6c65fbaefe..908354c587 100644
--- a/man/systemd-networkd.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-networkd.service.xml
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
                 <para>Network configurations applied before networkd is started
                 are not removed, and configuration applied by networkd are not
                 removed when networkd exits. This ensures restarting networkd
-                does not cut the network connection, and in particular that it
-                is safe to transition between the initrd and the real root,
+                does not cut the network connection, and, in particular, that
+                it is safe to transition between the initrd and the real root,
                 and back.</para>
         </refsect1>
 
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@
                 identical filenames replace each other. Files in
                 <filename>/etc</filename> have the highest priority, files in
                 <filename>/run</filename> take precedence over files with the same
-                name in <filename>/lib</filename>. This can be used to override a
+                name in <filename>/usr/lib</filename>. This can be used to override a
                 system-supplied configuration file with a local file if needed; a symlink in
                 <filename>/etc</filename> with the same name as a configuration file in
-                <filename>/lib</filename>, pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>,
+                <filename>/usr/lib</filename>, pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>,
                 disables the configuration file entirely.</para>
 
                 <refsect2><title>Virtual Network Devices</title>
diff --git a/man/systemd.device.xml b/man/systemd.device.xml
index fa7074aaf1..619fe19680 100644
--- a/man/systemd.device.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.device.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
                                 even if it shows up in the udev
                                 tree. If this property is unset or set
                                 to 1, the device will be considered
-                                plugged if it visible in the
+                                plugged if it is visible in the
                                 udev tree. This property has no
                                 influence on the behavior when a
                                 device disappears from the udev
diff --git a/man/systemd.exec.xml b/man/systemd.exec.xml
index 2778497647..17748d4066 100644
--- a/man/systemd.exec.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.exec.xml
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@
                                 processes and mounts private
                                 <filename>/tmp</filename> and
                                 <filename>/var/tmp</filename>
-                                directories inside it that are not
+                                directories inside it that is not
                                 shared by processes outside of the
                                 namespace. This is useful to secure
                                 access to temporary files of the
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@
                                 <filename>/var/tmp</filename>
                                 impossible. All temporary data created
                                 by service will be removed after
-                                service is stopped. Defaults to
+                                the service is stopped. Defaults to
                                 false. Note that it is possible to run
                                 two or more units within the same
                                 private <filename>/tmp</filename> and
diff --git a/man/systemd.service.xml b/man/systemd.service.xml
index 8e6c20550d..5afeffa23e 100644
--- a/man/systemd.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.service.xml
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@
                                 <programlisting>ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'dmesg | tac'
                                 </programlisting>
 
-                                <para>Only select environment variables
+                                <para>Only select environment variables that
                                 are set for executed commands. See
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
                                 </para>
diff --git a/man/systemd.timer.xml b/man/systemd.timer.xml
index 7143f9f931..bb3a6d1386 100644
--- a/man/systemd.timer.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.timer.xml
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@
                                 assignments will have no
                                 effect.</para>
 
-                                <para>Note that timers are not
-                                necessarily expired at the precise
+                                <para>Note that timers do not
+                                necessarily expire at the precise
                                 time configured with these settings,
                                 as they are subject to the
                                 <varname>AccuracySec=</varname>
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@
                                 <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname> and
                                 related settings.</para>
 
-                                <para>Note that timers are not
-                                necessarily expired at the precise
+                                <para>Note that timers do not
+                                necessarily expire at the precise
                                 time configured with this setting,
                                 as it is subject to the
                                 <varname>AccuracySec=</varname>
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
                                 <listitem><para>Specify the accuracy
                                 the timer shall elapse with. Defaults
                                 to 1min. The timer is scheduled to
-                                expire within a time window starting
+                                elapse within a time window starting
                                 with the time specified in
                                 <varname>OnCalendar=</varname>,
                                 <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname>,
diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml
index 0244570361..487827cdde 100644
--- a/man/systemd.unit.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
                                 of units. When systemd stops or restarts
                                 the units listed here, the action is
                                 propagated to this unit.
-                                Note that this is a one way dependency —
+                                Note that this is a one-way dependency —
                                 changes to this unit do not affect the
                                 listed units.
                                 </para></listitem>
diff --git a/man/udev.xml b/man/udev.xml
index bd071e1770..32a520e7b8 100644
--- a/man/udev.xml
+++ b/man/udev.xml
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@
       regardless of the directories in which they live. However, files with
       identical filenames replace each other. Files in <filename>/etc</filename>
       have the highest priority, files in <filename>/run</filename> take precedence
-      over files with the same name in <filename>/lib</filename>. This can be
+      over files with the same name in <filename>/usr/lib</filename>. This can be
       used to override a system-supplied rules file with a local file if needed;
       a symlink in <filename>/etc</filename> with the same name as a rules file in
-      <filename>/lib</filename>, pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>,
+      <filename>/usr/lib</filename>, pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>,
       disables the rules file entirely. Rule files must have the extension
       <filename>.rules</filename>; other extensions are ignored.</para>
 
@@ -715,10 +715,10 @@
       regardless of the directories in which they live. However, files with
       identical filenames replace each other. Files in <filename>/etc</filename>
       have the highest priority, files in <filename>/run</filename> take precedence
-      over files with the same name in <filename>/lib</filename>. This can be
+      over files with the same name in <filename>/usr/lib</filename>. This can be
       used to override a system-supplied hwdb file with a local file if needed;
       a symlink in <filename>/etc</filename> with the same name as a hwdb file in
-      <filename>/lib</filename>, pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>,
+      <filename>/usr/lib</filename>, pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>,
       disables the hwdb file entirely. hwdb files must have the extension
       <filename>.hwdb</filename>; other extensions are ignored.</para>
 
@@ -754,10 +754,10 @@
       regardless of the directories in which they live. However, files with
       identical filenames replace each other. Files in <filename>/etc</filename>
       have the highest priority, files in <filename>/run</filename> take precedence
-      over files with the same name in <filename>/lib</filename>. This can be
+      over files with the same name in <filename>/usr/lib</filename>. This can be
       used to override a system-supplied link file with a local file if needed;
       a symlink in <filename>/etc</filename> with the same name as a link file in
-      <filename>/lib</filename>, pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>,
+      <filename>/usr/lib</filename>, pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>,
       disables the link file entirely.</para>
 
       <para>The link file contains a <literal>[Match]</literal> section, which