diff --git a/plugins/apache/apache_blackbox b/plugins/apache/apache_blackbox
index 538dc836f..1346aa4e4 100755
--- a/plugins/apache/apache_blackbox
+++ b/plugins/apache/apache_blackbox
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # http://www.ziritione.org
 #
 # Installing: configure apache blackbox and set the logfile to /var/log/blackbox.log 
-# or change the BLACKBOXLOG setting bellow.
+# or change the BLACKBOXLOG setting below.
 #
 # Dependencies: apache mod_logio, apache blackbox 
 # http://www.devco.net/archives/2008/03/05/detailed_apache_stats.php
diff --git a/plugins/apache/apache_users b/plugins/apache/apache_users
index fb5ee1717..fbf304149 100755
--- a/plugins/apache/apache_users
+++ b/plugins/apache/apache_users
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ REGEX=$(LC_ALL=en_US date -d "5 minutes ago" "+\[%d\/%b\/%Y:%H: %M :[0-5][0-9] %
 # Analyse logfile
 while read REQUEST_ADDR REQUEST_USERNAME REQUEST_BYTES
 do
-	# Name resolution for known adresses
+	# Name resolution for known addresses
 	REQUEST_DOMAIN=$( awk '/^'"$REQUEST_ADDR"'/ { print $2 }' /etc/hosts )
 	REQUEST_ADDR=${REQUEST_DOMAIN:-$REQUEST_ADDR}
 
diff --git a/plugins/apt/deb_packages/README.md b/plugins/apt/deb_packages/README.md
index 56b60ff34..36fe2c322 100644
--- a/plugins/apt/deb_packages/README.md
+++ b/plugins/apt/deb_packages/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ version.
 
 This plugin has checked on Debian - Wheezy and squeeze. If you want to use it
 on older installations, tell me whether it works or which errors you had. It
-shoud run past python-apt 0.7 and python 2.5.
+should run past python-apt 0.7 and python 2.5.
 
 check out this git repository from 
    
diff --git a/plugins/apt/deb_packages/deb_packages.py b/plugins/apt/deb_packages/deb_packages.py
index c15ef299e..371e4d105 100755
--- a/plugins/apt/deb_packages/deb_packages.py
+++ b/plugins/apt/deb_packages/deb_packages.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 TODO: shorten ext_info with getShortestConfigOfOptions 
 TODO: check whether cachefile matches the config 
       • i have no clever idea to do this without 100 lines of code
-BUG: If a package will be upgraded, and brings in new dependancies, 
+BUG: If a package will be upgraded, and brings in new dependencies, 
      these new deps will not be counted. WONTFIX
 """
 import sys
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def getShortestConfigOfOptions(optionList = ['label', 'archive', 'site']):
           'architecture' 
         Architecture values are usually the same and can be ignored.
 
-        tells you wich representation of a tree as line is shortest.
+        tells you which representation of a tree as line is shortest.
         Is needed to say which ext.info line would be the shortest
         to write the shortest readable output.
     """
diff --git a/plugins/aris/aris_players b/plugins/aris/aris_players
index dea4046d8..b783f92c0 100755
--- a/plugins/aris/aris_players
+++ b/plugins/aris/aris_players
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if ($argv[1]=='config'){
     exit;
 }
 
-$sqlLink = mysql_connect($aris_db_host,$aris_db_user,$aris_db_pass) or die('MySQL authenticaiton error');
+$sqlLink = mysql_connect($aris_db_host,$aris_db_user,$aris_db_pass) or die('MySQL authentication error');
 mysql_select_db($aris_db_name) or die('MySQL Wrong Scheme Error');
 
     $query = 'SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT player_id) AS count FROM player_log WHERE timestamp BETWEEN DATE_SUB(NOW(), INTERVAL 5 MINUTE) AND NOW()';
diff --git a/plugins/asterisk/asterisk_18_fax_spandsp/asterisk_fax_negotiations_failed b/plugins/asterisk/asterisk_18_fax_spandsp/asterisk_fax_negotiations_failed
index 373c60d0d..3334085d3 100755
--- a/plugins/asterisk/asterisk_18_fax_spandsp/asterisk_fax_negotiations_failed
+++ b/plugins/asterisk/asterisk_18_fax_spandsp/asterisk_fax_negotiations_failed
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ address with the copyright notice upgrade with your name.
     $astman->disconnect;
 
     # Some idiot who wrote the SpanDSP code spelled "Negotiation" wrong.
-    print "t38_failed.value $faxstats{'Spandsp T.38'}{'Negotation Failed'}\n";
-    print "g711_failed.value $faxstats{'Spandsp G.711'}{'Negotation Failed'}\n";
+    print "t38_failed.value $faxstats{'Spandsp T.38'}{'Negotiation Failed'}\n";
+    print "g711_failed.value $faxstats{'Spandsp G.711'}{'Negotiation Failed'}\n";
 
     exit( 0 );
 
diff --git a/plugins/ceph/ceph-osd-info b/plugins/ceph/ceph-osd-info
index e2240fa80..d9c7c6ebf 100755
--- a/plugins/ceph/ceph-osd-info
+++ b/plugins/ceph/ceph-osd-info
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ We don't bite.
 
