Clean up comments and fix spelling errors

common.h

@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ extern const wchar_t *program_name;
 /**
    This macro is used to check that an input argument is not null. It
    is a bit lika a non-fatal form of assert. Instead of exit-ing on
-   failiure, the current function is ended at once. The second
-   parameter is the return value of the current function on failiure.
+   failure, the current function is ended at once. The second
+   parameter is the return value of the current function on failure.
 */
 #define CHECK( arg, retval )											\
 	if (!(arg)) 														\
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void show_stackframe();
 
 /**
    Read a line from the stream f into the string. Returns
-   the number of bytes read or -1 on failiure.
+   the number of bytes read or -1 on failure.
 
    If the carriage return character is encountered, it is
    ignored. fgetws() considers the line to end if reading the file
@@ -621,13 +621,13 @@ __sentinel bool contains_internal(const wcstring &needle, ...);
 long read_blocked(int fd, void *buf, size_t count);
 
 /**
-   Loop a write request while failiure is non-critical. Return -1 and set errno
+   Loop a write request while failure is non-critical. Return -1 and set errno
    in case of critical error.
  */
 ssize_t write_loop(int fd, const char *buff, size_t count);
 
 /**
-   Loop a read request while failiure is non-critical. Return -1 and set errno
+   Loop a read request while failure is non-critical. Return -1 and set errno
    in case of critical error.
  */
 ssize_t read_loop(int fd, void *buff, size_t count);

reader.cpp

@@ -556,7 +556,6 @@ static void reader_kill(size_t begin_idx, size_t length, int mode, int newv)
     }
     else
     {
-
         wcstring old = data->kill_item;
         if (mode == KILL_APPEND)
         {
@@ -1555,8 +1554,11 @@ static const completion_t *cycle_competions(const std::vector<completion_t> &com
    space.
    - If the list contains multiple elements with a common prefix, write
    the prefix.
-   - If the list contains multiple elements without.
-   a common prefix, call run_pager to display a list of completions. Depending on terminal size and the length of the list, run_pager may either show less than a screenfull and exit or use an interactive pager to allow the user to scroll through the completions.
+   - If the list contains multiple elements without a common prefix, call
+   run_pager to display a list of completions. Depending on terminal size and
+   the length of the list, run_pager may either show less than a screenfull and
+   exit or use an interactive pager to allow the user to scroll through the
+   completions.
 
    \param comp the list of completion strings
 
@@ -1583,7 +1585,7 @@ static bool handle_completions(const std::vector<completion_t> &comp)
      */
     switch (comp.size())
     {
-            /* No suitable completions found, flash screen and return */
+        /* No suitable completions found, flash screen and return */
         case 0:
         {
             reader_flash();

screen.h

@@ -194,15 +194,15 @@ void s_write(screen_t *s,
     function than s_write has written to the screen.
 
     \param s the screen to reset
-    \param reset_cursor whether the line on which the curor has changed should be assumed to have changed. If \c reset_cursor is false, the library will attempt to make sure that the screen area does not seem to move up or down on repaint.
-    \param Whether to reset the prompt as well. If so
+    \param reset_cursor whether the line on which the cursor has changed should be assumed to have changed. If \c reset_cursor is false, the library will attempt to make sure that the screen area does not seem to move up or down on repaint.
+    \param reset_prompt whether to reset the prompt as well.
 
-    If reset_cursor is incorreclt set to 0, this may result in screen
-    contents being erased. If it is incorrectly set to one, it may
-    result in one or more lines of garbage on screen on the next
+    If reset_cursor is incorrectly set to false, this may result in
+    screen contents being erased. If it is incorrectly set to true, it
+    may result in one or more lines of garbage on screen on the next
     repaint. If this happens during a loop, such as an interactive
     resizing, there will be one line of garbage for every repaint,
-    which will quicly fill the screen.
+    which will quickly fill the screen.
 */
 void s_reset(screen_t *s, bool reset_cursor, bool reset_prompt = true);