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-rw-r--r--manual/arith.texi6
-rw-r--r--manual/charset.texi10
-rw-r--r--manual/errno.texi2
-rw-r--r--manual/install.texi2
-rw-r--r--manual/llio.texi26
-rw-r--r--manual/locale.texi2
-rw-r--r--manual/maint.texi2
-rw-r--r--manual/math.texi2
-rw-r--r--manual/memory.texi6
-rw-r--r--manual/message.texi2
-rw-r--r--manual/probes.texi10
-rw-r--r--manual/resource.texi2
-rw-r--r--manual/signal.texi2
-rw-r--r--manual/socket.texi22
-rw-r--r--manual/stdio.texi4
-rw-r--r--manual/string.texi4
-rw-r--r--manual/time.texi2
-rw-r--r--manual/users.texi4
18 files changed, 55 insertions, 55 deletions
diff --git a/manual/arith.texi b/manual/arith.texi
index d1060140ad..72682f0c99 100644
--- a/manual/arith.texi
+++ b/manual/arith.texi
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ sqrt (creal (@var{z}) * creal (@var{z}) + cimag (@var{z}) * cimag (@var{z}))
 
 This function should always be used instead of the direct formula
 because it takes special care to avoid losing precision.  It may also
-take advantage of hardware support for this operation. See @code{hypot}
+take advantage of hardware support for this operation.  See @code{hypot}
 in @ref{Exponents and Logarithms}.
 @end deftypefun
 
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ of @w{IEEE 754} conformance.
 
 @pindex math.h
 The functions listed here perform operations such as rounding and
-truncation of floating-point values. Some of these functions convert
+truncation of floating-point values.  Some of these functions convert
 floating point numbers to integer values.  They are all declared in
 @file{math.h}.
 
@@ -2625,7 +2625,7 @@ All these functions are defined in @file{stdlib.h}.
 @safety{@prelim{}@mtunsafe{@mtasurace{:ecvt}}@asunsafe{}@acsafe{}}
 The function @code{ecvt} converts the floating-point number @var{value}
 to a string with at most @var{ndigit} decimal digits.  The
-returned string contains no decimal point or sign. The first digit of
+returned string contains no decimal point or sign.  The first digit of
 the string is non-zero (unless @var{value} is actually zero) and the
 last digit is rounded to nearest.  @code{*@var{decpt}} is set to the
 index in the string of the first digit after the decimal point.
diff --git a/manual/charset.texi b/manual/charset.texi
index b2d73abc1e..68aecd3f1e 100644
--- a/manual/charset.texi
+++ b/manual/charset.texi
@@ -1709,7 +1709,7 @@ implementation has the possibility to perform such a conversion, the
 function returns a handle.
 
 If the wanted conversion is not available, the @code{iconv_open} function
-returns @code{(iconv_t) -1}. In this case the global variable
+returns @code{(iconv_t) -1}.  In this case the global variable
 @code{errno} can have the following values:
 
 @table @code
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ implementation chosen for @theglibc{} as it is described below.
 Therefore an @code{iconv} call to reset the state should always be
 performed if some protocol requires this for the output text.
 
-The conversion stops for one of three reasons. The first is that all
+The conversion stops for one of three reasons.  The first is that all
 characters from the input buffer are converted.  This actually can mean
 two things: either all bytes from the input buffer are consumed or
 there are some bytes at the end of the buffer that possibly can form a
@@ -2133,7 +2133,7 @@ will succeed, but how to find @math{@cal{B}}?
 
 Unfortunately, the answer is: there is no general solution.  On some
 systems guessing might help.  On those systems most character sets can
-convert to and from UTF-8 encoded @w{ISO 10646} or Unicode text. Beside
+convert to and from UTF-8 encoded @w{ISO 10646} or Unicode text.  Beside
 this only some very system-specific methods can help.  Since the
 conversion functions come from loadable modules and these modules must
 be stored somewhere in the filesystem, one @emph{could} try to find them
@@ -2333,7 +2333,7 @@ identical.
 
 So far this section has described how modules are located and considered
 to be used.  What remains to be described is the interface of the modules
-so that one can write new ones. This section describes the interface as
+so that one can write new ones.  This section describes the interface as
 it is in use in January 1999.  The interface will change a bit in the
 future but, with luck, only in an upwardly compatible way.
 