 import socket,os,json,sys,re,glob,itertools
 
-# this overides config values for specific graphs:
+# this overrides config values for specific graphs:
 # "graphname.osd1":{"graph_title":"This is the graph for OSD 1!"}
 # "graphname.osd*":{"graph_title":"This is one of the 'dig deeper' graphs!"}
 # "graphname":{"graph_title":"This is my great graph!"}
diff --git a/plugins/disk/dirsizes b/plugins/disk/dirsizes
index 8630191c6..1d4178478 100755
--- a/plugins/disk/dirsizes
+++ b/plugins/disk/dirsizes
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #  env.watchdirs /var/www,/tmp
 #
 # Change the env.watchdirs-variable according to your wishes.
-# DONT FORGET TO RUN AS ROOT!
+# DON'T FORGET TO RUN AS ROOT!
 #
 # You can test this plugin by calling it with params "test" and your  watchdirs:
 # ./dirsizes test /dir1,/tmp/dir2
diff --git a/plugins/disk/du b/plugins/disk/du
index bc1d4f84a..f0133d497 100755
--- a/plugins/disk/du
+++ b/plugins/disk/du
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ID=1;
 #  [du]
 #   user root
 #
-# - by default the value is in MegaBytes, to change it you should edit below line in the script to something else, recognizeable by du (see man du)
+# - by default the value is in MegaBytes, to change it you should edit below line in the script to something else, recognizable by du (see man du)
 #   du -sm $DIR    in MB
 #   du -sk $DIR    in KB
 #
diff --git a/plugins/dovecot/dovecot.rej b/plugins/dovecot/dovecot.rej
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6df1087ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/dovecot/dovecot.rej
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+diff a/plugins/dovecot/dovecot b/plugins/dovecot/dovecot	(rejected hunks)
+@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $aborted = 0;
+ 
+ $logfile = $ENV{'LOGFILE'} || '/var/log/mail.log';
+ 
+-# Use an overridden $PATH for all external programs if needed
++# Use an overrided $PATH for all external programs if needed
+ $DOVEADM = "doveadm";
+ 
+ if ( $ARGV[0] and $ARGV[0] eq "autoconf" ) {
diff --git a/plugins/dspam/dspam_ b/plugins/dspam/dspam_
index 0704409c4..b8216bb60 100755
--- a/plugins/dspam/dspam_
+++ b/plugins/dspam/dspam_
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ The plugin supports the following graph types:
                 correctly classified messages (both ham and spam) in
                 relation to the number of all processed messages.
 
- absprocessed - Shows the absolute numbers of mesages processed,
+ absprocessed - Shows the absolute numbers of messages processed,
                 sorted by the classification that DSPAM uses. The
                 numbers are stacked, making the height of the column
                 display the increase of processed messages over time.
diff --git a/plugins/dvb/femon b/plugins/dvb/femon
index 35f7901db..eebd6661c 100755
--- a/plugins/dvb/femon
+++ b/plugins/dvb/femon
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #
 # Parameters
 # 	femonpath     - Specify path to femon program (Default: /usr/bin/femon)
-#       graph_args    - Specifiy graph args (Default: --lower-limit 0 --upper-limit 100 --rigid)
+#       graph_args    - Specify graph args (Default: --lower-limit 0 --upper-limit 100 --rigid)
 # 
 # Author: Nicolas Knotzer  <nknotzer@gmail.com>
 # 
diff --git a/plugins/healthcheck/healthcheck_log b/plugins/healthcheck/healthcheck_log
index e9165b2fe..247527de9 100755
--- a/plugins/healthcheck/healthcheck_log
+++ b/plugins/healthcheck/healthcheck_log
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 #user root                          #log file is read only root user.
 #env.log_1  /var/log/messages       #target log filename
 #env.grep_1 critical|error          #egrep string.
-                                    #defualt by critical|error|warning|crash|fatal|kernel
+                                    #default by critical|error|warning|crash|fatal|kernel
 #---------------------------------------------------
 #
 
diff --git a/plugins/healthcheck/healthcheck_url b/plugins/healthcheck/healthcheck_url
index cf36e4168..77a0edeab 100755
--- a/plugins/healthcheck/healthcheck_url
+++ b/plugins/healthcheck/healthcheck_url
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
 #env.url_1  http://127.0.0.1/
 #---------------------------------------------------
 #
-#chcek two site 
+#check two site 
 #---------------------------------------------------
 #[healthcheck_url]
 #env.url_1  http://127.0.0.1/
 #env.url_2  http://www.google.com/
 #---------------------------------------------------
 #
-#chcek three site 
+#check three site 
 #---------------------------------------------------
 #[healthcheck_url]
 #env.url_1  http://127.0.0.1/
diff --git a/plugins/ipvs/ipvs_cps b/plugins/ipvs/ipvs_cps
index ada252e54..41654535b 100755
--- a/plugins/ipvs/ipvs_cps
+++ b/plugins/ipvs/ipvs_cps
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-ipvs_conn -Indicate the number of conections per second
+ipvs_conn -Indicate the number of connections per second
 
