Sync with 'maint'

* maint:
  Correct common spelling mistakes in comments and tests
  kwset: fix spelling in comments
  precompose-utf8: fix spelling of "want" in error message
  compat/nedmalloc: fix spelling in comments
  compat/regex: fix spelling and grammar in comments
  obstack: fix spelling of similar
  contrib/subtree: fix spelling of accidentally
  git-remote-mediawiki: spelling fixes
  doc: various spelling fixes
  fast-export: fix argument name in error messages
  Documentation: distinguish between ref and offset deltas in pack-format
  i18n: make the translation of -u advice in one go

Author: gitster

Documentation/git-credential.txt

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ For example, if we want a password for
 `https://example.com/foo.git`, we might generate the following
 credential description (don't forget the blank line at the end; it
 tells `git credential` that the application finished feeding all the
-infomation it has):
+information it has):
 
 	 protocol=https
 	 host=example.com

Documentation/git-remote-ext.txt

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ begins with `ext::`.  Examples:
 	edit .ssh/config.
 
 "ext::socat -t3600 - ABSTRACT-CONNECT:/git-server %G/somerepo"::
-	Represents repository with path /somerepo accessable over
+	Represents repository with path /somerepo accessible over
 	git protocol at abstract namespace address /git-server.
 
 "ext::git-server-alias foo %G/repo"::

Documentation/git-svn.txt

@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ first have already been pushed into SVN.
 	patch), "all" (accept all patches), or "quit".
 	+
 	'git svn dcommit' returns immediately if answer if "no" or "quit", without
-	commiting anything to SVN.
+	committing anything to SVN.
 
 'branch'::
 	Create a branch in the SVN repository.
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ HANDLING OF SVN BRANCHES
 ------------------------
 If 'git svn' is configured to fetch branches (and --follow-branches
 is in effect), it sometimes creates multiple Git branches for one
-SVN branch, where the addtional branches have names of the form
+SVN branch, where the additional branches have names of the form
 'branchname@nnn' (with nnn an SVN revision number).  These additional
 branches are created if 'git svn' cannot find a parent commit for the
 first commit in an SVN branch, to connect the branch to the history of

Documentation/git-tools.txt

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Others
 
    - *git.el* (contrib/)
 
-   This is an Emacs interface for Git. The user interface is modeled on
+   This is an Emacs interface for Git. The user interface is modelled on
    pcl-cvs. It has been developed on Emacs 21 and will probably need some
    tweaking to work on XEmacs.
 

Documentation/revisions.txt

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ when you run `git cherry-pick`.
 +
 Note that any of the 'refs/*' cases above may come either from
 the '$GIT_DIR/refs' directory or from the '$GIT_DIR/packed-refs' file.
-While the ref name encoding is unspecified, UTF-8 is prefered as
+While the ref name encoding is unspecified, UTF-8 is preferred as
 some output processing may assume ref names in UTF-8.
 
 '<refname>@\{<date>\}', e.g. 'master@\{yesterday\}', 'HEAD@\{5 minutes ago\}'::

Documentation/technical/api-argv-array.txt

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Functions
 	initial, empty state.
 
 `argv_array_detach`::
-	Detach the argv array from the `struct argv_array`, transfering
+	Detach the argv array from the `struct argv_array`, transferring
 	ownership of the allocated array and strings.
 
 `argv_array_free_detached`::

Documentation/technical/api-credentials.txt

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int foo_login(struct foo_connection *f)
 		break;
 	default:
 		/*
-		 * Some other error occured. We don't know if the
+		 * Some other error occurred. We don't know if the
 		 * credential is good or bad, so report nothing to the
 		 * credential subsystem.
 		 */

Documentation/technical/api-ref-iteration.txt

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Iteration functions
 * `head_ref_submodule()`, `for_each_ref_submodule()`,
   `for_each_ref_in_submodule()`, `for_each_tag_ref_submodule()`,
   `for_each_branch_ref_submodule()`, `for_each_remote_ref_submodule()`
-  do the same as the functions descibed above but for a specified
+  do the same as the functions described above but for a specified
   submodule.
 
 * `for_each_rawref()` can be used to learn about broken ref and symref.

