Bulk fix of CRT Acrolinx issues, 23 of N (#4623)

Author: colin-home

docs/c-runtime-library/reference/sopen-s-wsopen-s.md

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ A nonzero return value indicates an error; in that case `errno` is set to one of
 | `EMFILE` | No more file descriptors available. |
 | `ENOENT` | File or path not found. |
 
-If an invalid argument is passed to the function, the invalid parameter handler is invoked, as described in [Parameter validation](../parameter-validation.md). If execution is allowed to continue, `errno` is set to `EINVAL` and `EINVAL` is returned.
+If an invalid argument is passed to the function, the invalid parameter handler is invoked, as described in [Parameter validation](../parameter-validation.md). If execution is allowed to continue, `errno` is set to `EINVAL`, and `EINVAL` is returned.
 
 For more information about these and other return codes, see [`errno`, `_doserrno`, `_sys_errlist`, and `_sys_nerr`](../errno-doserrno-sys-errlist-and-sys-nerr.md).
 

docs/c-runtime-library/reference/spawnl-wspawnl.md

@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ List of pointers to arguments. The *`arg0`* argument is usually a pointer to *`c
 
 ## Return value
 
-The return value from a synchronous **`_spawnl`** or **`_wspawnl`** (`_P_WAIT` specified for *`mode`*) is the exit status of the new process. The return value from an asynchronous **`_spawnl`** or **`_wspawnl`** (`_P_NOWAIT` or `_P_NOWAITO` specified for *`mode`*) is the process handle. The exit status is 0 if the process terminated normally. You can set the exit status to a nonzero value if the spawned process specifically calls the `exit` routine with a nonzero argument. If the new process did not explicitly set a positive exit status, a positive exit status indicates an abnormal exit with an abort or an interrupt. A return value of -1 indicates an error (the new process is not started). In this case, `errno` is set to one of the following values.
+The return value from a synchronous **`_spawnl`** or **`_wspawnl`** (`_P_WAIT` specified for *`mode`*) is the exit status of the new process. The return value from an asynchronous **`_spawnl`** or **`_wspawnl`** (`_P_NOWAIT` or `_P_NOWAITO` specified for *`mode`*) is the process handle. The exit status is 0 if the process terminated normally. You can set the exit status to a nonzero value if the spawned process specifically calls the `exit` routine with a nonzero argument. If the new process didn't explicitly set a positive exit status, a positive exit status indicates an abnormal exit with an abort or an interrupt. A return value of -1 indicates an error (the new process isn't started). In this case, `errno` is set to one of the following values.
 
 | Value | Description |
 |--|--|
 | `E2BIG` | Argument list exceeds 1024 bytes. |
 | `EINVAL` | *`mode`* argument is invalid. |
-| `ENOENT` | File or path is not found. |
-| `ENOEXEC` | Specified file is not executable or has invalid executable-file format. |
+| `ENOENT` | File or path isn't found. |
+| `ENOEXEC` | Specified file isn't executable or has invalid executable-file format. |
 | `ENOMEM` | Not enough memory is available to execute the new process. |
 
 For more information about these and other return codes, see [`errno`, `_doserrno`, `_sys_errlist`, and `_sys_nerr`](../errno-doserrno-sys-errlist-and-sys-nerr.md).

docs/c-runtime-library/reference/spawnle-wspawnle.md

@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ Array of pointers to environment settings.
 
