treewide: Fix typos in comments

Signed-off-by: David Yang <mmyangfl@gmail.com>

applications/luci-app-asterisk/luasrc/asterisk.lua

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function io.exec(command)
 	return buffer
 end
 
---- Execute command and invoke given callback for each readed line
+--- Execute command and invoke given callback for each read line
 -- @param command	String containing the command to execute
 -- @param callback	Function to call back for each line
 -- @return			Always true
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function io.execl(command, callback)
 	return true
 end
 
---- Execute command and return an iterator that returns one line per invokation
+--- Execute command and return an iterator that returns one line per invocation
 -- @param command	String containing the command to execute
 -- @return			Iterator function
 function io.execi(command)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ end
 --- LuCI Asterisk - core status
 core = luci.util.class()
 
---- Retrive version string.
+--- Retrieve version string.
 -- @return	String containing the reported asterisk version
 function core.version(self)
 	local version = io.exec("core show version")
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ function sip.peers(self)
 	return peers
 end
 
---- Get informations of given SIP peer
+--- Get information of given SIP peer
 -- @param peer	String containing the name of the SIP peer
 function sip.peer(peer)
 	local info = { }
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ end
 --- Convert given list to a collection of hyperlinks
 -- @param list	Table of tokens
 -- @param url	String pattern or callback function to construct urls (optional)
--- @param sep	String containing the seperator (optional, default is ", ")
+-- @param sep	String containing the separator (optional, default is ", ")
 -- @return		String containing the html fragment
 function tools.hyperlinks(list, url, sep)
 	local html

applications/luci-app-asterisk/luasrc/view/asterisk/dialzones.htm

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 			<div class="cbi-section-create cbi-tblsection-create" style="padding: 3px">
 				<h3>Create a new dialzone</h3>
 				The name is required and must be unique. It may only contain the characters A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and _ .<br />
-				You can specifiy multiple number matches by separating them with spaces.<br />
+				You can specify multiple number matches by separating them with spaces.<br />
 
 				<%- if create_error then %>
 					<br /><span style="color:red">Invalid name given!</span><br />

applications/luci-app-ddns/luasrc/model/cbi/ddns/detail.lua

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ end
 -- will use dynamic_dns_lucihelper to check if
 -- local IP can be read
 local function _verify_ip_source()
-	-- section is globally defined here be calling agrument (see above)
+	-- section is globally defined here be calling argument (see above)
 	local _arg
 
 	local _ipv6   = usev6:formvalue(section)
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ end
 
 -- function to verify if option is valid
 local function _option_validate(self, value, optional)
-	-- section is globally defined here be calling agrument (see above)
+	-- section is globally defined here be calling argument (see above)
 	local fusev6 = usev6:formvalue(section) or "0"
 	local fsvc4  = svc4:formvalue(section) or "-"
 	local fsvc6  = svc6:formvalue(section) or "-"
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ local function _option_validate(self, value, optional)
 	if (#urlsh == 0) then return "" end
 
 	used = _option_used(self.option, urlsh)
-	-- on error or not used return empty sting
+	-- on error or not used return empty string
 	if used < 1 then return "" end
 	-- needed but no data then return error
 	if not value or (#value == 0) then

applications/luci-app-olsr-viz/htdocs/luci-static/resources/olsr-viz.js

@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ function place_new_nodes() {
 			}
 		}
 		else {
-			// beginn somewhere
+			// begin somewhere
 			n.x = Math.random()*400;
 			n.y = Math.random()*400;
 		}

applications/luci-app-privoxy/luasrc/model/cbi/privoxy.lua

@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ function bl.validate(self, value)
 	elseif v < 1 or v > 4096 then
 		return nil, err_tab_access(self.title_base, translate("Value not between 1 and 4096") )
 	elseif v == self.default then
-		return ""	-- dont need to save default
+		return ""	-- don't need to save default
 	end
 	return value
 end
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ function st.validate(self, value)
 	elseif v < 1 then
 		return nil, err_tab_misc(self.title_base, translate("Value not greater 0 or empty") )
 	elseif v == self.default then
-		return ""	-- dont need to save default
+		return ""	-- don't need to save default
 	end
 	return value
 end
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ function mcc.validate(self, value)
 	elseif v < 1 then
 		return nil, err_tab_misc(self.title_base, translate("Value not greater 0 or empty") )
 	elseif v == self.default then
-		return ""	-- dont need to save default
+		return ""	-- don't need to save default
 	end
 	return value
 end

