Fix minor doc typos

src/libextra/hex.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2013-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub trait FromHex {
 pub enum FromHexError {
     /// The input contained a character not part of the hex format
     InvalidHexCharacter(char, uint),
-    /// The input had a invalid length
+    /// The input had an invalid length
     InvalidHexLength,
 }
 

src/libextra/num/bigint.rs

@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ impl ToStrRadix for BigInt {
 }
 
 impl FromStrRadix for BigInt {
-    /// Creates and initializes an BigInt.
+    /// Creates and initializes a BigInt.
     #[inline]
     fn from_str_radix(s: &str, radix: uint) -> Option<BigInt> {
         BigInt::parse_bytes(s.as_bytes(), radix)
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ impl<R: Rng> RandBigInt for R {
 }
 
 impl BigInt {
-    /// Creates and initializes an BigInt.
+    /// Creates and initializes a BigInt.
     #[inline]
     pub fn new(sign: Sign, v: ~[BigDigit]) -> BigInt {
         BigInt::from_biguint(sign, BigUint::new(v))

src/librustc/middle/kind.rs

@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ pub fn check_durable(tcx: ty::ctxt, ty: ty::t, sp: Span) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-/// This is rather subtle.  When we are casting a value to a instantiated
+/// This is rather subtle.  When we are casting a value to an instantiated
 /// trait like `a as trait<'r>`, regionck already ensures that any references
 /// that appear in the type of `a` are bounded by `'r` (ed.: rem
 /// FIXME(#5723)).  However, it is possible that there are *type parameters*
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ pub fn check_cast_for_escaping_regions(
     target_ty: ty::t,
     source_span: Span)
 {
-    // Determine what type we are casting to; if it is not an trait, then no
+    // Determine what type we are casting to; if it is not a trait, then no
     // worries.
     match ty::get(target_ty).sty {
         ty::ty_trait(..) => {}

src/librustc/middle/lint.rs

@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ static lint_table: &'static [(&'static str, LintSpec)] = &[
     ("unused_must_use",
     LintSpec {
         lint: UnusedMustUse,
-        desc: "unused result of an type flagged as #[must_use]",
+        desc: "unused result of a type flagged as #[must_use]",
         default: warn,
     }),
 

src/librustc/middle/trans/_match.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2012 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2012-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ pub enum VecLenOpt {
     vec_len_ge(/* length of prefix */uint)
 }
 
-// An option identifying a branch (either a literal, a enum variant or a
+// An option identifying a branch (either a literal, an enum variant or a
 // range)
 enum Opt {
     lit(Lit),

src/librustc/middle/ty.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2012-2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2012-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -2591,7 +2591,7 @@ pub fn type_is_sized(cx: ctxt, ty: ty::t) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-// Whether a type is enum like, that is a enum type with only nullary
+// Whether a type is enum like, that is an enum type with only nullary
 // constructors
 pub fn type_is_c_like_enum(cx: ctxt, ty: t) -> bool {
     match get(ty).sty {

src/librustc/middle/typeck/astconv.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2012-2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2012-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ pub fn ast_ty_to_ty<AC:AstConv, RS:RegionScope>(
     }
 
     // Handle @, ~, and & being able to mean strs and vecs.
-    // If a_seq_ty is a str or a vec, make it an str/vec.
+    // If a_seq_ty is a str or a vec, make it a str/vec.
     // Also handle first-class trait types.
     fn mk_pointer<AC:AstConv,
                   RS:RegionScope>(

src/librustc/middle/typeck/check/mod.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2012-2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2012-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -2008,7 +2008,7 @@ pub fn check_expr_with_unifier(fcx: @FnCtxt,
         }
     }
 
-    // could be either a expr_binop or an expr_assign_binop
+    // could be either an expr_binop or an expr_assign_binop
     fn check_binop(fcx: @FnCtxt,
                    callee_id: ast::NodeId,
                    expr: &ast::Expr,

src/librustc/middle/typeck/collect.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2012 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2012-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ pub fn instantiate_trait_ref(ccx: &CrateCtxt,
     /*!
      * Instantiates the path for the given trait reference, assuming that
      * it's bound to a valid trait type. Returns the def_id for the defining
-     * trait. Fails if the type is a type other than an trait type.
+     * trait. Fails if the type is a type other than a trait type.
      */
 
