docs: misc. typos pt2

Remainder of typos found using `codespell -q 3 --skip="./shared,./src/systemd,*.po" -I ../NetworkManager-word-whitelist.txt` whereby whitelist consists of:
 ```
ans
busses
cace
cna
conexant
crasher
iff
liftime
creat
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sav
technik
uint
```

https://github.com/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/pull/205

61 files changed, 113 insertions, 113 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index fb74960062..4db4ddfd4c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ This is a new stable release of NetworkManager.  Notable changes include:
 * nmcli now scans for Wi-Fi networks before displaying them, if the last scan
   was too long ago.
 * Added the ipv6.dhcp-duid property to allow configuring the DHCPv6 DUID
-* Extended ipv6.dhcp-client-id property to support DHCP client identifers
+* Extended ipv6.dhcp-client-id property to support DHCP client identifiers
   depending on the MAC address and the stable ID.
 * Set NM_DISPATCHER_ACTION environment variable in dispatcher scripts.
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ This is a new stable release of NetworkManager.  Notable changes include:
     into the ifcfg file for improved compatibility with the legacy network service.
 * Improve handling of MTU by resetting the previous MTU when the device deactivates
     and reset the MTU to a defined value on activation.
-* Improve tracking of parent devices for dependend devices like ip-tunnels, MACVLAN,
+* Improve tracking of parent devices for dependent devices like ip-tunnels, MACVLAN,
     VETH, VLAN, and VXLAN.
 * Many bug fixes and improvements
 
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ This is a new stable release of NetworkManager.  Notable changes include:
 * NetworkManager no longer requires polkit libraries at runtime when Polkit
     support is enabled, and Polkit can be disabled at build time too
 * Automatically created connections are now deleted when their device goes away
-* 'nmcli dev connect' now attemts to create a connection if none exists
+* 'nmcli dev connect' now attempts to create a connection if none exists
 * Manually configured static IPv6 configuration is kept even if SLAAC fails
 * Manpages for the 'keyfile' and 'ifcfg-rh' plugins now describe their
     configuration syntax and available options
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ This is a new stable release of NetworkManager.  Notable changes include:
 * Better handling of WiFi devices via nl80211 when available (instead of WEXT)
 * IP configuration is now non-blocking; waiting for IPv6 RA no longer blocks
     the device from activating if IPv4 is ready and vice versa
-* Addded support for firewall "zones" via FirewallD
+* Added support for firewall "zones" via FirewallD
 * Added basic support for bonded interfaces
 * WiFi connections are no longer locked to a specific MAC address if they are
     "locally administered" addresses (ie, 02:::::)
@@ -967,13 +967,13 @@ Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.0
 	* Don't drop the last scanned AP (Dan Williams)
 	* Broadcast state change when disconnected (Robert Love)
 	* The Slackware backend now builds (Nico)
-	* Don't install unsued config files (Dan Williams)
+	* Don't install unused config files (Dan Williams)
 	* Add a test for libnm_glib_unregister_callback (Christopher Aillon)
 	* Requires wireless-tools 28pre9 (Christopher Aillon)
 
 * nm-applet
 	* Use g_get_host_name () if we've got it (Christopher Aillon)
-	* Fix an unitialized variable (Robert Love)
+	* Fix an uninitialized variable (Robert Love)
 	* Fix sensitivity of VPN items (Robert Love)
 
 
diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index e13953de22..0a95d8b9dd 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ same MAC address, the connection with the most recent timestamp should be
 preferred.
 
 Similarly, if the probing/listening process detects 802.1x frames the device
-should be marked as requring 802.1x authentication until the carrier drops.
+should be marked as requiring 802.1x authentication until the carrier drops.
 This would be accomplished by adding a new property to the NMDeviceEthernet
 object and exporting that property through the
 introspection/nm-device-ethernet.xml file.  This would allow clients like
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ proceeds with the connection.
 
 NM sends the correct wpa_supplicant config for WPS to the supplicant, and waits
 for the connection to occur.  WPS can only be used the *first* time, so after a
-first successfull connection, NM must request the actual hexadecimal PSK from
+first successful connection, NM must request the actual hexadecimal PSK from
 wpa_supplicant via D-Bus, and store that PSK in the connection, clear any WPS
 PIN code from the connection, and save the connection to backing storage.
 
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ connection process.
 2) single-device-at-a-time with overlapping connections: this is also probably
 the best route to go for desktop use-cases as well.  Instead of bringing all
 available connections up, only bring up the "best" connection at any given
-time based on the current priority list (which is rougly Ethernet > WiFi >
+time based on the current priority list (which is roughly Ethernet > WiFi >
 3G/Bluetooth).  However, to ensure seamless connectivity, when one connection
 begins to degrade, the next-best connection should be started before the
 current one is terminated, such that there is a small amount of overlap.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c4a84cc4c6..b3fc8b249f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(WITH_JSON_VALIDATION, test "${enable_json_validation}" != "no")
 
 # we usually compile with polkit support. --enable-polkit=yes|no only sets the
 # default configuration for main.auth-polkit. User can always enable/disable polkit
-# autorization via config.
+# authorization via config.
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(polkit,
               AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-polkit=yes|no],
                              [set default value for auth-polkit configuration option. This value can be overwritten by NM configuration. 'disabled' is an alias for 'no']),
diff --git a/contrib/fedora/rpm/build.sh b/contrib/fedora/rpm/build.sh
index bd92f1eb2c..017aab9c30 100755
--- a/contrib/fedora/rpm/build.sh
+++ b/contrib/fedora/rpm/build.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #set -vx
 
 # Set arguments via environment variables.
-# Argument can be omited and defaults will be detected.
+# Argument can be omitted and defaults will be detected.
 #
 #   BUILDTYPE=|SRPM
 #   NM_RPMBUILD_ARGS=<additional argus for rpmbuild>
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ ln "$BUILDLOG" "$TEMPBASE/build.log"
 rm -f "$BUILDLOG"
 
 TEMPSPEC="$TEMP/SPECS/NetworkManager.spec"
-mkdir -p "$TEMP/SOURCES/" "$TEMP/SPECS/" || die "error creating SPECS directoy"
+mkdir -p "$TEMP/SOURCES/" "$TEMP/SPECS/" || die "error creating SPECS directory"
 
 if [[ "$(dirname "$SOURCE")" != "$TEMP/SOURCES" ]]; then
     cp "$SOURCE" "$TEMP/SOURCES/" || die "Could not copy source $SOURCE to $TEMP/SOURCES"
diff --git a/docs/api/network-manager-docs.xml b/docs/api/network-manager-docs.xml
index 9285744310..047c3086e3 100644
--- a/docs/api/network-manager-docs.xml
+++ b/docs/api/network-manager-docs.xml
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
     </chapter>
 
     <!--
-      These are obsolete and intentionally ommitted from the manual since they can't
+      These are obsolete and intentionally omitted from the manual since they can't
       appear on the D-Bus API of the present version of NetworkManager.
       Keep them here so that "make check" won't think that they were skipped accidentally .
       <xi:include href="dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device.WiMax.xml"/>
diff --git a/docs/libnm/libnm-docs.xml b/docs/libnm/libnm-docs.xml
index a0f87bfb6e..3597d84972 100644
--- a/docs/libnm/libnm-docs.xml
+++ b/docs/libnm/libnm-docs.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         mapping D-Bus signals and properties to GObject signals and properties,
         and providing helpful accessor and utility functions.  However, unlike
         the old libnm-util/libnm-glib API, the mapping to the D-Bus API is not
-        exact, and various inconveniences and historical anomolies of the D-Bus
+        exact, and various inconveniences and historical anomalies of the D-Bus
         API are papered over.
       </para>
       <para>
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ print ("NetworkManager version " + client.get_version())]]></programlisting></in
   </chapter>
 
