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authorJan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>2014-05-08 01:28:45 +0200
committerZbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl>2014-05-07 20:13:27 -0400
commitb8bde11658366290521e3d03316378b482600323 (patch)
treeccecde357ccb3b109e69aa2a6227f7cd7c71aedc /man
parentdca348bcbb462305864526c587495a14a76bfcde (diff)
doc: comma placement corrections and word order
Set commas where there should be some. Some improvements to word order.
Diffstat (limited to 'man')
-rw-r--r--man/logind.conf.xml4
-rw-r--r--man/sd_bus_error.xml4
-rw-r--r--man/sd_bus_message_append.xml2
-rw-r--r--man/sd_bus_message_append_array.xml22
-rw-r--r--man/sd_bus_message_append_basic.xml4
-rw-r--r--man/sd_bus_message_append_string_memfd.xml18
-rw-r--r--man/sd_bus_message_append_strv.xml8
-rw-r--r--man/sd_bus_negotiate_fds.xml22
-rw-r--r--man/sd_bus_path_encode.xml18
-rw-r--r--man/sd_event_add_time.xml6
-rw-r--r--man/sd_event_new.xml16
-rw-r--r--man/systemctl.xml10
-rw-r--r--man/systemd-gpt-auto-generator.xml10
-rw-r--r--man/systemd-journal-remote.xml20
-rw-r--r--man/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service.xml4
-rw-r--r--man/systemd-nspawn.xml4
-rw-r--r--man/systemd-run.xml4
-rw-r--r--man/systemd.exec.xml14
-rw-r--r--man/systemd.link.xml2
-rw-r--r--man/systemd.network.xml2
-rw-r--r--man/systemd.timer.xml2
-rw-r--r--man/systemd.unit.xml2
-rw-r--r--man/tmpfiles.d.xml2
23 files changed, 100 insertions, 100 deletions
diff --git a/man/logind.conf.xml b/man/logind.conf.xml
index 99140917ac..1293e71aa2 100644
--- a/man/logind.conf.xml
+++ b/man/logind.conf.xml
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
physical RAM. Defaults to 10%. Note
that this size is a safety limit
only. As each runtime directory is a
- tmpfs file system it will only consume
+ tmpfs file system, it will only consume
as much memory as it is filled up
to.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
System V and POSIX IPC objects
belonging to the user shall be removed
when she or he fully logs out. Takes a
- boolean argument. If enabled the user
+ boolean argument. If enabled, the user
may not consume IPC resources after
the last of his sessions
terminated. This covers System V
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_error.xml b/man/sd_bus_error.xml
index 68f1d7b47d..9be474764b 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_error.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_error.xml
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<title>Description</title>
<para>The <structname>sd_bus_error</structname> structure carries
- information for a <filename>sd-bus</filename> error.
- Functions described below can be used to set and query fields in
+ information for a <filename>sd-bus</filename> error. The
+ functions described below can be used to set and query fields in
this structure. The <structfield>name</structfield> field contains a
short identifier of an error. It should follow the rules for error
names described in the D-Bus specification, subsection <ulink
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_message_append.xml b/man/sd_bus_message_append.xml
index 2a1e95aa35..b14a6c985c 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_message_append.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_message_append.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
- <para>Function <function>sd_bus_message_append</function> appends
+ <para>The <function>sd_bus_message_append</function> function appends
a sequence of items to message <parameter>m</parameter>. The
format string <parameter>types</parameter> describes the types of
arguments that follow.</para>
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_message_append_array.xml b/man/sd_bus_message_append_array.xml
index fe84671f3e..455e1bb3af 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_message_append_array.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_message_append_array.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
- <para>Function <function>sd_bus_message_append_array</function>
+ <para>The <function>sd_bus_message_append_array</function> functionc
appends items to message <parameter>m</parameter> as the single
array. A container will be opened, items appended, and the
container closed. Parameter <parameter>type</parameter> determines
@@ -116,19 +116,19 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
into the memory area containing the message and may be changed
after this call.</para>
- <para>Function
- <function>sd_bus_message_append_array_memfd</function> appends
+ <para>The
+ <function>sd_bus_message_append_array_memfd</function> function appends
items to message <parameter>m</parameter>, similarly to
<function>sd_bus_message_append_array</function>. Contents of the
memory file descriptor <parameter>memfd</parameter> are used as
the contents of the array. Their size must be a multiple of the
size of the type <parameter>type</parameter>.</para>
- <para>Descriptor <parameter>memfd</parameter> will be sealed
- and cannot be modified after this call.</para>
+ <para>The descriptor specified with <parameter>memfd</parameter>
+ will be sealed and cannot be modified after this call.</para>
- <para>Function
- <function>sd_bus_message_append_array_iovec</function> appends
+ <para>The
+ <function>sd_bus_message_append_array_iovec</function> function appends
items to message <parameter>m</parameter>, similarly to
<function>sd_bus_message_append_array</function>. Contents of the
iovec <parameter>iov</parameter> are used as the contents of the
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
sum of <structfield>iov_len</structfield> fields) must be a multiple
of the size of the type <parameter>type</parameter>.</para>
- <para>Pointer <parameter>iov</parameter> must point to
+ <para>The <parameter>iov</parameter> argument must point to
<parameter>n</parameter> <structname>struct iovec</structname>
structures. Each structure may have the
<structname>iov_base</structname> field set, in which case the
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
memory pointed at by <parameter>iov</parameter> may be changed
after this call.</para>
- <para>Function
- <function>sd_bus_message_append_array_space</function> appends
+ <para>The
+ <function>sd_bus_message_append_array_space</function> function appends
space for an array of items to message <parameter>m</parameter>.