 =head1 CONFIGURATION
 
diff --git a/plugins/mail/imap_bandwidth b/plugins/mail/imap_bandwidth
index fc5cd894a..be8084b19 100755
--- a/plugins/mail/imap_bandwidth
+++ b/plugins/mail/imap_bandwidth
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ longer than munin's default timeout.
 =head1 INTERPRETATION
 
 The plugin simply shows the average bandwidth during one IMAP upload and one
-IMAP download of a file containg random bytes.
+IMAP download of a file containing random bytes.
 
 You need to be aware that this measurement obviously increases the load on
 your IMAP servers for the duration of the measurement.
diff --git a/plugins/memcached/memcached_servers_ b/plugins/memcached/memcached_servers_
index bad7f1679..bf5dfcd23 100644
--- a/plugins/memcached/memcached_servers_
+++ b/plugins/memcached/memcached_servers_
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ if ($#addresses < 0 || $#labels < 0) {
 }
 
 if ($#addresses != $#labels) {
-	print "Error: number of adresses and labels must be equal.\n";
+	print "Error: number of addresses and labels must be equal.\n";
 	exit 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/mythtv/mythtv_status_ b/plugins/mythtv/mythtv_status_
index 16723f005..dbace4882 100755
--- a/plugins/mythtv/mythtv_status_
+++ b/plugins/mythtv/mythtv_status_
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 #
 # Revision 1.4  2010/10/10  idobson
 # MythTV database information always loaded (used by autoconf,config and data dump for most options)
-# Active tuner now split up by video source, hung encoders are listed separatly
+# Active tuner now split up by video source, hung encoders are listed separately
 # Schedule now uses myth module/QUERY_GETALLPENDING to get Scheduled Recordings/Repeats/Conflicts
 # Recorded now splits recorded into groups (Expireable, Delete pending, Save)
 # Code now strict safe
diff --git a/plugins/nagios/nagios_multi_ b/plugins/nagios/nagios_multi_
index 098504269..f9031dd93 100755
--- a/plugins/nagios/nagios_multi_
+++ b/plugins/nagios/nagios_multi_
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ A Plugin to monitor Nagios Servers and their Performance (Multigraph)
     svcchkdetail => This graph shows current services warning,critical,unknown,checked,scheduled,flapping,down
     svcchkext => This graph shows the service check execution times
     svcchklat => This graph shows the service check latency times
-    svcchksc => This graph shows the serivce check state change %
+    svcchksc => This graph shows the service check state change %
 
  hosts => I<MULTIGRAPH> This graphs the current host problems.
     hostchkdetail => This graph shows current hosts down,unreachable,checked,scheduled,flapping,down
diff --git a/plugins/network/fwbuilder_ b/plugins/network/fwbuilder_
index 9a4bae98b..c7742d753 100755
--- a/plugins/network/fwbuilder_
+++ b/plugins/network/fwbuilder_
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 # ...will monitor the IP 192.168.0.1.
 #
-# Aditionally, you need Accountingrules in fwbuilder
+# Additionally, you need Accountingrules in fwbuilder
 #	fwbuilder creates Chains in INPUT-, OUTPUT- and FORWARD-Chain
 #	with Rules that "RETURN"
 #	You will have to specify rule options with name "ACCOUNTING" for the 
diff --git a/plugins/network/ip_forward_ b/plugins/network/ip_forward_
index cd30fb8af..d5ae66a2c 100755
--- a/plugins/network/ip_forward_
+++ b/plugins/network/ip_forward_
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 # ...will monitor forwarded traffic trough eth0.
 #
-# Aditionally, you need these iptables rules as the first rules (they don't do anything, just make packet counts)
+# Additionally, you need these iptables rules as the first rules (they don't do anything, just make packet counts)
 #
 #    iptables -A FORWARD -i eth0
 #    iptables -A FORWARD -o eth0
diff --git a/plugins/network/linux_if/linux_if b/plugins/network/linux_if/linux_if
index b418f675c..e9d6b89ed 100755
--- a/plugins/network/linux_if/linux_if
+++ b/plugins/network/linux_if/linux_if
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ plugin configuration:
   # example:
   env.include = br_*
 
-  # should staticly configured interfaces be included (they have ifcfg-* file)
+  # should statically configured interfaces be included (they have ifcfg-* file)
   # default: true
   env.include_configured_if = true
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Include/exclude logic in detail. Interface name is matched..
 Tested on: RHEL 6.x and clones (with Python 2.6)
 