applications/luci-app-siitwizard/luasrc/model/cbi/siitwizard.lua

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ function mode.write(self, section, value)
 	--	* wl0 gets an ipv6 address, in this case the fdca:ffee:babe::1:1/64
 	--	* we do a ::ffff:ffff:0/96 route into siit0, so everything from 6mesh goes into translation.
 	--	* an HNA6 of ::ffff:ffff:0:0/96 announces the mapped 0.0.0.0/0 ipv4 space.
-	--	* MTU on WAN, LAN down to 1400, ipv6 headers are slighly larger.
+	--	* MTU on WAN, LAN down to 1400, ipv6 headers are slightly larger.
 
 	if value == "gateway" then
 

applications/luci-app-splash/luasrc/view/splash/splash.htm

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ if has_custom_splash then
 	is limited and because of this we ask you not to do any of the following:%></p>
 	<ul>
 		<li><%:use filesharing applications on this network%></li>
-		<li><%:waste bandwidth with unneccesary downloads or streams%></li>
+		<li><%:waste bandwidth with unnecessary downloads or streams%></li>
 		<li><%:perform any kind of illegal activities%></li>
 	</ul>
 	<br />

applications/luci-app-splash/root/etc/init.d/luci_splash

@@ -237,12 +237,12 @@ start() {
 	[ -s $IPT_REPLAY ] && . $IPT_REPLAY
 	echo -n > $IPT_REPLAY
 
-	### Add interface independant prerouting rules
+	### Add interface independent prerouting rules
 	$IPT -t nat -A luci_splash_prerouting -j luci_splash_leases
 	$IPT -t nat -A luci_splash_leases -p udp --dport 53 -j REDIRECT --to-ports 53
 	$IPT -t nat -A luci_splash_leases -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-ports 8082
 
-	### Add interface independant forwarding rules
+	### Add interface independent forwarding rules
 	$IPT -t filter -A luci_splash_forwarding -j luci_splash_filter
 	$IPT -t filter -A luci_splash_filter -p tcp -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-reset
 	$IPT -t filter -A luci_splash_filter -j REJECT --reject-with icmp-net-prohibited

applications/luci-app-statistics/luasrc/controller/luci_statistics/luci_statistics.lua

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function index()
 	require("luci.util")
 	require("luci.statistics.datatree")
 
-	-- override entry(): check for existance <plugin>.so where <plugin> is derived from the called path
+	-- override entry(): check for existence <plugin>.so where <plugin> is derived from the called path
 	function _entry( path, ... )
 		local file = path[5] or path[4]
 		if nixio.fs.access( "/usr/lib/collectd/" .. file .. ".so" ) then

applications/luci-app-statistics/luasrc/statistics/rrdtool/definitions/interface.lua

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function rrdargs( graph, plugin, plugin_instance )
 
 		-- diagram data description
 		data = {
-			-- defined sources for data types, if ommitted assume a single DS named "value" (optional)
+			-- defined sources for data types, if omitted assume a single DS named "value" (optional)
 			sources = {
 				if_octets = { "tx", "rx" }
 			},

applications/luci-app-statistics/luasrc/statistics/rrdtool/definitions/netlink.lua

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function rrdargs( graph, plugin, plugin_instance )
 
 		-- diagram data description
 		data = {
-			-- defined sources for data types, if ommitted assume a single DS named "value" (optional)
+			-- defined sources for data types, if omitted assume a single DS named "value" (optional)
 			sources = {
 				if_octets = { "tx", "rx" }
 			},

applications/luci-app-unbound/luasrc/model/cbi/unbound/zones.lua

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ end
 
 
 function ztype.cfgvalue(self, s)
-    -- Format a meaninful tile for the Zone Type column
+    -- Format a meaningful tile for the Zone Type column
     local itxt = self.map:get(s, "zone_type")
     local itls = self.map:get(s, "tls_upstream")
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ end
 
 
 function zones.cfgvalue(self, s)
-    -- Format a meaninful sentence for the Zones viewed column
+    -- Format a meaningful sentence for the Zones viewed column
     local xtxt, otxt
     local itxt = self.map:get(s, "zone_name")
     local itype = self.map:get(s, "zone_type")
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ end
 
 
 function servers.cfgvalue(self, s)
-    -- Format a meaninful sentence for the Servers (and URL) column
+    -- Format a meaningful sentence for the Servers (and URL) column
     local xtxt, otxt, rtxt, found
     local itxt = self.map:get(s, "server")
     local iurl = self.map:get(s, "url_dir")

applications/luci-app-wifischedule/README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Turns WiFi on and off according to a schedule on an openwrt router
 