It behaves the same as
<function>sd_bus_message_append_array</function>, but instead
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<refsect1>
<title>Return Value</title>
- <para>On success, those calls return 0 or a positive integer. On
+ <para>On success, these calls return 0 or a positive integer. On
failure, they returns a negative errno-style error code.</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_message_append_basic.xml b/man/sd_bus_message_append_basic.xml
index a8e91f9e97..68e1191602 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_message_append_basic.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_message_append_basic.xml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
character sequence. As a special case, a <constant>NULL</constant>
pointer is interpreted as an empty string. The string should be
valid Unicode string encoded as UTF-8. In case of the two latter
- types, additionally the requirements for a D-Bus object path or
+ types, the additional requirements for a D-Bus object path or
type signature should be satisfied. Those requirements should be
verified by the recepient of the message.
</para>
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<refsect1>
<title>Notes</title>
- <para><function>sd_bus_append_basic()</function> function
+ <para>The <function>sd_bus_append_basic()</function> function
described here is available as a shared library, which can be
compiled and linked to with the
<constant>libsystemd</constant> <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pkg-config</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_message_append_string_memfd.xml b/man/sd_bus_message_append_string_memfd.xml
index bf185ef6d4..b44c482f28 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_message_append_string_memfd.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_message_append_string_memfd.xml
@@ -80,27 +80,27 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
- <para>Functions
+ <para>The functions
<function>sd_bus_message_append_string_memfd</function> and
<function>sd_bus_message_append_string_iovec</function> can be
used to append a single string (item of type <literal>s</literal>)
to message <parameter>m</parameter>.</para>
<para>In case of
- <function>sd_bus_message_append_string_memfd</function> the
+ <function>sd_bus_message_append_string_memfd</function>, the
contents of <parameter>memfd</parameter> are the string. They must
satisfy the same constraints as described for the
<literal>s</literal> type in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_append_basic</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
<para>In case of
- <function>sd_bus_message_append_string_iovec</function> the
+ <function>sd_bus_message_append_string_iovec</function>, the
payload of <parameter>iov</parameter> is the string. It must
satisfy the same constraints as described for the
<literal>s</literal> type in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_append_basic</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
- <para>Pointer <parameter>iov</parameter> must point to
+ <para>The <parameter>iov</parameter> argument must point to
<parameter>n</parameter> <structname>struct iovec</structname>
structures. Each structure may have the
<structname>iov_base</structname> field set, in which case the
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
memory pointed at by <parameter>iov</parameter> may be changed
after this call.</para>
- <para>Function
- <function>sd_bus_message_append_string_space</function> appends
- space for a string to message <parameter>m</parameter>. If behaves
- similarly to <function>sd_bus_message_append_basic</function> with
+ <para>The
+ <function>sd_bus_message_append_string_space</function> function appends
+ space for a string to message <parameter>m</parameter>. It behaves
+ similar to <function>sd_bus_message_append_basic</function> with
type <literal>s</literal>, but instead of copying a string into
the message, it returns a pointer to the destination area to
the caller in pointer <parameter>p</parameter>. Space for the string
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<refsect1>
<title>Notes</title>
- <para>Functions described here are available as a shared library,
+ <para>The functions described here are available as a shared library,
which can be compiled and linked to with the
<constant>libsystemd</constant> <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pkg-config</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
file.</para>
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_message_append_strv.xml b/man/sd_bus_message_append_strv.xml
index 4fb1390df4..a4e8350f32 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_message_append_strv.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_message_append_strv.xml
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
- <para>Function <function>sd_bus_message_append</function> can be
+ <para>The <function>sd_bus_message_append</function> function can be
used to append an array of strings to message
- <parameter>m</parameter>. Parameter <parameter>l</parameter>
- points to a <constant>NULL</constant>-terminated array of pointers
+ <parameter>m</parameter>. The parameter <parameter>l</parameter>
+ shall point to a <constant>NULL</constant>-terminated array of pointers
to <constant>NUL</constant>-terminated strings. Each string must
