doc: grammatical corrections

14 files changed, 38 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/man/coredump.conf.xml b/man/coredump.conf.xml
index c87cf68bc5..fa55eb9d25 100644
--- a/man/coredump.conf.xml
+++ b/man/coredump.conf.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         <listitem><para>Controls where to store cores. One of
         <literal>none</literal>, <literal>external</literal>,
         <literal>journal</literal>, and <literal>both</literal>. When
-        <literal>none</literal> the coredumps will be logged but not
+        <literal>none</literal>, the coredumps will be logged but not
         stored permanently. When <literal>external</literal> (the
         default), cores will be stored in <filename>/var/lib/systemd/coredump</filename>.
         When <literal>journal</literal>, cores will be stored in
diff --git a/man/coredumpctl.xml b/man/coredumpctl.xml
index 5ea865eaa2..73d1b8435f 100644
--- a/man/coredumpctl.xml
+++ b/man/coredumpctl.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
                                 <listitem><para>List coredumps
                                 captured in the journal matching
                                 specified characteristics. If no
-                                command is specified this is the
+                                command is specified, this is the
                                 implied default.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/man/hostnamectl.xml b/man/hostnamectl.xml
index a11f2215d9..71973fde91 100644
--- a/man/hostnamectl.xml
+++ b/man/hostnamectl.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                 (e.g. "lennarts-laptop"), and the transient hostname
                 which is a default received from network configuration.
                 If a static hostname is set, and is valid (something other
-                than localhost) then the transient hostname is not used.</para>
+                than localhost), then the transient hostname is not used.</para>
 
                 <para>Note that the pretty hostname has little
                 restrictions on the characters used, while the static
diff --git a/man/os-release.xml b/man/os-release.xml
index 11443638e5..4e02f800b6 100644
--- a/man/os-release.xml
+++ b/man/os-release.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
                 files at the same
                 time. <filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename> is the
                 recommended place to store OS release information as
-                part of vendor trees. Frequently
+                part of vendor trees. Frequently,
                 <filename>/etc/os-release</filename> is simply a
                 symlink to <filename>/usr/lib/os-release</filename>,
                 to provide compatibility with applications only
diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml
index 598d31323f..a1f170e430 100644
--- a/man/systemctl.xml
+++ b/man/systemctl.xml
@@ -484,9 +484,9 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
         <listitem>
           <para>Takes one of <literal>full</literal> (the default),
           <literal>enable-only</literal>,
-          <literal>disable-only</literal>. When use with the
+          <literal>disable-only</literal>. When used with the
           <command>preset</command> or <command>preset-all</command>
-          commands controls whether units shall be disabled and
+          commands, controls whether units shall be disabled and
           enabled according to the preset rules, or only enabled, or
           only disabled.</para>
         </listitem>
diff --git a/man/systemd-debug-generator.xml b/man/systemd-debug-generator.xml
index a64edeffd8..ce4750e530 100644
--- a/man/systemd-debug-generator.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-debug-generator.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
                 understands three options:</para>
 
                 <para>If the <option>systemd.mask=</option> option is
-                specified and followed by a unit name this unit is
+                specified and followed by a unit name, this unit is
                 masked for the runtime, similar to the effect of
                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
                 <command>mask</command> command. This is useful to
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@
                 specified more than once.</para>
 
                 <para>If the <option>systemd.wants=</option> option is
-                specified and followed by a unit name a start job for
+                specified and followed by a unit name, a start job for
                 this unit is added to the initial transaction. This is
                 useful to start one ore more additional units at
                 boot. May be specified more than once.</para>
 