 
 ## Use cases
-You can create user-defined events when to enable or disable WiFi. 
+You can create user-defined events when to enable or disable WiFi.
 There are various use cases why you would like to do so:
 
 1. Reduce power consumption and therefore reduce CO2 emissions.
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ There are various use cases why you would like to do so:
 Regarding 1: Please note, that you need to unload the wireless driver modules in order to get the most effect of saving power.
 In my test scenario only disabling WiFi saves about ~0.4 Watt, unloading the modules removes another ~0.4 Watt.
 
-Regarding 2: Think of a wireless accesspoint e.g. in your bedrom, kids room where you want to remove the ammount of radiation emitted.
+Regarding 2: Think of a wireless accesspoint e.g. in your bedrom, kids room where you want to remove the amount of radiation emitted.
 
-Regarding 3: E.g. in a company, why would wireless need to be enabled weekends if no one is there working? 
+Regarding 3: E.g. in a company, why would wireless need to be enabled weekends if no one is there working?
 Or think of an accesspoint in your kids room when you want the youngsters to sleep after 10 pm instead of facebooking...
 
 ## Configuration
-You can create an arbitrary number of schedule events. Please note that there is on sanity check done wheather the start / stop times overlap or make sense.
+You can create an arbitrary number of schedule events. Please note that there is on sanity check done whether the start / stop times overlap or make sense.
 If start and stop time are equal, this leads to disabling the WiFi at the given time.
 
 Logging if enabled is done to the file `/var/log/wifi_schedule.log` and can be reviewed through the "View Logfile" tab.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Then call the script as follows in order to get the necessary cron jobs created:
 `wifi_schedule.sh cron`
 
