10067 Miscellaneous man page typos

Reviewed by: Robert Mustacchi <rm@joyent.com>
Reviewed by: Andy Fiddaman <andy@omniosce.org>
Reviewed by: Volker A. Brandt <vab@bb-c.de>
Reviewed by: Gergő Doma <domag02@gmail.com>
Approved by: Dan McDonald <danmcd@joyent.com>

28 files changed, 37 insertions, 179 deletions

diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1/expand.1 b/usr/src/man/man1/expand.1
index 79986148fa..0bc209a522 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man1/expand.1
+++ b/usr/src/man/man1/expand.1
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ expand, unexpand \- expand TAB characters to SPACE characters, and vice versa
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBexpand\fR utility copies \fIfile\fRs (or the standard input) to the
 standard output, with TAB characters expanded to SPACE characters. BACKSPACE
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ output, putting TAB characters back into the data. By default, only leading
 SPACE and TAB characters are converted to strings of tabs, but this can be
 overridden by the \fB-a\fR option (see the OPTIONS section below).
 .SH OPTIONS
-.sp
 .LP
 The following options are supported for \fBexpand\fR:
 .sp
@@ -165,9 +163,8 @@ characters.
 .RE
 
 .SH OPERANDS
-.sp
 .LP
-The following ooperand is supported for \fBexpand\fR and \fBunexpand\fR:
+The following operand is supported for \fBexpand\fR and \fBunexpand\fR:
 .sp
 .ne 2
 .na
@@ -178,13 +175,11 @@ The path name of a text file to be used as input.
 .RE
 
 .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBenviron\fR(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables
 that affect the execution of \fBexpand\fR and \fBunexpand\fR: \fBLANG\fR,
 \fBLC_ALL\fR, \fBLC_CTYPE\fR, \fBLC_MESSAGES\fR, and \fBNLSPATH\fR.
 .SH EXIT STATUS
-.sp
 .LP
 The following exit values are returned:
 .sp
@@ -206,7 +201,6 @@ An error occurred.
 .RE
 
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -224,6 +218,5 @@ Interface Stability	Standard
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBtabs\fR(1), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBenviron\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1/kbd.1 b/usr/src/man/man1/kbd.1
index aa014f8479..1c8f3ea633 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man1/kbd.1
+++ b/usr/src/man/man1/kbd.1
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ console port when Alternate Break sequence is in effect.
 .LP
 Although PPP is a binary protocol, it has the ability to avoid using characters
 that interfere with serial operation. The default alternate break sequence is
-CTRL-m \fB~\fR CTRL-b, or \fB0D 7E 02\fR in hexidecimal. In PPP, this can be
+CTRL-m \fB~\fR CTRL-b, or \fB0D 7E 02\fR in hexadecimal. In PPP, this can be
 avoided by setting either \fB0x00000004\fR or \fB0x00002000\fR in the ACCM.
 This forces an escape for the CTRL-b or CTRL-m characters, respectively.
 .sp
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1/msgfmt.1 b/usr/src/man/man1/msgfmt.1
index 7d14b50560..26ad8d4191 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man1/msgfmt.1
+++ b/usr/src/man/man1/msgfmt.1
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ msgfmt \- create a message object from a message file
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBmsgfmt\fR utility creates message object files from portable object
 files (\fIfilename\fR\fB\&.po\fR), without changing the portable object files.
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ script or programs.
 the \fBLC_CTYPE\fR locale category or according to the codeset specified in the
 \fB\&.po\fR file.
 .SH OPTIONS
-.sp
 .LP
 The following options are supported:
 .sp
@@ -135,7 +133,6 @@ check is performed.
 .RE
 
 .SH USAGE
-.sp
 .LP
 The format of portable object files (\fB\&.po\fR files) is defined as follows.
 Each \fB\&.po\fR file contains one or more lines, with each line containing
@@ -243,7 +240,7 @@ The \fBmsgstr\fR directive specifies the target string associated with the
 .LP
 The directive \fBmsgstr\fR[\fIn\fR] (where \fIn\fR = 0, 1, 2, ...) specifies
 the target string to be used with plural form handling functions
-\fBngettext()\fR, \fBdngettext()\fR, and \fBdcngetttext()\fR.
+\fBngettext()\fR, \fBdngettext()\fR, and \fBdcngettext()\fR.
 .sp
 .LP
 Message strings can contain the escape sequences \fB\\n\fR for newline,
@@ -353,7 +350,6 @@ codeset is determined by the current locale's codeset (the return value of
 \fBnl_langinfo(CODESET\fR)) by default, and can be changed by the call of
 \fBbind_textdomain_codeset()\fR.
 .SS "Message catalog file format"
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBmsgfmt\fR utility can generate the message object both in Solaris
 message catalog file format and in GNU-compatible message catalog file format.
@@ -467,13 +463,11 @@ example% \fBmsgfmt -o hello.mo module1.po module2.po\fR
 .sp
 
 .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBenviron\fR(5) for descriptions of the following environmental variables
 that affect the execution of \fBmsgfmt\fR: \fBLC_CTYPE\fR, \fBLC_MESSAGES\fR,
 and \fBNLSPATH\fR.
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -489,12 +483,10 @@ CSI	Enabled
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBxgettext\fR(1), \fBgettext\fR(3C), \fBsetlocale\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5),
 \fBenviron\fR(5)
 .SH NOTES
-.sp
 .LP
 Installing message catalogs under the C locale is pointless, since they are
 ignored for the sake of efficiency.
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1/mt.1 b/usr/src/man/man1/mt.1
index f7d7e8d29f..b42ec9013a 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man1/mt.1
+++ b/usr/src/man/man1/mt.1
@@ -13,13 +13,11 @@ mt \- magnetic tape control
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBmt\fR utility sends commands to a magnetic tape drive. If \fB-f\fR
 \fItapename\fR is not specified, the environment variable \fBTAPE\fR is used.
 If \fBTAPE\fR does not exist, \fBmt\fR uses the device \fB/dev/rmt/0n\fR.
 .SH OPTIONS
-.sp
 .LP
 The following options are supported:
 .sp
@@ -32,7 +30,6 @@ Specifies the raw tape device.
 .RE
 
