Merge #10680: Fix inconsistencies and grammar in various files

1d8df0141 Fix MD formatting in REST-interface.md and spelling mistake in test_runner.py (MeshCollider)
41f3e84aa Fix inconsistencies and grammar in various files (MeshCollider)

Pull request description:

  Just a simple fix of some inconsistent capitalization, formatting and grammar in a few files (no code changes)

Tree-SHA512: 60b12a5a5c69a1af4a25b7db0b32ed806ed62ad2966cee08b3792a7cfa7f51848fd485349b4c09e60a7eedfdf55ee730c51daa066d6e226ae404c93342bf3e13

10 files changed, 29 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/contrib/README.md b/contrib/README.md
index 6f750106e4..34c4cfc55a 100644
--- a/contrib/README.md
+++ b/contrib/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ PGP keys used for signing Bitcoin Core [Gitian release](/doc/release-process.md)
 Scripts and notes for Mac builds. 
 
 ### [RPM](/contrib/rpm) ###
-RPM spec file for building bitcoin-core on RPM based distributions
+RPM spec file for building bitcoin-core on RPM based distributions.
 
 ### [Gitian-build](/contrib/gitian-build.sh) ###
 Script for running full Gitian builds.
diff --git a/contrib/bitcoind.bash-completion b/contrib/bitcoind.bash-completion
index af87e97d80..cccd4bde0d 100644
--- a/contrib/bitcoind.bash-completion
+++ b/contrib/bitcoind.bash-completion
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ _bitcoind() {
             ;;
         *)
 
-            # only parse -help if senseful
+            # only parse -help if sensible
             if [[ -z "$cur" || "$cur" =~ ^- ]]; then
                 local helpopts
                 helpopts=$($bitcoind -help 2>&1 | awk '$1 ~ /^-/ { sub(/=.*/, "="); print $1 }' )
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-build.sh b/contrib/gitian-build.sh
index 6ee5df4703..d94c7f4f8e 100755
--- a/contrib/gitian-build.sh
+++ b/contrib/gitian-build.sh
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ version		Version number, commit, or branch to build. If building a commit or bra
 Options:
 -c|--commit	Indicate that the version argument is for a commit or branch
 -u|--url	Specify the URL of the repository. Default is https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
--v|--verify 	Verify the gitian build
--b|--build	Do a gitian build
+-v|--verify 	Verify the Gitian build
+-b|--build	Do a Gitian build
 -s|--sign	Make signed binaries for Windows and Mac OSX
 -B|--buildsign	Build both signed and unsigned binaries
 -o|--os		Specify which Operating Systems the build is for. Default is lwx. l for linux, w for windows, x for osx
 -j		Number of processes to use. Default 2
 -m		Memory to allocate in MiB. Default 2000
 --kvm           Use KVM instead of LXC
---setup         Setup the gitian building environment. Uses KVM. If you want to use lxc, use the --lxc option. Only works on Debian-based systems (Ubuntu, Debian)
+--setup         Set up the Gitian building environment. Uses KVM. If you want to use lxc, use the --lxc option. Only works on Debian-based systems (Ubuntu, Debian)
 --detach-sign   Create the assert file for detached signing. Will not commit anything.
 --no-commit     Do not commit anything to git
 -h|--help	Print this help message
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/README.md b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/README.md
index 6149706596..d9dbfd3cb3 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-descriptors/README.md
+++ b/contrib/gitian-descriptors/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-### Gavin's notes on getting gitian builds up and running using KVM
+### Gavin's notes on getting Gitian builds up and running using KVM
 
 These instructions distilled from
 [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/KVM/Installation).
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ Here's a description of Gavin's setup on OSX 10.6:
 
 4. Inside the running Ubuntu desktop, install:
 
-	sudo apt-get install debootstrap lxc ruby apache2 git apt-cacher-ng python-vm-builder
+		sudo apt-get install debootstrap lxc ruby apache2 git apt-cacher-ng python-vm-builder
 
 5. Still inside Ubuntu, tell gitian-builder to use LXC, then follow the "Once you've got the right hardware and software" instructions above:
 
-	export USE_LXC=1
-	git clone git://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git
-	... etc
+		export USE_LXC=1
+		git clone git://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git
+		... etc
diff --git a/contrib/gitian-keys/README.md b/contrib/gitian-keys/README.md
index 439910330d..4b0b7a2615 100644
--- a/contrib/gitian-keys/README.md
+++ b/contrib/gitian-keys/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ PGP keys
 
 This folder contains the public keys of developers and active contributors.
 
-The keys are mainly used to sign git commits or the build results of gitian
+The keys are mainly used to sign git commits or the build results of Gitian
 builds.
 