 TODO:
-* implment 'data loaning' between graphs, removes duplicit measures
+* implement 'data loaning' between graphs, removes duplicit measures
 * add support for bridging
 * configurable graph max based on intreface speed
 
diff --git a/plugins/network/netatalk3 b/plugins/network/netatalk3
index 4031bb2ce..fc7668041 100755
--- a/plugins/network/netatalk3
+++ b/plugins/network/netatalk3
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function count_running_procs () {
 function count_connected_users () {
     local afpd_bin_path=$1
     afpd_procs=$(ps anx --no-headers -o uid,command |grep -E "\w+\d+*\s${afpd_bin_path}" |wc -l)
-    # one of those processess will be always from root user, so it's not being
+    # one of those processes will be always from root user, so it's not being
     # used to externaly connect volumes, therefor being disconsider.
     echo $(echo "${afpd_procs} - 1" |bc)
 }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ EOM
         #### Boilerplates ####################################################
         # Locating AFP related files:
         #  * Binary: Using the first result of "which" command;
-        #  * Config: Using "afpd" with paremeters to pring configuration file
+        #  * Config: Using "afpd" with parameters to pring configuration file
         #            location;
         #
 
diff --git a/plugins/openvz/openvzcpu b/plugins/openvz/openvzcpu
index 66b3d71ac..288f81ca7 100755
--- a/plugins/openvz/openvzcpu
+++ b/plugins/openvz/openvzcpu
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # vim: sts=8 sw=8 ts=8
 
 #
-# Run "perldoc thisfilename" to get a well-formated set of documentation
+# Run "perldoc thisfilename" to get a well-formatted set of documentation
 # for this munin plugin.
 #
 =head1 NAME
diff --git a/plugins/power5/consumed_cpu_cycles b/plugins/power5/consumed_cpu_cycles
index 2006286db..4f2566614 100755
--- a/plugins/power5/consumed_cpu_cycles
+++ b/plugins/power5/consumed_cpu_cycles
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ else
 	OLDPURR=$ACTUALPURR;
 fi
 
-# calcualte CPU cycles
+# calculate CPU cycles
 CPUCYCLES=$(echo $OLDPURR $ACTUALPURR $TIMEBASE $OLDTIME $ACTUALTIME | awk '{printf ("%.1f", (($1-$2)/$3)/($4-$5));}');
 
 # write data to state file
diff --git a/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_consumers b/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_consumers
index 5b079230f..76ce6759c 100755
--- a/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_consumers
+++ b/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_consumers
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #%# capabilities=autoconf
 
 # If run with the "autoconf"-parameter, give our opinion on whether we
-# should be run on this system or not. This is optinal, and only used by
+# should be run on this system or not. This is optional, and only used by
 # munin-config. In the case of this plugin, we should most probably
 # always be included.
 
diff --git a/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_messages b/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_messages
index 9d4270155..a1b8f688f 100755
--- a/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_messages
+++ b/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_messages
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #%# capabilities=autoconf
 
 # If run with the "autoconf"-parameter, give our opinion on whether we
-# should be run on this system or not. This is optinal, and only used by
+# should be run on this system or not. This is optional, and only used by
 # munin-config. In the case of this plugin, we should most probably
 # always be included.
 
diff --git a/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_messages_unacknowledged b/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_messages_unacknowledged
index b9e300f92..d5d8f60f1 100755
--- a/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_messages_unacknowledged
+++ b/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_messages_unacknowledged
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #%# capabilities=autoconf
 
 # If run with the "autoconf"-parameter, give our opinion on whether we
-# should be run on this system or not. This is optinal, and only used by
+# should be run on this system or not. This is optional, and only used by
 # munin-config. In the case of this plugin, we should most probably
 # always be included.
 
diff --git a/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_messages_uncommitted b/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_messages_uncommitted
index dd682c85f..179d2e60e 100755
--- a/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_messages_uncommitted
+++ b/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_messages_uncommitted
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #%# capabilities=autoconf
 
 # If run with the "autoconf"-parameter, give our opinion on whether we
-# should be run on this system or not. This is optinal, and only used by
+# should be run on this system or not. This is optional, and only used by
 # munin-config. In the case of this plugin, we should most probably
 # always be included.
 
diff --git a/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_queue_memory b/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_queue_memory
index b694f75fd..fef2cc7bc 100755
--- a/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_queue_memory
+++ b/plugins/rabbitmq/rabbitmq_queue_memory
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #%# capabilities=autoconf
 
 # If run with the "autoconf"-parameter, give our opinion on whether we
-# should be run on this system or not. This is optinal, and only used by
+# should be run on this system or not. This is optional, and only used by
 # munin-config. In the case of this plugin, we should most probably
 # always be included.
 