 .SH OPERANDS
-.sp
 .LP
 The following operands are supported:
 .sp
@@ -173,7 +170,7 @@ Prevents media removal.
 .ad
 .RS 10n
 Back spaces \fIcount\fR files. The tape is positioned on the first block of the
-file. This is equivalent to \fIcount+1\fR \fBbsf\fRs ollowed by one \fBfsf\fR.
+file. This is equivalent to \fIcount+1\fR \fBbsf\fRs followed by one \fBfsf\fR.
 .RE
 
 .sp
@@ -321,7 +318,6 @@ might also report that WORM media is loaded in that drive.
 .RE
 
 .SH EXIT STATUS
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fB\fB0\fR\fR
@@ -350,7 +346,6 @@ An operation failed.
 .RE
 
 .SH FILES
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fB\fB/dev/rmt/*\fR\fR
@@ -360,12 +355,10 @@ magnetic tape interface
 .RE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBtar\fR(1), \fBtcopy\fR(1), \fBar.h\fR(3HEAD), \fBattributes\fR(5),
 \fBmtio\fR(7I), \fBst\fR(7D)
 .SH BUGS
-.sp
 .LP
 Not all devices support all options. Some options are hardware-dependent. Refer
 to the corresponding device manual page.
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1/truss.1 b/usr/src/man/man1/truss.1
index 4a79fc5a20..0167f88a0e 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man1/truss.1
+++ b/usr/src/man/man1/truss.1
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ for existing processes (see \fBps\fR(1)) rather than as a command to be
 executed. \fBtruss\fR takes control of each process and begins tracing it
 provided that the userid and groupid of the process match those of the user or
 that the user is a privileged user. Users can trace only selected threads by
-appending \fB/\fR\fIthread-id\fR to the process-id. Mutiple threads can be
+appending \fB/\fR\fIthread-id\fR to the process-id. Multiple threads can be
 selected using the \fB-\fR and \fB,\fR delimiters. For example \fB/1,2,7-9\fR
 traces threads \fB1\fR, \fB2\fR, \fB7\fR, \fB8\fR, and \fB9\fR. Processes can
 also be specified by their names in the \fB/proc\fR directory, for example,
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1b/file.1b b/usr/src/man/man1b/file.1b
index bea613e70b..f59b2bf8fd 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man1b/file.1b
+++ b/usr/src/man/man1b/file.1b
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ file \- determine the type of a file by examining its contents
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBfile\fR performs a series of tests on each  \fIfilename\fR in an attempt to
 determine what it contains. If the contents of a file appear to be  \fBASCII\fR
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ text, \fBfile\fR examines the first 512 bytes and tries to guess its language.
 of \fImagic number\fR, that is, any file containing a numeric or string
 constant that indicates its type.
 .SH OPTIONS
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fB\fB-c\fR\fR
@@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ doc:            roff,nroff, or eqn input text
 empty.file:     empty
 libz:           archive random library
 memos:          directory
-project:        symboliclink to /usr/project
+project:        symbolic link to /usr/project
 script:         executable shell script
 titles:         ascii text
 s5.stuff:       cpio archive
@@ -105,7 +103,6 @@ example%
 .sp
 
 .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
-.sp
 .LP
 The environment variables \fBLC_CTYPE\fR, \fBLANG\fR, and \fBLC_default\fR
 control the character classification throughout \fBfile\fR. On entry to
@@ -117,15 +114,12 @@ character classification rules of \fBLC_CTYPE\fR. When none of the values is
 valid, the shell character classification defaults to the   POSIX.1 "C"
 locale.
 .SH FILES
-.sp
 .LP
 \fB/etc/magic\fR
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBmagic\fR(4), \fBattributes\fR(5)
 .SH BUGS
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBfile\fR often makes mistakes.  In particular, it often suggests that command
 files are C programs.
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1has/vi.1has b/usr/src/man/man1has/vi.1has
index cf65719682..eb841bdbb4 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man1has/vi.1has
+++ b/usr/src/man/man1has/vi.1has
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ vi, view, vedit \- screen-oriented (visual) display editor based on ex
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBvi\fR (visual) utility is a display-oriented text editor based on an
 underlying line editor \fBex\fR. It is possible to use the command mode of
@@ -137,11 +136,9 @@ The \fBvedit\fR invocation is intended for beginners. It is the same as
 \fBshowmode\fR and \fBnovice\fR flags are set, and \fBmagic\fR is turned off.
 These defaults make it easier to learn how to use \fBvi\fR.
 .SH OPTIONS
-.sp
 .LP
-The following options are supporrted:
+The following options are supported:
 .SS "Invocation Options"
-.sp
 .LP
 The following invocation options are interpreted by \fBvi\fR (previously
 documented options are discussed under NOTES):
@@ -289,13 +286,11 @@ search or positioning command).
 .RE
 
 .SS "/usr/xpg4/bin/vi and /usr/xpg6/bin/vi"
-.sp
 .LP
 If both the \fB-t\fR \fItag\fR and the \fB-c\fR \fIcommand\fR options are
-given, the \fB-t\fR \fItag\fR optionis processed first. That is, the file
+given, the \fB-t\fR \fItag\fR option is processed first. That is, the file
 containing \fItag\fR is selected by \fB-t\fR and then the command is executed.
 .SH OPERANDS
-.sp
 .LP
 The following operands are supported:
 .sp
@@ -308,11 +303,9 @@ A file to be edited.
 .RE
 
 .SH COMMAND SUMMARY
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBvi\fR command modes are summarized in this section.
 .SS "vi Modes"
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fBCommand\fR
@@ -352,7 +345,6 @@ return. An interrupt cancels termination.
 .RE
 
 .SS "Sample Commands"
-.sp
 .LP
 In the descriptions, \fICR\fR stands for carriage return and \fIESC\fR stands
 for the escape key.
@@ -500,7 +492,6 @@ any \fBex\fR or \fBed\fR command
 .RE
 