 ## Return value
 
-The return value from a synchronous **`_spawnle`** or **`_wspawnle`** (`_P_WAIT` specified for *`mode`*) is the exit status of the new process. The return value from an asynchronous **`_spawnle`** or **`_wspawnle`** (`_P_NOWAIT` or `_P_NOWAITO` specified for *`mode`*) is the process handle. The exit status is 0 if the process terminated normally. You can set the exit status to a nonzero value if the spawned process specifically calls the `exit` routine with a nonzero argument. If the new process did not explicitly set a positive exit status, a positive exit status indicates an abnormal exit with an abort or an interrupt. A return value of -1 indicates an error (the new process is not started). In this case, `errno` is set to one of the following values.
+The return value from a synchronous **`_spawnle`** or **`_wspawnle`** (`_P_WAIT` specified for *`mode`*) is the exit status of the new process. The return value from an asynchronous **`_spawnle`** or **`_wspawnle`** (`_P_NOWAIT` or `_P_NOWAITO` specified for *`mode`*) is the process handle. The exit status is 0 if the process terminated normally. You can set the exit status to a nonzero value if the spawned process specifically calls the `exit` routine with a nonzero argument. If the new process didn't explicitly set a positive exit status, a positive exit status indicates an abnormal exit with an abort or an interrupt. A return value of -1 indicates an error (the new process isn't started). In this case, `errno` is set to one of the following values.
 
 | Value | Description |
 |--|--|
 | `E2BIG` | Argument list exceeds 1024 bytes. |
 | `EINVAL` | *`mode`* argument is invalid. |
-| `ENOENT` | File or path is not found. |
-| `ENOEXEC` | Specified file is not executable or has invalid executable-file format. |
+| `ENOENT` | File or path isn't found. |
+| `ENOEXEC` | Specified file isn't executable or has invalid executable-file format. |
 | `ENOMEM` | Not enough memory is available to execute the new process. |
 
 For more information about these and other return codes, see [`errno`, `_doserrno`, `_sys_errlist`, and `_sys_nerr`](../errno-doserrno-sys-errlist-and-sys-nerr.md).

docs/c-runtime-library/reference/spawnlp-wspawnlp.md

@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ List of pointers to arguments. The *`arg0`* argument is usually a pointer to *`c
 
 ## Return value
 
-The return value from a synchronous **`_spawnlp`** or **`_wspawnlp`** (`_P_WAIT` specified for *`mode`*) is the exit status of the new process. The return value from an asynchronous **`_spawnlp`** or **`_wspawnlp`** (`_P_NOWAIT` or `_P_NOWAITO` specified for *`mode`*) is the process handle. The exit status is 0 if the process terminated normally. You can set the exit status to a nonzero value if the spawned process specifically calls the `exit` routine with a nonzero argument. If the new process did not explicitly set a positive exit status, a positive exit status indicates an abnormal exit with an abort or an interrupt. A return value of -1 indicates an error (the new process is not started). In this case, `errno` is set to one of the following values.
+The return value from a synchronous **`_spawnlp`** or **`_wspawnlp`** (`_P_WAIT` specified for *`mode`*) is the exit status of the new process. The return value from an asynchronous **`_spawnlp`** or **`_wspawnlp`** (`_P_NOWAIT` or `_P_NOWAITO` specified for *`mode`*) is the process handle. The exit status is 0 if the process terminated normally. You can set the exit status to a nonzero value if the spawned process specifically calls the `exit` routine with a nonzero argument. If the new process didn't explicitly set a positive exit status, a positive exit status indicates an abnormal exit with an abort or an interrupt. A return value of -1 indicates an error (the new process isn't started). In this case, `errno` is set to one of the following values.
 
 | Value | Description |
 |-|-|
 | `E2BIG` | Argument list exceeds 1024 bytes. |
 | `EINVAL` | *`mode`* argument is invalid. |
-| `ENOENT` | File or path is not found. |
-| `ENOEXEC` | Specified file is not executable or has invalid executable-file format. |
+| `ENOENT` | File or path isn't found. |
+| `ENOEXEC` | Specified file isn't executable or has invalid executable-file format. |
 | `ENOMEM` | Not enough memory is available to execute the new process. |
 
 For more information about these and other return codes, see [`errno`, `_doserrno`, `_sys_errlist`, and `_sys_nerr`](../errno-doserrno-sys-errlist-and-sys-nerr.md).

docs/c-runtime-library/reference/spawnlpe-wspawnlpe.md

@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ Array of pointers to environment settings.
 