 All commands:
- 
+
 ```
 wifi_schedule.sh cron|start|stop|forcestop|recheck|getmodules|savemodules|help
 

build/check-controllers.sh

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ find . -type f -name '*.lua' -path '*/controller/*' | while read controller; do
 		package="${controller##*/controller/}"; package="${package%.lua}"; package="luci.controller.${package//\//.}"
 
 		if ! grep -sqE '\bmodule[[:space:]]*\(?[[:space:]]*("|\047|\[=*\[)'"$package" "$controller"; then
-			echo "'$controller' does not containt the expected\n\t'module(\"$package\", ...)' line.\n"
+			echo "'$controller' does not contain the expected\n\t'module(\"$package\", ...)' line.\n"
 		fi
 
 		grep -sqE '\b(Form|SimpleForm)[[:space:]]*\(' "$model" && ! grep -sqE '\bMap[[:space:]]*\(' "$model" && is_form=1 || is_form=0

build/i18n-scan.pl

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 use Text::Balanced qw(extract_bracketed extract_delimited extract_tagged);
 
-@ARGV >= 1 || die "Usage: $0 <source direcory>\n";
+@ARGV >= 1 || die "Usage: $0 <source directory>\n";
 
 
 my %stringtable;

build/luadoc/luadoc/config.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- LuaDoc configuration file. This file contains the default options for 
--- luadoc operation. These options can be overriden by the command line tool
+-- luadoc operation. These options can be overridden by the command line tool
 -- @see luadoc.print_help
 -- @release $Id: config.lua,v 1.6 2007/04/18 14:28:39 tomas Exp $
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

contrib/package/meshwizard/files/usr/bin/meshwizard/functions.sh

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ set_defaults() {
 		b="${b//_/ }"
 		string_contains "$a" "_LENGTH" && continue
 		string_contains "$a" "_ITEM" && {
-		    # special threatment for lists. use add_list and remove the
+		    # special treatment for lists. use add_list and remove the
 		    # item index (_ITEMx).
 		    uci add_list $2.${a//_ITEM[0-9]*/}="$b"
 		} || {

documentation/CBI.md

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ If you call this function several times the dependencies will be linked with **"
 Adds an entry to the selection list
 
 #### property .widget = "select"
-**"select"** shows a selction list, **"radio"** shows a list of radio buttons inside form
+**"select"** shows a selection list, **"radio"** shows a list of radio buttons inside form
 
 #### property .default = nil
 The default value
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ If you call this function several times the dependencies will be linked with **"
 Adds an entry to the list
 
 #### property .widget = "checkbox"
-**"select"** shows a selction list, **"checkbox"** shows a list of checkboxes inside form
+**"select"** shows a selection list, **"checkbox"** shows a list of checkboxes inside form
 
 #### property .delimiter = " "
 The string which will be used to delimit the values inside stored option

documentation/Templates.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 LuCI has a simple regex based template processor which parses HTML-files to Lua functions and allows to store precompiled template files.
 The simplest form of a template is just an ordinary HTML-file. It will be printed out to the user as is.
 
-In LuCI every template is an object with an own scope. It can therefore be instanciated and each instance can has a different scope. As every template processor. LuCI supports several special markups. Those are enclosed in `<% %>`-Tags.
+In LuCI every template is an object with an own scope. It can therefore be instantiated and each instance can has a different scope. As every template processor. LuCI supports several special markups. Those are enclosed in `<% %>`-Tags.
 
 By adding `-` (dash) right after the opening `<%` every whitespace before the markup will be stripped. Adding a `-` right before the closing `%>` will equivalently strip every whitespace behind the markup.
 

libs/luci-lib-httpprotoutils/luasrc/http/mime.luadoc

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ vice versa.
 module "luci.http.mime"
 
 ---[[
-MIME mapping table containg extension - mimetype relations.
+MIME mapping table containing extension - mimetype relations.
 
 @class table
 ]]

libs/luci-lib-ip/src/ip.luadoc

@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ Fetch all routes, optionally matching the given criteria.
 @sort 9
 @name routes
 @param filter  <p>Table containing one or more of the possible filter
-critera described below (optional)</p><table>
+criteria described below (optional)</p><table>
 <tr><th>Field</th><th>Description</th></tr>
 <tr><td>`family`</td><td>
  Number describing the address family to return - `4` selects
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ Fetches entries from the IPv4 ARP and IPv6 neighbour kernel table
 @sort 10
 @name neighbors
 @param filter  <p>Table containing one or more of the possible filter
-critera described below (optional)</p><table>
+criteria described below (optional)</p><table>
 <tr><th>Field</th><th>Description</th></tr>
 <tr><td>`family`</td><td>
  Number describing the address family to return - `4` selects
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ are considered lower than MAC addresses</li>
 @class function
 @sort 10
 @name cidr.lower
-@param addr A `luci.ip.cidr` instance or a string convertable by