 .SS "Counts Before vi Commands"
-.sp
 .LP
 Numbers can be typed as a prefix to some commands. They are interpreted in one
 of these ways:
@@ -532,7 +523,6 @@ most of the rest
 .RE
 
 .SS "Interrupting, Canceling"
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fB\fIESC\fR\fR
@@ -551,7 +541,6 @@ end insert or incomplete command
 .RE
 
 .SS "File Manipulation"
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fBZZ\fR
@@ -728,7 +717,6 @@ In general, any \fBex\fR or \fBed\fR command (such as \fIsubstitute\fR or
 \fIglobal\fR) can be typed, preceded by a colon and followed by a carriage
 return.
 .SS "Positioning Within a File"
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fBF\fR
@@ -892,7 +880,6 @@ find matching \fB( )\fR or \fB{ }\fR
 .RE
 
 .SS "Adjusting the Screen"
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fB^L\fR
@@ -974,7 +961,6 @@ scroll window up one line
 .RE
 
 .SS "Marking and Returning"
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fB\(ga\(ga\fR
@@ -1020,7 +1006,6 @@ move cursor to first non-white space in line marked by \fIx\fR
 .RE
 
 .SS "Line Positioning"
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fBH\fR
@@ -1101,7 +1086,6 @@ previous line, same column
 .RE
 
 .SS "Character Positioning"
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fB^\fR
@@ -1237,7 +1221,6 @@ find matching \fB( )\fR or \fB{ }\fR
 .RE
 
 .SS "Words, Sentences, Paragraphs"
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fBw\fR
@@ -1328,7 +1311,6 @@ end of a blank-delimited word
 .RE
 
 .SS "Corrections During Insert"
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fB^H\fR
@@ -1429,7 +1411,6 @@ quote non-printable character
 .RE
 
 .SS "Insert and Replace"
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fBa\fR
@@ -1502,7 +1483,6 @@ replace characters
 .RE
 
 .SS "Operators"
-.sp
 .LP
 Operators are followed by a cursor motion and affect all text that would have
 been moved over. For example, since \fBw\fR moves over a word, \fBdw\fR deletes
@@ -1563,7 +1543,6 @@ filter through command
 .RE
 
 .SS "Miscellaneous Operations"
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fBC\fR
@@ -1636,7 +1615,6 @@ yank lines (\fByy\fR)
 .RE
 
 .SS "Yank and Put"
-.sp
 .LP
 Put inserts the text most recently deleted or yanked; however, if a buffer is
 named (using the \fBASCII\fR lower-case letters \fBa\fR - \fBz\fR), the text in
@@ -1705,7 +1683,6 @@ delete into buffer \fIx\fR
 .RE
 
 .SS "Undo, Redo, Retrieve"
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fBu\fR
@@ -1742,13 +1719,11 @@ retrieve \fId\fR'th last delete
 .RE
 
 .SH USAGE
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBlargefile\fR(5) for the description of the behavior of \fBvi\fR and
 \fBview\fR when encountering files greater than or equal to 2 Gbyte ( 2^31
 bytes).
 .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBenviron\fR(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables
 that affect the execution of \fBvi\fR: \fBLANG\fR, \fBLC_ALL\fR,
@@ -1785,7 +1760,6 @@ in a screenful and the vertical screen size in visual mode.
 .RE
 
 .SH FILES
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fB\fB/var/tmp\fR\fR
@@ -1817,13 +1791,9 @@ subset of compiled terminal description database
 .RE
 
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .SS "/usr/bin/vi, /usr/bin/view, /usr/bin/vedit"
-.sp
-
-.sp
 .TS
 box;
 c | c
@@ -1834,9 +1804,6 @@ CSI	Not enabled
 .TE
 
 .SS "/usr/xpg4/bin/vi, /usr/xpg4/bin/view, /usr/xpg4/bin/vedit"
-.sp
-
-.sp
 .TS
 box;
 c | c
@@ -1849,9 +1816,6 @@ Interface Stability	Standard
 .TE
 
 .SS "/usr/xpg6/bin/vi, /usr/xpg6/bin/view, /usr/xpg6/bin/vedit"
-.sp
-
-.sp
 .TS
 box;
 c | c
@@ -1864,7 +1828,6 @@ Interface Stability	Standard
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBIntro\fR(1), \fBctags\fR(1), \fBed\fR(1), \fBedit\fR(1), \fBex\fR(1),
 \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBenviron\fR(5), \fBlargefile\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)
@@ -1872,13 +1835,11 @@ Interface Stability	Standard
 .LP
 \fISolaris Advanced User\&'s Guide\fR
 .SH AUTHOR
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBvi\fR and \fBex\fR were developed by The University of California, Berkeley
 California, Computer Science Division, Department of Electrical Engineering and
 Computer Science.
 .SH NOTES
-.sp
 .LP
 Two options, although they continue to be supported, have been replaced in the
 documentation by options that follow the Command Syntax Standard (see
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1m/boot.1m b/usr/src/man/man1m/boot.1m
index 124ae4d7b7..2df2d7beaf 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man1m/boot.1m
+++ b/usr/src/man/man1m/boot.1m
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ shell, or by using \fBPROM\fR commands from the \fBok\fR prompt after the
 system has been halted.
 .sp
 .LP
-The second level program is either a fileystem-specific boot block (when
+The second level program is either a filesystem-specific boot block (when
 booting from a disk), or \fBinetboot\fR (when booting across
 the network).
 .sp
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1m/ypmap2src.1m b/usr/src/man/man1m/ypmap2src.1m
index 56d8d96250..b74fc181fe 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man1m/ypmap2src.1m
+++ b/usr/src/man/man1m/ypmap2src.1m
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ ypmap2src \- convert NIS maps to NIS source files
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 Use the \fBypmap2src\fR utility to convert standard NIS maps to approximations
 of the equivalent NIS source files. This utility functions like the reverse of
@@ -56,14 +55,12 @@ files.
 When \fBypmap2src\fR is run, it will take up-to-date comments from the map file
 and insert them into the NIS source file generated.
 .SS "Handling Custom Maps"
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBypmap2src\fR only knows about the standard NIS maps and standard source to
 map conversion. If an advanced user has changed these, that is, the user has
 modified the NIS makefile, the equivalent changes must also be made to the
 \fBypmap2src\fR script.
 .SH OPTIONS
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBypmap2src\fR supports the following options:
 .sp
@@ -112,7 +109,6 @@ be converted. By default, maps with the \fBLDAP_\fR prefix are converted.
 .RE
 