   <!--
-    These don't contain any useful documentaiton. Keep them here,
+    These don't contain any useful documentation. Keep them here,
     so that tools/check-docs.sh knows that we did omit them intentionally.
     <xi:include href="xml/nm-core-enum-types.xml"/>
     <xi:include href="xml/nm-enum-types.xml"/>
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-connection.h b/libnm-core/nm-connection.h
index 802f68ba5a..8d64a4cebc 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-connection.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-connection.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 /*
  * NM_CONNECTION_NORMALIZE_PARAM_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD: overwrite the ip6 method
- * when normalizing ip6 configuration. If omited, this defaults to
+ * when normalizing ip6 configuration. If omitted, this defaults to
  * @NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO.
  */
 #define NM_CONNECTION_NORMALIZE_PARAM_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD "ip6-config-method"
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 /**
  * NMConnectionInterface:
- * @parent: the parent interace struct
+ * @parent: the parent interface struct
  * @secrets_updated: emitted when the connection's secrets are updated
  * @secrets_cleared: emitted when the connection's secrets are cleared
  * @changed: emitted when any change to the connection's settings occurs
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-dbus-interface.h b/libnm-core/nm-dbus-interface.h
index 4e12dc63a2..6dce6bb735 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-dbus-interface.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-dbus-interface.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ typedef enum {
  * @NM_CONNECTIVITY_PORTAL: The Internet connection is hijacked by a captive
  *   portal gateway. The graphical shell may open a sandboxed web browser window
  *   (because the captive portals typically attempt a man-in-the-middle attacks
- *   agains the https connections) for the purpose of authenticating to a gateway
+ *   against the https connections) for the purpose of authenticating to a gateway
  *   and retrigger the connectivity check with CheckConnectivity() when the
  *   browser window is dismissed.
  * @NM_CONNECTIVITY_LIMITED: The host is connected to a network, does not appear
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ typedef enum { /*< flags >*/
  *   again (because it's about to be deleted), but a manual activation will
  *   clear the volatile flag.
  * @NM_SETTINGS_UPDATE2_FLAG_BLOCK_AUTOCONNECT: usually, when the connection
- *   has autoconnect enabled and is modified, it becomes elegible to autoconnect
+ *   has autoconnect enabled and is modified, it becomes eligible to autoconnect
  *   right away. Setting this flag, disables autoconnect until the connection
  *   is manually activated.
  *
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-keyfile.c b/libnm-core/nm-keyfile.c
index c7d878691b..be37d2a8e3 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-keyfile.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-keyfile.c
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ read_field (char **current, const char **out_err_str, const char *characters, co
  * address/plen,gateway,metric (NETWORK via GATEWAY dev DEVICE metric METRIC)
  *
  * For backward, forward and sideward compatibility, slash (/),
- * semicolon (;) and comma (,) are interchangable. The choice of
+ * semicolon (;) and comma (,) are interchangeable. The choice of
  * separator in the above examples is therefore not significant.
  *
  * Leaving out the prefix length is discouraged and DEPRECATED. The
@@ -2544,7 +2544,7 @@ read_one_setting_value (NMSetting *setting,
 	 */
 	if (   (!pip || !pip->parser_no_check_key)
 	    && !nm_keyfile_plugin_kf_has_key (keyfile, setting_name, key, &err)) {
-		/* Key doesn't exist or an error ocurred, thus nothing to do. */
+		/* Key doesn't exist or an error occurred, thus nothing to do. */
 		if (err) {
 			if (!handle_warn (info, key, NM_KEYFILE_WARN_SEVERITY_WARN,
 			                  _("error loading setting value: %s"),
@@ -2902,7 +2902,7 @@ nm_keyfile_read (GKeyFile *keyfile,
 		nm_connection_add_setting (connection, NM_SETTING (s_con));
 	}
 
-	/* Make sure that we have 'id' even if not explictly specified in the keyfile */
+	/* Make sure that we have 'id' even if not explicitly specified in the keyfile */
 	if (   keyfile_name
 	    && !nm_setting_connection_get_id (s_con)) {
 		gs_free char *base_name = NULL;
@@ -2911,7 +2911,7 @@ nm_keyfile_read (GKeyFile *keyfile,
 		g_object_set (s_con, NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ID, base_name, NULL);
 	}
 
-	/* Make sure that we have 'uuid' even if not explictly specified in the keyfile */
+	/* Make sure that we have 'uuid' even if not explicitly specified in the keyfile */
 	if (   keyfile_name
 	    && !nm_setting_connection_get_uuid (s_con)) {
 		gs_free char *hashed_uuid = NULL;
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-8021x.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-8021x.c
index 7e004c903b..efbf5371ae 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-8021x.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-8021x.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_check_cert_scheme (gconstpointer pdata, gsize length, GError *
 	if (scheme != NM_SETTING_802_1X_CK_SCHEME_BLOB) {
 		/* An actual URI must be NUL terminated, contain at least
 		 * one non-NUL character, and contain only one trailing NUL
-		 * chracter.
+		 * character.
 		 * And ensure it's UTF-8 valid too so we can pass it through
 		 * D-Bus and stuff like that. */
 
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-connection.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-connection.c
index 50240bc934..1731afa66e 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-connection.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-connection.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ nm_setting_connection_get_num_permissions (NMSettingConnection *setting)
  * @setting: the #NMSettingConnection
  * @idx: the zero-based index of the permissions entry
  * @out_ptype: on return, the permission type (at this time, always "user")
- * @out_pitem: on return, the permission item (formatted accoring to @ptype, see
+ * @out_pitem: on return, the permission item (formatted according to @ptype, see
  * #NMSettingConnection:permissions for more detail
  * @out_detail: on return, the permission detail (at this time, always %NULL)
  *
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ nm_setting_connection_get_secondary (NMSettingConnection *setting, guint32 idx)
  * @setting: the #NMSettingConnection
  * @sec_uuid: the secondary connection UUID to add
  *
- * Adds a new secondary connetion UUID to the setting.
+ * Adds a new secondary connection UUID to the setting.
  *
  * Returns: %TRUE if the secondary connection UUID was added; %FALSE if the UUID
  * was already present
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-dcb.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-dcb.c
index dabcbbaf19..92993779c6 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-dcb.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-dcb.c
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ nm_setting_dcb_class_init (NMSettingDcbClass *klass)
 	/* ---ifcfg-rh---
 	 * property: priority-traffic-class
 	 * variable: DCB_PG_UP2TC
-	 * description: Priority values. String of eight trafic class values (0 - 7).
+	 * description: Priority values. String of eight traffic class values (0 - 7).
 	 * example: DCB_PG_UP2TC=01623701
 	 * ---end---
 	 */
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-sriov.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-sriov.c
index 45b3a1d2f5..785143b063 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-sriov.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-sriov.c
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ vfs_to_dbus (NMSetting *setting, const char *property)
 