     // FIXME(#5121) -- distinguish early vs late lifetime params

src/librustc/util/sha2.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2012-2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2012-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ pub struct Sha256 {
 }
 
 impl Sha256 {
-    /// Construct an new instance of a SHA-256 digest.
+    /// Construct a new instance of a SHA-256 digest.
     pub fn new() -> Sha256 {
         Sha256 {
             engine: Engine256::new(&H256)

src/librustdoc/html/render.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2013-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub enum ExternalLocation {
 enum Implementor {
     /// Paths are displayed specially by omitting the `impl XX for` cruft
     PathType(clean::Type),
-    /// This is the generic representation of an trait implementor, used for
+    /// This is the generic representation of a trait implementor, used for
     /// primitive types and otherwise non-path types.
     OtherType(clean::Generics, /* trait */ clean::Type, /* for */ clean::Type),
 }

src/libstd/any.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2013-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl<'a> AnyMutRefExt<'a> for &'a mut Any {
     }
 }
 
-/// Extension methods for a owning `Any` trait object
+/// Extension methods for an owning `Any` trait object
 pub trait AnyOwnExt {
     /// Returns the boxed value if it is of type `T`, or
     /// `Err(Self)` if it isn't.

src/libstd/ascii.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2013-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ use option::{Option, Some, None};
 pub struct Ascii { priv chr: u8 }
 
 impl Ascii {
-    /// Converts a ascii character into a `u8`.
+    /// Converts an ascii character into a `u8`.
     #[inline]
     pub fn to_byte(self) -> u8 {
         self.chr
     }
 
-    /// Converts a ascii character into a `char`.
+    /// Converts an ascii character into a `char`.
     #[inline]
     pub fn to_char(self) -> char {
         self.chr as char
@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ impl IterBytes for Ascii {
     }
 }
 
-/// Trait to convert to a owned byte array by consuming self
+/// Trait to convert to an owned byte array by consuming self
 pub trait IntoBytes {
-    /// Converts to a owned byte array by consuming self
+    /// Converts to an owned byte array by consuming self
     fn into_bytes(self) -> ~[u8];
 }
 

src/libstd/io/mod.rs

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Some examples of obvious things you might want to do
     let lines: ~[~str] = file.lines().collect();
     ```
 
-* Make an simple HTTP request
+* Make a simple HTTP request
   FIXME This needs more improvement: TcpStream constructor taking &str,
   `write_str` and `write_line` methods.
 

src/libstd/iter.rs

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ pub trait Iterator<A> {
 
 
     /// Creates an iterator that has a `.peek()` method
-    /// that returns a optional reference to the next element.
+    /// that returns an optional reference to the next element.
     ///
     /// # Example
     ///

src/libstd/num/f32.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2012 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2012-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ impl num::ToStrRadix for f32 {
 }
 
 /// Convert a string in base 16 to a float.
-/// Accepts a optional binary exponent.
+/// Accepts an optional binary exponent.
 ///
 /// This function accepts strings such as
 ///
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ pub fn from_str_hex(num: &str) -> Option<f32> {
 
 impl FromStr for f32 {
     /// Convert a string in base 10 to a float.
-    /// Accepts a optional decimal exponent.
+    /// Accepts an optional decimal exponent.
     ///
     /// This function accepts strings such as
     ///
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ impl FromStr for f32 {
 }
 
 impl num::FromStrRadix for f32 {
-    /// Convert a string in an given base to a float.
+    /// Convert a string in a given base to a float.
     ///
     /// Due to possible conflicts, this function does **not** accept
     /// the special values `inf`, `-inf`, `+inf` and `NaN`, **nor**

src/libstd/num/f64.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2012 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2012-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ impl num::ToStrRadix for f64 {
 }
 
