Spelling/doc formatting fixes.

4 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
index a043722581b..f0abce09648 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/mod.rs
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ pub enum IoErrorKind {
     PermissionDenied,
     /// A network connection failed for some reason not specified in this list.
     ConnectionFailed,
-    /// The network operation failed because the network connection was cloesd.
+    /// The network operation failed because the network connection was closed.
     Closed,
     /// The connection was refused by the remote server.
     ConnectionRefused,
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ pub trait Reader {
     /// inspected for in the error's `kind` field. Also note that reading 0
     /// bytes is not considered an error in all circumstances
     ///
-    /// # Implementaton Note
+    /// # Implementation Note
     ///
     /// When implementing this method on a new Reader, you are strongly encouraged
     /// not to return 0 if you can avoid it.
@@ -938,9 +938,9 @@ fn extend_sign(val: u64, nbytes: uint) -> i64 {
 
 /// A trait for objects which are byte-oriented streams. Writers are defined by
 /// one method, `write`. This function will block until the provided buffer of
-/// bytes has been entirely written, and it will return any failurs which occur.
+/// bytes has been entirely written, and it will return any failures which occur.
 ///
-/// Another commonly overriden method is the `flush` method for writers such as
+/// Another commonly overridden method is the `flush` method for writers such as
 /// buffered writers.
 ///
 /// Writers are intended to be composable with one another. Many objects
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/process.rs b/src/libstd/io/process.rs
index fc760e6fe4c..b0973229a7c 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/process.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/process.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ impl Command {
     /// * Inherit the current process's environment
     /// * Inherit the current process's working directory
     /// * A readable pipe for stdin (file descriptor 0)
-    /// * A writeable pipe for stdour and stderr (file descriptors 1 and 2)
+    /// * A writeable pipe for stdout and stderr (file descriptors 1 and 2)
     ///
     /// Builder methods are provided to change these defaults and
     /// otherwise configure the process.
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs b/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs
index 991f3992dd1..26e03c22eea 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/stdio.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ fn src<T>(fd: libc::c_int, readable: bool, f: |StdSource| -> T) -> T {
 /// provided unbuffered access to stdin.
 ///
 /// Care should be taken when creating multiple handles to the stdin of a
-/// process. Beause this is a buffered reader by default, it's possible for
+/// process. Because this is a buffered reader by default, it's possible for
 /// pending input to be unconsumed in one reader and unavailable to other
 /// readers. It is recommended that only one handle at a time is created for the
 /// stdin of a process.
diff --git a/src/libstd/io/timer.rs b/src/libstd/io/timer.rs
index 5565918ef85..2df6062b7ac 100644
--- a/src/libstd/io/timer.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/io/timer.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ use rt::rtio::{IoFactory, LocalIo, RtioTimer};
 /// # }
 /// ```
 ///
-/// If only sleeping is necessary, then a convenience api is provided through
+/// If only sleeping is necessary, then a convenience API is provided through
 /// the `io::timer` module.
 ///
 /// ```