 			/* VLANs are translated into an array of maps, where each map has
 			 * keys 'id', 'qos' and 'proto'. This guarantees enough flexibility
-			 * to accomodate any future new option. */
+			 * to accommodate any future new option. */
 			vlan_ids = nm_sriov_vf_get_vlan_ids (vf, &num_vlans);
 			if (num_vlans) {
 				GVariantBuilder vlans_builder;
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-team.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-team.c
index e6737e48ce..5f070d8e98 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-team.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-team.c
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ nm_team_link_watcher_get_name (NMTeamLinkWatcher *watcher)
  * @watcher: the #NMTeamLinkWatcher
  *
  * Gets the delay_up interval (in milliseconds) that elapses between the link
- * coming up and the runner beeing notified about it.
+ * coming up and the runner being notified about it.
  *
  * Since: 1.12
  **/
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ nm_team_link_watcher_get_delay_up (NMTeamLinkWatcher *watcher)
  * @watcher: the #NMTeamLinkWatcher
  *
  * Gets the delay_down interval (in milliseconds) that elapses between the link
- * going down and the runner beeing notified about it.
+ * going down and the runner being notified about it.
  *
  * Since: 1.12
  **/
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wired.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wired.c
index baa40cc4f4..5a005b2f63 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wired.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wired.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ nm_setting_wired_class_init (NMSettingWiredClass *klass)
 	 *   a hardware address in ASCII representation, or one of the special values
 	 *   "preserve", "permanent", "random" or "stable".
 	 *   This field replaces the deprecated "cloned-mac-address" on D-Bus, which
-	 *   can only contain explict hardware addresses. Note that this property
+	 *   can only contain explicit hardware addresses. Note that this property
 	 *   only exists in D-Bus API. libnm and nmcli continue to call this property
 	 *   "cloned-mac-address".
 	 * ---end---
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless-security.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless-security.c
index d152782168..38f4519b77 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless-security.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless-security.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_remove_pairwise (NMSettingWirelessSecurity *setting
  * Removes an encryption algorithm from the allowed pairwise encryption
  * algorithm list.
  *
- * Returns: %TRUE if the encryption algorith was found and removed; %FALSE if it was not.
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the encryption algorithm was found and removed; %FALSE if it was not.
  **/
 gboolean
 nm_setting_wireless_security_remove_pairwise_by_value (NMSettingWirelessSecurity *setting,
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless-security.h b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless-security.h
index 5a732ac090..519353b043 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless-security.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless-security.h
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * @NM_WEP_KEY_TYPE_LAST: placeholder value for bounds-checking
  *
  * The #NMWepKeyType values specify how any WEP keys present in the setting
- * are intepreted.  There are no standards governing how to hash the various WEP
+ * are interpreted.  There are no standards governing how to hash the various WEP
  * key/passphrase formats into the actual WEP key.  Unfortunately some WEP keys
- * can be interpreted in multiple ways, requring the setting to specify how to
+ * can be interpreted in multiple ways, requiring the setting to specify how to
  * interpret the any WEP keys.  For example, the key "732f2d712e4a394a375d366931"
  * is both a valid Hexadecimal WEP key and a WEP passphrase.  Further, many
  * ASCII keys are also valid WEP passphrases, but since passphrases and ASCII
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c
index a9cae6c0db..e31d80b9aa 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.c
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ nm_setting_wireless_class_init (NMSettingWirelessClass *klass)
 	 *   a hardware address in ASCII representation, or one of the special values
 	 *   "preserve", "permanent", "random" or "stable".
 	 *   This field replaces the deprecated "cloned-mac-address" on D-Bus, which
-	 *   can only contain explict hardware addresses. Note that this property
+	 *   can only contain explicit hardware addresses. Note that this property
 	 *   only exists in D-Bus API. libnm and nmcli continue to call this property
 	 *   "cloned-mac-address".
 	 * ---end---
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.h b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.h
index e9afe2c67f..4611f94bed 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting-wireless.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * @NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_WAKE_ON_WLAN_MAGIC: Wake on magic packet
  * @NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_WAKE_ON_WLAN_GTK_REKEY_FAILURE: Wake on GTK rekey failure
  * @NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_WAKE_ON_WLAN_EAP_IDENTITY_REQUEST: Wake on EAP identity request
- * @NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_WAKE_ON_WLAN_4WAY_HANDSHAKE: Wake on 4way hanshake
+ * @NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_WAKE_ON_WLAN_4WAY_HANDSHAKE: Wake on 4way handshake
  * @NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_WAKE_ON_WLAN_RFKILL_RELEASE: Wake on rfkill release
  * @NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_WAKE_ON_WLAN_ALL: Wake on all events. This does not
  *   include the exclusive flags @NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_WAKE_ON_WLAN_DEFAULT or
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting.c b/libnm-core/nm-setting.c
index 0cec516517..ff86fb9082 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting.c
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ should_compare_prop (NMSetting *setting,
 		    && g_strcmp0 (prop_name, NM_SETTING_VPN_SECRETS) == 0) {
 			/* FIXME: NMSettingVPN:NM_SETTING_VPN_SECRETS has NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET.
 			 * nm_setting_get_secret_flags() quite possibly fails, but it might succeed if the
-			 * setting accidently uses a key "secrets". */
+			 * setting accidentally uses a key "secrets". */
 			return TRUE;
 		}
 
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-setting.h b/libnm-core/nm-setting.h
index a7a0f81f40..d6876f86d2 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-setting.h
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-setting.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  * should be requested from the user each time it is needed
  * @NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NOT_REQUIRED: in situations where it cannot be
  * automatically determined that the secret is required (some VPNs and PPP
- * providers dont require all secrets) this flag indicates that the specific
+ * providers don't require all secrets) this flag indicates that the specific
  * secret is not required
  *
  * These flags indicate specific behavior related to handling of a secret.  Each
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-utils.c b/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
index f6e1555ef8..b880f0f5aa 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-utils.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static const struct IsoLangToEncodings isoLangEntries2[] =
 	LANG_ENCODINGS ("bg",      "windows-1251","koi8-r", "iso-8859-5"), /* Bulgarian */
 	LANG_ENCODINGS ("mk",      "koi8-r", "windows-1251", "iso-8859-5"),/* Macedonian */
 	LANG_ENCODINGS ("sr",      "koi8-r", "windows-1251", "iso-8859-5"),/* Serbian */
-	LANG_ENCODINGS ("uk",      "koi8-u", "koi8-r", "windows-1251"),    /* Ukranian */
+	LANG_ENCODINGS ("uk",      "koi8-u", "koi8-r", "windows-1251"),    /* Ukrainian */
 
 	/* Arabic */
 	LANG_ENCODINGS ("ar",      "iso-8859-6","windows-1256"),
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ device_supports_ap_ciphers (guint32 dev_caps,
 
 /**
  * nm_utils_ap_mode_security_valid:
- * @type: the security type to check device capabilties against,
+ * @type: the security type to check device capabilities against,
  * e.g. #NMU_SEC_STATIC_WEP
  * @wifi_caps: bitfield of the capabilities of the specific Wi-Fi device, e.g.
  * #NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_CIPHER_WEP40
@@ -872,16 +872,16 @@ nm_utils_ap_mode_security_valid (NMUtilsSecurityType type,
 