Documentation/technical/pack-format.txt

@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ Git pack format
 
      (deltified representation)
      n-byte type and length (3-bit type, (n-1)*7+4-bit length)
-     20-byte base object name
+     20-byte base object name if OBJ_REF_DELTA or a negative relative
+	 offset from the delta object's position in the pack if this
+	 is an OBJ_OFS_DELTA object
      compressed delta data
 
      Observation: length of each object is encoded in a variable

builtin/apply.c

@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ static int parse_binary(char *buffer, unsigned long size, struct patch *patch)
 }
 
 /*
- * Read the patch text in "buffer" taht extends for "size" bytes; stop
+ * Read the patch text in "buffer" that extends for "size" bytes; stop
  * reading after seeing a single patch (i.e. changes to a single file).
  * Create fragments (i.e. patch hunks) and hang them to the given patch.
  * Return the number of bytes consumed, so that the caller can call us
@@ -3029,7 +3029,7 @@ static struct patch *in_fn_table(const char *name)
  *
  * The latter is needed to deal with a case where two paths A and B
  * are swapped by first renaming A to B and then renaming B to A;
- * moving A to B should not be prevented due to presense of B as we
+ * moving A to B should not be prevented due to presence of B as we
  * will remove it in a later patch.
  */
 #define PATH_TO_BE_DELETED ((struct patch *) -2)
@@ -3513,7 +3513,7 @@ static int check_patch(struct patch *patch)
 	 *
 	 * A patch to swap-rename between A and B would first rename A
 	 * to B and then rename B to A.  While applying the first one,
-	 * the presense of B should not stop A from getting renamed to
+	 * the presence of B should not stop A from getting renamed to
 	 * B; ask to_be_deleted() about the later rename.  Removal of
 	 * B and rename from A to B is handled the same way by asking
 	 * was_deleted().

builtin/fast-export.c

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static int parse_opt_signed_tag_mode(const struct option *opt,
 	else if (!strcmp(arg, "strip"))
 		signed_tag_mode = STRIP;
 	else
-		return error("Unknown signed-tag mode: %s", arg);
+		return error("Unknown signed-tags mode: %s", arg);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static void handle_tag(const char *name, struct tag *tag)
 			switch(signed_tag_mode) {
 			case ABORT:
 				die ("Encountered signed tag %s; use "
-				     "--signed-tag=<mode> to handle it.",
+				     "--signed-tags=<mode> to handle it.",
 				     sha1_to_hex(tag->object.sha1));
 			case WARN:
 				warning ("Exporting signed tag %s",

commit.c

@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ struct commit_list *get_merge_bases(struct commit *one, struct commit *two,
 }
 
 /*
- * Is "commit" a decendant of one of the elements on the "with_commit" list?
+ * Is "commit" a descendant of one of the elements on the "with_commit" list?
  */
 int is_descendant_of(struct commit *commit, struct commit_list *with_commit)
 {

commit.h

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ extern struct commit_list *get_merge_bases(struct commit *rev1, struct commit *r
 extern struct commit_list *get_merge_bases_many(struct commit *one, int n, struct commit **twos, int cleanup);
 extern struct commit_list *get_octopus_merge_bases(struct commit_list *in);
 
-/* largest postive number a signed 32-bit integer can contain */
+/* largest positive number a signed 32-bit integer can contain */
 #define INFINITE_DEPTH 0x7fffffff
 
 extern int register_shallow(const unsigned char *sha1);

compat/nedmalloc/malloc.c.h

@@ -4778,7 +4778,7 @@ void* dlmalloc(size_t bytes) {
 
 void dlfree(void* mem) {
   /*
-     Consolidate freed chunks with preceeding or succeeding bordering
+     Consolidate freed chunks with preceding or succeeding bordering
      free chunks, if they exist, and then place in a bin.  Intermixed
      with special cases for top, dv, mmapped chunks, and usage errors.
   */
@@ -5680,10 +5680,10 @@ int mspace_mallopt(int param_number, int value) {
 	Wolfram Gloger ([email protected]).
       * Use last_remainder in more cases.
       * Pack bins using idea from  [email protected]
-      * Use ordered bins instead of best-fit threshhold
+      * Use ordered bins instead of best-fit threshold
       * Eliminate block-local decls to simplify tracing and debugging.
       * Support another case of realloc via move into top
-      * Fix error occuring when initial sbrk_base not word-aligned.
+      * Fix error occurring when initial sbrk_base not word-aligned.
       * Rely on page size for units instead of SBRK_UNIT to
 	avoid surprises about sbrk alignment conventions.
       * Add mallinfo, mallopt. Thanks to Raymond Nijssen

compat/obstack.h

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define __BPTR_ALIGN(B, P, A) ((B) + (((P) - (B) + (A)) & ~(A)))
 