                 <para>If the <option>systemd.debug-shell</option>
-                option is specified the debug shell service
+                option is specified, the debug shell service
                 <literal>debug-shell.service</literal> is pulled into
                 the boot transaction. It will spawn a debug shell on
                 tty9 during early system startup. Note that the shell
diff --git a/man/systemd.exec.xml b/man/systemd.exec.xml
index c419424d9d..cc5442d45c 100644
--- a/man/systemd.exec.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.exec.xml
@@ -941,8 +941,8 @@
                                 mounts the <filename>/usr</filename>
                                 directory read-only for processes
                                 invoked by this unit. If set to
-                                <literal>full</literal> the
-                                <filename>/etc</filename> is mounted
+                                <literal>full</literal>, the
+                                <filename>/etc</filename> directory is mounted
                                 read-only, too. This setting ensures
                                 that any modification of the vendor
                                 supplied operating system (and
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@
                                 all long-running services, unless they
                                 are involved with system updates or
                                 need to modify the operating system in
-                                other ways. Note however, that
+                                other ways. Note however that
                                 processes retaining the CAP_SYS_ADMIN
                                 capability can undo the effect of this
                                 setting. This setting is hence
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@
                                 <filename>/run/user</filename> are
                                 made inaccessible and empty for
                                 processes invoked by this unit. If set
-                                to <literal>read-only</literal> the
+                                to <literal>read-only</literal>, the
                                 two directores are made read-only
                                 instead. It is recommended to enable
                                 this setting for all long-running
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@
                                 ones), to ensure they cannot get access
                                 to private user data, unless the
                                 services actually require access to
-                                the user's private data. Note however,
+                                the user's private data. Note however
                                 that processes retaining the
                                 CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability can undo the
                                 effect of this setting. This setting
diff --git a/man/systemd.mount.xml b/man/systemd.mount.xml
index 2fbad37283..126b75cb19 100644
--- a/man/systemd.mount.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.mount.xml
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
                                 <term><varname>SloppyOptions=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
-                                argument. If true parsing of the
+                                argument. If true, parsing of the
                                 options specified in
                                 <varname>Options=</varname> is
                                 relaxed, and unknown mount options are
diff --git a/man/systemd.network.xml b/man/systemd.network.xml
index 8b2dd2f1de..21f6d50cc7 100644
--- a/man/systemd.network.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.network.xml
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
                                                 <para>If the specified
                                                 address is 0.0.0.0
                                                 (for IPv4) or [::]
-                                                (for IPv6) a new
+                                                (for IPv6), a new
                                                 address range of the
                                                 requested size is
                                                 automatically
diff --git a/man/systemd.service.xml b/man/systemd.service.xml
index 640318ba44..1d80480772 100644
--- a/man/systemd.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.service.xml
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ ExecStart=/bin/echo $ONE $TWO ${TWO}</programlisting>
                                 recovery from errors. For services
                                 that shall be able to terminate on
                                 their own choice (and avoiding
-                                immediate restart)
+                                immediate restart),
                                 <option>on-abnormal</option> is an
                                 alternative choice.</para>
                                 </listitem>
diff --git a/man/systemd.socket.xml b/man/systemd.socket.xml
index b3607a8b63..aeeb97fccd 100644
--- a/man/systemd.socket.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.socket.xml
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
                                 <term><varname>SocketGroup=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a UNIX
-                                user/group name. When specified
+                                user/group name. When specified,
                                 all AF_UNIX sockets and FIFO nodes in
                                 the file system are owned by the
                                 specified user and group. If unset
@@ -751,14 +751,14 @@
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>RemoveOnStop=</varname></term>
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
-                                argument. If enabled any file nodes
+                                argument. If enabled, any file nodes
                                 created by this socket unit are
                                 removed when it is stopped. This
                                 applies to AF_UNIX sockets in the file
-                                system, POSIX message queues as well
-                                as FIFOs, as well as any symlinks to
+                                system, POSIX message queues, FIFOs,
+                                as well as any symlinks to
                                 them configured with
-                                <varname>Symlinks=</varname>. Normally
+                                <varname>Symlinks=</varname>. Normally,
                                 it should not be necessary to use this
                                 option, and is not recommended as
                                 services might continue to run after
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@
                                 system paths. The specified paths will
                                 be created as symlinks to the AF_UNIX
                                 socket path or FIFO path of this
-                                socket unit.  If this setting is used
+                                socket unit.  If this setting is used,
                                 only one AF_UNIX socket in the file
                                 system or one FIFO may be configured
                                 for the socket unit. Use this option
diff --git a/man/systemd.special.xml b/man/systemd.special.xml
index 2ff64c9cb0..f590b3fa11 100644
--- a/man/systemd.special.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.special.xml
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@
                                         target has been reached. Since
                                         the shutdown order is
                                         implicitly the reverse
-                                        start-up order between units
+                                        start-up order between units,
                                         this target is particularly
                                         useful to ensure that a
                                         service is shut down only
diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml
index 61be6d224f..032879a0af 100644
--- a/man/systemd.unit.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>DefaultInstance=</varname></term>
 