satisfy the same constraints as described for the
<literal>s</literal> type in
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<refsect1>
<title>Notes</title>
- <para><function>sd_bus_append_append_strv()</function> function
+ <para>The <function>sd_bus_append_append_strv()</function> function
described here is available as a shared library, which can be
compiled and linked to with the
<constant>libsystemd</constant> <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pkg-config</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_negotiate_fds.xml b/man/sd_bus_negotiate_fds.xml
index c2061941ab..09563f8f7f 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_negotiate_fds.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_negotiate_fds.xml
@@ -79,35 +79,35 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<para><function>sd_bus_negotiate_fds()</function> controls whether
file descriptor passing shall be negotiated for the specified bus
- connection. Takes a bus object and a boolean, which when true
- enables file descriptor passing, and when false disables it. Note
+ connection. It takes a bus object and a boolean, which, when true,
+ enables file descriptor passing, and, when false, disables it. Note
that not all transports and servers support file descriptor
passing. To find out whether file descriptor passing is available
- after negotiation use
+ after negotiation, use
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_can_send</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
and pass <constant>SD_BUS_TYPE_UNIX_FD</constant>. Note that file
descriptor passing is always enabled for both sending and
receiving or for neither, but never only in one direction. By
- default file descriptor passing is negotiated for all
+ default, file descriptor passing is negotiated for all
connections.</para>
- <para>Note that when bus activation is used it is highly
+ <para>Note that when bus activation is used, it is highly
recommended to set the <option>AcceptFileDescriptors=</option>
setting in the <filename>.busname</filename> unit file to the same
setting as negotiated by the program ultimately activated. By
- default file descriptor passing is enabled for both.</para>
+ default, file descriptor passing is enabled for both.</para>
<para><function>sd_bus_negotiate_timestamps()</function> controls
whether implicit sender timestamps shall be attached automatically
- to all incoming messages. Takes a bus object and a boolean, which
- when true enables timestamping, and when false disables it. If
+ to all incoming messages. Takes a bus object and a boolean, which,
+ when true, enables timestamping, and, when false, disables it. If
this is disabled,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_get_monotonic_usec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_get_realtime_usec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_get_seqno</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
fail with <constant>-ENODATA</constant> on incoming messages. Note
that not all transports support timestamping of messages. On local
- transports the timestamping is applied by the kernel and cannot be
+ transports, the timestamping is applied by the kernel and cannot be
manipulated by userspace.</para>
<para><function>sd_bus_negotiate_creds()</function> controls
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
fails with <constant>-ENODATA</constant> on incoming
messages. Note that not all transports support attaching sender
credentials to messages, or do not support all types of sender
- credential parameters. On local transports the sender credentials
+ credential parameters. On local transports, the sender credentials
are attached by the kernel and cannot be manipulated by
- userspace. By default no sender credentials are attached.</para>
+ userspace. By default, no sender credentials are attached.</para>
<para>These functions may be called only before the connection has
been started with
diff --git a/man/sd_bus_path_encode.xml b/man/sd_bus_path_encode.xml
index 7e11906872..5849127bed 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_path_encode.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_path_encode.xml
@@ -82,16 +82,16 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
prefix and an external identifier string as arguments, plus a
place to store the returned bus path string. The bus path prefix
must be a valid bus path, starting with a slash
- <literal>/</literal>, but not ending in one. The external
- identifier string may be in any format, may be the empty string
- and no restrictions on the charset are made - however it must
+ <literal>/</literal>, and not ending in one. The external
+ identifier string may be in any format, may be the empty string,
+ and has no restrictions on the charset — however, it must
always be <constant>NUL</constant>-terminated. The returned string
will be the concatenation of the bus path prefix plus an escaped
version of the external identifier string. This operation may be
reversed with <function>sd_bus_decode()</function>. It is
- recommended to only use external identifiers here that generally
+ recommended to only use external identifiers that generally
require little escaping to be turned into valid bus path
- identifiers (for example by sticking to a 7-bit ASCII character
+ identifiers (for example, by sticking to a 7-bit ASCII character
set), in order to ensure the resulting bus path is still short and