 .SH OPERANDS
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBypmap2src\fR supports the following operands:
 .sp
@@ -122,12 +118,11 @@ be converted. By default, maps with the \fBLDAP_\fR prefix are converted.
 .ad
 .RS 15n
 Lists the standard source files to convert. If this option is not given, then
-all the standard source files, plus any custom files pecified by the \fB-c\fR
+all the standard source files, plus any custom files specified by the \fB-c\fR
 option, are converted.
 .RE
 
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -143,7 +138,6 @@ Interface Stability	Obsolete
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBypmake\fR(1M), \fBypserv\fR(1M), \fBNISLDAPmapping\fR(4),
 \fBattributes\fR(5)
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man1m/zfs.1m b/usr/src/man/man1m/zfs.1m
index 397c5da6d2..1fd78bbacb 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man1m/zfs.1m
+++ b/usr/src/man/man1m/zfs.1m
@@ -2447,7 +2447,7 @@ option was not specified.
 .Cm remap
 .Ar filesystem Ns | Ns Ar volume
 .Xc
-Remap the indirect blocks in the given fileystem or volume so that they no
+Remap the indirect blocks in the given filesystem or volume so that they no
 longer reference blocks on previously removed vdevs and we can eventually
 shrink the size of the indirect mapping objects for the previously removed
 vdevs. Note that remapping all blocks might not be possible and that
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man2/sysinfo.2 b/usr/src/man/man2/sysinfo.2
index c33863ff5c..fc85af6b0e 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man2/sysinfo.2
+++ b/usr/src/man/man2/sysinfo.2
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ of the calling process.
 .sp .6
 .RS 4n
 Copy into the array pointed to by \fIbuf\fR an ASCII string consisting of the
-ASCII hexidecimal encoding of the name of the interface configured by
+ASCII hexadecimal encoding of the name of the interface configured by
 \fBboot\fR(1M) followed by the DHCPACK reply from the server. This command is
 intended for use only by the \fBdhcpagent\fR(1M) DHCP client daemon for the
 purpose of adopting the DHCP maintenance of the interface configured by
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man2/utimes.2 b/usr/src/man/man2/utimes.2
index 7abd2434f6..69eee29879 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man2/utimes.2
+++ b/usr/src/man/man2/utimes.2
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ specified by \fIfiledes\fR. If \fIfiledes\fR is set to \fBAT_FDCWD\fR, then
 when encountering symbolic links may be controlled by the value of the
 \fIflag\fR argument. If the value of flag is the constant
 \fBAT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW\fR, then when a symbolic link is encountered while
-resoloving a path, it will not be followed. Otherwise, the value of \fIflag\fR
+resolving a path, it will not be followed. Otherwise, the value of \fIflag\fR
 should be \fB0\fR.
 .SH RETURN VALUES
 .LP
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3c/pthread_getschedparam.3c b/usr/src/man/man3c/pthread_getschedparam.3c
index 19a30e9b09..c335b0d8c8 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3c/pthread_getschedparam.3c
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3c/pthread_getschedparam.3c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ cc -mt [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... -lpthread [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBpthread_getschedparam()\fR and \fBpthread_setschedparam()\fR functions
 allow the scheduling policy and scheduling parameters of individual threads
@@ -147,15 +146,13 @@ parameters provided in \fIpolicy\fR and \fIparam\fR, respectively.
 If the \fBpthread_setschedparam()\fR function fails, no scheduling parameters
 will be changed  for the target thread.
 .SH RETURN VALUES
-.sp
 .LP
 If successful, the \fBpthread_getschedparam()\fR and
 \fBpthread_setschedparam()\fR functions return  \fB0\fR. Otherwise, an error
 number is returned to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
-.sp
 .LP
-The \fBpthread_getschedparam()\fR and \fBpthread_gsetschedparam()\fR functions
+The \fBpthread_getschedparam()\fR and \fBpthread_setschedparam()\fR functions
 will fail if:
 .sp
 .ne 2
@@ -190,7 +187,6 @@ scheduling parameters or the scheduling policy of the specified thread.
 .RE
 
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -210,7 +206,6 @@ Standard	See \fBstandards\fR(5).
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBpthread_attr_init\fR(3C), \fBsched_getparam\fR(3C),
 \fBsched_get_priority_max\fR(3C), \fBsched_get_priority_max\fR(3C),
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3c/pthread_rwlock_rdlock.3c b/usr/src/man/man3c/pthread_rwlock_rdlock.3c
index cb0d5893bf..d2603d2d72 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3c/pthread_rwlock_rdlock.3c
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3c/pthread_rwlock_rdlock.3c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ cc -mt [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... -lpthread [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBpthread_rwlock_rdlock()\fR function applies a read lock to the
 read-write lock referenced by \fIrwlock\fR.  The calling thread acquires the
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ The \fBpthread_rwlock_tryrdlock()\fR function applies a read lock like the
 \fBpthread_rwlock_rdlock()\fR function, with the exception that the function
 fails if the equivalent \fBpthread_rwlock_rdlock()\fR call would have blocked
 the calling thread.  In no case will the \fBpthread_rwlock_tryrdlock()\fR
-function ever bloc. It always either acquires the lock or fails and returns
+function ever block. It always either acquires the lock or fails and returns
 immediately.
 .sp
 .LP
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ If a signal is delivered to a thread waiting for a read-write lock for reading,
 upon return from the signal handler the thread resumes waiting for the
 read-write lock for reading as if it was not interrupted.
 .SH RETURN VALUES
-.sp
 .LP
 If successful, the \fBpthread_rwlock_rdlock()\fR function returns \fB0\fR.
 Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.
@@ -115,7 +113,6 @@ The \fBpthread_rwlock_tryrdlock()\fR function returns \fB0\fR if the lock for
 reading on the read-write lock object referenced by \fIrwlock\fR is acquired.
 Otherwise an error number  is returned to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBpthread_rwlock_rdlock()\fR and \fBpthread_rwlock_tryrdlock()\fR
 functions will fail if:
@@ -155,7 +152,6 @@ the lock or a writer with the appropriate priority was blocked on it.
 .RE
 