 ## Return value
 
-The return value from a synchronous **`_spawnlpe`** or **`_wspawnlpe`** (`_P_WAIT` specified for *`mode`*) is the exit status of the new process. The return value from an asynchronous **`_spawnlpe`** or **`_wspawnlpe`** (`_P_NOWAIT` or `_P_NOWAITO` specified for *`mode`*) is the process handle. The exit status is 0 if the process terminated normally. You can set the exit status to a nonzero value if the spawned process specifically uses a nonzero argument to call the `exit` routine. If the new process did not explicitly set a positive exit status, a positive exit status indicates an abnormal exit caused by an abort or an interrupt. A return value of -1 indicates an error (the new process is not started). In this case, `errno` is set to one of the following values.
+The return value from a synchronous **`_spawnlpe`** or **`_wspawnlpe`** (`_P_WAIT` specified for *`mode`*) is the exit status of the new process. The return value from an asynchronous **`_spawnlpe`** or **`_wspawnlpe`** (`_P_NOWAIT` or `_P_NOWAITO` specified for *`mode`*) is the process handle. The exit status is 0 if the process terminated normally. You can set the exit status to a nonzero value if the spawned process specifically uses a nonzero argument to call the `exit` routine. If the new process didn't explicitly set a positive exit status, a positive exit status indicates an abnormal exit caused by an abort or an interrupt. A return value of -1 indicates an error (the new process isn't started). In this case, `errno` is set to one of the following values.
 
 | Value | Description |
 |-|-|
 | `E2BIG` | Argument list exceeds 1024 bytes. |
 | `EINVAL` | *`mode`* argument is invalid. |
-| `ENOENT` | File or path is not found. |
-| `ENOEXEC` | Specified file is not executable or has invalid executable-file format. |
+| `ENOENT` | File or path isn't found. |
+| `ENOEXEC` | Specified file isn't executable or has invalid executable-file format. |
 | `ENOMEM` | Not enough memory is available to execute the new process. |
 
 For more information about these and other return codes, see [`errno`, `_doserrno`, `_sys_errlist`, and `_sys_nerr`](../errno-doserrno-sys-errlist-and-sys-nerr.md).

docs/c-runtime-library/reference/spawnv-wspawnv.md

@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ Array of pointers to arguments. The argument *`argv[0]`* is usually a pointer to
 
 ## Return value
 
-The return value from a synchronous **`_spawnv`** or **`_wspawnv`** (`_P_WAIT` specified for *`mode`*) is the exit status of the new process. The return value from an asynchronous **`_spawnv`** or **`_wspawnv`** (`_P_NOWAIT` or `_P_NOWAITO` specified for *`mode`*) is the process handle. The exit status is 0 if the process terminated normally. You can set the exit status to a nonzero value if the spawned process specifically calls the `exit` routine with a nonzero argument. If the new process did not explicitly set a positive exit status, a positive exit status indicates an abnormal exit with an abort or an interrupt. A return value of -1 indicates an error (the new process is not started). In this case, `errno` is set to one of the following values.
+The return value from a synchronous **`_spawnv`** or **`_wspawnv`** (`_P_WAIT` specified for *`mode`*) is the exit status of the new process. The return value from an asynchronous **`_spawnv`** or **`_wspawnv`** (`_P_NOWAIT` or `_P_NOWAITO` specified for *`mode`*) is the process handle. The exit status is 0 if the process terminated normally. You can set the exit status to a nonzero value if the spawned process specifically calls the `exit` routine with a nonzero argument. If the new process didn't explicitly set a positive exit status, a positive exit status indicates an abnormal exit with an abort or an interrupt. A return value of -1 indicates an error (the new process isn't started). In this case, `errno` is set to one of the following values.
 
 | Value | Description |
 |-|-|
 | `E2BIG` | Argument list exceeds 1024 bytes. |
 | `EINVAL` | *`mode`* argument is invalid. |
-| `ENOENT` | File or path is not found. |
-| `ENOEXEC` | Specified file is not executable or has invalid executable-file format. |
+| `ENOENT` | File or path isn't found. |
+| `ENOEXEC` | Specified file isn't executable or has invalid executable-file format. |
 | `ENOMEM` | Not enough memory is available to execute the new process. |
 
 For more information about these and other return codes, see [`errno`, `_doserrno`, `_sys_errlist`, and `_sys_nerr`](../errno-doserrno-sys-errlist-and-sys-nerr.md).

docs/c-runtime-library/reference/spawnve-wspawnve.md

@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ Array of pointers to environment settings.
 