easily processed.</para>
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
takes a bus path and a prefix string, plus a place to store the
returned external identifier string. If the bus path does not
start with the specified prefix, 0 is returned and the returned
- string is set to <constant>NULL</constant>. Otherwise the
+ string is set to <constant>NULL</constant>. Otherwise, the
string following the prefix is unescaped and returned in the
external identifier string.</para>
<para>The escaping used will replace all characters which are
- invalid in a bus object path by <literal>_</literal> followed by a
+ invalid in a bus object path by <literal>_</literal>, followed by a
hexadecimal value. As a special case, the empty string will be
replaced by a lone <literal>_</literal>.</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
returns positive or 0, and a valid bus path in the return
argument. On success, <function>sd_bus_path_decode()</function>
returns a positive value if the prefixed matched, or 0 if it
- did not. If the prefix matched the external identifier is returned
- in the return parameter. If it did not match NULL is returned in
+ did not. If the prefix matched, the external identifier is returned
+ in the return parameter. If it did not match, NULL is returned in
the return parameter. On failure, a negative errno-style error
number is returned by either function. The returned strings must
be
diff --git a/man/sd_event_add_time.xml b/man/sd_event_add_time.xml
index 9af8bb9c45..983e486562 100644
--- a/man/sd_event_add_time.xml
+++ b/man/sd_event_add_time.xml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
accuracy value in microseconds specifying a time the timer event
may be delayed. Specify 0 for selecting the default accuracy
(250ms). Specify 1 for most accurate timers. Consider specifying
- 60000000 or larger (1h) for long running events that may be
+ 60000000 or larger (1h) for long-running events that may be
delayed substantially. Picking higher accuracy values allows the
system to coalesce timer events more aggressively, thus improving
power efficiency. The <parameter>handler</parameter> shall
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
actually have been called at a slightly later time, subject to the
specified accuracy value, the kernel timer slack (see
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>prctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>)
- and additional scheduling latencies. By default the timer will
+ and additional scheduling latencies. By default, the timer will
elapse once (SD_EVENT_ONESHOT), but this may be changed with
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_source_set_enabled</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>. If
- the handler function returns a negative error code it will be
+ the handler function returns a negative error code, it will be
disabled after the invocation, even if SD_EVENT_ON mode is set.
</para>
diff --git a/man/sd_event_new.xml b/man/sd_event_new.xml
index f25631f9ca..35e58ea755 100644
--- a/man/sd_event_new.xml
+++ b/man/sd_event_new.xml
@@ -83,24 +83,24 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<para><function>sd_event_new()</function> allocates a new event
loop object. The event loop object is returned in the
- <parameter>event</parameter> parameter. After use drop
+ <parameter>event</parameter> parameter. After use, drop
the returned reference with
<function>sd_event_unref()</function>. When the last reference is
- dropped the event loop is freed.</para>
+ dropped, the event loop is freed.</para>
<para><function>sd_event_default()</function> acquires a reference
to the default event loop object of the calling thread, possibly
allocating a new object if no default event loop object has been
- allocated yet for the thread. After use drop the returned
+ allocated yet for the thread. After use, drop the returned
reference with <function>sd_event_unref()</function>. When the
- last reference is dropped the event loop is freed. If this
+ last reference is dropped, the event loop is freed. If this
function is called while the object returned from a previous call
from the same thread is still referenced, the same object is
returned again, but the reference is increased by one. It is
recommended to use this call instead of
<function>sd_event_new()</function> in order to share event loop
objects between various components that are dispatched in the same
- thread. All threads either have no or one default event loops
+ thread. All threads either have exactly zero or one default event loop
associated, but never more.</para>
<para><function>sd_event_ref()</function> increases the reference
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<para><function>sd_event_unref()</function> decreases the
reference counter of the specified event loop object by one. If
- the counter hits zero the event loop object is freed. Note that it
+ the counter hits zero, the event loop object is freed. Note that it
is freed regardless of whether it is the default event loop object for a
thread or not. This means that allocating an event loop with
- <function>sd_event_default()</function>, then releasing it and
+ <function>sd_event_default()</function>, then releasing it, and
then acquiring a new one with
<function>sd_event_default()</function> will result in two