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See  \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -173,7 +169,6 @@ MT-Level	MT-Safe
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBpthread_rwlock_init\fR(3C), \fBpthread_rwlock_wrlock\fR(3C),
 \fBpthread_rwlockattr_init\fR(3C), \fBpthread_rwlock_unlock\fR(3C),
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3c/pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock.3c b/usr/src/man/man3c/pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock.3c
index 542a0dbe38..a75e7cfcd3 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3c/pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock.3c
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3c/pthread_rwlock_timedwrlock.3c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ cc \fB-mt\fR [ \fIflag\fR... ] \fIfile\fR... [ \fIlibrary\fR... ]
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBpthread_rwlock_timedwrlock()\fR function applies a write lock to the
 read-write lock referenced by \fIrwlock\fR as in the
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ interval specified by \fIrel_timeout\fR passes, as measured by the
 The resolution of the timeout is the resolution of the \fBCLOCK_REALTIME\fR
 clock. The \fBtimespec\fR data type is defined in the <\fBtime.h\fR> header.
 Under no circumstances does either function fail with a timeout if the lock can
-be acquired immediately. The validity of the a\fIbs_timeout\fR parameter need
+be acquired immediately. The validity of the \fIabs_timeout\fR parameter need
 not be checked if the lock can be immediately acquired.
 .sp
 .LP
@@ -104,14 +103,12 @@ The calling thread can deadlock if at the time the call is made it holds the
 read-write lock. The results are undefined if this function is called with an
 uninitialized read-write lock.
 .SH RETURN VALUES
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBpthread_rwlock_timedwrlock()\fR and
 \fBpthread_rwlock_reltimedwrlock_np()\fR functions return 0 if the lock for
 writing on the read-write lock object referenced by \fIrwlock\fR is acquired.
 Otherwise, an error number is returned to indicate the error.
 .SH ERRORS
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBpthread_rwlock_timedwrlock()\fR and
 \fBpthread_rwlock_reltimedwrlock_np()\fR functions will fail if:
@@ -149,7 +146,6 @@ or equal to 1,000 million.
 .RE
 
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -171,7 +167,6 @@ MT-Level	MT-Safe
 The \fBpthread_rwlock_timedwrlock()\fR function is Standard. The
 \fBpthread_rwlock_reltimedwrlock_np()\fR function is Stable.
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBpthread_rwlock_destroy\fR(3C), \fBpthread_rwlock_rdlock\fR(3C),
 \fBpthread_rwlock_timedrdlock\fR(3C), \fBpthread_rwlock_trywrlock\fR(3C),
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3c/select.3c b/usr/src/man/man3c/select.3c
index 95c94d7e3b..92ea534aaf 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3c/select.3c
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3c/select.3c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ descriptors from zero through
 in the descriptor sets are examined.
 .Pp
 If the
-.Fa readfs
+.Fa readfds
 argument is not a null pointer, it points to an object of
 type
 .Vt fd_set
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ for being ready to read, and on output indicates which file descriptors are
 ready to read.
 .Pp
 If the
-.Fa writefs
+.Fa writefds
 argument is not a null pointer, it points to an object of
 type
 .Vt fd_set
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ for error conditions pending, and on output indicates which file descriptors
 have error conditions pending.
 .Pp
 Upon successful completion, the objects pointed to by the
-.Fa readfs ,
-.Fa writefs ,
+.Fa readfds ,
+.Fa writefds ,
 and
 .Fa errorfds
 arguments are modified to indicate which file descriptors are ready for reading,
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ masks to be set to a non-zero value,
 completes successfully and returns 0.
 .Pp
 If the
-.Fa readfs ,
+.Fa readfds ,
 .Fa writefds ,
 and
 .Fa errorfds
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3contract/ct_dev_tmpl_set_aset.3contract b/usr/src/man/man3contract/ct_dev_tmpl_set_aset.3contract
index 1ba96ef86c..0e81f9c088 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3contract/ct_dev_tmpl_set_aset.3contract
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3contract/ct_dev_tmpl_set_aset.3contract
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ int ct_dev_tmpl_set_aset(int fd, uint_t aset);
 .fi
 
 .SH PARAMETERS
-.sp
 .ne 2
 .na
 \fB\fIaset\fR\fR
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ a pointer to a \fIuint_t\fR variable for receiving the current setting of the
 .RE
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 These functions read and write device contract terms and operate on device
 contract template file descriptors obtained from the \fBcontract\fR(4)
@@ -152,12 +150,10 @@ set to 1 if the "noneg" term is set or to 0 otherwise.  The
 \fBct_dev_tmpl_clear_noneg()\fR term clears the nonnegotiable term from a
 template.
 .SH RETURN VALUES
-.sp
 .LP
 Upon successful completion, these functions return 0. Otherwise, they return a
 non-zero error value.
 .SH ERRORS
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBct_dev_tmpl_set_aset()\fR function will fail if:
 .sp
@@ -242,14 +238,13 @@ The \fBct_dev_tmpl_get_minor()\fR function will fail if:
 .sp
 .ne 2
 .na
-\fB\fBEOVEFLOW\fR\fR
+\fB\fBEOVERFLOW\fR\fR
 .ad
 .RS 12n
 The supplied buffer is too small.
 .RE
 