diff --git a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_mem b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_mem
index 4c0bcf2ca..1b12be099 100755
--- a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_mem
+++ b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_mem
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # xmlrpc based munin plugin for monitoring rtorrent's memory usage
 # prerequisites:
 #  - rtorrent 0.7.5 or newer compiled with --with-xmlrpc-c
-# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further informations
+# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further information
 #
 # written by Gabor Hudiczius
 # web: http://projects.cyla.homeip.net/rtwi/wiki/rTorrentOMeter
diff --git a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_peers b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_peers
index 08e7969e3..a3cc17051 100755
--- a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_peers
+++ b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_peers
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # xmlrpc based munin plugin for monitoring rtorrent's peer count
 # prerequisites:
 #  - rtorrent 0.7.5 or newer compiled with --with-xmlrpc-c
-# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further informations
+# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further information
 #
 # written by Gabor Hudiczius
 # web: http://projects.cyla.homeip.net/rtwi/wiki/rTorrentOMeter
diff --git a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_spdd b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_spdd
index 0f2becfeb..ed89061ac 100755
--- a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_spdd
+++ b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_spdd
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # xmlrpc based munin plugin for monitoring rtorrent's upload/download speed
 # prerequisites:
 #  - rtorrent 0.7.5 or newer compiled with --with-xmlrpc-c
-# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further informations
+# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further information
 #
 # written by Gabor Hudiczius
 # web: http://projects.cyla.homeip.net/rtwi/wiki/rTorrentOMeter
diff --git a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_vol b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_vol
index c34d46e04..830575f49 100755
--- a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_vol
+++ b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_allsessions_vol
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # xmlrpc based munin plugin for monitoring rtorrent's torrent count
 # prerequisites:
 #  - rtorrent 0.7.5 or newer compiled with --with-xmlrpc-c
-# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further informations
+# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further information
 #
 # written by Gabor Hudiczius
 # web: http://projects.cyla.homeip.net/rtwi/wiki/rTorrentOMeter
diff --git a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_mem b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_mem
index 5fa3f143f..eb8a58504 100755
--- a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_mem
+++ b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_mem
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # xmlrpc based munin plugin for monitoring rtorrent's memory usage
 # prerequisites:
 #  - rtorrent 0.7.5 or newer compiled with --with-xmlrpc-c
-# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further informations
+# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further information
 #
 # written by Gabor Hudiczius
 # web: http://projects.cyla.homeip.net/rtwi/wiki/rTorrentOMeter
diff --git a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_peers b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_peers
index 4346122bf..dace07bbc 100755
--- a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_peers
+++ b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_peers
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # xmlrpc based munin plugin for monitoring rtorrent's peer count
 # prerequisites:
 #  - rtorrent 0.7.5 or newer compiled with --with-xmlrpc-c
-# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further informations
+# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further information
 #
 # written by Gabor Hudiczius
 # web: http://projects.cyla.homeip.net/rtwi/wiki/rTorrentOMeter
diff --git a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_spdd b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_spdd
index b8b18188a..cbb06c142 100755
--- a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_spdd
+++ b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_spdd
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # xmlrpc based munin plugin for monitoring rtorrent's upload/download speed
 # prerequisites:
 #  - rtorrent 0.7.5 or newer compiled with --with-xmlrpc-c
-# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further informations
+# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further information
 #
 # written by Gabor Hudiczius
 # web: http://projects.cyla.homeip.net/rtwi/wiki/rTorrentOMeter
diff --git a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_vol b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_vol
index f3b8eab64..f8e08e335 100755
--- a/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_vol
+++ b/plugins/rtorrent/rtom_vol
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # xmlrpc based munin plugin for monitoring rtorrent's torrent count
 # prerequisites:
 #  - rtorrent 0.7.5 or newer compiled with --with-xmlrpc-c
-# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further informations
+# check http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/wiki/RTorrentXMLRPCGuide for further information
 #
 # written by Gabor Hudiczius
 # web: http://projects.cyla.homeip.net/rtwi/wiki/rTorrentOMeter
diff --git a/plugins/samba/samba_locked b/plugins/samba/samba_locked
index a1bb7056b..d591510ed 100755
--- a/plugins/samba/samba_locked
+++ b/plugins/samba/samba_locked
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 # $Log$
 # Revision 1.0  2007/04/16  Jon Higgs 
-# Initial Release - Adapated from jimmyo's processses plugin. 
+# Initial Release - Adapted from jimmyo's processses plugin. 
 #
 # Magick markers (optional - used by munin-config and som installation
 # scripts):
diff --git a/plugins/samba/samba_users b/plugins/samba/samba_users
index c02d0ea2c..4bf00d56c 100755
--- a/plugins/samba/samba_users
+++ b/plugins/samba/samba_users
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 # $Log$
 # Revision 1.0  2007/04/16  Jon Higgs 
-# Initial Release - Adapated from jimmyo's processses plugin. 
+# Initial Release - Adapted from jimmyo's processses plugin. 
 #
 # Revision 1.1  2014/07/24  MangaII
 # Add exit 0
diff --git a/plugins/security/forefront_ b/plugins/security/forefront_
index ec6d94b5d..951db439a 100755
--- a/plugins/security/forefront_
+++ b/plugins/security/forefront_
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # Config variables
 # 
 #     dsn     - If DSN name differs from hostname
-#     dbuser  - Valid MS SQL user (Windows authentication is posible using "DOMAIN\user")
+#     dbuser  - Valid MS SQL user (Windows authentication is possible using "DOMAIN\user")
 #     dbpass  - Password 
 #
 # Install guide:
diff --git a/plugins/sensors/allnet__ b/plugins/sensors/allnet__
index 96fb7e0a0..d27d309f8 100755
--- a/plugins/sensors/allnet__
+++ b/plugins/sensors/allnet__
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ my $timeout = 3; # the LWP default of 180 secs would be way too long
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# No need to change those, can be overriden from commandline.
+# No need to change those, can be overridden from commandline.
 my $hostname = 'localhost';
 my $valtype = 'temp'; # or humidity or amps
 # These are tried one after another.
diff --git a/plugins/snmp/snmp__if_combined b/plugins/snmp/snmp__if_combined
index dbe141f2a..ddb522199 100755
--- a/plugins/snmp/snmp__if_combined
+++ b/plugins/snmp/snmp__if_combined
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ It may show something like this:
   IF-MIB::ifType.123 = INTEGER: l2vlan(135)
 
