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

3 files changed, 40 insertions, 40 deletions

diff --git a/README b/README
index 222445a..a45d53b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -9,25 +9,25 @@ SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 	The sshexec utility is a wrapper for SSH that makes it easy to
-	run commands directly in the SSH command.
+	run commands directly in the SSH command line.
 
 	sshexec passes any argument after } to ssh-command (ssh if not
-	specified), but it rewrites command and the arguments to one
+	specified), but it rewrites command and the arguments into one
 	argument that can be passed into ssh(1) to describe each argument
-	as separate arguments. It may also rewrite destination to remove
-	information that's not supported by ssh(1) and inserts extra
+	as a separate argument. It may also rewrite destination to remove
+	information that is not supported by ssh(1) and insert extra
 	arguments after it (it may also add a -- argument immediately
-	before destination) to cause the remote shell it change working
+	before destination) to cause the remote shell to change working
 	directory to directory, if specified, and execute the provided
 	command and arguments as a regular command rather than as shell
-	code joined by together by spaces.
+	code joined together by spaces.
 
 OPTIONS
 	sshexec options may be placed at the very beginning enclosed
 	with the arguments { and }. sshexec options, if any, shall be
 	placed in the same { }-group. Any other option will be passed
 	as is to the ssh(1) utility or ssh-command. The sshexec utility
-	has a build it list of options recognised by the ssh(1) utility
+	has a built-in list of options recognised by the ssh(1) utility
 	and will not allow anything matching this list. The sshexec
 	utility does not allow mixing options and operands: no option
 	may be placed after destination, such options will be treated
@@ -107,24 +107,24 @@ OPTIONS
 	asis=asis-marker
 		Any argument equal to asis-marker will be skipped over
 		and instead the next argument (regardless of whether
-		it to is equal to asis-marker) will be interpreted as
+		it too is equal to asis-marker) will be interpreted as a
 		raw shell code string that shall be inserted without
 		escaping.
 
-	masis=asis-count
-		If specified, asis-marker shall only have it's specified
-		affect up to asis-count times.
+	nasis=asis-count
+		If specified, asis-marker shall only have its specified
+		effect up to asis-count times.
 
 OPERANDS
 	The following operands are supported:
 
 	destination
 		The destination to connect and log into. It shall be
-		eitherin the form [user@]hostname[:directory] or in the
+		either in the form [user@]hostname[:directory] or in the
 		form ssh[exec]://[user@]hostname[:port][/directory].
 
 		user shall be the name of the remote user. If not
-		specified, the name of the local user running the	
+		specified, the name of the local user running the
 		utility will be used.
 
 		hostname shall be the address to the remote machine.
@@ -132,24 +132,24 @@ OPERANDS
 		port shall be the port or service name for the port
 		to connect to on the remote machine.
 
-		directory shall be directory to change the remote
-		working directory. This is an alternative to (with the
+		directory shall be the directory to change the remote
+		working directory. This is an alternative (with the
 		exact same behaviour) to the dir option and cannot be
 		combined with it.
 
 	command [argument] ...
 		Whereas the ssh(1) utility would simply join the command
 		and argument arguments with a space between each of
-		them as pass it to the remote shell for execution, the
-		sshexec utility forces the remote shell to treat each
-		of the as separate arguments and cause the shell to
-		executing them as a non-builtin command.
+		them and pass the result to the remote shell for execution,
+		the sshexec utility forces the remote shell to treat each
+		of them as a separate argument and causes the shell to
+		execute them as a non-builtin command.
 
 		command must not contain an equals sign (=) or be just
 		a dash ("-").
 
 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
-	The following environment variables affects the execution of
+	The following environment variables affect the execution of
 	sshexec:
 
 	PATH
diff --git a/sshexec.1 b/sshexec.1
index dc42392..66162dd 100644
--- a/sshexec.1
+++ b/sshexec.1
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ sshexec - run a command through ssh(1) with normal command syntax
 The
 .B sshexec
 utility is a wrapper for SSH that makes it easy to run commands
-directly in the SSH command.
+directly in the SSH command line.
 .PP
 .B sshexec
 passes any argument after
@@ -37,24 +37,24 @@ and the
 .IR argument s
 to one argument that can be passed into
 .BR ssh (1)
-to describe each argument as separate arguments.
+to describe each argument as a separate argument.
 It may also rewrite
 .I destination
-to remove information that's not supported by
+to remove information that is not supported by
 .BR ssh (1)
-and inserts extra arguments after it
+and insert extra arguments after it
 (it may also add a
 .B --
 argument immediately before
 .IR destination )
-to cause the remote shell it change working directory to
+to cause the remote shell to change working directory to
 .IR directory ,
 if specified, and execute the provided
 .I command
 and
 .IR argument s
 as a regular command rather than as shell code joined
-by together by spaces.
+together by spaces.
 
 .SH OPTIONS
 .B sshexec
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ utility or
 .IR ssh-command .
 The
 .B sshexec
-utility has a build it list of options recognised by the
+utility has a built-in list of options recognised by the
 .BR ssh (1)
 utility and will not allow anything matching this list.
 The
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Any
 equal to
 .I asis-marker
 will be skipped over and instead the next argument
-(regardless of whether it to is equal to
+(regardless of whether it too is equal to
 .IR asis-marker )
 will be interpreted as raw shell code string that
 shall be inserted without escaping.
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ shall be inserted without escaping.
 .BI masis= asis-count
 If specified,
 .I asis-marker
-shall only have it's specified affect up to
+shall only have its specified effect up to
 .I asis-count
 times.
 
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ shall be the port or service name for the port to
 connect to on the remote machine.
 
 .I directory
-shall be directory to change the remote working directory.
-This is an alternative to (with the exact same behaviour)
+shall be the directory to change the remote working directory.
+This is an alternative (with the exact same behaviour)
 to the
 .B dir
 option and cannot be combined with it.
@@ -262,11 +262,11 @@ utility would simply join the
 .I command
 and
 .I argument
-arguments with a space between each of them as pass it
+arguments with a space between each of them and pass the result
 to the remote shell for execution, the
 .B sshexec
-utility forces the remote shell to treat each of the
-as separate arguments and cause the shell to executing
+utility forces the remote shell to treat each of them
+as a separate argument and causes the shell to execute
 them as a non-builtin command.
 
 .I command
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ utility itself does not use the standard input.
 None.
 
 .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
-The following environment variables affects the execution of
+The following environment variables affect the execution of
 .BR sshexec :
 .TP
 .I PATH
diff --git a/sshexec.c b/sshexec.c
index ff7efe0..1efd8de 100644
--- a/sshexec.c
+++ b/sshexec.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct redirection {
 
 
 /**
- * Command being constructor for ssh(1)
+ * Command being constructed for ssh(1)
  */
 static char *command = NULL;
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ build_command_escape(const char *arg)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* If the string only contains safe characters, add it would escaping */
+	/* If the string only contains safe characters, add it without escaping */
 	while (IS_ALWAYS_SAFE(arg[n]))
 		n += 1;
 	if (!arg[n]) {
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ build_command_escape(const char *arg)
 
 	/* Escape string, using quoted printf(1) statement */
 	build_command_asis("\"$(printf '");
-	goto start; /* already have a count of safe initial characters, let's add them immidately */
+	goto start; /* already have a count of safe initial characters, let's add them immediately */
 	while (*arg) {
-		/* Since process substation removes at least one terminal
-		 * LF, we must hold of on adding them */
+		/* Since process substitution removes at least one terminal
+		 * LF, we must hold off on adding them */
 		if (*arg == '\n') {
 			lfs += 1;
 			arg = &arg[1];