 /**
  * nm_utils_security_valid:
- * @type: the security type to check AP flags and device capabilties against,
+ * @type: the security type to check AP flags and device capabilities against,
  * e.g. #NMU_SEC_STATIC_WEP
  * @wifi_caps: bitfield of the capabilities of the specific Wi-Fi device, e.g.
  * #NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_CIPHER_WEP40
  * @have_ap: whether the @ap_flags, @ap_wpa, and @ap_rsn arguments are valid
  * @adhoc: whether the capabilities being tested are from an Ad-Hoc AP (IBSS)
  * @ap_flags: bitfield of AP capabilities, e.g. #NM_802_11_AP_FLAGS_PRIVACY
- * @ap_wpa: bitfield of AP capabilties derived from the AP's WPA beacon,
+ * @ap_wpa: bitfield of AP capabilities derived from the AP's WPA beacon,
  * e.g. (#NM_802_11_AP_SEC_PAIR_TKIP | #NM_802_11_AP_SEC_KEY_MGMT_PSK)
- * @ap_rsn: bitfield of AP capabilties derived from the AP's RSN/WPA2 beacon,
+ * @ap_rsn: bitfield of AP capabilities derived from the AP's RSN/WPA2 beacon,
  * e.g. (#NM_802_11_AP_SEC_PAIR_CCMP | #NM_802_11_AP_SEC_PAIR_TKIP)
  *
  * Given a set of device capabilities, and a desired security type to check
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ nm_utils_ap_mode_security_valid (NMUtilsSecurityType type,
  * NOTE: this function cannot handle checking security for AP/Hotspot mode;
  * use nm_utils_ap_mode_security_valid() instead.
  *
- * Returns: %TRUE if the device capabilities and AP capabilties intersect and are
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the device capabilities and AP capabilities intersect and are
  * compatible with the desired @type, %FALSE if they are not
  **/
 gboolean
@@ -2017,7 +2017,7 @@ _string_append_tc_handle (GString *string, guint32 handle)
  * or to pretty-format (use symbolic name for root) the key in keyfile.
  * The presence of prefix determnines which one is the case.
  *
- * Private API due to general uglyness and overall uselessness for anything
+ * Private API due to general ugliness and overall uselessness for anything
  * sensible.
  */
 void
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-vpn-editor-plugin.c b/libnm-core/nm-vpn-editor-plugin.c
index d690d9b06b..cda79d80c5 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-vpn-editor-plugin.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-vpn-editor-plugin.c
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ _nm_vpn_editor_plugin_load (const char *plugin_name,
  * @user_data: user data for @check_file
  * @error: on failure the error reason.
  *
- * Load the shared libary @plugin_name and create a new
- * #NMVpnEditorPlugin instace via the #NMVpnEditorPluginFactory
+ * Load the shared library @plugin_name and create a new
+ * #NMVpnEditorPlugin instance via the #NMVpnEditorPluginFactory
  * function.
  *
  * If @plugin_name is not an absolute path name, it assumes the file
@@ -419,8 +419,8 @@ nm_vpn_editor_plugin_load_from_file  (const char *plugin_name,
  *  the given service.
  * @error: on failure the error reason.
  *
- * Load the shared libary @plugin_name and create a new
- * #NMVpnEditorPlugin instace via the #NMVpnEditorPluginFactory
+ * Load the shared library @plugin_name and create a new
+ * #NMVpnEditorPlugin instance via the #NMVpnEditorPluginFactory
  * function.
  *
  * This is similar to nm_vpn_editor_plugin_load_from_file(), but
diff --git a/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.c b/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.c
index 7954227963..f8111e3350 100644
--- a/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.c
+++ b/libnm-core/nm-vpn-plugin-info.c
@@ -1341,7 +1341,7 @@ nm_vpn_plugin_info_class_init (NMVpnPluginInfoClass *plugin_class)
 	/**
 	 * NMVpnPluginInfo:keyfile:
 	 *
-	 * Initalize the instance with a different keyfile instance.
+	 * Initialize the instance with a different keyfile instance.
 	 * When passing a keyfile instance, the constructor will not
 	 * try to read from filename.
 	 *
diff --git a/libnm-core/tests/test-keyfile.c b/libnm-core/tests/test-keyfile.c
index d941fa22c4..865cb68ccd 100644
--- a/libnm-core/tests/test-keyfile.c
+++ b/libnm-core/tests/test-keyfile.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ _keyfile_convert (NMConnection **con,
 		k0_c1_k2 = _nm_keyfile_write (k0_c1, write_handler, write_data);
 		k0_c1_k2_c3 = _nm_keyfile_read (k0_c1_k2, keyfile_name, base_dir, read_handler, read_data, FALSE);
 
-		/* It is a expeced behavior, that if @k0 contains a relative path ca-cert, @k0_c1 will
+		/* It is a expected behavior, that if @k0 contains a relative path ca-cert, @k0_c1 will
 		 * contain that path as relative. But @k0_c1_k2 and @k0_c1_k2_c3 will have absolute paths.
 		 * In this case, hack up @k0_c1_k2_c3 to contain the same relative path. */
 		s1 = nm_connection_get_setting_802_1x (k0_c1);
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ test_8021x_cert (void)
 	g_assert_no_error (error);
 	g_assert (success);
 
-	/* test reseting ca-cert to different values and see whether we can write/read. */
+	/* test resetting ca-cert to different values and see whether we can write/read. */
 
 	nm_connection_add_setting (con, NM_SETTING (s_8021x));
 	nmtst_assert_connection_verifies_and_normalizable (con);
diff --git a/libnm-glib/nm-client.c b/libnm-glib/nm-client.c
index 0da7b0f4e5..16fee71414 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/nm-client.c
+++ b/libnm-glib/nm-client.c
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ constructed (GObject *object)
 	GError *error = NULL;
 
 	if (!nm_utils_init (&error)) {
-		g_warning ("Couldn't initilize nm-utils/crypto system: %s",
+		g_warning ("Couldn't initialize nm-utils/crypto system: %s",
 		           error->message);
 		g_clear_error (&error);
 	}
diff --git a/libnm-glib/nm-object.c b/libnm-glib/nm-object.c
index e2c96d62b9..967400e739 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/nm-object.c
+++ b/libnm-glib/nm-object.c
@@ -451,10 +451,10 @@ nm_object_class_init (NMObjectClass *nm_object_class)
 	/**
 	 * NMObject::object-creation-failed:
 	 * @master_object: the object that received the signal
-	 * @error: the error that occured while creating object
+	 * @error: the error that occurred while creating object
 	 * @failed_path: object path of the failed object
 	 *
-	 * Indicates that an error occured while creating an #NMObject object
+	 * Indicates that an error occurred while creating an #NMObject object
 	 * during property handling of @master_object.
 	 *
 	 * Note: Be aware that the signal is private for libnm-glib's internal
diff --git a/libnm-glib/nm-object.h b/libnm-glib/nm-object.h
index 73aa9de541..d37fb683c5 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/nm-object.h
+++ b/libnm-glib/nm-object.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	/* Signals */
 	/* The "object-creation-failed" signal is PRIVATE for libnm-glib and
 	 * is not meant for any external usage.  It indicates that an error
-	 * occured during creation of an object.
+	 * occurred during creation of an object.
 	 */
 	void (*object_creation_failed) (NMObject *master_object,
 	                                GError *error,
diff --git a/libnm-glib/nm-secret-agent.c b/libnm-glib/nm-secret-agent.c
index 16e3199dd0..361af6f8d2 100644
--- a/libnm-glib/nm-secret-agent.c
+++ b/libnm-glib/nm-secret-agent.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ auto_register_cb (gpointer user_data)
  * @callback: (scope async): a callback, to be invoked when the operation is done
  * @user_data: (closure): caller-specific data to be passed to @callback
  *
- * Asyncronously retrieve secrets belonging to @connection for the
+ * Asynchronously retrieve secrets belonging to @connection for the
  * setting @setting_name.  @flags indicate specific behavior that the secret
  * agent should use when performing the request, for example returning only
  * existing secrets without user interaction, or requesting entirely new
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ nm_secret_agent_get_secrets (NMSecretAgent *self,
  * @callback: (scope async): a callback, to be invoked when the operation is done
  * @user_data: (closure): caller-specific data to be passed to @callback
  *
- * Asyncronously ensure that all secrets inside @connection
+ * Asynchronously ensure that all secrets inside @connection
  * are stored to disk.
  */
 void
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ nm_secret_agent_class_init (NMSecretAgentClass *class)
 	/**
 	 * NMSecretAgent::registration-result:
 	 * @agent: the agent that received the signal
-	 * @error: the error, if any, that occured while registering
+	 * @error: the error, if any, that occurred while registering
 	 *
 	 * Indicates the result of a registration request; if @error is NULL the
 	 * request was successful.
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-connection.h b/libnm-util/nm-connection.h
index 6e119c2c0b..9bee219e86 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-connection.h
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-connection.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ typedef enum
 
