Typo and grammar fixes

programs/benchfn.h

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ BMK_runTime_t BMK_extract_runTime(BMK_runOutcome_t outcome);
 /* when benchmark failed, it means one invocation of `benchFn` failed.
  * The failure was detected by `errorFn`, operating on return values of `benchFn`.
  * Returns the faulty return value.
- * note : this function will abort() program execution if benchmark did not failed.
+ * note : this function will abort() program execution if benchmark did not fail.
  *        always check if benchmark failed first !
  */
 size_t BMK_extract_errorResult(BMK_runOutcome_t outcome);

programs/fileio.c

@@ -885,8 +885,8 @@ static void FIO_adjustParamsForPatchFromMode(FIO_prefs_t* const prefs,
     if (cParams.strategy >= ZSTD_btopt) {
         DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "[Optimal parser notes] Consider the following to improve patch size at the cost of speed:\n");
         DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "- Use --single-thread mode in the zstd cli\n");
-        DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "- Set a larger targetLength (eg. --zstd=targetLength=4096)\n");
-        DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "- Set a larger chainLog (eg. --zstd=chainLog=%u)\n", ZSTD_CHAINLOG_MAX);
+        DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "- Set a larger targetLength (e.g. --zstd=targetLength=4096)\n");
+        DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "- Set a larger chainLog (e.g. --zstd=chainLog=%u)\n", ZSTD_CHAINLOG_MAX);
         DISPLAYLEVEL(1, "Also consider playing around with searchLog and hashLog\n");
     }
 }

programs/util.c

@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ makeUniqueMirroredDestDirs(char** srcDirNames, unsigned nbFile, const char* outD
                                             trimPath(currDirName)))
             uniqueDirNr++;
 
-        /* we need maintain original src dir name instead of trimmed
+        /* we need to maintain original src dir name instead of trimmed
          * dir, so we can retrieve the original src dir's mode_t */
         uniqueDirNames[uniqueDirNr - 1] = currDirName;
     }

programs/zstd.1

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ If input directory contains "\.\.", the files in this directory will be ignored\
 \fB\-\-no\-progress\fR: do not display the progress bar, but keep all other messages\.
 .
 .IP "\(bu" 4
-\fB\-\-show\-default\-cparams\fR: Shows the default compression parameters that will be used for a particular src file\. If the provided src file is not a regular file (eg\. named pipe), the cli will just output the default parameters\. That is, the parameters that are used when the src size is unknown\.
+\fB\-\-show\-default\-cparams\fR: Shows the default compression parameters that will be used for a particular src file\. If the provided src file is not a regular file (e\.g\. named pipe), the cli will just output the default parameters\. That is, the parameters that are used when the src size is unknown\.
 .
 .IP "\(bu" 4
 \fB\-\-\fR: All arguments after \fB\-\-\fR are treated as files
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ Note: If \fBwindowLog\fR is set to larger than 27, \fB\-\-long=windowLog\fR or \
 Specify the maximum number of bits for a hash table\.
 .
 .IP
-Bigger hash tables cause less collisions which usually makes compression faster, but requires more memory during compression\.
+Bigger hash tables cause fewer collisions which usually makes compression faster, but requires more memory during compression\.
 .
 .IP
 The minimum \fIhlog\fR is 6 (64 B) and the maximum is 30 (1 GiB)\.

programs/zstd.1.md

@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ the last one takes effect.
     Note: `--long` mode will be automatically activated if chainLog < fileLog
         (fileLog being the windowLog required to cover the whole file). You
         can also manually force it.
-	Node: for all levels, you can use --patch-from in --single-thread mode
-		to improve compression ratio at the cost of speed
+        Node: for all levels, you can use --patch-from in --single-thread mode
+        to improve compression ratio at the cost of speed
     Note: for level 19, you can get increased compression ratio at the cost
         of speed by specifying `--zstd=targetLength=` to be something large
-        (i.e 4096), and by setting a large `--zstd=chainLog=`
+        (i.e. 4096), and by setting a large `--zstd=chainLog=`
 * `--rsyncable` :
     `zstd` will periodically synchronize the compression state to make the
     compressed file more rsync-friendly. There is a negligible impact to
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ the last one takes effect.
 * `-M#`, `--memory=#`:
     Set a memory usage limit. By default, Zstandard uses 128 MB for decompression
     as the maximum amount of memory the decompressor is allowed to use, but you can
-    override this manually if need be in either direction (ie. you can increase or
+    override this manually if need be in either direction (i.e. you can increase or
     decrease it).
 
     This is also used during compression when using with --patch-from=. In this case,
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ the last one takes effect.
 * `--show-default-cparams`:
     Shows the default compression parameters that will be used for a
     particular src file. If the provided src file is not a regular file
-    (eg. named pipe), the cli will just output the default parameters.
+    (e.g. named pipe), the cli will just output the default parameters.
     That is, the parameters that are used when the src size is unknown.
 * `--`:
     All arguments after `--` are treated as files
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ The list of available _options_:
 - `hashLog`=_hlog_, `hlog`=_hlog_:
     Specify the maximum number of bits for a hash table.
 
-    Bigger hash tables cause less collisions which usually makes compression
+    Bigger hash tables cause fewer collisions which usually makes compression
     faster, but requires more memory during compression.
 
     The minimum _hlog_ is 6 (64 B) and the maximum is 30 (1 GiB).

programs/zstdcli.c

@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ int main(int argCount, const char* argv[])
 
     if (showDefaultCParams) {
         if (operation == zom_decompress) {
-            DISPLAY("error : can't use --show-default-cparams in decomrpession mode \n");
+            DISPLAY("error : can't use --show-default-cparams in decompression mode \n");
             CLEAN_RETURN(1);
         }
     }