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Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <m@maandree.se>

1 files changed, 36 insertions, 37 deletions

diff --git a/doc/info/cmdipc.texinfo b/doc/info/cmdipc.texinfo
index 1ab3c22..08b26a4 100644
--- a/doc/info/cmdipc.texinfo
+++ b/doc/info/cmdipc.texinfo
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
 @chapter Overview
 
 System V and POSIX interprocess communication
-from the command line. In addition to the primities
+from the command line. In addition to the primitives
 shared memory, message queue and semaphores, this
-tool can from these primitives construct mutexes,
+tool can construct from these primitives mutexes,
 conditions, barriers, shared locks and rendezvous.
 
 
@@ -80,19 +80,19 @@ conditions, barriers, shared locks and rendezvous.
 @node Invoking
 @chapter Invoking
 
-@command{cmdipc} have support for eight types
+@command{cmdipc} has support for eight types
 of interprocess communication units: message
 queues, semaphores, shared memory, mutexes
 @footnote{Because of the nature of this program,
 mutexes are a bit degraded.}, conditions,
-barrers, shared locks and rendezvous. These
+barriers, shared locks and rendezvous. These
 are constructed from either the three System V
 interprocess communication primitives: message
 queues, semaphores and shared memory, or their
 POSIX variants. The type of interprocess
 communication unit to use is selected by the
-follow options, to use the POSIX variant rather
-than the System V variant add the option
+following options; to use the POSIX variant rather
+than the System V variant, add the option
 @option{-P} (@option{--posix}).
 
 @table @option
@@ -140,15 +140,15 @@ even if the key is already in use, in which
 case the unit will simply be opened. To fail
 if the key is already in use, use the option
 @option{-x} (@option{--exclusive}). @option{-x}
-can be used with or without @option{-c}, it
-is interpretation will does not depend on
-@option{-c}, @option{-c} is implied by
-@option{-x}. To remove a key, use the option
+can be used with or without @option{-c};
+its interpretation does not depend on @option{-c},
+as @option{-c} is implied by @option{-x}.
+To remove a key, use the option
 @option{-r} (@option{--remove}).
 
 There are two additional options that are
 recognised. These cannot be used with any
-other optios.
+other options.
 
 @table @option
 @item -h
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ Print a list of all options.
 @itemx --ftok PATHNAME ID
 Print a key derived from an existing
 file and a project ID. The project ID
-is a integer between the values 0 and
-255, inclusively. The derived key is
-probable to be non-unique. This is a
+is an integer between the values 0 and
+255, inclusive. The derived key is
+likely to be non-unique. This is a
 System V IPC function, and is not
-available, and are not necessary, for
+available or necessary for
 POSIX IPC.
 @end table
 
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ used without waiting for at most
 For a non primitive unit, the
 time to live is reset when it enters
 its next state. This could mean
-that it could timeout anywhere
-between the specifed time and
-n times the specifed time when
+that it could time out anywhere
+between the specified time and
+n times the specified time when
 n is the number of steps in the
 action that can block, which with
 the current units is at most 3.
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ only the indicated type is allowed.
 If the value is negative, the first
 message of the lowest type that is
 at most the absolute value of the
-specifed value is received.
+specified value is received.
 @end table
 
 Recognised options for POSIX message queues:
@@ -510,21 +510,21 @@ notify all:
 @chapter Barriers
 
 A barrier is a synchronisation primitive
-that can be used to make sure the a number
-of process continue their work at the same
+that can be used to make sure that a number
+of processes continue their work at the same
 time and do not fall out of sync with
-eachother. A barrier blocks until a select
-number of processes have reached it and the
+each other. A barrier blocks until a selected
+number of processes have reached it and then
 lets all of those processes continue. It
 does only have one verb: @option{enter}.
 The threshold, that is the number of
-process that are synchronised, is specified
+processes that are synchronised, is specified
 by the first non-option argument. If
 @option{enter} is used, the threshold is
 specified before @option{enter}. The
-threshold most be specified both at
+threshold must be specified both at
 construction and at usage.
-Use of barriers are indicated by the
+Use of barriers is indicated by the
 @option{-B} option.
 
 A ``System V'' barrier is constructed from
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ difference is due to the lack of the
 @code{Z} for POSIX semaphores.
 
 The key for a ``System V'' barrier is
-a integer-duo delimited by a full stop.
+an integer duo delimited by a full stop.
 The key for a ``POSIX'' barrier is a
 juxtaposition of three ASCII strings:
 no NUL or slash, between 1 character and
@@ -590,19 +590,19 @@ to a file or shared memory, you would
 apply an exclusive lock if you want to
 be able to modify the content of the
 memory and a shared lock if you only
-which to be able to read it. This
-guarantees both that two processes will
+wish to be able to read it. This
+guarantees both that no two processes will
 edit the memory at the same time and
-cause corruption, and that not process
+cause corruption, and that no process
 will modify the memory while another
 process is reading it, while allowing
 multiple processes to read the memory
 at the same time.
-Use of shared locks are indicated by the
+Use of shared locks is indicated by the
 @option{-L} option.
 
 The key for a ``System V'' shared lock is
-a integer-trio delimited by full stops.
+an integer trio delimited by full stops.
 The key for a ``POSIX'' shared lock is a
 juxtaposition of three ASCII strings:
 no NUL or slash, between 1 character and
@@ -659,8 +659,8 @@ exclusive unlock:
 A rendezvous is like barrier, except it
 is fixed to synchronising two processes.
 When two processes meet at a rendezvous
-they exchange a message with eachother.
-Use of rendezvous are indicated by the
+they exchange a message with each other.
+Use of rendezvous is indicated by the
 @option{-R} option. @option{-R} inherits
 the @option{-s} and @option{-z} options
 from @option{-Q}.
@@ -674,8 +674,8 @@ queues having priorities instead of types
 for messages.
 
 The key for a ``System V'' rendezvous is
-a integer-trio delimited by full stops.
-The key for a ``POSIX'' shared lock is a
+an integer trio delimited by full stops.
+The key for a ``POSIX'' rendezvous is a
 juxtaposition of four ASCII strings:
 no NUL or slash, between 1 character and
 254 characters long, and prefixed with a
@@ -721,4 +721,3 @@ slash.
 @include fdl.texinfo
 
 @bye
-