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[PATCH 10/10] Correct common spelling mistakes in comments and tests

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 12, 2013, 07:11 UTC
Message-ID
<20130412071102.GK5710@elie.Belkin>
In-Reply-To
<20130412064837.GA5710@elie.Belkin>
From: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:36:10 +0200
Most of these were found using Lucas De Marchi's codespell tool.
Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
---
Thanks for reading.
 builtin/apply.c              | 6 +++---
 commit.c                     | 2 +-
 commit.h                     | 2 +-
 diff.c                       | 2 +-
 git-add--interactive.perl    | 2 +-
 git-cvsserver.perl           | 4 ++--
 git-quiltimport.sh           | 2 +-
 gitweb/gitweb.perl           | 6 +++---
 perl/Git.pm                  | 2 +-
 perl/Git/I18N.pm             | 2 +-
 perl/private-Error.pm        | 2 +-
 sequencer.c                  | 2 +-
 t/t1006-cat-file.sh          | 2 +-
 t/t3701-add-interactive.sh   | 2 +-
 t/t4014-format-patch.sh      | 6 +++---
 t/t4124-apply-ws-rule.sh     | 2 +-
 t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh  | 2 +-
 t/t7601-merge-pull-config.sh | 2 +-
 t/t7610-mergetool.sh         | 2 +-
 t/t9001-send-email.sh        | 4 ++--
 transport-helper.c           | 2 +-
 transport.h                  | 2 +-
 xdiff/xdiffi.c               | 2 +-
 xdiff/xhistogram.c           | 2 +-
 24 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/apply.c b/builtin/apply.c
index 06f5320b..f6a3c97d 100644
--- a/builtin/apply.c
+++ b/builtin/apply.c
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ static int parse_binary(char *buffer, unsigned long size, struct patch *patch)
 }
 
 /*
- * Read the patch text in "buffer" taht extends for "size" bytes; stop
+ * Read the patch text in "buffer" that extends for "size" bytes; stop
  * reading after seeing a single patch (i.e. changes to a single file).
  * Create fragments (i.e. patch hunks) and hang them to the given patch.
  * Return the number of bytes consumed, so that the caller can call us
@@ -3025,7 +3025,7 @@ static struct patch *in_fn_table(const char *name)
  *
  * The latter is needed to deal with a case where two paths A and B
  * are swapped by first renaming A to B and then renaming B to A;
- * moving A to B should not be prevented due to presense of B as we
+ * moving A to B should not be prevented due to presence of B as we
  * will remove it in a later patch.
  */
 #define PATH_TO_BE_DELETED ((struct patch *) -2)
@@ -3509,7 +3509,7 @@ static int check_patch(struct patch *patch)
 	 *
 	 * A patch to swap-rename between A and B would first rename A
 	 * to B and then rename B to A.  While applying the first one,
-	 * the presense of B should not stop A from getting renamed to
+	 * the presence of B should not stop A from getting renamed to
 	 * B; ask to_be_deleted() about the later rename.  Removal of
 	 * B and rename from A to B is handled the same way by asking
 	 * was_deleted().
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index e8eb0aec..1a41757e 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ struct commit_list *get_merge_bases(struct commit *one, struct commit *two,
 }
 
 /*
- * Is "commit" a decendant of one of the elements on the "with_commit" list?
+ * Is "commit" a descendant of one of the elements on the "with_commit" list?
  */
 int is_descendant_of(struct commit *commit, struct commit_list *with_commit)
 {
diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index 4138bb4c..252c7f87 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ extern struct commit_list *get_merge_bases(struct commit *rev1, struct commit *r
 extern struct commit_list *get_merge_bases_many(struct commit *one, int n, struct commit **twos, int cleanup);
 extern struct commit_list *get_octopus_merge_bases(struct commit_list *in);
 
