4 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/fs.rs b/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/fs.rs
index afeb756806f..abcce3ab829 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/fs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/fs.rs
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ impl MetadataExt for fs::Metadata {
 /// [`FileType`]: ../../../../std/fs/struct.FileType.html
 #[stable(feature = "file_type_ext", since = "1.5.0")]
 pub trait FileTypeExt {
-    /// Returns whether this file type is a block device.
+    /// Returns `true` if this file type is a block device.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ pub trait FileTypeExt {
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "file_type_ext", since = "1.5.0")]
     fn is_block_device(&self) -> bool;
-    /// Returns whether this file type is a char device.
+    /// Returns `true` if this file type is a char device.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ pub trait FileTypeExt {
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "file_type_ext", since = "1.5.0")]
     fn is_char_device(&self) -> bool;
-    /// Returns whether this file type is a fifo.
+    /// Returns `true` if this file type is a fifo.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ pub trait FileTypeExt {
     /// ```
     #[stable(feature = "file_type_ext", since = "1.5.0")]
     fn is_fifo(&self) -> bool;
-    /// Returns whether this file type is a socket.
+    /// Returns `true` if this file type is a socket.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/net.rs b/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/net.rs
index a3ae5943f60..acc064acfcd 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/net.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/net.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl SocketAddr {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Returns true if and only if the address is unnamed.
+    /// Returns `true` if the address is unnamed.
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ impl UnixStream {
     /// ```
     ///
     /// # Platform specific
-    /// On Redox this always returns None.
+    /// On Redox this always returns `None`.
     #[stable(feature = "unix_socket", since = "1.10.0")]
     pub fn take_error(&self) -> io::Result<Option<io::Error>> {
         self.0.take_error()
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ impl UnixListener {
     /// ```
     ///
     /// # Platform specific
-    /// On Redox this always returns None.
+    /// On Redox this always returns `None`.
     #[stable(feature = "unix_socket", since = "1.10.0")]
     pub fn take_error(&self) -> io::Result<Option<io::Error>> {
         self.0.take_error()
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ impl UnixDatagram {
         Ok(UnixDatagram(inner))
     }
 
-    /// Create an unnamed pair of connected sockets.
+    /// Creates an unnamed pair of connected sockets.
     ///
     /// Returns two `UnixDatagrams`s which are connected to each other.
     ///
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/process.rs b/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/process.rs
index 0282aaae909..2c5943fdac3 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/process.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/process.rs
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ use sys_common::{AsInnerMut, AsInner, FromInner, IntoInner};
 /// [`process::Command`]: ../../../../std/process/struct.Command.html
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 pub trait CommandExt {
-    /// Sets the child process's user id. This translates to a
+    /// Sets the child process's user ID. This translates to a
     /// `setuid` call in the child process. Failure in the `setuid`
     /// call will cause the spawn to fail.
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     fn uid(&mut self, id: u32) -> &mut process::Command;
 
-    /// Similar to `uid`, but sets the group id of the child process. This has
+    /// Similar to `uid`, but sets the group ID of the child process. This has
     /// the same semantics as the `uid` field.
     #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
     fn gid(&mut self, id: u32) -> &mut process::Command;
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs b/src/libstd/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
index f0f8032b4b5..12d3e9b13b1 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/unix/process/process_unix.rs
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ impl Command {
 // Processes
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-/// The unique id of the process (this should never be negative).
+/// The unique ID of the process (this should never be negative).
 pub struct Process {
     pid: pid_t,
     status: Option<ExitStatus>,