Small manpage updates.

8 files changed, 58 insertions, 65 deletions

diff --git a/man/C/urpme.8 b/man/C/urpme.8
index afa3bceb..6a316e2f 100644
--- a/man/C/urpme.8
+++ b/man/C/urpme.8
@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@ if a password is used to access distant location (using network protocol) or
 various directory are used to store packages.
 .TP
 .FN /var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.*
-Contains information about all known packages, it's a summary of rpm headers.
-If an hdlist file is used for a medium \fBurpmf\fP can operate completely which
-is almost always the case (please refer to \fBurpmf\fP man page for more
-informations on this topic).
+Contains information about all known packages; it's a summary of rpm headers.
+If an hdlist file is used for a medium, \fBurpmf\fP can operate completely
+without accessing this medium (this is almost always the case).
 .TP
 .FN /var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.*
 Contains synthesis information about all known packages built from hdlist files
diff --git a/man/C/urpmf.8 b/man/C/urpmf.8
index b5912ecd..30b7c775 100644
--- a/man/C/urpmf.8
+++ b/man/C/urpmf.8
@@ -100,10 +100,9 @@ if a password is used to access distant location (using network protocol) or
 various directory are used to store packages.
 .TP
 .FN /var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.*
-Contains information about all known packages, it's a summary of rpm headers.
-If an hdlist file is used for a medium \fBurpmf\fP can operate completely which
-is almost always the case (please refer to \fBurpmf\fP man page for more
-informations on this topic).
+Contains information about all known packages; it's a summary of rpm headers.
+If an hdlist file is used for a medium, \fBurpmf\fP can operate completely
+without accessing this medium (this is almost always the case).
 .TP
 .FN /var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.*
 Contains synthesis information about all known packages built from hdlist files
diff --git a/man/C/urpmi.8 b/man/C/urpmi.8
index 4263c0bb..c523ccde 100644
--- a/man/C/urpmi.8
+++ b/man/C/urpmi.8
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ You can compare rpm vs. urpmi  with  insmod vs. modprobe or dpkg vs apt-get
 Just launch urpmi followed by what you think is the name of the package(s),
 and urpmi will:
 .br
-\- Propose different package names if availables and quit.
+\- Propose different package names if available and quit.
 .br
 \- If only one corresponding package is found, check whether dependencies are 
 already installed, or not.
@@ -70,21 +70,21 @@ rejects upgrade of packages given on command line (or when using --auto-select)
 in case of dependencies error.
 .IP "\fB\--split-level \fInumber\fP"
 Split in small transaction when total number of packages to upgrade is greater
-than \fInumber\fP given. This option is activated by default and the default
+than the given \fInumber\fP. This option is activated by default and the default
 value of \fInumber\fP is 20.
 .IP "\fB\--split-length \fIcount\fP"
 Split in small transaction of at least \fIcount\fP packages. The default is 1
 and setting this value to 0 just disable split in small transaction.
 .IP "\fB\--fuzzy\fP"
-Disable fast search on exact package name, ie it will propose all
-package containing the name even if one has the given name (this is the same
-as \fB\-y\fP).
+Disable fast search on exact package name; i.e. it will propose all
+packages containing the name, even if one has exactly the given name (this
+is the same as \fB\-y\fP).
 .IP "\fB\--src\fP \fIname\fP"
-Search a source package according to \fIname\fP and it will select all dependencies by
-default, unless \fB\--install-src\fP is used in order to install source package
+Search a source package according to \fIname\fP and select all dependencies by
+default, unless \fB\--install-src\fP is used in order to install the source package
 itself.
 .IP "\fB\--install-src\fP"