 propVirtual or l2vlan is usually used for VLAN interfaces.  Tunnel
-would normaly be for VPNs.  A minor horde of different interface types
+would normally be for VPNs.  A minor horde of different interface types
 are supposted, please see IANAifType-MIB (on your system or find with
 Google) for a full list.
 
diff --git a/plugins/solr/solrmulticore b/plugins/solr/solrmulticore
index 7819e4cd3..b210246f8 100755
--- a/plugins/solr/solrmulticore
+++ b/plugins/solr/solrmulticore
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 # 
 # 
-# This plugin monitors a SOLR server configured for multicore by automaticaly
+# This plugin monitors a SOLR server configured for multicore by automatically
 # getting core names from SOLR default page.
 # 
 # Tested on SOLR 1.4.0
diff --git a/plugins/sourceds/srcds_cpu b/plugins/sourceds/srcds_cpu
index 727ca880b..9a1b50995 100755
--- a/plugins/sourceds/srcds_cpu
+++ b/plugins/sourceds/srcds_cpu
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if (-l $0) {
 }
 push(@INC, dirname($0));
 
-# Load Rcon module or exit with failuer message
+# Load Rcon module or exit with failure message
 if (!eval "require Rcon") {
     print "Failed to load Rcon module. ";
     print "Make sure Rcon.pm is copied to Munin plugins directory.\n";
diff --git a/plugins/sourceds/srcds_fps b/plugins/sourceds/srcds_fps
index 896eb6120..c2625b7ee 100755
--- a/plugins/sourceds/srcds_fps
+++ b/plugins/sourceds/srcds_fps
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if (-l $0) {
 }
 push(@INC, dirname($0));
 
-# Load Rcon module or exit with failuer message
+# Load Rcon module or exit with failure message
 if (!eval "require Rcon") {
     print "Failed to load Rcon module. ";
     print "Make sure Rcon.pm is copied to Munin plugins directory.\n";
diff --git a/plugins/sourceds/srcds_inout b/plugins/sourceds/srcds_inout
index 6d6ac70be..2ae347924 100755
--- a/plugins/sourceds/srcds_inout
+++ b/plugins/sourceds/srcds_inout
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if (-l $0) {
 }
 push(@INC, dirname($0));
 
-# Load Rcon module or exit with failuer message
+# Load Rcon module or exit with failure message
 if (!eval "require Rcon") {
     print "Failed to load Rcon module. ";
     print "Make sure Rcon.pm is copied to Munin plugins directory.\n";
diff --git a/plugins/sourceds/srcds_players b/plugins/sourceds/srcds_players
index 879db33ab..ce2c1621a 100755
--- a/plugins/sourceds/srcds_players
+++ b/plugins/sourceds/srcds_players
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if (-l $0) {
 }
 push(@INC, dirname($0));
 
-# Load Rcon module or exit with failuer message
+# Load Rcon module or exit with failure message
 if (!eval "require Rcon") {
     print "Failed to load Rcon module. ";
     print "Make sure Rcon.pm is copied to Munin plugins directory.\n";
diff --git a/plugins/sourceds/srcds_uptime b/plugins/sourceds/srcds_uptime
index a1e40ebbd..0e4011e25 100755
--- a/plugins/sourceds/srcds_uptime
+++ b/plugins/sourceds/srcds_uptime
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if (-l $0) {
 }
 push(@INC, dirname($0));
 