 You can import the keys into gpg as follows. Also, make sure to fetch the
diff --git a/contrib/init/bitcoind.conf b/contrib/init/bitcoind.conf
index f9554eecde..de4ea0ed52 100644
--- a/contrib/init/bitcoind.conf
+++ b/contrib/init/bitcoind.conf
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ pre-start script
         echo
         echo "This password is security critical to securing wallets "
         echo "and must not be the same as the rpcuser setting."
-        echo "You can generate a suitable random password using the following"
+        echo "You can generate a suitable random password using the following "
         echo "command from the shell:"
         echo
         echo "bash -c 'tr -dc a-zA-Z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c32 && echo'"
         echo
-        echo "It is also recommended that you also set alertnotify so you are "
+        echo "It is recommended that you also set alertnotify so you are "
         echo "notified of problems:"
         echo
         echo "ie: alertnotify=echo %%s | mail -s \"Bitcoin Alert\"" \
diff --git a/contrib/init/bitcoind.openrc b/contrib/init/bitcoind.openrc
index eda1a96fb4..50377c0995 100644
--- a/contrib/init/bitcoind.openrc
+++ b/contrib/init/bitcoind.openrc
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ checkconfig()
 		eerror ""
 		eerror "This password is security critical to securing wallets "
 		eerror "and must not be the same as the rpcuser setting."
-		eerror "You can generate a suitable random password using the following"
+		eerror "You can generate a suitable random password using the following "
 		eerror "command from the shell:"
 		eerror ""
 		eerror "bash -c 'tr -dc a-zA-Z0-9 < /dev/urandom | head -c32 && echo'"
 		eerror ""
-		eerror "It is also recommended that you also set alertnotify so you are "
+		eerror "It is recommended that you also set alertnotify so you are "
 		eerror "notified of problems:"
 		eerror ""
 		eerror "ie: alertnotify=echo %%s | mail -s \"Bitcoin Alert\"" \
diff --git a/contrib/rpm/README.md b/contrib/rpm/README.md
index 4ab2f35680..e1e0745fd6 100644
--- a/contrib/rpm/README.md
+++ b/contrib/rpm/README.md
@@ -84,16 +84,16 @@ If you would prefer not to build the GUI at all, you can pass the switch
 
 The desktop and KDE meta files are created in the spec file itself with the
 `cat` command. This is done to allow easy distribution specific changes without
-needing to use any patches. A specific time stamp is given to the files so that
+needing to use any patches. A specific timestamp is given to the files so that
 it does not they do not appear to have been updated every time the package is
-built. If you do make changes to them, you probably should update time stamp
-assigned to them in the `touch` command that specifies the time stamp.
+built. If you do make changes to them, you probably should update timestamp
+assigned to them in the `touch` command that specifies the timestamp.
 
 ## SVG, PNG, and XPM Icons
 
 The `bitcoin.svg` file is from the source listed as `Source100`. It is used as
 the source for the PNG and XPM files. The generated PNG and XPM files are given
-the same time stamp as the source SVG file as a means of indicating they are
+the same timestamp as the source SVG file as a means of indicating they are
 derived from it.
 
 ## Systemd
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ distributions that still receive vendor updates do in fact use systemd.
 The files to control the service are created in the RPM spec file itself using
 the `cat` command. This is done to make it easy to modify for other
 distributions that may implement things differently without needing to patch
-source. A specific time stamp is given to the files so that they do not appear
+source. A specific timestamp is given to the files so that they do not appear
 to have been updated every time the package is built. If you do make changes to
-them, you probably should update the time stamp assigned to them in the `touch`
-command that specifies the time stamp.
+them, you probably should update the timestamp assigned to them in the `touch`
+command that specifies the timestamp.
 
 ## SELinux
 
diff --git a/doc/REST-interface.md b/doc/REST-interface.md
index caf6782886..7a17c175bd 100644
--- a/doc/REST-interface.md
+++ b/doc/REST-interface.md
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ The interface runs on the same port as the JSON-RPC interface, by default port 8
 Supported API
 -------------
 
-####Transactions
+#### Transactions
 `GET /rest/tx/<TX-HASH>.<bin|hex|json>`
 
 Given a transaction hash: returns a transaction in binary, hex-encoded binary, or JSON formats.
 
 For full TX query capability, one must enable the transaction index via "txindex=1" command line / configuration option.
 
-####Blocks
+#### Blocks
 `GET /rest/block/<BLOCK-HASH>.<bin|hex|json>`
 `GET /rest/block/notxdetails/<BLOCK-HASH>.<bin|hex|json>`
 
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ The HTTP request and response are both handled entirely in-memory, thus making m
 
 With the /notxdetails/ option JSON response will only contain the transaction hash instead of the complete transaction details. The option only affects the JSON response.
 
-####Blockheaders
+#### Blockheaders
 `GET /rest/headers/<COUNT>/<BLOCK-HASH>.<bin|hex|json>`
 
 Given a block hash: returns <COUNT> amount of blockheaders in upward direction.
 
-####Chaininfos
+#### Chaininfos
 `GET /rest/chaininfo.json`
 
 Returns various state info regarding block chain processing.
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Only supports JSON as output format.
 * softforks : (array) status of softforks in progress
 * bip9_softforks : (object) status of BIP9 softforks in progress
 
-####Query UTXO set
+#### Query UTXO set
 `GET /rest/getutxos/<checkmempool>/<txid>-<n>/<txid>-<n>/.../<txid>-<n>.<bin|hex|json>`
 
 The getutxo command allows querying of the UTXO set given a set of outpoints.
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ $ curl localhost:18332/rest/getutxos/checkmempool/b2cdfd7b89def827ff8af7cd9bff76
 }
 ```
 
-####Memory pool
+#### Memory pool
 `GET /rest/mempool/info.json`
 
 Returns various information about the TX mempool.
diff --git a/test/functional/test_runner.py b/test/functional/test_runner.py
index b9c0c38b7a..d248a6c005 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_runner.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_runner.py
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ def print_results(test_results, max_len_name, runtime):
 
 class TestHandler:
     """
-    Trigger the testscrips passed in via the list.
+    Trigger the test scripts passed in via the list.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, num_tests_parallel, tests_dir, tmpdir, test_list=None, flags=None):