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -267,7 +262,6 @@ MT-Level	Safe
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBlibcontract\fR(3LIB), \fBcontract\fR(4), \fBdevices\fR(4),
 \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBlfcompile\fR(5)
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3curses/form_cursor.3curses b/usr/src/man/man3curses/form_cursor.3curses
index 22f3391021..e7bde82e0f 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3curses/form_cursor.3curses
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3curses/form_cursor.3curses
@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@ form_cursor, pos_form_cursor \- position forms window cursor
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBpos_form_cursor()\fR moves the form window cursor to the location required
 by the form driver to resume form processing. This may be needed after the
 application calls a \fBcurses\fR library I/O routine.
 .SH RETURN VALUES
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBpos_form_cursor()\fR returns one of the following:
 .sp
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ application calls a \fBcurses\fR library I/O routine.
 \fBE_OK\fR
 .ad
 .RS 18n
-Thefunction returned successfully.
+The function returned successfully.
 .RE
 
 .sp
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ The form is not posted.
 .RE
 
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -79,11 +76,9 @@ MT-Level	Unsafe
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBcurses\fR(3CURSES), \fBforms\fR(3CURSES), \fBattributes\fR(5)
 .SH NOTES
-.sp
 .LP
 The header \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the headers  \fB<eti.h>\fR and
 \fB<curses.h>\fR\&.
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3curses/form_field_buffer.3curses b/usr/src/man/man3curses/form_field_buffer.3curses
index 986a923b40..82438c08a3 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3curses/form_field_buffer.3curses
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3curses/form_field_buffer.3curses
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ field_status, set_max_field \- set and get forms field attributes
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBset_field_buffer()\fR sets buffer \fIbuf\fR of \fIfield\fR to \fIvalue\fR.
 Buffer 0 stores the displayed contents of the field. Buffers other than 0 are
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ field buffer 0 changes. \fBset_field_status()\fR sets the status flag of
 \fBset_max_field()\fR sets a maximum growth on a dynamic field, or if
 \fImax=\fR\fB0\fR turns off any maximum growth.
 .SH RETURN VALUES
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBfield_buffer()\fR returns \fINULL\fR on error.
 .sp
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ return one of the following:
 \fBE_OK\fR
 .ad
 .RS 18n
-Thefunction returned successfully.
+The function returned successfully.
 .RE
 
 .sp
@@ -95,7 +93,6 @@ An argument is incorrect.
 .RE
 
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -111,11 +108,9 @@ MT-Level	Unsafe
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBcurses\fR(3CURSES), \fBforms\fR(3CURSES), \fBattributes\fR(5)
 .SH NOTES
-.sp
 .LP
 The header \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the headers  \fB<eti.h>\fR and
 \fB<curses.h>\fR\&.
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3curses/form_field_new.3curses b/usr/src/man/man3curses/form_field_new.3curses
index 45655cd3c9..37c26c8486 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3curses/form_field_new.3curses
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3curses/form_field_new.3curses
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ destroy forms fields
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBnew_field()\fR creates a new field with \fIr\fR rows and \fIc\fR columns,
 starting at \fIfrow\fR, \fIfcol\fR, in the subwindow of a form. \fInrow\fR is
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ changed without affecting the original field.
 .LP
 \fBfree_field()\fR frees the storage allocated for \fIfield\fR.
 .SH RETURN VALUES
-.sp
 .LP
 Routines that return pointers return \fINULL\fR on error. \fBfree_field()\fR
 returns one of the following:
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ returns one of the following:
 \fBE_OK\fR
 .ad
 .RS 18n
-Thefunction returned successfully.
+The function returned successfully.
 .RE
 