-Install only source package (no binary packages will be installed).
+Install only the source package (no binary packages will be installed).
 .IP "\fB\--clean\fP"
 Remove all packages from the cache in directory /var/cache/urpmi/rpms.
 .IP "\fB\--noclean\fP"
@@ -124,27 +124,27 @@ Use specified HTTP proxy.
 Use specified user and password to use for proxy authentication.
 .IP "\fB\--bug\fP \fIdirectory\fP"
 Create a bug report in \fIdirectory\fP, you have to send a compressed archive of
-the directory to \fBurpmi\fP maintainer for the bug being (problably) fixed.
+the directory to the \fBurpmi\fP maintainer for the bug being (probably) fixed.
 .IP "\fB\--env\fP \fIdirectory\fP"
 Use a different environment directly from a bug report to replay a bug, the
 argument is the same argument given to \fB--bug\fP option.
 .IP "\fB\--X\fP"
 Use X interface.
 .IP "\fB\--best-output\fP"
-Try to use X interface or if not available the standard text interface (using
-rpm like output).
+Try to use X interface, or, if not available, the standard text interface (using
+rpm-like output).
 .IP "\fB\--verify-rpm\fP" or "\fB\--no-verify-rpm\fP"
 Activate (default) or deactivate rpm signature checking.
 .IP "\fB\--test\fP"
 Test (same as \fBrpm --test\fP) installation of packages but do not modify the
 system.
 .IP "\fB\--excludepath\fP \fIstring\fP"
-Do not install files whose name begins with \fIstring\fP given (same as \fBrpm
+Do not install files whose name begins with the given \fIstring\fP (same as \fBrpm
 --excludepath\fP).
 .IP "\fB\--excludedocs\fP"
 Do not install documents files (same as \fBrpm --excludedocs\fP).
 .IP "\fB\-a\fP"
-If multiple packages match the substring given, take them all
+If multiple packages match the given substring, take them all
 .IP "\fB\-p\fP"
 Allow search in provides to find package (default).
 .IP "\fB\-P\fP"
@@ -171,10 +171,9 @@ if a password is used to access distant location (using network protocol) or
 various directory are used to store packages.
 .TP
 .FN /var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.*
-Contains information about all known packages, it's a summary of rpm headers.
-If an hdlist file is used for a medium \fBurpmf\fP can operate completely which
-is almost always the case (please refer to \fBurpmf\fP man page for more
-informations on this topic).
+Contains information about all known packages; it's a summary of rpm headers.
+If an hdlist file is used for a medium, \fBurpmf\fP can operate completely
+without accessing this medium (this is almost always the case).
 .TP
 .FN /var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.*
 Contains synthesis information about all known packages built from hdlist files
diff --git a/man/C/urpmi.addmedia.8 b/man/C/urpmi.addmedia.8
index f7a17cd7..5f9d6cd6 100644
--- a/man/C/urpmi.addmedia.8
+++ b/man/C/urpmi.addmedia.8
@@ -128,10 +128,9 @@ if a password is used to access distant location (using network protocol) or
 various directory are used to store packages.
 .TP
 .FN /var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.*
-Contains information about all known packages, it's a summary of rpm headers.
-If an hdlist file is used for a medium \fBurpmf\fP can operate completely which
-is almost always the case (please refer to \fBurpmf\fP man page for more
-informations on this topic).
+Contains information about all known packages; it's a summary of rpm headers.
+If an hdlist file is used for a medium, \fBurpmf\fP can operate completely
+without accessing this medium (this is almost always the case).
 .TP
 .FN /var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.*
 Contains synthesis information about all known packages built from hdlist files
diff --git a/man/C/urpmi.cfg.5 b/man/C/urpmi.cfg.5
index 3be938fc..4780838b 100644
--- a/man/C/urpmi.cfg.5
+++ b/man/C/urpmi.cfg.5
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ urpmi.cfg \- urpmi option and media configuration file format.
 The urpmi.cfg file format is an enhancement of previous version of urpmi.cfg
 format.
 