- distinct objects. Note that in order to free an event loop object
+ distinct objects. Note that, in order to free an event loop object,
all remaining event sources of the event loop also need to be
freed as they each keep a reference to it.</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml
index 28a7cca0ed..181de4fcd9 100644
--- a/man/systemctl.xml
+++ b/man/systemctl.xml
@@ -385,17 +385,17 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
control processes. Note that there is only one control
process per unit at a time, as only one state change is
executed at a time. For services of type
- <varname>Type=forking</varname> the initial process started
+ <varname>Type=forking</varname>, the initial process started
by the manager for <varname>ExecStart=</varname> is a
control process, while the process ultimately forked off by
that one is then considered the main process of the unit (if
it can be determined). This is different for service units
of other types, where the process forked off by the manager
for <varname>ExecStart=</varname> is always the main process
- itself. A service unit consists of no or one main process,
- no or one control process plus any number of additional
+ itself. A service unit consists of zero or one main process,
+ zero or one control process plus any number of additional
processes. Not all unit types manage processes of these
- types however. For example for mount units control processes
+ types however. For example, for mount units, control processes
are defined (which are the invocations of
<filename>/usr/bin/mount</filename> and
<filename>/usr/bin/umount</filename>), but no main process
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
<para>Show terse runtime status information about one or
more units, followed by most recent log data from the
journal. If no units are specified, show system status. If
- combined with <option>--all</option> also show the status of
+ combined with <option>--all</option>, also show the status of
all units (subject to limitations specified with
<option>-t</option>). If a PID is passed, show information
about the unit the process belongs to.</para>
diff --git a/man/systemd-gpt-auto-generator.xml b/man/systemd-gpt-auto-generator.xml
index 41b83dd383..68fe2705fa 100644
--- a/man/systemd-gpt-auto-generator.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-gpt-auto-generator.xml
@@ -106,22 +106,22 @@
<row>
<entry>44479540-f297-41b2-9af7-d131d5f0458a</entry>
<entry><filename>Root Partition (x86)</filename></entry>
- <entry>On 32-bit x86 systems the first x86 root partition on the disk the EFI ESP is located on is mounted to the root directory <filename>/</filename>.</entry>
+ <entry>On 32-bit x86 systems, the first x86 root partition on the disk the EFI ESP is located on is mounted to the root directory <filename>/</filename>.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>4f68bce3-e8cd-4db1-96e7-fbcaf984b709</entry>
<entry><filename>Root Partition (x86-64)</filename></entry>
- <entry>On 64-bit x86 systems the first x86-64 root partition on the disk the EFI ESP is located on is mounted to the root directory <filename>/</filename>.</entry>
+ <entry>On 64-bit x86 systems, the first x86-64 root partition on the disk the EFI ESP is located on is mounted to the root directory <filename>/</filename>.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>69dad710-2ce4-4e3c-b16c-21a1d49abed3</entry>
<entry><filename>Root Partition (32-bit ARM)</filename></entry>
- <entry>On 32-bit ARM systems the first ARM root partition on the disk the EFI ESP is located on is mounted to the root directory <filename>/</filename>.</entry>
+ <entry>On 32-bit ARM systems, the first ARM root partition on the disk the EFI ESP is located on is mounted to the root directory <filename>/</filename>.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>b921b045-1df0-41c3-af44-4c6f280d3fae</entry>
<entry><filename>Root Partition (64-bit ARM)</filename></entry>
- <entry>On 64-bit ARM systems the first ARM root partition on the disk the EFI ESP is located on is mounted to the root directory <filename>/</filename>.</entry>
+ <entry>On 64-bit ARM systems, the first ARM root partition on the disk the EFI ESP is located on is mounted to the root directory <filename>/</filename>.</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry>933ac7e1-2eb4-4f13-b844-0e14e2aef915</entry>
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
<filename>/boot</filename> if not otherwise mounted.</para>
<para>When using this generator in conjunction with
- btrfs file systems make sure to set the correct
+ btrfs file systems, make sure to set the correct
default subvolumes on them, using <command>btrfs
subvolume set-default</command>.</para>
diff --git a/man/systemd-journal-remote.xml b/man/systemd-journal-remote.xml
index 1f0d93e2f3..972c3227e4 100644
--- a/man/systemd-journal-remote.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-journal-remote.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<command>systemd-journal-remote</command> can read more than one
event stream at a time. They will be interleaved in the output
file. In case of "active" connections, each "source" is one
- stream, and in case of "passive" connections each connection can
+ stream, and in case of "passive" connections, each connection can
result in a separate stream. Sockets can be configured in
"accept" mode (i.e. only one connection), or "listen" mode (i.e.