@@ -2918,7 +2918,7 @@ gconv (struct __gconv_step *step, struct __gconv_step_data *data,
           /* @r{Run the conversion loop.  @code{status} is set}
              @r{appropriately afterwards.}  */
 
-          /* @r{If this is the last step, leave the loop. There is}
+          /* @r{If this is the last step, leave the loop.  There is}
              @r{nothing we can do.}  */
           if (data->__is_last)
             @{
diff --git a/manual/errno.texi b/manual/errno.texi
index 6a691fc963..41d663978e 100644
--- a/manual/errno.texi
+++ b/manual/errno.texi
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ The function @code{strerror} is declared in @file{string.h}.
 The @code{strerror_r} function works like @code{strerror} but instead of
 returning the error message in a statically allocated buffer shared by
 all threads in the process, it returns a private copy for the
-thread. This might be either some permanent global data or a message
+thread.  This might be either some permanent global data or a message
 string in the user supplied buffer starting at @var{buf} with the
 length of @var{n} bytes.
 
diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi
index c0b8d9e134..8562bdc04f 100644
--- a/manual/install.texi
+++ b/manual/install.texi
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ the compiler and/or binutils.
 
 If you only specify @samp{--host}, @code{configure} will prepare for a
 native compile but use what you specify instead of guessing what your
-system is. This is most useful to change the CPU submodel.  For example,
+system is.  This is most useful to change the CPU submodel.  For example,
 if @code{configure} guesses your machine as @code{i686-pc-linux-gnu} but
 you want to compile a library for 586es, give
 @samp{--host=i586-pc-linux-gnu} or just @samp{--host=i586-linux} and add
diff --git a/manual/llio.texi b/manual/llio.texi
index 69b54c2838..6f8adfc607 100644
--- a/manual/llio.texi
+++ b/manual/llio.texi
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ which describe the location and size of each buffer.
 @comment BSD
 @deftp {Data Type} {struct iovec}
 
-The @code{iovec} structure describes a buffer. It contains two fields:
+The @code{iovec} structure describes a buffer.  It contains two fields:
 
 @table @code
 
@@ -1141,8 +1141,8 @@ error.  The possible errors are the same as in @code{write}.
 
 @end deftypefun
 
-@c Note - I haven't read this anywhere. I surmised it from my knowledge
-@c of computer science. Thus, there could be subtleties I'm missing.
+@c Note - I haven't read this anywhere.  I surmised it from my knowledge
+@c of computer science.  Thus, there could be subtleties I'm missing.
 
 Note that if the buffers are small (under about 1kB), high-level streams
 may be easier to use than these functions.  However, @code{readv} and
@@ -1195,8 +1195,8 @@ The @code{mmap} function creates a new mapping, connected to bytes
 is created, which is not removed by closing the file.
 
 @var{address} gives a preferred starting address for the mapping.
-@code{NULL} expresses no preference. Any previous mapping at that
-address is automatically removed. The address you give may still be
+@code{NULL} expresses no preference.  Any previous mapping at that
+address is automatically removed.  The address you give may still be
 changed, unless you use the @code{MAP_FIXED} flag.
 
 @vindex PROT_READ
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ as the included @code{malloc} automatically uses @code{mmap} where appropriate.
 
 @c Linux has some other MAP_ options, which I have not discussed here.
 @c MAP_DENYWRITE, MAP_EXECUTABLE and MAP_GROWSDOWN don't seem applicable to
-@c user programs (and I don't understand the last two). MAP_LOCKED does
+@c user programs (and I don't understand the last two).  MAP_LOCKED does
 @c not appear to be implemented.
 
 @end vtable
@@ -1405,14 +1405,14 @@ There is no existing mapping in at least part of the given region.
 
 This function can be used to change the size of an existing memory
 area. @var{address} and @var{length} must cover a region entirely mapped
-in the same @code{mmap} statement. A new mapping with the same
+in the same @code{mmap} statement.  A new mapping with the same
 characteristics will be returned with the length @var{new_length}.
 
-One option is possible, @code{MREMAP_MAYMOVE}. If it is given in
+One option is possible, @code{MREMAP_MAYMOVE}.  If it is given in
 @var{flags}, the system may remove the existing mapping and create a new
 one of the desired length in another location.
 