-/* largest postive number a signed 32-bit integer can contain */
+/* largest positive number a signed 32-bit integer can contain */
 #define INFINITE_DEPTH 0x7fffffff
 
 extern int register_shallow(const unsigned char *sha1);
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index db952a5b..0eb26535 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ static void show_stats(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *options)
 	 * Binary files are displayed with "Bin XXX -> YYY bytes"
 	 * instead of the change count and graph. This part is treated
 	 * similarly to the graph part, except that it is not
-	 * "scaled". If total width is too small to accomodate the
+	 * "scaled". If total width is too small to accommodate the
 	 * guaranteed minimum width of the filename part and the
 	 * separators and this message, this message will "overflow"
 	 * making the line longer than the maximum width.
diff --git a/git-add--interactive.perl b/git-add--interactive.perl
index 710764ab..d2c4ce6e 100755
--- a/git-add--interactive.perl
+++ b/git-add--interactive.perl
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ sub summarize_hunk {
 
 
 # Print a one-line summary of each hunk in the array ref in
-# the first argument, starting wih the index in the 2nd.
+# the first argument, starting with the index in the 2nd.
 sub display_hunks {
 	my ($hunks, $i) = @_;
 	my $ctr = 0;
diff --git a/git-cvsserver.perl b/git-cvsserver.perl
index f1c3f49a..a0d796e5 100755
--- a/git-cvsserver.perl
+++ b/git-cvsserver.perl
@@ -2911,7 +2911,7 @@ sub filenamesplit
 }
 
 # Cleanup various junk in filename (try to canonicalize it), and
-# add prependdir to accomodate running CVS client from a
+# add prependdir to accommodate running CVS client from a
 # subdirectory (so the output is relative to top directory of the project).
 sub filecleanup
 {
@@ -4583,7 +4583,7 @@ sub getmeta
     #     the numerical value of the corresponding byte plus
     #     100.
     #      - "plus 100" avoids "0"s, and also reduces the
-    #        likelyhood of a collision in the case that someone someday
+    #        likelihood of a collision in the case that someone someday
     #        writes an import tool that tries to preserve original
     #        CVS revision numbers, and the original CVS data had done
     #        lots of branches off of branches and other strangeness to
diff --git a/git-quiltimport.sh b/git-quiltimport.sh
index 9a6ba2b9..8e17525d 100755
--- a/git-quiltimport.sh
+++ b/git-quiltimport.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ tmp_patch="$tmp_dir/patch"
 tmp_info="$tmp_dir/info"
 
 
-# Find the intial commit
+# Find the initial commit
 commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 
 mkdir $tmp_dir || exit 2
diff --git a/gitweb/gitweb.perl b/gitweb/gitweb.perl
index 1309196d..80950c01 100755
--- a/gitweb/gitweb.perl
+++ b/gitweb/gitweb.perl
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ sub evaluate_gitweb_config {
 	our $GITWEB_CONFIG_SYSTEM = $ENV{'GITWEB_CONFIG_SYSTEM'} || "++GITWEB_CONFIG_SYSTEM++";
 	our $GITWEB_CONFIG_COMMON = $ENV{'GITWEB_CONFIG_COMMON'} || "++GITWEB_CONFIG_COMMON++";
 
-	# Protect agains duplications of file names, to not read config twice.
+	# Protect against duplications of file names, to not read config twice.
 	# Only one of $GITWEB_CONFIG and $GITWEB_CONFIG_SYSTEM is used, so
 	# there possibility of duplication of filename there doesn't matter.
 	$GITWEB_CONFIG = ""        if ($GITWEB_CONFIG eq $GITWEB_CONFIG_COMMON);
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ sub handle_errors_html {
 
 	# to avoid infinite loop where error occurs in die_error,
 	# change handler to default handler, disabling handle_errors_html
-	set_message("Error occured when inside die_error:\n$msg");
+	set_message("Error occurred when inside die_error:\n$msg");
 
 	# you cannot jump out of die_error when called as error handler;
 	# the subroutine set via CGI::Carp::set_message is called _after_
@@ -7485,7 +7485,7 @@ sub git_object {
 		system(git_cmd(), "cat-file", '-e', $hash_base) == 0
 			or die_error(404, "Base object does not exist");
 