-The file is divided in multiple section, a section to set global options and as
-many sections as needed for the description of media managed.
+The file is divided in multiple sections: one section to set global options, and as
+many sections as needed for the description of the media managed.
 
 .SS Global options
 
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ second unless a suffix \fBK\fP, \fBM\fP is given.
 .TP
 .B excludepath
 Same as \fB--excludepath\fP for \fBurpmi\fP. This option allow to give comma
-separated list of path to be excluded on installationn, there is no path
-exlusion by default.
+separated list of path to be excluded on installation, there is no path
+exclusion by default.
 
 .TP
 .B key-ids
-This option is not available on command line. This option allows to use a comma
-separated list of \fBkey-ids\fP to be globaly accepted (keys still need to be
+This option is not available on the command line. It allows to use a comma
+separated list of \fBkey-ids\fP to be globally accepted (keys still need to be
 authorized by \fBrpm\fP) for any medium unless a specific \fBkey-ids\fP option
-for this medium is given. There is no default (even MandrekeSoft key id 70771ff3
+for this medium is given. There is no default (even MandrakeSoft key id 70771ff3
 is not by default).
 
 .TP
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ for experienced users.
 But options like \fBupdate\fP, \fBignore\fP or \fBkey-ids\fP can be modified by
 users to mark medium as an update, to ignore medium or to give allowed GPG key
 ids for packages of the medium for verification (unless of course signature
-checking has been disabled globaly).
+checking has been disabled globally).
 
 Please note that \fBkey-ids\fP is automatically set by \fBurpmi.update\fP or
 \fBurpmi.addmedia\fP if a remote pubkey file is available on the mirror. This
diff --git a/man/C/urpmi.removemedia.8 b/man/C/urpmi.removemedia.8
index 4bc638ab..2d276ad3 100644
--- a/man/C/urpmi.removemedia.8
+++ b/man/C/urpmi.removemedia.8
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ if a password is used to access distant location (using network protocol) or
 various directory are used to store packages.
 .TP
 .FN /var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.*
-Contains information about all known packages, it's a summary of rpm headers.
-If an hdlist file is used for a medium \fBurpmf\fP can operate completely which
-is almost always the case (please refer to \fBurpmf\fP man page for more
-informations on this topic).
+Contains information about all known packages; it's a summary of rpm headers.
+If an hdlist file is used for a medium, \fBurpmf\fP can operate completely
+without accessing this medium (this is almost always the case).
 .TP
 .FN /var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.*
 Contains synthesis information about all known packages built from hdlist files
diff --git a/man/C/urpmi.update.8 b/man/C/urpmi.update.8
index 385c09ab..51868ffe 100644
--- a/man/C/urpmi.update.8
+++ b/man/C/urpmi.update.8
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 .TH urpmi.update 8 "28 Aug 2003" "MandrakeSoft" "Mandrake Linux"
 .IX urpmi.update
 .SH NAME
-urpmi.update \- Updates packages list for specified medias
+urpmi.update \- Updates package lists for specified medias
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B urpmi.update [options] [<\fInames\fP>]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-urpmi.update scans all the <\fInames\fP> media to update their packages list.
+urpmi.update scans all the <\fInames\fP> media to update their package list.
 Useful for ftp location for example.
 .PP
-<\fInames\fP> is a list of name you first told to urpmi.addmedia
+<\fInames\fP> is a list of names you first told to urpmi.addmedia.
 