-/* Similiar to _BPTR_ALIGN (B, P, A), except optimize the common case
+/* Similar to _BPTR_ALIGN (B, P, A), except optimize the common case
    where pointers can be converted to integers, aligned as integers,
    and converted back again.  If PTR_INT_TYPE is narrower than a
    pointer (e.g., the AS/400), play it safe and compute the alignment

compat/precompose_utf8.c

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ struct dirent_prec_psx *precompose_utf8_readdir(PREC_DIR *prec_dir)
 			if (prec_dir->ic_precompose == (iconv_t)-1) {
 				die("iconv_open(%s,%s) failed, but needed:\n"
 						"    precomposed unicode is not supported.\n"
-						"    If you wnat to use decomposed unicode, run\n"
+						"    If you want to use decomposed unicode, run\n"
 						"    \"git config core.precomposeunicode false\"\n",
 						repo_encoding, path_encoding);
 			} else {

compat/regex/regcomp.c

@@ -2095,7 +2095,7 @@ peek_token_bracket (re_token_t *token, re_string_t *input, reg_syntax_t syntax)
 
 /* Entry point of the parser.
    Parse the regular expression REGEXP and return the structure tree.
-   If an error is occured, ERR is set by error code, and return NULL.
+   If an error has occurred, ERR is set by error code, and return NULL.
    This function build the following tree, from regular expression <reg_exp>:
 	   CAT
 	   / \
@@ -3715,7 +3715,7 @@ build_charclass_op (re_dfa_t *dfa, RE_TRANSLATE_TYPE trans,
 /* This is intended for the expressions like "a{1,3}".
    Fetch a number from `input', and return the number.
    Return -1, if the number field is empty like "{,1}".
-   Return -2, If an error is occured.  */
+   Return -2, if an error has occurred.  */
 
 static int
 fetch_number (re_string_t *input, re_token_t *token, reg_syntax_t syntax)

compat/regex/regex.c

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-/* Make sure noone compiles this code with a C++ compiler.  */
+/* Make sure no one compiles this code with a C++ compiler.  */
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 # error "This is C code, use a C compiler"
 #endif

compat/regex/regex_internal.c

@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ re_node_set_merge (re_node_set *dest, const re_node_set *src)
 
 /* Insert the new element ELEM to the re_node_set* SET.
    SET should not already have ELEM.
-   return -1 if an error is occured, return 1 otherwise.  */
+   return -1 if an error has occurred, return 1 otherwise.  */
 
 static int
 internal_function
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ re_node_set_insert (re_node_set *set, int elem)
 
 /* Insert the new element ELEM to the re_node_set* SET.
    SET should not already have any element greater than or equal to ELEM.
-   Return -1 if an error is occured, return 1 otherwise.  */
+   Return -1 if an error has occurred, return 1 otherwise.  */
 
 static int
 internal_function
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ re_node_set_remove_at (re_node_set *set, int idx)
 
 
 /* Add the token TOKEN to dfa->nodes, and return the index of the token.
-   Or return -1, if an error will be occured.  */
+   Or return -1, if an error has occurred.  */
 
 static int
 internal_function

contrib/mw-to-git/git-remote-mediawiki.perl

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 use constant SLASH_REPLACEMENT => "%2F";
 
 # It's not always possible to delete pages (may require some
-# priviledges). Deleted pages are replaced with this content.
+# privileges). Deleted pages are replaced with this content.
 use constant DELETED_CONTENT => "[[Category:Deleted]]\n";
 
 # It's not possible to create empty pages. New empty files in Git are
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ sub mw_import_ref {
 	if ($fetch_from == 1 && $n == 0) {
 		print STDERR "You appear to have cloned an empty MediaWiki.\n";
 		# Something has to be done remote-helper side. If nothing is done, an error is
-		# thrown saying that HEAD is refering to unknown object 0000000000000000000
+		# thrown saying that HEAD is referring to unknown object 0000000000000000000
 		# and the clone fails.
 	}
 }
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ sub mw_push_file {
 		my $file_content;
 		if ($page_deleted) {
 			# Deleting a page usually requires
-			# special priviledges. A common
+			# special privileges. A common
 			# convention is to replace the page
 			# with this content instead:
 			$file_content = DELETED_CONTENT;

contrib/mw-to-git/t/README

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Principles and Technical Choices
 
 The test environment makes it easy to install and manipulate one or
 several MediaWiki instances. To allow developers to run the testsuite
-easily, the environment does not require root priviledge (except to
+easily, the environment does not require root privilege (except to
 install the required packages if needed). It starts a webserver
 instance on the user's account (using lighttpd greatly helps for
 that), and does not need a separate database daemon (thanks to the use
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ parameters, please refer to the `test-gitmw-lib.sh` and
 
 ** `test_check_wiki_precond`:
 Check if the tests must be skipped or not. Please use this function
-at the beggining of each new test file.
+at the beginning of each new test file.
 