-# Load Rcon module or exit with failuer message
+# Load Rcon module or exit with failure message
 if (!eval "require Rcon") {
     print "Failed to load Rcon module. ";
     print "Make sure Rcon.pm is copied to Munin plugins directory.\n";
diff --git a/plugins/spotweb/spotweb_average b/plugins/spotweb/spotweb_average
index b57d63cf9..2f31ee234 100755
--- a/plugins/spotweb/spotweb_average
+++ b/plugins/spotweb/spotweb_average
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 # env.database spotweb                                   # Spotweb database (optional)
 #
 # [spotweb_average]
-# env.period 1800                                        # The period over wich to check in seconds, default to 30 minutes (1800 seconds)
+# env.period 1800                                        # The period over which to check in seconds, default to 30 minutes (1800 seconds)
 # env.watchlist yes                                      # Show items in the watchlist (period independent)
 #
 #
diff --git a/plugins/spotweb/spotweb_cat_average b/plugins/spotweb/spotweb_cat_average
index f0e372de2..6728a9874 100755
--- a/plugins/spotweb/spotweb_cat_average
+++ b/plugins/spotweb/spotweb_cat_average
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # env.database spotweb                                   # Spotweb database (optional)
 #
 # [spotweb_cat_average]
-# env.period 1800                                        # The period over wich to check in seconds, default to 30 minutes (1800 seconds)
+# env.period 1800                                        # The period over which to check in seconds, default to 30 minutes (1800 seconds)
 # env.countporn 'no'                                     # Also count porn? Default is 'yes'
 #
 
diff --git a/plugins/spotweb/spotweb_catsize_average b/plugins/spotweb/spotweb_catsize_average
index a8170ce06..d4cb323e0 100755
--- a/plugins/spotweb/spotweb_catsize_average
+++ b/plugins/spotweb/spotweb_catsize_average
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 # env.database spotweb                                   # Spotweb database (optional)
 #
 # [spotweb_catsize_average]
-# env.period 1800                                        # The period over wich to check in seconds, default to 30 minutes (1800 seconds)
+# env.period 1800                                        # The period over which to check in seconds, default to 30 minutes (1800 seconds)
 # env.countporn 'no'                                     # Also count porn? Default is 'yes'
 #
 
diff --git a/plugins/system/cpu_linux_multi b/plugins/system/cpu_linux_multi
index 8b882daa0..2a27f6964 100755
--- a/plugins/system/cpu_linux_multi
+++ b/plugins/system/cpu_linux_multi
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #                                                                      #
 ########################################################################
 #
-# multigraph, supersampling, extended cpu informations
+# multigraph, supersampling, extended cpu information
 #
 # require: mpstat (to actually collect the data)
 #
diff --git a/plugins/system/irq b/plugins/system/irq
index 0e4a3da5a..31f613e4f 100755
--- a/plugins/system/irq
+++ b/plugins/system/irq
@@ -76,16 +76,16 @@ my $graphs =
   {
     'title'    => 'Interrupts per cpu',
     'args'     => '--base 1000',
-    'vlabel'   => 'count of IRQ (+) / sIRQ (-) per secund',
-    'info'     => 'This graph shows interrupts per secund from last update',
+    'vlabel'   => 'count of IRQ (+) / sIRQ (-) per second',
+    'info'     => 'This graph shows interrupts per second from last update',
     'category' => 'system'
   },
   'irq_cpu' =>
   {
     'title'    => 'CPU:cpu: :irq_type:',
     'args'     => '--base 1000',
-    'vlabel'   => 'count per secund',
-    'info'     => 'This graph shows :irq_type: for CPU:cpu: per secund from last update',
+    'vlabel'   => 'count per second',
+    'info'     => 'This graph shows :irq_type: for CPU:cpu: per second from last update',
     'category' => 'cpu :cpu:'
   }
 };
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ sub prepare_graphs
       $gr->{$graph_name}{'graph'}{'category'} = replace($graphs->{'irq_cpu'}{'category'}, ':cpu:', $i);
       # -- child fields --
       my @irq_names = keys %{$IRQi->{'stat'}{$irq_type}{$i}};
-      # names splitted for better sorting
+      # names split for better sorting
       for my $irq_name ((
                           (sort {int $a <=> int $b} grep{/^\d/}            @irq_names), 
                           (sort                     grep{!/(^\d|ERR|MIS)/} @irq_names),
diff --git a/plugins/vdr/vdr_ b/plugins/vdr/vdr_
index 2bd0a34d7..f759a6202 100755
--- a/plugins/vdr/vdr_
+++ b/plugins/vdr/vdr_
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Version 1.2
 #  - kein div 0 Fehler mehr wenn der  Host nicht zu erreichen ist
-#  - Serien Timer werden nun seperat gezaehlt (anzahl pro Woche)
+#  - Serien Timer werden nun separat gezaehlt (anzahl pro Woche)
 #  - im Namen kann munic conform der hostname mit angegeben werden: vdr_localhost vdr_192.168.0.2, ... (localhost ist default)
 #  - Timer werden nur ignoriert wenn sie 0(inaktiv) als Status haben
 #  - Erkennung der neuen Aufzeichnungen passte nicht mehr
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ sub ermittelnTimer(){
             }
 