 .sp
@@ -94,7 +92,6 @@ An argument is incorrect.
 .RE
 
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -110,11 +107,9 @@ MT-Level	Unsafe
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBcurses\fR(3CURSES), \fBforms\fR(3CURSES), \fBattributes\fR(5)
 .SH NOTES
-.sp
 .LP
 The header \fB<form.h>\fR automatically includes the headers  \fB<eti.h>\fR and
 \fB<curses.h>\fR\&.
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3elf/elf32_checksum.3elf b/usr/src/man/man3elf/elf32_checksum.3elf
index 625f22880e..0dd53ad064 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3elf/elf32_checksum.3elf
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3elf/elf32_checksum.3elf
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ cc [ \fIflag\fR ... ] \fIfile\fR ... \fB-lelf\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR ... ]
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBelf32_checksum()\fR function returns a simple checksum of selected
 sections of the image identified by \fIelf\fR. The value is typically used as
@@ -29,13 +28,12 @@ the \fB\&.dynamic\fR tag \fBDT_CHECKSUM\fR, recorded in dynamic executables and
 shared objects.
 .sp
 .LP
-Selected sections of the image are used to calcluate the checksum in order that
+Selected sections of the image are used to calculate the checksum in order that
 its value is not affected by utilities such as \fBstrip\fR(1).
 .sp
 .LP
 For the 64\(mibit class, replace 32 with 64 as appropriate.
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -53,7 +51,6 @@ MT-Level	MT-Safe
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBelf\fR(3ELF), \fBelf_version\fR(3ELF), \fBgelf\fR(3ELF), \fBlibelf\fR(3LIB),
 \fBattributes\fR(5)
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3nsl/getrpcbyname.3nsl b/usr/src/man/man3nsl/getrpcbyname.3nsl
index 4e42df9c9a..283fd12ad0 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3nsl/getrpcbyname.3nsl
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3nsl/getrpcbyname.3nsl
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ getrpcent_r, setrpcent, endrpcent \- get RPC entry
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 These functions are used to obtain entries for RPC (Remote Procedure Call)
 services.  An entry may come from any of the sources for \fBrpc\fR specified in
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ resources it was using.  It is still allowed, but possibly less efficient, for
 the process to call more RPC entry retrieval functions after calling
 \fBendrpcent()\fR.
 .SS "Reentrant Interfaces"
-.sp
 .LP
 The functions \fBgetrpcbyname()\fR, \fBgetrpcbynumber()\fR, and
 \fBgetrpcent()\fR use static storage that is re-used in each call, making these
@@ -136,7 +134,6 @@ Like their non-reentrant counterparts, \fBgetrpcbyname_r()\fR and
 \fBgetrpcbynumber_r()\fR leave the enumeration position in an indeterminate
 state.
 .SH RETURN VALUES
-.sp
 .LP
 RPC entries are represented by the \fBstruct rpcent\fR structure defined in
 \fB<rpc/rpcent.h>\fR:
@@ -173,22 +170,19 @@ When the pointer returned by the reentrant functions \fBgetrpcbyname_r()\fR,
 \fBgetrpcbynumber_r()\fR, and \fBgetrpcent_r()\fR is non-NULL, it is always
 equal to the \fIresult\fR pointer that was supplied by the caller.
 .SH ERRORS
-.sp
 .LP
-The reentrant functions  \fBgetrpcyname_r()\fR, \fBgetrpcbynumber_r(\|)\fR and
+The reentrant functions  \fBgetrpcbyname_r()\fR, \fBgetrpcbynumber_r(\|)\fR and
 \fBgetrpcent_r()\fR will return \fBNULL\fR and set \fBerrno\fR to \fBERANGE\fR
 if the length of the buffer supplied by caller is not large enough to store the
 result. See \fBIntro\fR(2) for the proper usage and interpretation of
 \fBerrno\fR in multithreaded applications.
 .SH FILES
-.sp
 .LP
 \fB/etc/rpc\fR
 .sp
 .LP
 \fB/etc/nsswitch.conf\fR
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -206,18 +200,15 @@ T}
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBrpcinfo\fR(1M), \fBrpc\fR(3NSL), \fBnsswitch.conf\fR(4), \fBrpc\fR(4),
 \fBattributes\fR(5)
 .SH WARNINGS
-.sp
 .LP
 The reentrant interfaces \fBgetrpcbyname_r()\fR, \fBgetrpcbynumber_r()\fR, and
 \fBgetrpcent_r()\fR are included in this release on an uncommitted basis only,
 and are subject to change or removal in future minor releases.
 .SH NOTES
-.sp
 .LP
 When compiling multithreaded applications, see  \fBIntro\fR(3), \fINotes On
 Multithreaded Applications\fR, for information about the use of the
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3nsl/t_sndudata.3nsl b/usr/src/man/man3nsl/t_sndudata.3nsl
index 98f6d946e8..16f3c52de6 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3nsl/t_sndudata.3nsl
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3nsl/t_sndudata.3nsl
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ t_sndudata \- send a data unit
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 This routine is part of the \fBXTI\fR interfaces which evolved from the
 \fBTLI\fR interfaces. \fBXTI\fR represents the future evolution of these
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ discarded.
 .sp
 .LP
 If it is not possible for the transport provider to immediately detect the
-conditions that cause the errors \fBTBADDADDR\fR and \fBTBADOPT\fR, these
+conditions that cause the errors \fBTBADADDR\fR and \fBTBADOPT\fR, these
 errors will alternatively be returned by \fIt_rcvuderr.\fR Therefore, an
 application must be prepared to receive these errors in both of these ways.
 .sp
@@ -125,16 +124,13 @@ application must be prepared to receive these errors in both of these ways.
 If the call is interrupted, \fBt_sndudata()\fR will return \fBEINTR\fR and the
 datagram will not be sent.
 .SH RETURN VALUES
-.sp
 .LP
 Upon successful completion, a value of  \fB0\fR is returned.  Otherwise, a
 value of  -1 is returned and \fBt_errno\fR is set to indicate an error.
 .SH VALID STATES
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBT_IDLE\fR.
 .SH ERRORS
-.sp
 .LP
 On failure, \fBt_errno\fR is set to one of the following:
 .sp
@@ -236,13 +232,11 @@ A system error has occurred during execution of this function.
 .RE
 
 .SH TLI COMPATIBILITY
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBXTI\fR and \fBTLI\fR interface definitions have common names but use
 different header files. This, and other semantic differences between the two
 interfaces are described in the subsections below.
 .SS "Interface Header"
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBXTI\fR interfaces use the header file, \fBxti.h.\fR \fBTLI\fR interfaces
 should \fInot\fR use this header.  They should use the header:
@@ -251,7 +245,6 @@ should \fInot\fR use this header.  They should use the header:
 #include <tiuser.h>
 .in -2
 .SS "Error Description Values"
-.sp
 .LP
 The \fBt_errno\fR values that can be set by the \fBXTI\fR interface and cannot
 be set by the \fBTLI\fR interface are:
@@ -276,18 +269,15 @@ be set by the \fBTLI\fR interface are:
 \fBTOUTSTATE\fR
 .in -2
 .SS "Notes"
-.sp
 .LP
 Whenever this function fails with \fBt_error\fR set to \fBTFLOW,\fR
 \fBO_NONBLOCK\fR must have been set.
 .SS "Option Buffers"
-.sp
 .LP
 The format of the options in an \fBopt\fR buffer is dictated by the transport
 provider. Unlike the \fBXTI\fR interface, the \fBTLI\fR interface does not fix
 the buffer format.
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5)  for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -303,7 +293,6 @@ MT Level	Safe
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBfcntl\fR(2), \fBt_alloc\fR(3NSL), \fBt_bind\fR(3NSL), \fBt_error\fR(3NSL),
 \fBt_getinfo\fR(3NSL), \fBt_look\fR(3NSL), \fBt_open\fR(3NSL),
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3nsl/t_sndvudata.3nsl b/usr/src/man/man3nsl/t_sndvudata.3nsl
index a5ee56395b..043613afdc 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3nsl/t_sndvudata.3nsl
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3nsl/t_sndvudata.3nsl
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ t_sndvudata \- send a data unit from one or more noncontiguous buffers
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 This function is used in connectionless mode to send a data unit to another
 transport user.  The argument  \fIfd\fR identifies the local transport endpoint
@@ -131,21 +130,18 @@ called before the destination user has activated its transport endpoint (see
 .sp
 .LP
 If it is not possible for the transport provider to immediately detect the
-conditions that cause the errors \fBTBADDADDR\fR and \fBTBADOPT\fR, these
+conditions that cause the errors \fBTBADADDR\fR and \fBTBADOPT\fR, these
 errors will alternatively be returned by  \fBt_rcvuderr\fR(3NSL). An
 application must therefore be prepared to receive these errors in both of these
 ways.
 .SH RETURN VALUES
-.sp
 .LP
 Upon successful completion, a value of  \fB0\fR is returned. Otherwise, a value
 of  -1 is returned and  \fBt_errno\fR is set to indicate an error.
 .SH VALID STATES
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBT_IDLE\fR.
 .SH ERRORS
-.sp
 .LP
 On failure,  \fBt_errno\fR is set to one of the following:
 .sp
@@ -259,12 +255,10 @@ A system error has occurred during execution of this function.
 .RE
 