-		# here errors should not hapen
+		# here errors should not happen
 		open my $fd, "-|", git_cmd(), "ls-tree", $hash_base, "--", $file_name
 			or die_error(500, "Open git-ls-tree failed");
 		my $line = <$fd>;
diff --git a/perl/Git.pm b/perl/Git.pm
index 57a17160..f207b471 100644
--- a/perl/Git.pm
+++ b/perl/Git.pm
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ my (%TEMP_FILEMAP, %TEMP_FILES);
 
 =item temp_acquire ( NAME )
 
-Attempts to retreive the temporary file mapped to the string C<NAME>. If an
+Attempts to retrieve the temporary file mapped to the string C<NAME>. If an
 associated temp file has not been created this session or was closed, it is
 created, cached, and set for autoflush and binmode.
 
diff --git a/perl/Git/I18N.pm b/perl/Git/I18N.pm
index 40dd8971..f889fd6d 100644
--- a/perl/Git/I18N.pm
+++ b/perl/Git/I18N.pm
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Git::I18N - Perl interface to Git's Gettext localizations
 
 	print __("Welcome to Git!\n");
 
-	printf __("The following error occured: %s\n"), $error;
+	printf __("The following error occurred: %s\n"), $error;
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/perl/private-Error.pm b/perl/private-Error.pm
index ea14ab27..6098135a 100644
--- a/perl/private-Error.pm
+++ b/perl/private-Error.pm
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ is a numeric value. These values are what will be returned by the
 overload methods.
 
 If the text value ends with C<at file line 1> as $@ strings do, then
-this infomation will be used to set the C<-file> and C<-line> arguments
+this information will be used to set the C<-file> and C<-line> arguments
 of the error object.
 
 This class is used internally if an eval'd block die's with an error
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index aef5e8a0..bad50779 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void print_advice(int show_hint, struct replay_opts *opts)
 	if (msg) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", msg);
 		/*
-		 * A conflict has occured but the porcelain
+		 * A conflict has occurred but the porcelain
 		 * (typically rebase --interactive) wants to take care
 		 * of the commit itself so remove CHERRY_PICK_HEAD
 		 */
diff --git a/t/t1006-cat-file.sh b/t/t1006-cat-file.sh
index d8b7f2ff..f8a08b7f 100755
--- a/t/t1006-cat-file.sh
+++ b/t/t1006-cat-file.sh
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ tree_pretty_content="100644 blob $hello_sha1	hello"
 
 run_tests 'tree' $tree_sha1 $tree_size "" "$tree_pretty_content"
 
-commit_message="Intial commit"
+commit_message="Initial commit"
 commit_sha1=$(echo_without_newline "$commit_message" | git commit-tree $tree_sha1)
 commit_size=176
 commit_content="tree $tree_sha1
diff --git a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
index 098a6ae4..9fab25cc 100755
--- a/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
+++ b/t/t3701-add-interactive.sh
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'split hunk "add -p (edit)"' '
 	# times to get out.
 	#
 	# 2. Correct version applies the (not)edited version, and asks
-	#    about the next hunk, against wich we say q and program
+	#    about the next hunk, against which we say q and program
 	#    exits.
 	for a in s e     q n q q
 	do
diff --git a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
index bb1fc47f..183fbe5b 100755
--- a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
@@ -742,21 +742,21 @@ test_expect_success 'format-patch --signature --cover-letter' '
 	test 2 = $(grep "my sig" output | wc -l)
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'format.signature="" supresses signatures' '
+test_expect_success 'format.signature="" suppresses signatures' '
 	git config format.signature "" &&
 	git format-patch --stdout -1 >output &&
 	check_patch output &&
 	! grep "^-- \$" output
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'format-patch --no-signature supresses signatures' '
+test_expect_success 'format-patch --no-signature suppresses signatures' '
 	git config --unset-all format.signature &&
 	git format-patch --stdout --no-signature -1 >output &&
 	check_patch output &&
 	! grep "^-- \$" output
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'format-patch --signature="" supresses signatures' '
+test_expect_success 'format-patch --signature="" suppresses signatures' '
 	git format-patch --stdout --signature="" -1 >output &&
 	check_patch output &&
 	! grep "^-- \$" output
diff --git a/t/t4124-apply-ws-rule.sh b/t/t4124-apply-ws-rule.sh
index 6f6ee88b..581a8016 100755
--- a/t/t4124-apply-ws-rule.sh
+++ b/t/t4124-apply-ws-rule.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ test_fix () {
 	# find touched lines
 	$DIFF file target | sed -n -e "s/^> //p" >fixed
 