 /// Convert a string in base 16 to a float.
-/// Accepts a optional binary exponent.
+/// Accepts an optional binary exponent.
 ///
 /// This function accepts strings such as
 ///
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ pub fn from_str_hex(num: &str) -> Option<f64> {
 
 impl FromStr for f64 {
     /// Convert a string in base 10 to a float.
-    /// Accepts a optional decimal exponent.
+    /// Accepts an optional decimal exponent.
     ///
     /// This function accepts strings such as
     ///
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ impl FromStr for f64 {
 }
 
 impl num::FromStrRadix for f64 {
-    /// Convert a string in an given base to a float.
+    /// Convert a string in a given base to a float.
     ///
     /// Due to possible conflicts, this function does **not** accept
     /// the special values `inf`, `-inf`, `+inf` and `NaN`, **nor**

src/libstd/num/strconv.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2013-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static DIGIT_E_RADIX: uint = ('e' as uint) - ('a' as uint) + 11u;
  *     - `ExpBin`:  Accepts numbers with a binary exponent like `42P-8` or
  *                  `FFp128`. The exponent string itself is always base 10.
  *                  Can conflict with `radix`, see Failure.
- * - `empty_zero` - Whether to accept a empty `buf` as a 0 or not.
+ * - `empty_zero` - Whether to accept an empty `buf` as a 0 or not.
  * - `ignore_underscores` - Whether all underscores within the string should
  *                          be ignored.
  *

src/libstd/option.rs

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ impl<T> Option<T> {
     // Getting to contained values
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    /// Unwraps a option, yielding the content of a `Some`
+    /// Unwraps an option, yielding the content of a `Some`
     /// Fails if the value is a `None` with a custom failure message provided by `msg`.
     #[inline]
     pub fn expect<M: Any + Send>(self, msg: M) -> T {

src/libstd/result.rs

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl<T, E> Result<T, E> {
     // Transforming contained values
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    /// Maps an `Result<T, E>` to `Result<U, E>` by applying a function to an
+    /// Maps a `Result<T, E>` to `Result<U, E>` by applying a function to an
     /// contained `Ok` value, leaving an `Err` value untouched.
     ///
     /// This function can be used to compose the results of two functions.
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ impl<T, E> Result<T, E> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Maps an `Result<T, E>` to `Result<T, F>` by applying a function to an
+    /// Maps a `Result<T, E>` to `Result<T, F>` by applying a function to an
     /// contained `Err` value, leaving an `Ok` value untouched.
     ///
     /// This function can be used to pass through a successful result while handling

src/libstd/send_str.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2013-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl SendStr {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns `true` if this `SendStr` wraps an static string
+    /// Returns `true` if this `SendStr` wraps a static string
     #[inline]
     pub fn is_static(&self) -> bool {
         match *self {

src/libstd/str.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2012-2013 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2012-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ pub struct CharSplitsN<'a, Sep> {
     priv invert: bool,
 }
 
-/// An iterator over the words of a string, separated by an sequence of whitespace
+/// An iterator over the words of a string, separated by a sequence of whitespace
 pub type Words<'a> =
     Filter<'a, &'a str, CharSplits<'a, extern "Rust" fn(char) -> bool>>;
 

src/libstd/vec.rs

@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ pub trait CloneableVector<T> {
     /// Copy `self` into a new owned vector
     fn to_owned(&self) -> ~[T];
 
-    /// Convert `self` into a owned vector, not making a copy if possible.
+    /// Convert `self` into an owned vector, not making a copy if possible.
     fn into_owned(self) -> ~[T];
 }
 

src/libsyntax/ast.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2012 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
+// Copyright 2012-2014 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
 // file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
 // http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
 //
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ pub enum TokenTree {
 //
 // As a final, horrifying aside, note that macro-by-example's input is
 // also matched by one of these matchers. Holy self-referential! It is matched
-// by an MatchSeq, specifically this one:
+// by a MatchSeq, specifically this one:
 //
 //                   $( $lhs:matchers => $rhs:tt );+
 //