 /*
  * NM_CONNECTION_NORMALIZE_PARAM_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD: overwrite the ip6 method
- * when normalizing ip6 configuration. If omited, this defaults to
+ * when normalizing ip6 configuration. If omitted, this defaults to
  * @NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD_AUTO.
  */
 #define NM_CONNECTION_NORMALIZE_PARAM_IP6_CONFIG_METHOD "ip6-config-method"
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-param-spec-specialized.c b/libnm-util/nm-param-spec-specialized.c
index dfc8ea9874..8581ecc5b0 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-param-spec-specialized.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-param-spec-specialized.c
@@ -539,9 +539,9 @@ _gvalues_compare (const GValue *value1, const GValue *value2)
 		if (p1 == p2)
 			ret = 0; /* Exactly the same values */
 		else if (!p1)
-			ret = 1; /* The comparision functions below don't handle NULLs */
+			ret = 1; /* The comparison functions below don't handle NULLs */
 		else if (!p2)
-			ret = -1; /* The comparision functions below don't handle NULLs */
+			ret = -1; /* The comparison functions below don't handle NULLs */
 		else if (type1 == G_TYPE_STRV)
 			ret = _gvalues_compare_strv (value1, value2);
 		else if (dbus_g_type_is_collection (type1))
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-8021x.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-8021x.c
index ae7a47e664..805a5d25ad 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-8021x.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-8021x.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ get_cert_scheme (GByteArray *array)
 	    && !memcmp (array->data, SCHEME_PATH, NM_STRLEN (SCHEME_PATH))) {
 		/* But it must also be NUL terminated, contain at least
 		 * one non-NUL character, and contain only one trailing NUL
-		 * chracter.
+		 * character.
 		 * And ensure it's UTF-8 valid too so we can pass it through
 		 * D-Bus and stuff like that. */
 		if (   array->len > NM_STRLEN (SCHEME_PATH) + 1
@@ -3723,7 +3723,7 @@ nm_setting_802_1x_class_init (NMSetting8021xClass *setting_class)
 
 	/* Initialize crypto lbrary. */
 	if (!nm_utils_init (&error)) {
-		g_warning ("Couldn't initilize nm-utils/crypto system: %s",
+		g_warning ("Couldn't initialize nm-utils/crypto system: %s",
 		           error->message);
 		g_error_free (error);
 	}
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-connection.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-connection.c
index c7da1aa46c..4750733f2a 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-connection.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-connection.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ nm_setting_connection_get_num_permissions (NMSettingConnection *setting)
  * @setting: the #NMSettingConnection
  * @idx: the zero-based index of the permissions entry
  * @out_ptype: on return, the permission type (at this time, always "user")
- * @out_pitem: on return, the permission item (formatted accoring to @ptype, see
+ * @out_pitem: on return, the permission item (formatted according to @ptype, see
  * #NMSettingConnection:permissions for more detail
  * @out_detail: on return, the permission detail (at this time, always %NULL)
  *
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ nm_setting_connection_get_secondary (NMSettingConnection *setting, guint32 idx)
  * @setting: the #NMSettingConnection
  * @sec_uuid: the secondary connection UUID to add
  *
- * Adds a new secondary connetion UUID to the setting.
+ * Adds a new secondary connection UUID to the setting.
  *
  * Returns: %TRUE if the secondary connection UUID was added; %FALSE if the UUID
  * was already present
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless-security.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless-security.c
index 00d35a2fe0..33598dfec0 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless-security.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless-security.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ nm_setting_wireless_security_remove_pairwise (NMSettingWirelessSecurity *setting
  * Removes an encryption algorithm from the allowed pairwise encryption
  * algorithm list.
  *
- * Returns: %TRUE if the encryption algorith was found and removed; %FALSE if it was not.
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the encryption algorithm was found and removed; %FALSE if it was not.
  *
  * Since: 0.9.10
  **/
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless-security.h b/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless-security.h
index 1140582b56..cbeeb9bfaf 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless-security.h
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-wireless-security.h
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ GQuark nm_setting_wireless_security_error_quark (void);
  * @NM_WEP_KEY_TYPE_LAST: placeholder value for bounds-checking
  *
  * The #NMWepKeyType values specify how any WEP keys present in the setting
- * are intepreted.  There are no standards governing how to hash the various WEP
+ * are interpreted.  There are no standards governing how to hash the various WEP
  * key/passphrase formats into the actual WEP key.  Unfortunately some WEP keys
- * can be interpreted in multiple ways, requring the setting to specify how to
+ * can be interpreted in multiple ways, requiring the setting to specify how to
  * interpret the any WEP keys.  For example, the key "732f2d712e4a394a375d366931"
  * is both a valid Hexadecimal WEP key and a WEP passphrase.  Further, many
  * ASCII keys are also valid WEP passphrases, but since passphrases and ASCII
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting.c
index 9147dfe150..dfff2fe52b 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ should_compare_prop (NMSetting *setting,
 		    && g_strcmp0 (prop_name, NM_SETTING_VPN_SECRETS) == 0) {
 			/* FIXME: NMSettingVPN:NM_SETTING_VPN_SECRETS has NM_SETTING_PARAM_SECRET.
 			 * nm_setting_get_secret_flags() quite possibly fails, but it might succeed if the
-			 * setting accidently uses a key "secrets". */
+			 * setting accidentally uses a key "secrets". */
 			return FALSE;
 		}
 
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting.h b/libnm-util/nm-setting.h
index d235efbd4e..d70445a2e7 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting.h
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ GQuark nm_setting_error_quark (void);
  * should be requested from the user each time it is needed
  * @NM_SETTING_SECRET_FLAG_NOT_REQUIRED: in situations where it cannot be
  * automatically determined that the secret is required (some VPNs and PPP
- * providers dont require all secrets) this flag indicates that the specific
+ * providers don't require all secrets) this flag indicates that the specific
  * secret is not required
  *
  * These flags indicate specific behavior related to handling of a secret.  Each
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-utils.c b/libnm-util/nm-utils.c
index 054d69f4c1..e2a4bfb059 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-utils.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-utils.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static const struct IsoLangToEncodings isoLangEntries2[] =
 	{ "bg",         {"windows-1251","koi8-r",               "iso-8859-5"} },        /* Bulgarian */
 	{ "mk",         {"koi8-r",      "windows-1251", "iso-8859-5"} },        /* Macedonian */
 	{ "sr",         {"koi8-r",      "windows-1251", "iso-8859-5"} },        /* Serbian */
-	{ "uk",         {"koi8-u",      "koi8-r",                       "windows-1251"} },      /* Ukranian */
+	{ "uk",         {"koi8-u",      "koi8-r",                       "windows-1251"} },      /* Ukrainian */
 
 	/* Arabic */
 	{ "ar",         {"iso-8859-6",  "windows-1256", NULL} },
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ device_supports_ap_ciphers (guint32 dev_caps,
 
