docs: Fix spelling mistakes and typos

Signed-off-by: Eric Engestrom <eric@engestrom.ch>
Reviewed-by: Stephen Finucane <stephen.finucane@intel.com>

diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index b7164a51a5425f4cec7ca19bc9aab2c8b0f2d8f4..cfa5acfe155ba8049e21b5f65abbcb1371dbfd82 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ functionality.
 
 You need to connect to the server. Some methods require authentication (via
 HTTP Basic Auth) while others do not. Authentication uses your Patchwork
-account and the on-server documention will indicate where it is necessary.
+account and the on-server documentation will indicate where it is necessary.
 We will only cover the unauthenticated method here for brevity - please
 consult the [`xmlrpclib`] documentation for more detailed examples:
 

diff --git a/docs/contributing.md b/docs/contributing.md
index fc703018fcbca16dd6fa4ab67fae98b99a9f71ab..93b060278bab84cc7c145d6a73c99d2c1c10ec55 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/contributing.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 way.
 
 Changes that fix semantic issues will be generally be happily received, but
-please keep such changes seperate from functional changes.
+please keep such changes separate from functional changes.
 
 `pep8` targets are provided via tox. Refer to the [testing section](#testing)
 below for more information on usage of this tool.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ will do this:
 All patches should be sent to the [mailing list][pw-ml]. When doing so, please
 abide by the [QEMU guidelines][ref-qemu-contrib] on contributing or submitting
 patches. This covers both the initial submission and any follow up to the
-patches. In particulat, please ensure:
+patches. In particular, please ensure:
 
 * [All tests pass](#testing)
 * Documentation has been updated with new requirements, new script names etc.

diff --git a/docs/deployment.md b/docs/deployment.md
index e8dcd0fe29453456eab13ff42d108cde638d719f..73282f96f729aaddcdbc491556efc2b4dc13c47c 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/deployment.md
+++ b/docs/deployment.md
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ the file:
 
 ### Final Steps
 
-Once done, we should be able to check that all requirements are met using the
+Once done, we should be able to check that all requirements are met using
 the `check` command of the `manage.py` executable:
 
     $ /opt/patchwork/manage.py check
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ latter and they can be loaded as seen below:
 **NOTE:** This assumes your Postfix process is running as the `nobody` user.
 If this is not correct (use of `postfix` user is also common), you should
 change both the username in the `createuser` command above and substitute the
-username in the the `grant-all-postgres.sql` script with the appropriate
+username in the `grant-all-postgres.sql` script with the appropriate
 alternative.
 
 ### IMAP/POP3

diff --git a/docs/development.md b/docs/development.md
index ddfbcb44b8a4b8bca850484f2f69b5ff12ccb3fe..de5dac556a61e807b8cb7b1430a7a6fcde7845b3 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/development.md
+++ b/docs/development.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The latest version of Patchwork is available with git. To download:
 ## Vagrant-Based Installation
 
 Patchwork provides a Vagrantfile that can be used to quickly configure
-Patchwork in a delopment environment. Like any Vagrant VM, you can start this
+Patchwork in a development environment. Like any Vagrant VM, you can start this
 using the `vagrant up` command:
 
     $ cd patchwork  # the path to the repo you cloned above
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ the above command.
 ## Configure Virtual Environment
 
 **NOTE:** If you are interested in simply [testing Patchwork][doc-testing],
-many of the the below steps are not required. tox will automatically install
+many of the below steps are not required. tox will automatically install
 dependencies and use virtual environments when testing.
 
 Once these requirements are installed, you should create and activate a new
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ using the aptly-named `createsuperuser` command:
     (.venv)$ ./manage.py createsuperuser
 
 Once this is done, it's beneficial to load some real emails into the system.
-This can be done manually, however it's generally much easier to download an
+This can be done manually, however it's generally much easier to download
 an archive from a Mailman instance and load these using the `parsearchive.py`
 tool. You can do this like so:
 

diff --git a/docs/upgrading.md b/docs/upgrading.md
index 453ae9436af08faad86ac16cef2ff50f6717e498..11434ba80c747a2af1ba4064a55a3c50ccba49f4 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/upgrading.md
+++ b/docs/upgrading.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 when upgrading an existing, production installation of Patchwork. If you are
 interested in the specific changes between each release, please refer to the
 [`UPGRADING` document][gh-upgrading] instead. If this is your first time
-installing Patchwork. please refer to the
+installing Patchwork, please refer to the
 [installation guide][doc-installation] instead.
 
 ## Before You Start
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Before doing anything, always **backup your data**. This generally means
 backing up your database, but it might also be a good idea to backup your
 environment in case you encounter issues during the upgrade process.
 
-While Patchwork won't explicity prevent it, it's generally wise to avoid
+While Patchwork won't explicitly prevent it, it's generally wise to avoid
 upgrades spanning multiple releases in one go. An iterative upgrade approach
 will provide an easier, if slower, upgrade process.
 
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ latest version of Patchwork, deleting the provided migrations, applying any
 patches you may have and regenerating the migrations seems like the best
 option.
 
-**NOTE**: To prevent the latter case above from occuring, we'd ask that you
+**NOTE**: To prevent the latter case above from occurring, we'd ask that you
 submit any patches you may have to the upstream Patchwork so that the wider
 community can benefit from this new functionality. Please see
-[the contributing document][doc-contributing] for more informtion on this
+[the contributing document][doc-contributing] for more information on this
 process.
 
 [doc-installation]: installation.md