 .SH TLI COMPATIBILITY
-.sp
 .LP
 In the \fBTLI\fR interface definition, no counterpart of this routine was
 defined.
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5)  for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -280,7 +274,6 @@ MT Level	Safe
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBfcntl\fR(2), \fBt_alloc\fR(3NSL), \fBt_open\fR(3NSL),
 \fBt_rcvudata\fR(3NSL), \fBt_rcvvudata\fR(3NSL) \fBt_rcvuderr\fR(3NSL),
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3secdb/getauthattr.3secdb b/usr/src/man/man3secdb/getauthattr.3secdb
index d4efafb78a..010e825e08 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3secdb/getauthattr.3secdb
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3secdb/getauthattr.3secdb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ authorization name \fIname\fR. Successive calls to these functions return
 either successive \fBauth_attr\fR entries or \fINULL\fR.
 .sp
 .LP
-Th internal representation of an \fBauth_attr\fR entry is an \fBauthattr_t\fR
+The internal representation of an \fBauth_attr\fR entry is an \fBauthattr_t\fR
 structure defined in  <\fBauth_attr.h\fR> with the following members:
 .sp
 .in +2
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man3socket/connect.3socket b/usr/src/man/man3socket/connect.3socket
index 91ad73b980..53659f39cd 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man3socket/connect.3socket
+++ b/usr/src/man/man3socket/connect.3socket
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 		if (err != 0) {
 			/* Asynch connect failed */
-			fprintf(stderr, "asnchronous connect: %s\\n",
+			fprintf(stderr, "asynchronous connect: %s\\n",
 			    strerror(err));
 			(void) close(sock);
 			(void) close(eport);
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man4/ike.config.4 b/usr/src/man/man4/ike.config.4
index afa988db27..53b0c6d270 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man4/ike.config.4
+++ b/usr/src/man/man4/ike.config.4
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ The global parameter entries are as follows:
 .sp .6
 .RS 4n
 The X.509 distinguished name of a certificate that is a trusted root CA
-certificate.It must be encoded in a file in the \fB/etc/inet/ike/publickeys\fR
+certificate. It must be encoded in a file in the \fB/etc/inet/ike/publickeys\fR
 directory. It must have a CRL in \fB/etc/inet/ike/crl\fRs. Multiple
 \fBcert_root\fR parameters aggregate.
 .RE
diff --git a/usr/src/man/man4/service_provider.conf.4 b/usr/src/man/man4/service_provider.conf.4
index 8f2ac04ffa..d96d7bcebf 100644
--- a/usr/src/man/man4/service_provider.conf.4
+++ b/usr/src/man/man4/service_provider.conf.4
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ service_provider.conf \- service provider configuration file
 .fi
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBservice_provider.conf\fR contains information about the device type that the
 service provider supports. This information includes the pathname of the
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ The \fBdatadm\fR program enumerates each device entry into a list of interface
 adapters, that is, interfaces to external network that are available to uDAPL
 consumers. This new list of interface adapters is appended to other service
 providers' information in the DAT static registry, \fBdat.conf\fR. You can do
-this is you invoke the \fBdatadm\fR program with the \fB-a\fR option and the
+this if you invoke the \fBdatadm\fR program with the \fB-a\fR option and the
 pathname of the \fBservice_provider.conf\fR file.
 .sp
 .LP
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ entry:
 .in +2
 .nf
 "\fIdriver_name\fR" "\fIAPI_version\fR" "\fIthreadsafe_library\fR | \e
-      \fInonthreadsafe_librar\fRy"\e
+      \fInonthreadsafe_library\fR"\e
 "\fIdefault_version\fR | \fInondefault_version\fR" \e
      "\fIservice_provider_library_pathname\fR"\e
 "\fIservice_provider_version\fR" "\fIservice_provider_instance_data\fR"\e
@@ -68,14 +67,14 @@ for example, \fBdriver_name=tavor\fR.
 .ad
 .sp .6
 .RS 4n
-Specifies the API version of the service provide library: For example,
+Specifies the API version of the service provider library: For example,
 \fB"u"major.minor\fR is \fBu1.2\fR.
 .RE
 
 .sp
 .ne 2
 .na
-\fB\fIthreadsafe_library\fR | \fInonthreadsafe_librar\fR\fR
+\fB\fIthreadsafe_library\fR | \fInonthreadsafe_library\fR\fR
 .ad
 .sp .6
 .RS 4n
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ Specifies a threadsafe or non-threadsafe library.
 .ad
 .sp .6
 .RS 4n
-Specifies a default or non-default version of library. A service provider can
+Specifies a default or non-default version of a library. A service provider can
 offer several versions of the library. If so, one version is designated as
 \fBdefault\fR with the rest as \fBnondefault\fR.
 .RE
@@ -166,7 +165,6 @@ pci15b3,5a44 u1.2 nonthreadsafe default \e
 .in -2
 
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.sp
 .LP
 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
 .sp
@@ -181,6 +179,5 @@ Stability	Evolving
 .TE
 
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.sp
 .LP
 \fBdatadm\fR(1M), \fBdat.conf\fR(4), \fBattributes\fR(5)