 /**
  * nm_utils_ap_mode_security_valid:
- * @type: the security type to check device capabilties against,
+ * @type: the security type to check device capabilities against,
  * e.g. #NMU_SEC_STATIC_WEP
  * @wifi_caps: bitfield of the capabilities of the specific Wi-Fi device, e.g.
  * #NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_CIPHER_WEP40
@@ -638,16 +638,16 @@ nm_utils_ap_mode_security_valid (NMUtilsSecurityType type,
 
 /**
  * nm_utils_security_valid:
- * @type: the security type to check AP flags and device capabilties against,
+ * @type: the security type to check AP flags and device capabilities against,
  * e.g. #NMU_SEC_STATIC_WEP
  * @wifi_caps: bitfield of the capabilities of the specific Wi-Fi device, e.g.
  * #NM_WIFI_DEVICE_CAP_CIPHER_WEP40
  * @have_ap: whether the @ap_flags, @ap_wpa, and @ap_rsn arguments are valid
  * @adhoc: whether the capabilities being tested are from an Ad-Hoc AP (IBSS)
  * @ap_flags: bitfield of AP capabilities, e.g. #NM_802_11_AP_FLAGS_PRIVACY
- * @ap_wpa: bitfield of AP capabilties derived from the AP's WPA beacon,
+ * @ap_wpa: bitfield of AP capabilities derived from the AP's WPA beacon,
  * e.g. (#NM_802_11_AP_SEC_PAIR_TKIP | #NM_802_11_AP_SEC_KEY_MGMT_PSK)
- * @ap_rsn: bitfield of AP capabilties derived from the AP's RSN/WPA2 beacon,
+ * @ap_rsn: bitfield of AP capabilities derived from the AP's RSN/WPA2 beacon,
  * e.g. (#NM_802_11_AP_SEC_PAIR_CCMP | #NM_802_11_AP_SEC_PAIR_TKIP)
  *
  * Given a set of device capabilities, and a desired security type to check
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ nm_utils_ap_mode_security_valid (NMUtilsSecurityType type,
  * NOTE: this function cannot handle checking security for AP/Hotspot mode;
  * use nm_utils_ap_mode_security_valid() instead.
  *
- * Returns: %TRUE if the device capabilities and AP capabilties intersect and are
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the device capabilities and AP capabilities intersect and are
  * compatible with the desired @type, %FALSE if they are not
  **/
 gboolean
diff --git a/libnm-util/tests/test-general.c b/libnm-util/tests/test-general.c
index 304797a927..9e097f19aa 100644
--- a/libnm-util/tests/test-general.c
+++ b/libnm-util/tests/test-general.c
@@ -2314,7 +2314,7 @@ test_connection_verify_sets_interface_name (void)
 
 	g_assert_cmpstr (nm_connection_get_interface_name (con), ==, NULL);
 
-	/* for backward compatiblity, normalizes the interface name */
+	/* for backward compatibility, normalizes the interface name */
 	success = nm_connection_verify (con, &error);
 	g_assert (success && !error);
 
@@ -2373,7 +2373,7 @@ test_connection_normalize_virtual_iface_name (void)
 	g_assert_cmpstr (nm_connection_get_interface_name (con), ==, IFACE_NAME);
 	g_assert_cmpstr (nm_setting_vlan_get_interface_name (s_vlan), ==, IFACE_VIRT);
 
-	/* for backward compatiblity, normalizes the interface name */
+	/* for backward compatibility, normalizes the interface name */
 	success = nm_connection_verify (con, &error);
 	g_assert (success && !error);
 
diff --git a/libnm/generate-plugin-docs.pl b/libnm/generate-plugin-docs.pl
index e4963b7c50..74e2126c67 100755
--- a/libnm/generate-plugin-docs.pl
+++ b/libnm/generate-plugin-docs.pl
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ open $fo, '>', $output or die "Can't open $output: $!";
 # write XML header
 write_header();
 
-# write generated documenation for each setting
+# write generated documentation for each setting
 foreach my $c_file (@source_files) {
   my $setting_name = get_setting_name($c_file);
   if ($setting_name) {
diff --git a/libnm/nm-client.c b/libnm/nm-client.c
index 96db30c756..d6187536e0 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-client.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-client.c
@@ -2470,7 +2470,7 @@ proxy_type (GDBusObjectManagerClient *manager,
             const char *interface_name,
             gpointer user_data)
 {
-	/* ObjectManager asks us for an object proxy. Unfortunatelly, we can't
+	/* ObjectManager asks us for an object proxy. Unfortunately, we can't
 	 * decide that by interface name and GDBusObjectManager doesn't allow
 	 * us to look at the known interface list. Thus we need to create a
 	 * generic GDBusObject and only couple a NMObject subclass later. */
diff --git a/libnm/nm-dbus-helpers.c b/libnm/nm-dbus-helpers.c
index 33c6819148..44eed0c83c 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-dbus-helpers.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-dbus-helpers.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ _nm_dbus_is_connection_private (GDBusConnection *connection)
  * rule the proxy added and ensure a less granular rule is present instead.
  *
  * Also, don't do this immediately since it has a performance penalty.
- * Still better than loosing the signals altogether.
+ * Still better than losing the signals altogether.
  *
  * Ideally, we should be able to tell glib not to hook its rules:
  * https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758749
diff --git a/libnm/nm-device-vxlan.c b/libnm/nm-device-vxlan.c
index 27b9c981a1..9a87ad137a 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-device-vxlan.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-device-vxlan.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ nm_device_vxlan_get_l2miss (NMDeviceVxlan *device)
  * nm_device_vxlan_get_l3miss:
  * @device: a #NMDeviceVxlan
  *
- * Returns: wether netlink IP ADDR miss notifications are generated
+ * Returns: whether netlink IP ADDR miss notifications are generated
  *
  * Since: 1.2
  **/
diff --git a/libnm/nm-device-wifi.c b/libnm/nm-device-wifi.c
index 848e297cca..9fb1eebfba 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-device-wifi.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-device-wifi.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ nm_device_wifi_request_scan (NMDeviceWifi *device,
  * after that for the scan to complete.
  * This is the same as @nm_device_wifi_request_scan except it accepts @options
  * for the scanning. The argument is the dictionary passed to RequestScan()
- * D-Bus call. Valid otions inside the dictionary are:
+ * D-Bus call. Valid options inside the dictionary are:
  * 'ssids' => array of SSIDs (saay)
  *
  * Returns: %TRUE on success, %FALSE on error, in which case @error will be
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ nm_device_wifi_request_scan_async (NMDeviceWifi *device,
  * that for the scan to complete.
  * This is the same as @nm_device_wifi_request_scan_async except it accepts @options
  * for the scanning. The argument is the dictionary passed to RequestScan()
- * D-Bus call. Valid otions inside the dictionary are:
+ * D-Bus call. Valid options inside the dictionary are:
  * 'ssids' => array of SSIDs (saay)
  *
  * Since: 1.2
diff --git a/libnm/nm-device.c b/libnm/nm-device.c
index aa45c4ada0..2cab5cb401 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-device.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-device.c
@@ -2392,7 +2392,7 @@ device_delete_cb (GObject *proxy,
  * @callback: callback to be called when delete operation completes
  * @user_data: caller-specific data passed to @callback
  *
- * Asynchronously begins deleteing the software device. Hardware devices can't
+ * Asynchronously begins deleting the software device. Hardware devices can't
  * be deleted.
  **/
 void
diff --git a/libnm/nm-libnm-utils.c b/libnm/nm-libnm-utils.c
index 3621906597..f740c37caf 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-libnm-utils.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-libnm-utils.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ next:
 	}
 	if (square_brackets_sensible) {
 		/* If there's a [<string>] that survived the substitution, then the string
-		 * is a short form that is generally preferrable. */
+		 * is a short form that is generally preferable. */
 		q = strchr (desc_full, ']');
 		if (p && q > p) {
 			p++;
diff --git a/libnm/nm-object.c b/libnm/nm-object.c
index 43bbba7f4c..4fcea8785a 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-object.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-object.c
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ handle_object_property (NMObject *self, const char *property_name, GVariant *val
 		 *
 		 * NOTE: We've ignored this before and the server hits the condition
 		 * more often that it should. Given we're able to recover from
-		 * ther error, let's lower the severity of the log message to
+		 * the error, let's lower the severity of the log message to
 		 * avoid unnecessarily bothering the user. This can be removed
 		 * once the issue is fixed on the server. */
 #if NM_MORE_ASSERTS
diff --git a/libnm/nm-object.h b/libnm/nm-object.h
index 5b4580ebd7..1cc61a7314 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-object.h
+++ b/libnm/nm-object.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 	/* The "object-creation-failed" method is PRIVATE for libnm and
 	 * is not meant for any external usage.  It indicates that an error
-	 * occured during creation of an object.
+	 * occurred during creation of an object.
 	 */
 	void (*object_creation_failed) (NMObject *master_object,
 	                                const char *failed_path);
diff --git a/libnm/nm-vpn-service-plugin.c b/libnm/nm-vpn-service-plugin.c
index 2213824edb..56f5dc6b7d 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-vpn-service-plugin.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-vpn-service-plugin.c
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ nm_vpn_service_plugin_initable_iface_init (GInitableIface *iface)
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 /* this header is intended to be copied to users of nm_vpn_editor_plugin_call(),
- * to simplify invocation of generic functions. Include it here, to complile
+ * to simplify invocation of generic functions. Include it here, to compile
  * the code. */
 #include "nm-utils/nm-vpn-editor-plugin-call.h"
 
