man: Fix uncommon wording constructs

Warned-by: codespell

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/man/dselect.man b/man/dselect.man
index 206caa3b1..d023f7147 100644
--- a/man/dselect.man
+++ b/man/dselect.man
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ privileges, packages can be installed, upgraded and removed. Various
 access methods can be configured to retrieve available package version
 information and installable packages from package repositories.
 Depending on the used access method, these repositories can be public
-archive servers on the internet, local archive servers or cdroms.
+archive servers on the internet, local archive servers or CD-ROMs.
 The recommended access method is \fIapt\fP, which is provided by the
 package \fBapt\fP.
 .PP
diff --git a/man/start-stop-daemon.man b/man/start-stop-daemon.man
index d5a53ccff..0063733d3 100644
--- a/man/start-stop-daemon.man
+++ b/man/start-stop-daemon.man
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ Check for a process with the specified parent pid \fIppid\fP
 (since version 1.17.7).
 The \fIppid\fP must be a number greater than 0.
 .TP
-.BR \-p ", " \-\-pidfile " \fIpid-file\fP"
-Check whether a process has created the file \fIpid-file\fP.
+.BR \-p ", " \-\-pidfile " \fIpidfile\fP"
+Check whether a process has created the file \fIpidfile\fP.
 .IP
 Note: using this matching option alone might cause unintended processes to
 be acted on, if the old process terminated without being able to remove the
-\fIpid-file\fP.
+\fIpidfile\fP.
 .IP
 \fBWarning:\fP using this match option with a world-writable pidfile or using
 it alone with a daemon that writes the pidfile as an unprivileged (non-root)
@@ -244,18 +244,18 @@ group membership for generic users like
 .BR nobody ).
 .TP
 .BR \-r ", " \-\-chroot " \fIroot\fP"
-Chdir and chroot to
+Change directory and chroot to
 .I root
 before starting the process. Please note that the pidfile is also written
 after the chroot.
 .TP
 .BR \-d ", " \-\-chdir " \fIpath\fP"
-Chdir to
+Change directory to
 .I path
 before starting the process. This is done after the chroot if the
 \fB\-r\fP|\fB\-\-chroot\fP option is set. When not specified,
 .B start\-stop\-daemon
-will chdir to the root directory before starting the process.
+will change directory to the root directory before starting the process.
 .TP
 .BR \-b ", " \-\-background
 Typically used with programs that don't detach on their own. This option