-The address of the resulting mapping is returned, or @math{-1}. Possible
+The address of the resulting mapping is returned, or @math{-1}.  Possible
 error codes include:
 
 @table @code
@@ -1464,11 +1464,11 @@ The valid BSD values for @var{advice} are:
 The region should receive no further special treatment.
 
 @item MADV_RANDOM
-The region will be accessed via random page references. The kernel
+The region will be accessed via random page references.  The kernel
 should page-in the minimal number of pages for each page fault.
 
 @item MADV_SEQUENTIAL
-The region will be accessed via sequential page references. This
+The region will be accessed via sequential page references.  This
 may cause the kernel to aggressively read-ahead, expecting further
 sequential references after any page fault within this region.
 
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ There is no existing mapping in at least part of the given region.
 @c  close dup @acsfd
 
 This function returns a file descriptor that can be used to allocate shared
-memory via mmap. Unrelated processes can use same @var{name} to create or
+memory via mmap.  Unrelated processes can use same @var{name} to create or
 open existing shared memory objects.
 
 A @var{name} argument specifies the shared memory object to be opened.
@@ -3899,7 +3899,7 @@ There is no process or process group corresponding to @var{pid}.
 @gnusystems{} can handle most input/output operations on many different
 devices and objects in terms of a few file primitives - @code{read},
 @code{write} and @code{lseek}.  However, most devices also have a few
-peculiar operations which do not fit into this model. Such as:
+peculiar operations which do not fit into this model.  Such as:
 
 @itemize @bullet
 
diff --git a/manual/locale.texi b/manual/locale.texi
index 8bfd653edb..45f1e94c19 100644
--- a/manual/locale.texi
+++ b/manual/locale.texi
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ pointer and leaves the current locale unchanged.
 @end deftypefun
 
 The path used for finding locale data can be set using the
-@code{LOCPATH} environment variable. The default path for finding
+@code{LOCPATH} environment variable.  The default path for finding
 locale data is system specific.  It is computed from the value given
 as the prefix while configuring the C library.  This value normally is
 @file{/usr} or @file{/}.  For the former the complete path is:
diff --git a/manual/maint.texi b/manual/maint.texi
index 659ceae011..862b49d956 100644
--- a/manual/maint.texi
+++ b/manual/maint.texi
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ top level of the @file{sysdeps} directory tree.  For example,
 files specific to those machine architectures, but not specific to any
 particular operating system.  There might be subdirectories for
 specializations of those architectures, such as
-@w{@file{sysdeps/m68k/68020}}. Code which is specific to the
+@w{@file{sysdeps/m68k/68020}}.  Code which is specific to the
 floating-point coprocessor used with a particular machine should go in
 @w{@file{sysdeps/@var{machine}/fpu}}.
 
diff --git a/manual/math.texi b/manual/math.texi
index a884cb7c29..206021c65d 100644
--- a/manual/math.texi
+++ b/manual/math.texi
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ or is very close to 0.  It is well-defined for all other values of
 @deftypefunx {complex long double} clog10l (complex long double @var{z})
 @safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
 These functions return the base 10 logarithm of the complex value
-@var{z}. Mathematically, this corresponds to the value
+@var{z}.  Mathematically, this corresponds to the value
 
 @ifnottex
 @math{log (z) = log10 (cabs (z)) + I * carg (z)}
diff --git a/manual/memory.texi b/manual/memory.texi
index 4beb322c96..0729e702db 100644
--- a/manual/memory.texi
+++ b/manual/memory.texi
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ There was insufficient memory available to satisfy the request.
 
 @end table
 
-This function was introduced in POSIX 1003.1d. Although this function is
+This function was introduced in POSIX 1003.1d.  Although this function is
 superseded by @code{aligned_alloc}, it is more portable to older POSIX
 systems that do not support @w{ISO C11}.
 @end deftypefun
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ memory consumption of the program.
 @defvar __memalign_hook
 The value of this variable is a pointer to function that @code{aligned_alloc},
 @code{memalign}, @code{posix_memalign} and @code{valloc} use whenever they
-are called. You should define this function to look like @code{aligned_alloc};
+are called.  You should define this function to look like @code{aligned_alloc};
 that is, like:
 
 @smallexample
@@ -2492,7 +2492,7 @@ add_string (struct obstack *obstack, const char *ptr, int len)
       int room = obstack_room (obstack);
       if (room == 0)
         @{
-          /* @r{Not enough room. Add one character slowly,}
+          /* @r{Not enough room.  Add one character slowly,}
              @r{which may copy to a new chunk and make room.}  */
           obstack_1grow (obstack, *ptr++);
           len--;
diff --git a/manual/message.texi b/manual/message.texi
index 3e324816c6..b03a14a57a 100644
--- a/manual/message.texi
+++ b/manual/message.texi
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ for the @code{iconv_open} function, or a null pointer.
 