+@param addr A `luci.ip.cidr` instance or a string convertible by
 	`luci.ip.new()` to compare against.
 @return `true` if this CIDR is lower than the given address,
 	else `false`.
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ are considered lower than MAC addresses</li>
 @class function
 @sort 11
 @name cidr.higher
-@param addr A `luci.ip.cidr` instance or a string convertable by
+@param addr A `luci.ip.cidr` instance or a string convertible by
 	`luci.ip.new()` to compare against.
 @return `true` if this CIDR is higher than the given address,
 	else `false`.
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ Checks whether this CIDR instance is equal to the given argument.
 @class function
 @sort 12
 @name cidr.equal
-@param addr A `luci.ip.cidr` instance or a string convertable by
+@param addr A `luci.ip.cidr` instance or a string convertible by
 	`luci.ip.new()` to compare against.
 @return `true` if this CIDR is equal to the given address,
 	else `false`.
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ Test whether CIDR contains given range.
 @class function
 @sort 21
 @name cidr.contains
-@param addr A `luci.ip.cidr` instance or a string convertable by
+@param addr A `luci.ip.cidr` instance or a string convertible by
 	`luci.ip.new()` to test.
 @return `true` if this instance fully contains the given address else
 	`false`.
@@ -903,12 +903,12 @@ address space, the result is set to the highest possible address.
 @sort 22
 @name cidr.add
 @param amount A numeric value between 0 and 0xFFFFFFFF, a
-	`luci.ip.cidr` instance or a string convertable by
+	`luci.ip.cidr` instance or a string convertible by
 	`luci.ip.new()`.
 @param inplace If `true`, modify this instance instead of returning
 	a new derived CIDR instance.
 @return <ul>
-	<li>When adding inplace: Return `true` if the addition succeded
+	<li>When adding inplace: Return `true` if the addition succeeded
 	    or `false` when the addition overflowed.</li>
 	<li>When deriving new CIDR: Return new instance representing the value of
         this instance plus the added amount or the highest possible address if
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ possible address is returned.
 @sort 23
 @name cidr.sub
 @param amount A numeric value between 0 and 0xFFFFFFFF, a
-	`luci.ip.cidr` instance or a string convertable by
+	`luci.ip.cidr` instance or a string convertible by
 	`luci.ip.new()`.
 @param inplace If `true`, modify this instance instead of returning
 	a new derived CIDR instance.

libs/luci-lib-nixio/docsrc/CHANGELOG.lua

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module "nixio.CHANGELOG"
 -- <li>Added support for x509 certificates in DER format.</li>
 -- <li>Added support for splice() in UnifiedIO.copyz().</li>
 -- <li>Added interface to inject chunks into UnifiedIO.linesource() buffer.</li>
--- <li>Changed TLS behaviour to explicitely separate servers and clients.</li>
+-- <li>Changed TLS behaviour to explicitly separate servers and clients.</li>
 -- <li>Fixed usage of signed datatype breaking Base64 decoding.</li>
 -- <li>Fixed namespace clashes for nixio.fs.</li>
 -- <li>Fixed splice() support for some exotic C libraries.</li>

libs/luci-lib-nixio/docsrc/README.lua

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module "nixio.README"
 -- table <strong>nixio.const_sock</strong> for socket error codes. This might
 -- be important if you are dealing with Windows applications, on POSIX however
 -- const_sock is just an alias for const.</li>
--- <li>With some exceptions - which are explicitely stated in the function
+-- <li>With some exceptions - which are explicitly stated in the function
 -- documentation - all blocking functions are signal-protected and will not fail
 -- with EINTR.</li>
 -- <li>On POSIX the SIGPIPE signal will be set to ignore upon initialization.

libs/luci-lib-nixio/docsrc/nixio.lua

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module "nixio"
 -- <li>aliases = Table of alias names</li>
 -- </ul>
 
---- Get all or a specifc proto entry.
+--- Get all or a specific proto entry.
 -- @class function
 -- @name nixio.getproto
 -- @param proto		protocol number or name to lookup (optional)

libs/luci-lib-px5g/src/library/bignum.c

@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ cleanup:
 }
 
 /*
- * Helper for mpi substraction
+ * Helper for mpi subtraction
  */
 static void mpi_sub_hlp( int n, t_int *s, t_int *d )
 {
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ static void mpi_sub_hlp( int n, t_int *s, t_int *d )
 }
 
 /*
- * Unsigned substraction: X = |A| - |B|  (HAC 14.9)
+ * Unsigned subtraction: X = |A| - |B|  (HAC 14.9)
  */
 int mpi_sub_abs( mpi *X, mpi *A, mpi *B )
 {
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ cleanup:
 }
 
 /*
- * Signed substraction: X = A - B
+ * Signed subtraction: X = A - B
  */
 int mpi_sub_mpi( mpi *X, mpi *A, mpi *B )
 {
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ int mpi_add_int( mpi *X, mpi *A, int b )
 }
 
 /*
- * Signed substraction: X = A - b
+ * Signed subtraction: X = A - b
  */
 int mpi_sub_int( mpi *X, mpi *A, int b )
 {

libs/luci-lib-px5g/src/library/x509write.c

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *  MA  02110-1301  USA
  */
 /*
- *  The ITU-T X.509 standard defines a certificat format for PKI.
+ *  The ITU-T X.509 standard defines a certificate format for PKI.