multiple connections, each resulting in a stream).
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<varname>$LISTEN_FDS</varname>/<varname>$LISTEN_PID</varname>.
In the second case, an HTTP or HTTPS server will be spawned on
this port, respectively for <option>--listen-http</option> and
- <option>--listen-https</option>. Currenntly Only POST requests
+ <option>--listen-https</option>. Currenntly, only POST requests
to <filename>/upload</filename> with <literal>Content-Type:
application/vnd.fdo.journal</literal> are supported.</para>
</listitem>
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<option>--listen-http=-<replaceable>n</replaceable></option>
or
<option>--listen-https=-<replaceable>n</replaceable></option>
- above. In this later case, an HTTP or HTTPS server will be
+ above. In the latter case, an HTTP or HTTPS server will be
spawned using this descriptor and connections must be made
over the HTTP protocol.</para>
</listitem>
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<listitem><para>Will write to this journal. The filename must
end with <filename>.journal</filename>. The file will be
- created if it does not exist. When necessary (journal file
- full, or corrupted) the file will be renamed following normal
+ created if it does not exist. If necessary (journal file
+ full, or corrupted), the file will be renamed following normal
journald rules and a new journal file will be created in its
stead.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -203,15 +203,15 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<term><option>--output=<replaceable>DIR</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>Will create journal files underneath directory
- <replaceable>DIR</replaceable>. The directory must exist. When
- necessary (journal files over size, or corrupted) journal
+ <replaceable>DIR</replaceable>. The directory must exist. If
+ necessary (journal files over size, or corrupted), journal
files will be rotated following normal journald rules. Names
of files underneath <replaceable>DIR</replaceable> will be
generated using the rules described below.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
- <para>If <option>--output=</option> is not used, output directory
+ <para>If <option>--output=</option> is not used, the output directory
<filename>/var/log/journal/<replaceable>machine-id</replaceable>/</filename>
will be used, where <replaceable>machine-id</replaceable> is the
identifier of the current system (see
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
based on what passive and active sources are specified. It is
recommended to give a full output filename.</para>
- <para>In case of "active" sources, if the hostname is known it
+ <para>In case of "active" sources, if the hostname is known, it
will be used in the <replaceable>variable</replaceable> part.
Otherwise, local address and port number will be used, or
<literal>stdin</literal> for events passed over standard
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--getter=<replaceable>PROG --option1 --option2</replaceable></option></term>
- <listitem><para>Program to invoke to retrieve data. Journal
+ <listitem><para>Program to invoke to retrieve data. The journal
event stream must be generated on standard output.</para>
<para>Examples:</para>
diff --git a/man/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service.xml b/man/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service.xml
index 1d368a23f9..3083588a37 100644
--- a/man/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-networkd-wait-online.service.xml
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
<para><command>systemd-networkd-wait-online</command> is a
one-shot system service that waits for the network to be configured.
- By default it will wait for all links it is aware of that are managed by
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-networkd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ By default, it will wait for all links it is aware of and which are managed by
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-networkd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
to be fully configured or failed, and for at least one link to gain a
carrier.</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
index 1ad8e6ec05..ccd3436d42 100644
--- a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
<option>--network-bridge=</option>
implies
<option>--network-veth</option>. If
- this option is used the host side of
+ this option is used, the host side of
the Ethernet link will use the
<literal>vb-</literal> prefix instead
of <literal>ve-</literal>.</para></listitem>
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@
<literal>x86-64</literal> are
supported. This is useful when running
a 32-bit container on a 64-bit
- host. If this setting is not used
+ host. If this setting is not used,
the personality reported in the
container is the same as the one
reported on the
diff --git a/man/systemd-run.xml b/man/systemd-run.xml
index 9ca17df55a..e3c006a2e2 100644
--- a/man/systemd-run.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-run.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
<listitem><para>Provide a description for the service or scope
unit. If not specified, the command itself will be used as a
- description. See <varname>Description=</varname> in
+ description. See <varname>Description=</varname> in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ Sep 08 07:37:21 bupkis env[19948]: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.11.0-0.rc5.git6.2.fc20.