 If the @var{codeset} parameter is the null pointer,
 @code{bind_textdomain_codeset} returns the currently selected codeset
-for the domain with the name @var{domainname}. It returns @code{NULL} if
+for the domain with the name @var{domainname}.  It returns @code{NULL} if
 no codeset has yet been selected.
 
 The @code{bind_textdomain_codeset} function can be used several times.
diff --git a/manual/probes.texi b/manual/probes.texi
index b064e338cc..7dd56d8058 100644
--- a/manual/probes.texi
+++ b/manual/probes.texi
@@ -249,21 +249,21 @@ level of 32 implies 768 bits of precision in the mantissa.
 @deftp Probe slowexp_p6 (double @var{$arg1}, double @var{$arg2})
 This probe is triggered when the @code{exp} function is called with an
 input that results in multiple precision computation with precision
-6. Argument @var{$arg1} is the input value and @var{$arg2} is the
+6.  Argument @var{$arg1} is the input value and @var{$arg2} is the
 computed output.
 @end deftp
 
 @deftp Probe slowexp_p32 (double @var{$arg1}, double @var{$arg2})
 This probe is triggered when the @code{exp} function is called with an
 input that results in multiple precision computation with precision
-32. Argument @var{$arg1} is the input value and @var{$arg2} is the
+32.  Argument @var{$arg1} is the input value and @var{$arg2} is the
 computed output.
 @end deftp
 
 @deftp Probe slowpow_p10 (double @var{$arg1}, double @var{$arg2}, double @var{$arg3}, double @var{$arg4})
 This probe is triggered when the @code{pow} function is called with
 inputs that result in multiple precision computation with precision
-10. Arguments @var{$arg1} and @var{$arg2} are the input values,
+10.  Arguments @var{$arg1} and @var{$arg2} are the input values,
 @code{$arg3} is the value computed in the fast phase of the algorithm
 and @code{$arg4} is the final accurate value.
 @end deftp
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ and @code{$arg4} is the final accurate value.
 @deftp Probe slowpow_p32 (double @var{$arg1}, double @var{$arg2}, double @var{$arg3}, double @var{$arg4})
 This probe is triggered when the @code{pow} function is called with an
 input that results in multiple precision computation with precision
-32. Arguments @var{$arg1} and @var{$arg2} are the input values,
+32.  Arguments @var{$arg1} and @var{$arg2} are the input values,
 @code{$arg3} is the value computed in the fast phase of the algorithm
 and @code{$arg4} is the final accurate value.
 @end deftp
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ address that will be stored in the @code{jmp_buf}.
 
 @deftp Probe longjmp (void *@var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}, void *@var{$arg3})
 This probe is triggered whenever @code{longjmp} or @code{siglongjmp}
-is called. Argument @var{$arg1} is a pointer to the @code{jmp_buf}
+is called.  Argument @var{$arg1} is a pointer to the @code{jmp_buf}
 passed as the first argument of @code{longjmp} or @code{siglongjmp},
 @var{$arg2} is the return value passed as the second argument of
 @code{longjmp} or @code{siglongjmp} and @var{$arg3} is a pointer to
diff --git a/manual/resource.texi b/manual/resource.texi
index b5f0c24873..ce48113460 100644
--- a/manual/resource.texi
+++ b/manual/resource.texi
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@ running.  This number is average over different periods of times
 @c it, closes it, without cancellation point, and calls strtod_l with
 @c the C locale to convert the strings to doubles.
 This function gets the 1, 5 and 15 minute load averages of the
-system. The values are placed in @var{loadavg}.  @code{getloadavg} will
+system.  The values are placed in @var{loadavg}.  @code{getloadavg} will
 place at most @var{nelem} elements into the array but never more than
 three elements.  The return value is the number of elements written to
 @var{loadavg}, or -1 on error.
diff --git a/manual/signal.texi b/manual/signal.texi
index 51f68b5d3e..ac84c5ec66 100644
--- a/manual/signal.texi
+++ b/manual/signal.texi
@@ -2615,7 +2615,7 @@ The prototype for the @code{sigprocmask} function is in @file{signal.h}.
 