 ## Return value
 
-The return value from a synchronous **`_spawnve`** or **`_wspawnve`** (`_P_WAIT` specified for *`mode`*) is the exit status of the new process. The return value from an asynchronous **`_spawnve`** or **`_wspawnve`** (`_P_NOWAIT` or `_P_NOWAITO` specified for *`mode`*) is the process handle. The exit status is 0 if the process terminated normally. You can set the exit status to a nonzero value if the spawned process specifically calls the `exit` routine with a nonzero argument. If the new process did not explicitly set a positive exit status, a positive exit status indicates an abnormal exit with an abort or an interrupt. A return value of -1 indicates an error (the new process is not started). In this case, `errno` is set to one of the following values.
+The return value from a synchronous **`_spawnve`** or **`_wspawnve`** (`_P_WAIT` specified for *`mode`*) is the exit status of the new process. The return value from an asynchronous **`_spawnve`** or **`_wspawnve`** (`_P_NOWAIT` or `_P_NOWAITO` specified for *`mode`*) is the process handle. The exit status is 0 if the process terminated normally. You can set the exit status to a nonzero value if the spawned process specifically calls the `exit` routine with a nonzero argument. If the new process didn't explicitly set a positive exit status, a positive exit status indicates an abnormal exit with an abort or an interrupt. A return value of -1 indicates an error (the new process isn't started). In this case, `errno` is set to one of the following values.
 
 | Value | Description |
 |-|-|
 | `E2BIG` | Argument list exceeds 1024 bytes. |
 | `EINVAL` | *`mode`* argument is invalid. |
-| `ENOENT` | File or path is not found. |
-| `ENOEXEC` | Specified file is not executable or has invalid executable-file format. |
+| `ENOENT` | File or path isn't found. |
+| `ENOEXEC` | Specified file isn't executable or has invalid executable-file format. |
 | `ENOMEM` | Not enough memory is available to execute the new process. |
 
 For more information about these and other return codes, see [`errno`, `_doserrno`, `_sys_errlist`, and `_sys_nerr`](../errno-doserrno-sys-errlist-and-sys-nerr.md).

docs/c-runtime-library/reference/spawnvp-wspawnvp.md

@@ -45,17 +45,17 @@ Array of pointers to arguments. The argument *`argv[0]`* is usually a pointer to
 
 ## Return value
 
-The return value from a synchronous **`_spawnvp`** or **`_wspawnvp`** (`_P_WAIT` specified for *`mode`*) is the exit status of the new process. The return value from an asynchronous **`_spawnvp`** or **`_wspawnvp`** (`_P_NOWAIT` or `_P_NOWAITO` specified for *`mode`*) is the process handle. The exit status is 0 if the process terminated normally. You can set the exit status to a nonzero value if the spawned process specifically uses a nonzero argument to call the `exit` routine. If the new process did not explicitly set a positive exit status, a positive exit status indicates an abnormal exit with an abort or an interrupt. A return value of -1 indicates an error (the new process is not started). In this case, `errno` is set to one of the following values:
+The return value from a synchronous **`_spawnvp`** or **`_wspawnvp`** (`_P_WAIT` specified for *`mode`*) is the exit status of the new process. The return value from an asynchronous **`_spawnvp`** or **`_wspawnvp`** (`_P_NOWAIT` or `_P_NOWAITO` specified for *`mode`*) is the process handle. The exit status is 0 if the process terminated normally. You can set the exit status to a nonzero value if the spawned process specifically uses a nonzero argument to call the `exit` routine. If the new process didn't explicitly set a positive exit status, a positive exit status indicates an abnormal exit with an abort or an interrupt. A return value of -1 indicates an error (the new process isn't started). In this case, `errno` is set to one of the following values:
 
 | Value | Description |
 |-|-|
 | `E2BIG` | Argument list exceeds 1024 bytes. |
 | `EINVAL` | *`mode`* argument is invalid. |
-| `ENOENT` | File or path is not found. |
-| `ENOEXEC` | Specified file is not executable or has invalid executable-file format. |
+| `ENOENT` | File or path isn't found. |
+| `ENOEXEC` | Specified file isn't executable or has invalid executable-file format. |
 | `ENOMEM` | Not enough memory is available to execute the new process. |
 
