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.
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 .wants/
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 @@
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.
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
- Reverse output so the newest
+ Reverse output so that the newest
entries are displayed first.
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.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.
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
errno-style error code.On success, the cookie/reply cookie is returned
- in the specified 64bit unsigned integer variable.
+ in the specified 64-bit unsigned integer variable.
@@ -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.
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 @@
SD_BUS_NAME_ALLOW_REPLACEMENTAfter 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
SD_BUS_NAME_REPLACE_EXISTING
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@
SD_BUS_NAME_REPLACE_EXISTING
- Take over a the name
- if it is already acquired by a another
- peer, and that other peer permitted
- taking it over by setting
+ Take over the name
+ if it is already acquired by another
+ peer, and that other peer has permitted
+ takeover by setting
SD_BUS_NAME_ALLOW_REPLACEMENT
while acquiring it.
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@
SD_BUS_NAME_QUEUE
- Queue name
- acquisition when the name is already
+ Queue the acquisition
+ of the name when the name is already
taken.
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
-ESRCH
- It was attemted to
+ It was attempted to
release a name that is currently not
registered on the
bus.
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
-EADDRINUSE
- It was attemted to
+ It was attempted to
release a name that is owned by a
different peer on the
bus.
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
The bus connection has
been created in a different process
- than the current.
+ than the current one.
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
path parameter is not
- NULL, it is checked whether file
+ NULL, 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 /proc
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 .
- When queuing a new job, control how to deal with already
- queued jobs. Takes one of fail,
+ When queuing a new job, this option controls how to deal with
+ already queued jobs. It takes one of fail,
replace,
replace-irreversibly,
isolate,
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see .
list-sockets PATTERN...
- List socket units ordered by the listening address.
+ List socket units ordered by listening address.
If one or more PATTERNs 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
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
+ active, or non-zero otherwise. Unless
is specified, this will also print the current unit state to
STDOUT.
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 @@
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.
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@
identical filenames replace each other. Files in
/etc have the highest priority, files in
/run take precedence over files with the same
- name in /lib. This can be used to override a
+ name in /usr/lib. This can be used to override a
system-supplied configuration file with a local file if needed; a symlink in
/etc with the same name as a configuration file in
- /lib, pointing to /dev/null,
+ /usr/lib, pointing to /dev/null,
disables the configuration file entirely.Virtual Network Devices
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
/tmp and
/var/tmp
- 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 @@
/var/tmp
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 /tmp 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 @@
ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'dmesg | tac'
- Only select environment variables
+ Only select environment variables that
are set for executed commands. See
systemd.exec5.
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.
- Note that timers are not
- necessarily expired at the precise
+ Note that timers do not
+ necessarily expire at the precise
time configured with these settings,
as they are subject to the
AccuracySec=
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@
OnActiveSec= and
related settings.
- Note that timers are not
- necessarily expired at the precise
+ Note that timers do not
+ necessarily expire at the precise
time configured with this setting,
as it is subject to the
AccuracySec=
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
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
OnCalendar=,
OnActiveSec=,
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.
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 /etc
have the highest priority, files in /run take precedence
- over files with the same name in /lib. This can be
+ over files with the same name in /usr/lib. This can be
used to override a system-supplied rules file with a local file if needed;
a symlink in /etc with the same name as a rules file in
- /lib, pointing to /dev/null,
+ /usr/lib, pointing to /dev/null,
disables the rules file entirely. Rule files must have the extension
.rules; other extensions are ignored.
@@ -715,10 +715,10 @@
regardless of the directories in which they live. However, files with
identical filenames replace each other. Files in /etc
have the highest priority, files in /run take precedence
- over files with the same name in /lib. This can be
+ over files with the same name in /usr/lib. This can be
used to override a system-supplied hwdb file with a local file if needed;
a symlink in /etc with the same name as a hwdb file in
- /lib, pointing to /dev/null,
+ /usr/lib, pointing to /dev/null,
disables the hwdb file entirely. hwdb files must have the extension
.hwdb; other extensions are ignored.
@@ -754,10 +754,10 @@
regardless of the directories in which they live. However, files with
identical filenames replace each other. Files in /etc
have the highest priority, files in /run take precedence
- over files with the same name in /lib. This can be
+ over files with the same name in /usr/lib. This can be
used to override a system-supplied link file with a local file if needed;
a symlink in /etc with the same name as a link file in
- /lib, pointing to /dev/null,
+ /usr/lib, pointing to /dev/null,
disables the link file entirely.The link file contains a [Match] section, which