diff --git a/src/NetworkManagerUtils.h b/src/NetworkManagerUtils.h
index b26d08bdce..26907243f6 100644
--- a/src/NetworkManagerUtils.h
+++ b/src/NetworkManagerUtils.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ int nm_match_spec_device_by_pllink (const NMPlatformLink *pllink,
  * away. It iterates the mainloop for another NM_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_MS_EXTRA. This
  * should give time to reap the child process (after SIGKILL).
  *
- * So, the maxiumum time we should wait before sending SIGKILL should be at most
+ * So, the maximum time we should wait before sending SIGKILL should be at most
  * NM_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_MS.
  */
 #define NM_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_MS            1500
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index b211baebe2..8145331b78 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -7452,7 +7452,7 @@ dhcp4_get_client_id (NMDevice *self,
 
 	if (!client_id) {
 		_LOGD (LOGD_DEVICE | LOGD_DHCP4 | LOGD_IP4,
-		       "ipv4.dhcp-client-id: no explicity client-id configured");
+		       "ipv4.dhcp-client-id: no explicit client-id configured");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-helper.c b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-helper.c
index 2b48d7a5f0..730eb17362 100644
--- a/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-helper.c
+++ b/src/dhcp/nm-dhcp-helper.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ kill_pid (void)
 	if (pid_str)
 		pid = strtol (pid_str, NULL, 10);
 	if (pid) {
-		_LOGI ("a fatal error occured, kill dhclient instance with pid %d\n", pid);
+		_LOGI ("a fatal error occurred, kill dhclient instance with pid %d\n", pid);
 		kill (pid, SIGTERM);
 	}
 }
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ do_notify:
 		_LOGW ("failure to call notify: %s (try signal via Event)", error->message);
 		g_clear_error (&error);
 
-		/* for backward compatibilty, try to emit the signal. There is no stable
+		/* for backward compatibility, try to emit the signal. There is no stable
 		 * API between the dhcp-helper and NetworkManager. However, while upgrading
 		 * the NetworkManager package, a newer helper might want to notify an
 		 * older server, which still uses the "Event". */
diff --git a/src/nm-auth-utils.c b/src/nm-auth-utils.c
index b41f6efa16..0c4a4bac4d 100644
--- a/src/nm-auth-utils.c
+++ b/src/nm-auth-utils.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ nm_auth_chain_get_data (NMAuthChain *self, const char *tag)
  * @self: A #NMAuthChain.
  * @tag: A "tag" uniquely identifying the data to steal.
  *
- * Removes the datum assocated with @tag from the chain's data associations,
+ * Removes the datum associated with @tag from the chain's data associations,
  * without invoking the association's destroy handler.  The caller assumes
  * ownership over the returned value.
  *
diff --git a/src/nm-config.c b/src/nm-config.c
index 102070e951..fb4e6a66b5 100644
--- a/src/nm-config.c
+++ b/src/nm-config.c
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ read_config (GKeyFile *keyfile, gboolean is_base_config, const char *dirname, co
 						new_val = _nm_utils_slist_to_strv (new_specs, FALSE);
 					}
 
-					/* merge the string lists, by omiting duplicates. */
+					/* merge the string lists, by omitting duplicates. */
 
 					for (iter_val = old_val; iter_val && *iter_val; iter_val++) {
 						if (   last_char != '-'
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ state_write (NMConfig *self)
 	                          &error)) {
 		_LOGD ("state: error writing state file \"%s\": %s", filename, error->message);
 		g_clear_error (&error);
-		/* we leave the state dirty. That potentally means, that we try to
+		/* we leave the state dirty. That potentially means, that we try to
 		 * write the file over and over again, although it isn't possible. */
 		priv->state->p.dirty = TRUE;
 	} else
diff --git a/src/nm-core-utils.c b/src/nm-core-utils.c
index ca8c952671..97866256d8 100644
--- a/src/nm-core-utils.c
+++ b/src/nm-core-utils.c
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ _sleep_duration_convert_ms_to_us (guint32 sleep_duration_msec)
  * @log_domain: log debug information for this domain. Errors and warnings are logged both
  * as %LOGD_CORE and @log_domain.
  * @log_name: name of the process to kill for logging.
- * @child_status: (out) (allow-none): return the exit status of the child, if no error occured.
+ * @child_status: (out) (allow-none): return the exit status of the child, if no error occurred.
  * @wait_before_kill_msec: Waittime in milliseconds before sending %SIGKILL signal. Set this value
  * to zero, not to send %SIGKILL. If @sig is already %SIGKILL, this parameter has not effect.
  * @sleep_duration_msec: the synchronous function sleeps repeatedly waiting for the child to terminate.
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ _sleep_duration_convert_ms_to_us (guint32 sleep_duration_msec)
  * Kill a child process synchronously and wait. The function first checks if the child already terminated
  * and if it did, return the exit status. Otherwise send one @sig signal. @sig  will always be
  * sent unless the child already exited. If the child does not exit within @wait_before_kill_msec milliseconds,
- * the function will send %SIGKILL and waits for the child indefinitly. If @wait_before_kill_msec is zero, no
+ * the function will send %SIGKILL and waits for the child indefinitely. If @wait_before_kill_msec is zero, no
  * %SIGKILL signal will be sent.
  *
  * In case of error, errno is preserved to contain the last reason of failure.
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ out:
  * @sleep_duration_msec: the synchronous function sleeps repeatedly waiting for the child to terminate.
  *   Set to zero, to use the default (meaning 20 wakeups per seconds).
  * @max_wait_msec: if 0, waits indefinitely until the process is gone (or a zombie). Otherwise, this
- *   is the maxium wait time until returning. If @max_wait_msec is non-zero but smaller then @wait_before_kill_msec,
+ *   is the maximum wait time until returning. If @max_wait_msec is non-zero but smaller then @wait_before_kill_msec,
  *   we will not send a final %SIGKILL.
  *
  * Kill a non-child process synchronously and wait. This function will not return before the
@@ -2231,7 +2231,7 @@ nm_utils_log_connection_diff (NMConnection *connection,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* FIXME: it doesn't nicely show the content of NMSettingVpn, becuase nm_connection_diff() does not
+	/* FIXME: it doesn't nicely show the content of NMSettingVpn, because nm_connection_diff() does not
 	 * expand the hash values. */
 