-For more information about these, and other, return codes, see [`errno`, `_doserrno`, `_sys_errlist`, and `_sys_nerr`](../errno-doserrno-sys-errlist-and-sys-nerr.md).
+For more information about return codes, see [`errno`, `_doserrno`, `_sys_errlist`, and `_sys_nerr`](../errno-doserrno-sys-errlist-and-sys-nerr.md).
 
 ## Remarks
 

docs/c-runtime-library/reference/splitpath-s-wsplitpath-s.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ms.assetid: 30fff3e2-cd00-4eb6-b5a2-65db79cb688b
 ---
 # `_splitpath_s`, `_wsplitpath_s`
 
-Breaks a path name into components. These are versions of [`_splitpath`, `_wsplitpath`](splitpath-wsplitpath.md) with security enhancements as described in [Security features in the CRT](../security-features-in-the-crt.md).
+Breaks a path name into components. These functions are versions of [`_splitpath`, `_wsplitpath`](splitpath-wsplitpath.md) with security enhancements as described in [Security features in the CRT](../security-features-in-the-crt.md).
 
 ## Syntax
 
@@ -63,25 +63,25 @@ errno_t _wsplitpath_s(
 Full path.
 
 *`drive`*\
-Drive letter, followed by a colon (**`:`**). You can pass `NULL` for this parameter if you do not need the drive letter.
+Drive letter, followed by a colon (**`:`**). You can pass `NULL` for this parameter if you don't need the drive letter.
 
 *`driveNumberOfElements`*\
 The size of the *`drive`* buffer in single-byte or wide characters. If *`drive`* is `NULL`, this value must be 0.
 
 *`dir`*\
-Directory path, including trailing slash. Forward slashes ( **`/`** ), backslashes ( **`\\`** ), or both may be used. You can pass `NULL` for this parameter if you do not need the directory path.
+Directory path, including trailing slash. Forward slashes ( **`/`** ), backslashes ( **`\\`** ), or both may be used. You can pass `NULL` for this parameter if you don't need the directory path.
 
 *`dirNumberOfElements`*\
 The size of the *`dir`* buffer in single-byte or wide characters. If *`dir`* is `NULL`, this value must be 0.
 
 *`fname`*\
-Base filename (without extension). You can pass `NULL` for this parameter if you do not need the filename.
+Base filename (without extension). You can pass `NULL` for this parameter if you don't need the filename.
 
 *`nameNumberOfElements`*\
 The size of the *`fname`* buffer in single-byte or wide characters. If *`fname`* is `NULL`, this value must be 0.
 
 *`ext`*\
-Filename extension, including leading period (**`.`**). You can pass `NULL` for this parameter if you do not need the filename extension.
+Filename extension, including leading period (**`.`**). You can pass `NULL` for this parameter if you don't need the filename extension.
 
 *`extNumberOfElements`*\
 The size of *`ext`* buffer in single-byte or wide characters. If *`ext`* is `NULL`, this value must be 0.
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ The following table lists the values of the manifest constants.
 |`_MAX_FNAME`|256|
 |`_MAX_EXT`|256|
 
-If the full path does not contain a component (for example, a filename), **`_splitpath_s`** assigns an empty string to the corresponding buffer.
+If the full path doesn't contain a component (for example, a filename), **`_splitpath_s`** assigns an empty string to the corresponding buffer.
 
 In C++, using these functions is simplified by template overloads; the overloads can infer buffer length automatically, eliminating the need to specify a size argument. For more information, see [Secure template overloads](../secure-template-overloads.md).