-                                <listitem><para>In template unit files
+                                <listitem><para>In template unit files,
                                 this specifies for which instance the
                                 unit shall be enabled if the template
                                 is enabled without any explicitly set
diff --git a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
index 5e0b538341..65716c305d 100644
--- a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
+++ b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                 all other conflicting entries will be logged as
                 errors. When two lines are prefix and suffix of each
                 other, then the prefix is always processed first, the
-                suffix later. Otherwise the files/directories are
+                suffix later. Otherwise, the files/directories are
                 processed in the order they are listed.</para>
 
                 <para>If the administrator wants to disable a
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ L    /tmp/foobar -    -    -    -   /dev/null</programlisting>
                                         exist yet. If suffixed with
                                         <varname>+</varname> and a
                                         file already exists where the
-                                        pipe is to be created it will
+                                        pipe is to be created, it will
                                         be removed and be replaced by
                                         the pipe.</para></listitem>
                                 </varlistentry>
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ L    /tmp/foobar -    -    -    -   /dev/null</programlisting>
                                         yet. If suffixed with
                                         <varname>+</varname> and a
                                         file already exists where the
-                                        symlink is to be created it
+                                        symlink is to be created, it
                                         will be removed and be
                                         replaced by the
                                         symlink. If the argument is omitted,
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ L    /tmp/foobar -    -    -    -   /dev/null</programlisting>
                                         suffixed with
                                         <varname>+</varname> and a
                                         file already exists where the
-                                        device node is to be created
+                                        device node is to be created,
                                         it will be removed and be
                                         replaced by the device
                                         node.</para></listitem>
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ L    /tmp/foobar -    -    -    -   /dev/null</programlisting>
                                         exist yet. If suffixed with
                                         <varname>+</varname> and a
                                         file already exists where the
-                                        device node is to be created
+                                        device node is to be created,
                                         it will be removed and be
                                         replaced by the device
                                         node.</para></listitem>
@@ -232,12 +232,12 @@ L    /tmp/foobar -    -    -    -   /dev/null</programlisting>
                                         <listitem><para>Recursively
                                         copy a file or directory, if
                                         the destination files or
-                                        directories don't exist
+                                        directories do not exist
                                         yet. Note that this command
                                         will not descend into
                                         subdirectories if the
                                         destination directory already
-                                        exists, instead the entire
+                                        exists. Instead, the entire
                                         copy operation is
                                         skipped. If the argument is omitted,
                                         files from the source directory
@@ -423,17 +423,17 @@ r! /tmp/.X[0-9]*-lock</programlisting>
                         <varname>L</varname> lines.</para>
 
                         <para>Optionally, if prefixed with
-                        <literal>~</literal> the access mode is masked
+                        <literal>~</literal>, the access mode is masked
                         based on the already set access bits for
                         existing file or directories: if the existing
-                        file has all executable bits unset then all
+                        file has all executable bits unset, all
                         executable bits are removed from the new
-                        access mode, too. Similar, if all read bits
-                        are removed from the old access mode they will
+                        access mode, too. Similarly, if all read bits
+                        are removed from the old access mode, they will
                         be removed from the new access mode too, and
                         if all write bits are removed, they will be
                         removed from the new access mode too. In
-                        addition the sticky/suid/gid bit is removed unless
+                        addition, the sticky/suid/gid bit is removed unless
                         applied to a directory. This
                         functionality is particularly useful in
                         conjunction with <varname>Z</varname>.</para>
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ r! /tmp/.X[0-9]*-lock</programlisting>
                         and <varname>w</varname> may be used to
                         specify a short string that is written to the
                         file, suffixed by a newline. For
-                        <varname>C</varname> specifies the source file
+                        <varname>C</varname>, specifies the source file
                         or directory. Ignored for all other
                         lines.</para>
                 </refsect2>