-	# the changed lines are all expeced to change
+	# the changed lines are all expected to change
 	fixed_cnt=$(wc -l <fixed)
 	case "$1" in
 	'') expect_cnt=$fixed_cnt ;;
diff --git a/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh b/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
index 3e0e15fb..8bf99e10 100755
--- a/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
+++ b/t/t6030-bisect-porcelain.sh
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ test_expect_success 'bisect start: no ".git/BISECT_START" if checkout error' '
 # $HASH1 is good, $HASH4 is bad, we skip $HASH3
 # but $HASH2 is bad,
 # so we should find $HASH2 as the first bad commit
-test_expect_success 'bisect skip: successfull result' '
+test_expect_success 'bisect skip: successful result' '
 	git bisect reset &&
 	git bisect start $HASH4 $HASH1 &&
 	git bisect skip &&
diff --git a/t/t7601-merge-pull-config.sh b/t/t7601-merge-pull-config.sh
index b44b2939..25dac798 100755
--- a/t/t7601-merge-pull-config.sh
+++ b/t/t7601-merge-pull-config.sh
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ test_expect_success 'setup conflicted merge' '
 '
 
 # First do the merge with resolve and recursive then verify that
-# recusive is choosen.
+# recusive is chosen.
 
 test_expect_success 'merge picks up the best result' '
 	git config --unset-all pull.twohead &&
diff --git a/t/t7610-mergetool.sh b/t/t7610-mergetool.sh
index bc38737b..d526b1d9 100755
--- a/t/t7610-mergetool.sh
+++ b/t/t7610-mergetool.sh
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ test_expect_success 'mergetool takes partial path' '
     git submodule update -N &&
     test_must_fail git merge master &&
 
-    #shouldnt need these lines
+    #should not need these lines
     #( yes "d" | git mergetool file11 >/dev/null 2>&1 ) &&
     #( yes "d" | git mergetool file12 >/dev/null 2>&1 ) &&
     #( yes "l" | git mergetool submod >/dev/null 2>&1 ) &&
diff --git a/t/t9001-send-email.sh b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
index 97d6f4c7..ebd5c5db 100755
--- a/t/t9001-send-email.sh
+++ b/t/t9001-send-email.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ test_expect_success $PREREQ \
 
 test_expect_success $PREREQ 'Send patches with --envelope-sender' '
     clean_fake_sendmail &&
-     git send-email --envelope-sender="Patch Contributer <patch@example.com>" --suppress-cc=sob --from="Example <nobody@example.com>" --to=nobody@example.com --smtp-server="$(pwd)/fake.sendmail" $patches 2>errors
+     git send-email --envelope-sender="Patch Contributor <patch@example.com>" --suppress-cc=sob --from="Example <nobody@example.com>" --to=nobody@example.com --smtp-server="$(pwd)/fake.sendmail" $patches 2>errors
 '
 
 test_expect_success $PREREQ 'setup expect' '
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ test_expect_success $PREREQ 'confirm detects EOF (auto causes failure)' '
 	test $ret = "0"
 '
 
-test_expect_success $PREREQ 'confirm doesnt loop forever' '
+test_expect_success $PREREQ 'confirm does not loop forever' '
 	CONFIRM=$(git config --get sendemail.confirm) &&
 	git config sendemail.confirm auto &&
 	GIT_SEND_EMAIL_NOTTY=1 &&
diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index cb3ef7d3..dcd8d974 100644
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ struct unidirectional_transfer {
 	int src_is_sock;
 	/* Is destination socket? */
 	int dest_is_sock;
-	/* Transfer state (TRANSFERING/FLUSHING/FINISHED) */
+	/* Transfer state (TRANSFERRING/FLUSHING/FINISHED) */
 	int state;
 	/* Buffer. */
 	char buf[BUFFERSIZE];
diff --git a/transport.h b/transport.h
index a3450e97..e7beb815 100644
--- a/transport.h
+++ b/transport.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct transport {
 		       const char *executable, int fd[2]);
 