  *
  *  http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2459.txt
  *  http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3279.txt
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int asn1_eval_octet(unsigned int digit)
 }
 
 /*
- * write the asn.1 lenght form into p
+ * write the asn.1 length form into p
  */
 static int asn1_add_len(unsigned int size, x509_node *node)
 {
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ static int x509write_parse_names(x509_node *node, unsigned char *names)
                     R_len = len;
                 }
 
-                /* set tag poiner to begin */
+                /* set tag pointer to begin */
                 tag_sp = tag;
 
                 /* is at end? */
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ static int x509write_parse_names(x509_node *node, unsigned char *names)
 }
 
 /*
- * Copy raw data from orginal ca to node
+ * Copy raw data from original ca to node
  */
 static int x509write_copy_from_raw(x509_node *node, x509_buf *raw)
 {

libs/luci-lib-px5g/src/polarssl/bignum.h

@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ int mpi_cmp_int( mpi *X, int z );
 int mpi_add_abs( mpi *X, mpi *A, mpi *B );
 
 /**
- * \brief          Unsigned substraction: X = |A| - |B|
+ * \brief          Unsigned subtraction: X = |A| - |B|
  *
  * \return         0 if successful,
  *                 POLARSSL_ERR_MPI_NEGATIVE_VALUE if B is greater than A
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ int mpi_sub_abs( mpi *X, mpi *A, mpi *B );
 int mpi_add_mpi( mpi *X, mpi *A, mpi *B );
 
 /**
- * \brief          Signed substraction: X = A - B
+ * \brief          Signed subtraction: X = A - B
  *
  * \return         0 if successful,
  *                 1 if memory allocation failed
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ int mpi_sub_mpi( mpi *X, mpi *A, mpi *B );
 int mpi_add_int( mpi *X, mpi *A, int b );
 
 /**
- * \brief          Signed substraction: X = A - b
+ * \brief          Signed subtraction: X = A - b
  *
  * \return         0 if successful,
  *                 1 if memory allocation failed

libs/luci-lib-px5g/src/polarssl/x509.h

@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ int x509write_add_pubkey( x509_raw *chain, rsa_context *pubkey );
  *                 the string parse.
  *
  * \param chain    points to the raw certificate data
- * \param names    a string that can hold (separete with ";"):
+ * \param names    a string that can hold (separate with ";"):
  *                     CN=CommonName
  *                 --   O=Organization
  *                 --  OU=OrgUnit
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ int x509write_add_customize ( x509_raw *crt,
 * \brief          Add x509 issuer field
 *
 * \param chain    points to the raw certificate data
-* \param issuer   a string holding (separete with ";"):
+* \param issuer   a string holding (separate with ";"):
 *                     CN=CommonName
 *                 --   O=Organization
 *                 --  OU=OrgUnit
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ int x509write_add_issuer( x509_raw *crt, unsigned char *issuer);
  * \brief          Add x509 subject field
  *
  * \param chain    points to the raw certificate data
- * \param subject  a string holding (separete with ";"):
+ * \param subject  a string holding (separate with ";"):
  *                     CN=CommonName
  *                 --   O=Organization
  *                 --  OU=OrgUnit

modules/luci-base/luasrc/dispatcher.luadoc

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Check whether a dispatch node shall be visible
 ]]
 
 ---[[
-Return a sorted table of visible childs within a given node
+Return a sorted table of visible children within a given node
 
 @class function
 @name node_childs

modules/luci-base/luasrc/http.lua

@@ -335,13 +335,13 @@ end
 -- Content-Type. Stores all extracted data associated with its parameter name
 -- in the params table within the given message object. Multiple parameter
 -- values are stored as tables, ordinary ones as strings.
--- If an optional file callback function is given then it is feeded with the
+-- If an optional file callback function is given then it is fed with the
 -- file contents chunk by chunk and only the extracted file name is stored
 -- within the params table. The callback function will be called subsequently
 -- with three arguments:
 --  o Table containing decoded (name, file) and raw (headers) mime header data
 --  o String value containing a chunk of the file data
---  o Boolean which indicates wheather the current chunk is the last one (eof)
+--  o Boolean which indicates whether the current chunk is the last one (eof)
 function mimedecode_message_body(src, msg, file_cb)
 	local parser, header, field
 	local len, maxlen = 0, tonumber(msg.env.CONTENT_LENGTH or nil)

modules/luci-base/luasrc/http.luadoc

@@ -204,13 +204,13 @@ Stores all extracted data associated with its parameter name
 in the params table within the given message object. Multiple parameter
 values are stored as tables, ordinary ones as strings.
 
-If an optional file callback function is given then it is feeded with the
+If an optional file callback function is given then it is fed with the
 file contents chunk by chunk and only the extracted file name is stored