 Note that you must not use @code{sigprocmask} in multi-threaded processes,
 because each thread has its own signal mask and there is no single process
-signal mask. According to POSIX, the behavior of @code{sigprocmask} in a
+signal mask.  According to POSIX, the behavior of @code{sigprocmask} in a
 multi-threaded process is ``unspecified''.
 Instead, use @code{pthread_sigmask}.
 @ifset linuxthreads
diff --git a/manual/socket.texi b/manual/socket.texi
index 6ee82010f7..1d9d527488 100644
--- a/manual/socket.texi
+++ b/manual/socket.texi
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ features, and will eventually replace IPv4.
 To create a socket in the IPv4 Internet namespace, use the symbolic name
 @code{PF_INET} of this namespace as the @var{namespace} argument to
 @code{socket} or @code{socketpair}.  For IPv6 addresses you need the
-macro @code{PF_INET6}. These macros are defined in @file{sys/socket.h}.
+macro @code{PF_INET6}.  These macros are defined in @file{sys/socket.h}.
 @pindex sys/socket.h
 
 @comment sys/socket.h
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ it in the @code{struct in_addr} that @var{addr} points to.
 This function converts the IPv4 Internet host address @var{name} from the
 standard numbers-and-dots notation into binary data.  If the input is
 not valid, @code{inet_addr} returns @code{INADDR_NONE}.  This is an
-obsolete interface to @code{inet_aton}, described immediately above. It
+obsolete interface to @code{inet_aton}, described immediately above.  It
 is obsolete because @code{INADDR_NONE} is a valid address
 (255.255.255.255), and @code{inet_aton} provides a cleaner way to
 indicate error return.
@@ -1126,8 +1126,8 @@ indicate error return.
 @c  tolower dup @mtslocale
 @c  isspace dup @mtslocale
 This function extracts the network number from the address @var{name},
-given in the standard numbers-and-dots notation. The returned address is
-in host order. If the input is not valid, @code{inet_network} returns
+given in the standard numbers-and-dots notation.  The returned address is
+in host order.  If the input is not valid, @code{inet_network} returns
 @code{-1}.
 
 The function works only with traditional IPv4 class A, B and C network
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ allows the caller to specify the desired address family (e.g.@:
 The @code{gethostbyaddr} function returns information about the host
 with Internet address @var{addr}.  The parameter @var{addr} is not
 really a pointer to char - it can be a pointer to an IPv4 or an IPv6
-address. The @var{length} argument is the size (in bytes) of the address
+address.  The @var{length} argument is the size (in bytes) of the address
 at @var{addr}.  @var{format} specifies the address format; for an IPv4
 Internet address, specify a value of @code{AF_INET}; for an IPv6
 Internet address, use @code{AF_INET6}.
@@ -1550,15 +1550,15 @@ pointer and the size of the buffer in the @var{buf} and @var{buflen}
 parameters.
 
 A pointer to the buffer, in which the result is stored, is available in
-@code{*@var{result}} after the function call successfully returned. The
+@code{*@var{result}} after the function call successfully returned.  The
 buffer passed as the @var{buf} parameter can be freed only once the caller
 has finished with the result hostent struct, or has copied it including all
-the other memory that it points to. If an error occurs or if no entry is
-found, the pointer @code{*@var{result}} is a null pointer. Success is
+the other memory that it points to.  If an error occurs or if no entry is
+found, the pointer @code{*@var{result}} is a null pointer.  Success is
 signalled by a zero return value.  If the function failed the return value
 is an error number.  In addition to the errors defined for
-@code{gethostbyname} it can also be @code{ERANGE}. In this case the call
-should be repeated with a larger buffer. Additional error information is
+@code{gethostbyname} it can also be @code{ERANGE}.  In this case the call
+should be repeated with a larger buffer.  Additional error information is
 not stored in the global variable @code{h_errno} but instead in the object
 pointed to by @var{h_errnop}.
 