<para>The following command invokes the
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>updatedb</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- tool but lowers the block IO weight for it to 10. See
+ tool, but lowers the block IO weight for it to 10. See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.resource-control</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for more information on the <varname>BlockIOWeight=</varname>
property.</para>
diff --git a/man/systemd.exec.xml b/man/systemd.exec.xml
index f794894947..22f076870f 100644
--- a/man/systemd.exec.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.exec.xml
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@
processes via
<filename>/tmp</filename> or
<filename>/var/tmp</filename>
- impossible. If this is enabled all
+ impossible. If this is enabled, all
temporary files created by a service
in these directories will be removed
after the service is stopped. Defaults
@@ -1208,18 +1208,18 @@
correctly on x86-64). If running in user
mode and this option is used,
<varname>NoNewPrivileges=yes</varname>
- is implied. By default no
+ is implied. By default, no
restriction applies, all address
families are accessible to
processes. If assigned the empty
- string any previous list changes are
+ string, any previous list changes are
undone.</para>
<para>Use this option to limit
exposure of processes to remote
systems, in particular via exotic
network protocols. Note that in most
- cases the local
+ cases, the local
<constant>AF_UNIX</constant> address
family should be included in the
configured whitelist as it is
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@
<constant>x86</constant> and
<constant>x86-64</constant>. This is
useful when running 32-bit services on
- a 64-bit host system. If not specified
+ a 64-bit host system. If not specified,
the personality is left unmodified and
thus reflects the personality of the
host system's
@@ -1252,14 +1252,14 @@
<term><varname>RuntimeDirectoryMode=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Takes a list of
- directory names. If set one or more
+ directory names. If set, one or more
directories by the specified names
will be created below
<filename>/run</filename> (for system
services) or below
<varname>$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR</varname>
(for user services) when the unit is
- started and removed when the unit is
+ started, and removed when the unit is
stopped. The directories will have the
access mode specified in
<varname>RuntimeDirectoryMode=</varname>,
diff --git a/man/systemd.link.xml b/man/systemd.link.xml
index 1bee07cf1d..f73182aca9 100644
--- a/man/systemd.link.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.link.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>The driver currently bound to the device,
as exposed by the udev property <literal>DRIVER</literal>
- of its parent device, or if that is not set the
+ of its parent device, or if that is not set, the
driver as exposed by <literal>ethtool -i</literal>
of the device itself.</para>
</listitem>
diff --git a/man/systemd.network.xml b/man/systemd.network.xml
index c4e5055d9e..efe6ce755f 100644
--- a/man/systemd.network.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.network.xml
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
<term><varname>Destination=</varname></term>
<listitem>
<para>The destination prefix of the route. Possibly followed by a slash and the
- prefixlength, if ommitted a full-length host route is assumed.</para>
+ prefixlength. If ommitted, a full-length host route is assumed.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
diff --git a/man/systemd.timer.xml b/man/systemd.timer.xml
index 44f55e05e3..d82b9bdc97 100644
--- a/man/systemd.timer.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.timer.xml
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
<term><varname>WakeSystem=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Takes a boolean
- argument. If true an elapsing timer
+ argument. If true, an elapsing timer
will cause the system to resume from
suspend, should it be suspended and if
the system supports this. Note that
diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml
index 30b6ea16ea..157530be38 100644
--- a/man/systemd.unit.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@
case the kernel command line is
searched for the word appearing as is,
or as left hand side of an
- assignment. In the latter case the
+ assignment. In the latter case, the
exact assignment is looked for with
right and left hand side
matching.</para>
diff --git a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
index 343fad163c..e54f1ba5c3 100644
--- a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
+++ b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
<para>System daemons frequently require private
runtime directories below <filename>/run</filename> to
- place communication sockets and similar in. For these
+ place communication sockets and similar in. For these,
consider declaring them in their unit files using
<varname>RuntimeDirectory=</varname>
(see <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details),