             if (length($anzahl) && $anzahl =~ /\D/){
-              #print "Serie";
+              #print "Series";
               $anzahlSerienTimer+=length($anzahl);
               $anzahlSerienMinuten+=$dauer*length($anzahl);
             } else {
-              #print "keine Serie";
+              #print "keine Series";
               $anzahlTimer++;       
               $anzahlMinuten+=$dauer;
             }
diff --git a/plugins/voip/murmur_users b/plugins/voip/murmur_users
index 22ad34efd..9da3df2ae 100755
--- a/plugins/voip/murmur_users
+++ b/plugins/voip/murmur_users
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Requirements:
 Notice:
 - script allows the usage of the 'config' and 'autoconf' parameters during startup, make fure you edt config section before running it
 - $limit - number of lines to tail from the lgo file, better keep it below 5000 for lower cpu load, 
-  aditionally on busy servers you can keep it really low, suggested 3x maximum number of users online
+  additionally on busy servers you can keep it really low, suggested 3x maximum number of users online
 - tested on 
 	PHP 5.2.6-3 with Suhosin-Patch 0.9.6.2 (cli) (built: Aug 21 2008 17:02:32)
 	murmur 1.1.4 precompiled binaries from sourceforge net, all running under debian etch
diff --git a/plugins/voip/murmurice_host_port_id_description_avg b/plugins/voip/murmurice_host_port_id_description_avg
index 37f690dc1..600232c03 100755
--- a/plugins/voip/murmurice_host_port_id_description_avg
+++ b/plugins/voip/murmurice_host_port_id_description_avg
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Requirements:
 
 Configuration:
 1. link creation
-create a symlink to thie file in the following format:
+create a symlink to the file in the following format:
     murmurice_ip_port_sid_description_avg
 where ip/port correspond to the ip and port on which the mumble ice interface listens to
 sid is the server id we want to query (mumble can run multiple servers )
diff --git a/plugins/xbnbt/xbnbt_peers b/plugins/xbnbt/xbnbt_peers
index e506112be..34d559aca 100755
--- a/plugins/xbnbt/xbnbt_peers
+++ b/plugins/xbnbt/xbnbt_peers
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 #
-# Capabilites
+# Capabilities
 # 	config
 #	autoconf
 #
diff --git a/samples/munin.conf/Overviews b/samples/munin.conf/Overviews
index 0ca55f709..9359bcb8d 100644
--- a/samples/munin.conf/Overviews
+++ b/samples/munin.conf/Overviews
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ domain_order Quick Nodes Systems
 node_order Glassfish MongoDB
  
 [Quick;Glassfish]
-# dont poll a node, we are loaning graphs from other RRDs
+# don't poll a node, we are loaning graphs from other RRDs
 address 127.0.0.1
 update no
 # define some "virtual" graph (loaned)
diff --git a/templates/munstrap/static/js/formatdate.js b/templates/munstrap/static/js/formatdate.js
index 21e1313b2..5f069b299 100644
--- a/templates/munstrap/static/js/formatdate.js
+++ b/templates/munstrap/static/js/formatdate.js
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ Date.prototype.formatDate = function (input,time) {
             // A full numeric representation of a year, 4 digits
     
             // we first check, if getFullYear is supported. if it
-            // is, we just use that. ppks code is nice, but wont
+            // is, we just use that. ppks code is nice, but won't
             // work with dates outside 1900-2038, or something like that
             if (date.getFullYear) {
                 var newDate = new Date("January 1 2001 00:00:00 +0000");
diff --git a/templates/official/munin-serviceview.tmpl b/templates/official/munin-serviceview.tmpl
index a89d13750..755931edd 100644
--- a/templates/official/munin-serviceview.tmpl
+++ b/templates/official/munin-serviceview.tmpl
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 </table>	
 <h2>Graph Information</h2>
 <TMPL_LOOP NAME="GRAPHINFO">
-<!-- Do we actually allow mutiple graph_info, or is this just to access the nested data? -->
+<!-- Do we actually allow multiple graph_info, or is this just to access the nested data? -->
 <p class="graph_info"><TMPL_VAR NAME="info"></p>
 </TMPL_LOOP>
 <TMPL_IF NAME="STATE_WARNING"><p class="warning"><p><strong>Note:</strong> 
diff --git a/tools/munin-node-from-hell/muninnode-from-hell b/tools/munin-node-from-hell/muninnode-from-hell
index 50bda49b0..e14e33fd0 100755
--- a/tools/munin-node-from-hell/muninnode-from-hell
+++ b/tools/munin-node-from-hell/muninnode-from-hell
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ def main():
                     % (pluginprofile, tentative_plugin)
                 continue
 
-            # support more than one instanciation of the same plugin.
+            # support more than one instantiation of the same plugin.
             plugininstancename = tentative_plugin
             i=2
             while (plugins.has_key(plugininstancename)):