 	/** get_refs_list(), fetch(), and push_refs() can keep
-	 * resources (such as a connection) reserved for futher
+	 * resources (such as a connection) reserved for further
 	 * use. disconnect() releases these resources.
 	 **/
 	int (*disconnect)(struct transport *connection);
diff --git a/xdiff/xdiffi.c b/xdiff/xdiffi.c
index 1b7012a1..b2eb6db2 100644
--- a/xdiff/xdiffi.c
+++ b/xdiff/xdiffi.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ int xdl_change_compact(xdfile_t *xdf, xdfile_t *xdfo, long flags) {
 
 		/*
 		 * Try to move back the possibly merged group of changes, to match
-		 * the recorded postion in the other file.
+		 * the recorded position in the other file.
 		 */
 		while (ixref < ix) {
 			rchg[--ixs] = 1;
diff --git a/xdiff/xhistogram.c b/xdiff/xhistogram.c
index bf99787c..73210cb6 100644
--- a/xdiff/xhistogram.c
+++ b/xdiff/xhistogram.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ struct histindex {
 	struct record {
 		unsigned int ptr, cnt;
 		struct record *next;
-	} **records, /* an ocurrence */
+	} **records, /* an occurrence */
 	  **line_map; /* map of line to record chain */
 	chastore_t rcha;
 	unsigned int *next_ptrs;
-- 
1.8.2.1
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  2. Eric SunshineApr 11, 2013
  3. Fix various typos and grammarosStefano Lattarini, Apr 11, 2013
  4. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2013
  5. 0/10 Re: [PATCH v2] Fix various typos and grammarosJonathan Nieder, Apr 12, 2013
  6. 01/10 doc: various spelling fixesJonathan Nieder, Apr 12, 2013
  7. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2013
  8. gitweb/INSTALL: Simplify description of GITWEB_CONFIG_SYSTEMJakub Narębski, Apr 12, 2013
  9. Drew NorthupApr 16, 2013
  10. Junio C HamanoApr 16, 2013
  11. Jakub NarębskiApr 16, 2013
  12. Drew NorthupApr 16, 2013
  13. Drew NorthupApr 16, 2013
  14. gitweb/INSTALL: GITWEB_CONFIG_SYSTEM is for backward compatibilityJakub Narębski, Apr 16, 2013
  15. Drew NorthupApr 16, 2013
  16. Drew NorthupApr 16, 2013
  17. Jonathan NiederApr 16, 2013
  18. Drew NorthupApr 18, 2013
  19. Junio C HamanoApr 18, 2013
  20. 02/10 git-remote-mediawiki: spelling fixesJonathan Nieder, Apr 12, 2013
  21. Matthieu MoyApr 12, 2013
  22. 03/10 contrib/subtree: fix spelling of accidentallyJonathan Nieder, Apr 12, 2013
  23. 04/10 obstack: fix spelling of similarJonathan Nieder, Apr 12, 2013
  24. 05/10 compat/regex: fix spelling and grammar in commentsJonathan Nieder, Apr 12, 2013
  25. 06/10 compat/nedmalloc: fix spelling in commentsJonathan Nieder, Apr 12, 2013
  26. Sebastian SchuberthApr 12, 2013
  27. 07/10 precompose-utf8: fix spelling of "want" in error messageJonathan Nieder, Apr 12, 2013
  28. 08/10 kwset: fix spelling in commentsJonathan Nieder, Apr 12, 2013
  29. 09/10 git-gui: fix spelling in commentsJonathan Nieder, Apr 12, 2013
  30. 10/10 Correct common spelling mistakes in comments and testsJonathan Nieder, Apr 12, 2013
  31. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2013
  32. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2013
  33. Stefano LattariniApr 12, 2013
  34. Junio C HamanoApr 12, 2013

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