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ allows the caller to specify the desired address family (e.g.@:
 The @code{gethostbyaddr_r} function returns information about the host
 with Internet address @var{addr}.  The parameter @var{addr} is not
 really a pointer to char - it can be a pointer to an IPv4 or an IPv6
-address. The @var{length} argument is the size (in bytes) of the address
+address.  The @var{length} argument is the size (in bytes) of the address
 at @var{addr}.  @var{format} specifies the address format; for an IPv4
 Internet address, specify a value of @code{AF_INET}; for an IPv6
 Internet address, use @code{AF_INET6}.
diff --git a/manual/stdio.texi b/manual/stdio.texi
index 1161a9a90a..a4364f79f9 100644
--- a/manual/stdio.texi
+++ b/manual/stdio.texi
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ another thread.
 @deftypefun void funlockfile (FILE *@var{stream})
 @safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acunsafe{@aculock{}}}
 The @code{funlockfile} function releases the internal locking object of
-the stream @var{stream}. The stream must have been locked before by a
+the stream @var{stream}.  The stream must have been locked before by a
 call to @code{flockfile} or a successful call of @code{ftrylockfile}.
 The implicit locking performed by the stream operations do not count.
 The @code{funlockfile} function does not return an error status and the
@@ -2547,7 +2547,7 @@ address of a @code{char *} object, and a successful call to
 location.
 
 The return value is the number of characters allocated for the buffer, or
-less than zero if an error occurred. Usually this means that the buffer
+less than zero if an error occurred.  Usually this means that the buffer
 could not be allocated.
 
 Here is how to use @code{asprintf} to get the same result as the
diff --git a/manual/string.texi b/manual/string.texi
index 6dcd4aff44..4437dddd47 100644
--- a/manual/string.texi
+++ b/manual/string.texi
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ we find a digit in each string - then we enter a special comparison
 mode, where each sequence of digits is taken as a whole.  If we reach the
 end of these two parts without noticing a difference, we return to the
 standard comparison mode.  There are two types of numeric parts:
-"integral" and "fractional" (those  begin with a '0'). The types
+"integral" and "fractional" (those  begin with a '0').  The types
 of the numeric parts affect the way we sort them:
 
 @itemize @bullet
@@ -2260,7 +2260,7 @@ on different systems.
 @comment XPG
 @deftypefun {char *} basename (const char *@var{path})
 @safety{@prelim{}@mtsafe{}@assafe{}@acsafe{}}
-This is the standard XPG defined @code{basename}. It is similar in
+This is the standard XPG defined @code{basename}.  It is similar in
 spirit to the GNU version, but may modify the @var{path} by removing
 trailing '/' characters.  If the @var{path} is made up entirely of '/'
 characters, then "/" will be returned.  Also, if @var{path} is
diff --git a/manual/time.texi b/manual/time.texi
index d46d2c8f4b..d6085edeae 100644
--- a/manual/time.texi
+++ b/manual/time.texi
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ Ordinary characters appearing in the @var{template} are copied to the
 output string @var{s}; this can include multibyte character sequences.
 Conversion specifiers are introduced by a @samp{%} character, followed
 by an optional flag which can be one of the following.  These flags
-are all GNU extensions. The first three affect only the output of
+are all GNU extensions.  The first three affect only the output of
 numbers:
 
 @table @code
diff --git a/manual/users.texi b/manual/users.texi
index 93b25ebcf4..a14a25664e 100644
--- a/manual/users.texi
+++ b/manual/users.texi
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ in a data base which you can access as described in @ref{User Database}.
 @cindex group ID
 Users are classified in @dfn{groups}.  Each user name belongs to one
 @dfn{default group} and may also belong to any number of
-@dfn{supplementary groups}. Users who are members of the same group can
+@dfn{supplementary groups}.  Users who are members of the same group can
 share resources (such as files) that are not accessible to users who are
 not a member of that group.  Each group has a @dfn{group name} and
 @dfn{group ID}.  @xref{Group Database}, for how to find information
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ special user.
 Be cautious about using the @code{exec} functions in combination with
 changing the effective user ID.  Don't let users of your program execute
 arbitrary programs under a changed user ID.  Executing a shell is
-especially bad news. Less obviously, the @code{execlp} and @code{execvp}
+especially bad news.  Less obviously, the @code{execlp} and @code{execvp}
 functions are a potential risk (since the program they execute depends
 on the user's @code{PATH} environment variable).