 ** `wiki_getpage`:
 Fetch a given page from the wiki and puts its content in the
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Tests if a given page exists on the wiki.
 
 ** `wiki_reset`:
 Reset the wiki, i.e. flush the database. Use this function at the
-begining of each new test, except if the test re-uses the same wiki
+beginning of each new test, except if the test re-uses the same wiki
 (and history) as the previous test.
 
 How to write a new test

contrib/mw-to-git/t/install-wiki/LocalSettings.php

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
 ## Set $wgCacheDirectory to a writable directory on the web server
 ## to make your wiki go slightly faster. The directory should not
-## be publically accessible from the web.
+## be publicly accessible from the web.
 #$wgCacheDirectory = "$IP/cache";
 
 # Site language code, should be one of the list in ./languages/Names.php

contrib/mw-to-git/t/t9362-mw-to-git-utf8.sh

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ test_expect_success 'character $ in file name (git -> mw) ' '
 '
 
 
-test_expect_failure 'capital at the begining of file names' '
+test_expect_failure 'capital at the beginning of file names' '
 	wiki_reset &&
 	git clone mediawiki::'"$WIKI_URL"' mw_dir_10 &&
 	(
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ test_expect_failure 'capital at the begining of file names' '
 '
 
 
-test_expect_failure 'special character at the begining of file name from mw to git' '
+test_expect_failure 'special character at the beginning of file name from mw to git' '
 	wiki_reset &&
 	git clone mediawiki::'"$WIKI_URL"' mw_dir_11 &&
 	wiki_editpage {char_1 "expect to be renamed {char_1" false &&
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ test_expect_success 'Push page with title containing ":" other than namespace se
 	wiki_page_exist NotANameSpace:Page
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'test of correct formating for file name from mw to git' '
+test_expect_success 'test of correct formatting for file name from mw to git' '
 	wiki_reset &&
 	git clone mediawiki::'"$WIKI_URL"' mw_dir_12 &&
 	wiki_editpage char_%_7b_1 "expect to be renamed char{_1" false &&
@@ -207,15 +207,15 @@ test_expect_success 'test of correct formating for file name from mw to git' '
 '
 
 
-test_expect_failure 'test of correct formating for file name begining with special character' '
+test_expect_failure 'test of correct formatting for file name beginning with special character' '
 	wiki_reset &&
 	git clone mediawiki::'"$WIKI_URL"' mw_dir_13 &&
 	(
 		cd mw_dir_13 &&
 		echo "my new file {char_1" >\{char_1.mw &&
 		echo "my new file [char_2" >\[char_2.mw &&
 		git add . &&
-		git commit -am "commiting some exotic file name..." &&
+		git commit -am "committing some exotic file name..." &&
 		git push &&
 		git pull
 	) &&
@@ -226,15 +226,15 @@ test_expect_failure 'test of correct formating for file name begining with speci
 '
 
 
-test_expect_success 'test of correct formating for file name from git to mw' '
+test_expect_success 'test of correct formatting for file name from git to mw' '
 	wiki_reset &&
 	git clone mediawiki::'"$WIKI_URL"' mw_dir_14 &&
 	(
 		cd mw_dir_14 &&
 		echo "my new file char{_1" >Char\{_1.mw &&
 		echo "my new file char[_2" >Char\[_2.mw &&
 		git add . &&
-		git commit -m "commiting some exotic file name..." &&
+		git commit -m "committing some exotic file name..." &&
 		git push
 	) &&
 	wiki_getallpage ref_page_14 &&

contrib/subtree/t/t7900-subtree.sh

@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ test_expect_success 'add main-sub5' '
 test_expect_success 'split for main-sub5 without --onto' '
         # also test that we still can split out an entirely new subtree
         # if the parent of the first commit in the tree is not empty,
-        # then the new subtree has accidently been attached to something
+	# then the new subtree has accidentally been attached to something
         git subtree split --prefix subdir2 --branch mainsub5 &&
         check_equal ''"$(git log --pretty=format:%P -1 mainsub5)"'' ""
 '

diff.c

@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ static void show_stats(struct diffstat_t *data, struct diff_options *options)
 	 * Binary files are displayed with "Bin XXX -> YYY bytes"
 	 * instead of the change count and graph. This part is treated
 	 * similarly to the graph part, except that it is not
-	 * "scaled". If total width is too small to accomodate the
+	 * "scaled". If total width is too small to accommodate the
 	 * guaranteed minimum width of the filename part and the
 	 * separators and this message, this message will "overflow"
 	 * making the line longer than the maximum width.