 	sorted_hashes = _log_connection_sort_hashes (connection, diff_base, connection_diff);
@@ -2610,7 +2610,7 @@ _secret_key_read (guint8 **out_secret_key,
 	}
 
 out:
-	/* regardless of success or failue, we always return a secret-key. The
+	/* regardless of success or failure, we always return a secret-key. The
 	 * caller may choose to ignore the error and proceed. */
 	*out_key_len = key_len;
 	*out_secret_key = secret_key;
@@ -3047,7 +3047,7 @@ nm_utils_stable_id_parse (const char *stable_id,
 			_stable_id_append (str, deviceid);
 		else if (g_str_has_prefix (&stable_id[i], "${RANDOM}")) {
 			/* RANDOM makes not so much sense for cloned-mac-address
-			 * as the result is simmilar to specyifing "cloned-mac-address=random".
+			 * as the result is similar to specyifing "cloned-mac-address=random".
 			 * It makes however sense for RFC 7217 Stable Privacy IPv6 addresses
 			 * where this is effectively the only way to generate a different
 			 * (random) host identifier for each connect.
diff --git a/src/nm-dbus-manager.c b/src/nm-dbus-manager.c
index 0a421aa9b6..c74b57a484 100644
--- a/src/nm-dbus-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-dbus-manager.c
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ _nm_dbus_manager_obj_notify (NMDBusObject *obj,
 	priv = NM_DBUS_MANAGER_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 
 	/* do a naive search for the matching NMDBusPropertyInfoExtended infos. Since the number of
-	 * (interaces x properties) is static and possibly small, this naive search is effectively
+	 * (interfaces x properties) is static and possibly small, this naive search is effectively
 	 * O(1). We might wanna introduce some index to lookup the properties in question faster.
 	 *
 	 * The nice part of this implementation is however, that the order in which properties
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ nm_dbus_manager_acquire_bus (NMDBusManager *self)
 	 *  (3) if we are able to create the connection but registration fails,
 	 *    it means that something is borked. Quite possibly another NetworkManager
 	 *    instance is running. We need to exit right away.
-	 * To appease (1) and (3), we cannot initalize synchronously, because we need
+	 * To appease (1) and (3), we cannot initialize synchronously, because we need
 	 * to know right away whether another NetworkManager instance is running (3).
 	 **/
 
diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index f8be6d3792..4f55276b3e 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ _connection_is_vpn (NMConnection *connection)
 
 	/* we have an incomplete (invalid) connection at hand. That can only
 	 * happen during AddAndActivate. Determine whether it's VPN type based
-	 * on the existance of a [vpn] section. */
+	 * on the existence of a [vpn] section. */
 	return !!nm_connection_get_setting_vpn (connection);
 }
 
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ find_parent_device_for_connection (NMManager *self, NMConnection *connection, NM
 	if (!parent_connection)
 		return NULL;
 
-	/* Check if the parent connection is currently activated or is comaptible
+	/* Check if the parent connection is currently activated or is compatible
 	 * with some known device.
 	 */
 	c_list_for_each_entry (candidate, &priv->devices_lst_head, devices_lst) {
@@ -4705,7 +4705,7 @@ nm_manager_activate_connection (NMManager *self,
  *   is only a partial activation.
  * @connection: the partial #NMConnection to be activated (if @sett_conn is unspecified)
  * @device_path: the object path of the device to be activated, or NULL
- * @out_device: on successful reutrn, the #NMDevice to be activated with @connection
+ * @out_device: on successful return, the #NMDevice to be activated with @connection
  *   The caller may pass in a device which shortcuts the lookup by path.
  *   In this case, the passed in device must have the matching @device_path
  *   already.
@@ -7245,7 +7245,7 @@ set_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id,
 		                            g_value_get_boolean (value));
 		break;
 	case PROP_WIMAX_ENABLED:
-		/* WIMAX is depreacted. This does nothing. */
+		/* WIMAX is deprecated. This does nothing. */
 		break;
 	case PROP_CONNECTIVITY_CHECK_ENABLED:
 		nm_config_set_connectivity_check_enabled (priv->config,
diff --git a/src/nm-pacrunner-manager.c b/src/nm-pacrunner-manager.c
index af43edbe2e..677e56e393 100644
--- a/src/nm-pacrunner-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-pacrunner-manager.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ pacrunner_send_done (GObject *source, GAsyncResult *res, gpointer user_data)
 		g_variant_get (variant, "(&o)", &path);
 
 		if (c_list_is_empty (&config->lst)) {
-			_LOG2D (config, "sent (%s), but destory it right away", path);
+			_LOG2D (config, "sent (%s), but destroy it right away", path);
 			g_dbus_proxy_call (priv->pacrunner,
 			                   "DestroyProxyConfiguration",
 			                   g_variant_new ("(o)", path),
diff --git a/src/nm-policy.c b/src/nm-policy.c
index 7f8c665c30..5ac40dca53 100644
--- a/src/nm-policy.c
+++ b/src/nm-policy.c
@@ -1969,7 +1969,7 @@ device_ip_config_changed (NMDevice *device,
 	/* We catch already all the IP events registering on the device state changes but
 	 * the ones where the IP changes but the device state keep stable (i.e., activated):
 	 * ignore IP config changes but when the device is in activated state.
-	 * Prevents unecessary changes to DNS information.
+	 * Prevents unnecessary changes to DNS information.
 	 */
 	if (nm_device_get_state (device) == NM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVATED) {
 		if (old_config != new_config) {
diff --git a/src/supplicant/nm-supplicant-config.c b/src/supplicant/nm-supplicant-config.c
index 41d510e876..9dc28abe1d 100644
--- a/src/supplicant/nm-supplicant-config.c
+++ b/src/supplicant/nm-supplicant-config.c
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ nm_supplicant_config_add_bgscan (NMSupplicantConfig *self,
 	                  NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MODE_ADHOC))
 		return TRUE;
 
-	/* Don't scan when the connection is locked to a specifc AP, since
+	/* Don't scan when the connection is locked to a specific AP, since
 	 * intra-ESS roaming (which requires periodic scanning) isn't being
 	 * used due to the specific AP lock. (bgo #513820)
 	 */
diff --git a/tools/run-nm-test.sh b/tools/run-nm-test.sh
index 29ac7cd365..6b96a139d8 100755
--- a/tools/run-nm-test.sh
+++ b/tools/run-nm-test.sh
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ if [ $RESULT -ne 0 -a $RESULT -ne 77 ]; then
         UNRESOLVED=$(awk -F: '/obj:\// {print $NF}' "$LOGFILE" | sort | uniq)
         if [ -n "$UNRESOLVED" ]; then
             echo Some addresses could not be resolved into symbols. >&2
-            echo The errors might get suppressed when you install the debuging symbols. >&2
+            echo The errors might get suppressed when you install the debugging symbols. >&2
             if [ -x /usr/bin/dnf ]; then
                 echo Hint: dnf debuginfo-install $UNRESOLVED >&2
             elif [ -x /usr/bin/debuginfo-install ]; then