 within the params table. The callback function will be called subsequently
 with three arguments:
  o Table containing decoded (name, file) and raw (headers) mime header data
  o String value containing a chunk of the file data
- o Boolean which indicates wheather the current chunk is the last one (eof)
+ o Boolean which indicates whether the current chunk is the last one (eof)
 
 @class			function
 @name			mimedecode_message_body

modules/luci-base/luasrc/model/uci.lua

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ local type, tostring, tonumber, unpack = type, tostring, tonumber, unpack
 -- cursor factory, modify data (via Cursor.add, Cursor.delete, etc.),
 -- save the changes to the staging area via Cursor.save and finally
 -- Cursor.commit the data to the actual config files.
--- LuCI then needs to Cursor.apply the changes so deamons etc. are
+-- LuCI then needs to Cursor.apply the changes so daemons etc. are
 -- reloaded.
 module "luci.model.uci"
 

modules/luci-base/luasrc/model/uci.luadoc

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ The typical workflow for UCI is:  Get a cursor instance from the
 cursor factory, modify data (via Cursor.add, Cursor.delete, etc.),
 save the changes to the staging area via Cursor.save and finally
 Cursor.commit the data to the actual config files.
-LuCI then needs to Cursor.apply the changes so deamons etc. are
+LuCI then needs to Cursor.apply the changes so daemons etc. are
 reloaded.
 @cstyle	instance
 ]]
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ has the same effect as deleting the option.
 ---[[
 Create a sub-state of this cursor.
 
-The sub-state is tied to the parent curser, means it the parent unloads or
+The sub-state is tied to the parent cursor, means it the parent unloads or
 loads configs, the sub state will do so as well.
 
 @class				function
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ Set the configuration directory.
 ]]
 
 ---[[
-Set the directory for uncommited changes.
+Set the directory for uncommitted changes.
 
 @class				function
 @name				Cursor.set_savedir

modules/luci-base/luasrc/sys.luadoc

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Execute a given shell command and capture its standard output
 @class		function
 @name		exec
 @param command	Command to call
-@return			String containg the return the output of the command
+@return			String containing the return the output of the command
 ]]
 
 ---[[
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ exists.
 @class		function
 @name		getenv
 @param var	Name of the environment variable to retrieve (optional)
-@return		String containg the value of the specified variable
+@return		String containing the value of the specified variable
 @return		Table containing all variables if no variable name is given
 ]]
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ LuCI system utilities / user related functions.
 ]]
 
 ---[[
-Retrieve user informations for given uid.
+Retrieve user information for given uid.
 
 @class		function
 @name		getuser
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ Test whether given string matches the password of a given system user.
 @name user.checkpasswd
 @param username	String containing the Unix user name
 @param pass		String containing the password to compare
-@return			Boolean indicating wheather the passwords are equal
+@return			Boolean indicating whether the passwords are equal
 ]]
 
 ---[[

modules/luci-base/luasrc/util.lua

@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ end
 
 -- one token per invocation, the tokens are separated by whitespace. If the
 -- input value is a table, it is transformed into a string first. A nil value
--- will result in a valid interator which aborts with the first invocation.
+-- will result in a valid iterator which aborts with the first invocation.
 function imatch(v)
 	if type(v) == "table" then
 		local k = nil

modules/luci-base/luasrc/util.luadoc

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Return a matching iterator for the given value.
 
 The iterator will return one token per invocation, the tokens are separated by
 whitespace. If the input value is a table, it is transformed into a string first.
-A nil value will result in a valid interator which aborts with the first invocation.
+A nil value will result in a valid iterator which aborts with the first invocation.
 
 @class				function
 @name				imatch
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ will be stripped before it is returned.
 ]]
 
 ---[[
-Strips unnescessary lua bytecode from given string.
+Strips unnecessary lua bytecode from given string.
 
 Information like line numbers and debugging numbers will be discarded.
 Original version by Peter Cawley (http://lua-users.org/lists/lua-l/2008-02/msg01158.html)

modules/luci-base/src/template_utils.c

@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static int _validate_utf8(unsigned char **s, int l, struct template_buffer *buf)
 				break;
 		}
 
-		/* advance beyound the last found valid continuation char */
+		/* advance beyond the last found valid continuation char */
 		o = v;
 		ptr += v;
 	}

modules/luci-mod-system/luasrc/model/cbi/admin_system/system.lua

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ end
 
 
 --
--- Langauge & Style
+-- Language & Style
 --
 
 o = s:taboption("language", ListValue, "_lang", translate("Language"))