 .SH OPTIONS
 .IP "\fB\--wget\fP"
 Use wget only for downloading distant files. By default curl is used if
-available or wget instead.
+available, or wget instead.
 .IP "\fB\--curl\fP"
 Use curl only for downloading distant files. By default curl is used if
-available or wget instead.
+available, or wget instead.
 .IP "\fB\--limit-rate \fIrate\fP"
 Try to limit the download speed, \fIrate\fP is given in bytes/sec. This option is
 not active by default.
@@ -49,10 +49,9 @@ if a password is used to access distant location (using network protocol) or
 various directory are used to store packages.
 .TP
 .FN /var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.*
-Contains information about all known packages, it's a summary of rpm headers.
-If an hdlist file is used for a medium \fBurpmf\fP can operate completely which
-is almost always the case (please refer to \fBurpmf\fP man page for more
-informations on this topic).
+Contains information about all known packages; it's a summary of rpm headers.
+If an hdlist file is used for a medium, \fBurpmf\fP can operate completely
+without accessing this medium (this is almost always the case).
 .TP
 .FN /var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.*
 Contains synthesis information about all known packages built from hdlist files
diff --git a/man/C/urpmq.8 b/man/C/urpmq.8
index 74352768..282f4848 100644
--- a/man/C/urpmq.8
+++ b/man/C/urpmq.8
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ urpmq \- urpmi database query tool.
 .B urpmq [\fIoptions\fP] [\fIpackage_names\fP | \fIrpm_files...\fP]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 urpmq allows querying the urpmi database. It is for you if want to list
-available packages in the various media of urpmi, or list dependancies of
-packages or packages that will be installed if you start urpmi.
+available packages in the various media of urpmi, or list dependencies of
+packages, or packages that will be installed if you start urpmi.
 .PP
 Output format of urpmq is the following according to command line options:
 .IP
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Use the given synthesis\fIfile\fP instead of urpmi db for searching packages and
 resolving dependencies.
 .IP "\fB\--auto-select\fP"
 Automatically select all packages that have to be upgraded according to already
-installed packages and packages listed in various media registered.
+installed packages and packages listed in the various media registered.
 .IP "\fB\--fuzzy\fP"
 Disable fast search on exact package name, ie it will propose all
 package containing the name even if one has the given name (this is the same
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Extract headers for package selected to standard output.
 .IP "\fB\--sources\fP"
 Print source url (or file) of all packages selected.
 .IP "\fB\--force\fP"
-Ignore error of inexistant packages requested.
+Ignore error of inexistent packages requested.
 .IP "\fB\--parallel\fP \fIalias\fP"
 Activate distributed execution of urpmi to other machines (it is mandatory that
 urpmi is installed but it is not necessary to have media defined on any
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ argument is the same argument given to \fB--bug\fP option.
 .IP "\fB\-v\fP"
 Activate verbose mode.
 .IP "\fB\-d\fP"
-Select dependancies (maximal closure).
+Select dependencies (maximal closure).
 .IP "\fB\-u\fP"
 Deselect packages if a better version is already installed, this option can be
 used with \fB-d\fP to simulate \fB-M\fP mode of \fBurpmi\fP.
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ Select all matches on command line, useful when using \fB-f\fP or \fB-r\fP with
 incomplete name given.
 .IP "\fB\-c\fP"
 If maximal closure is used, assume that a package listed may have wrong or not
-up-to-date dependancies. This cause more package to be upgraded and may correct
-unresolved dependancies on the rpm database.
+up-to-date dependencies. This cause more package to be upgraded and may correct
+unresolved dependencies on the rpm database.
 .IP "\fB\-P\fP"
 Do not search in provides to find package (this is the opposite of \fB-p\fP and
 is the default).
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ This is the same as \fB--fuzzy\fP.
 .IP "\fB\-s\fP"
 This is the same as \fB--src\fP.
 .IP "\fB\-i\fP"
-Print useful information in human readable form as for \fIrpm -qi\fP.
+Print useful information in human readable form, as for \fIrpm -qi\fP.
 .IP "\fB\-g\fP"
-Print group of each packages listed.
+Print group of each package listed.
 .IP "\fB\-r\fP"
-Print version and release of each packages listed.
+Print version and release of each package listed.
 .IP "\fB\-f\fP"
-Print version, release and arch of each packages listed.
+Print version, release and arch of each package listed.
 .SH FILES
 .de FN
 \fI\|\\$1\|\fP
@@ -126,10 +126,9 @@ if a password is used to access distant location (using network protocol) or
 various directory are used to store packages.
 .TP
 .FN /var/lib/urpmi/hdlist.*
-Contains information about all known packages, it's a summary of rpm headers.
-If an hdlist file is used for a medium \fBurpmf\fP can operate completely which
-is almost always the case (please refer to \fBurpmf\fP man page for more
-informations on this topic).
+Contains information about all known packages; it's a summary of rpm headers.
+If an hdlist file is used for a medium, \fBurpmf\fP can operate completely
+without accessing this medium (this is almost always the case).
 .TP
 .FN /var/lib/urpmi/synthesis.hdlist.*
 Contains synthesis information about all known packages built from hdlist files