Help: Fix typos and spelling in documentation

24 files changed, 28 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/Help/command/cmake_language.rst b/Help/command/cmake_language.rst
index 99f874b197..2859f6b6d7 100644
--- a/Help/command/cmake_language.rst
+++ b/Help/command/cmake_language.rst
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ For example, the code:
 .. code-block:: cmake
 
   cmake_language(DEFER CALL message "${deferred_message}")
-  cmake_language(DEFER ID_VAR id CALL message "Cancelled Message")
+  cmake_language(DEFER ID_VAR id CALL message "Canceled Message")
   cmake_language(DEFER CANCEL_CALL ${id})
   message("Immediate Message")
   set(deferred_message "Deferred Message")
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ prints::
   Deferred Message
 
 The ``Cancelled Message`` is never printed because its command is
-cancelled.  The ``deferred_message`` variable reference is not evaluated
+canceled.  The ``deferred_message`` variable reference is not evaluated
 until the call site, so it can be set after the deferred call is scheduled.
 
 In order to evaluate variable references immediately when scheduling a
diff --git a/Help/command/install.rst b/Help/command/install.rst
index 35207f4c47..993cf7f3f3 100644
--- a/Help/command/install.rst
+++ b/Help/command/install.rst
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ executable from the installation tree using the imported target name
 ``mp_myexe`` as if the target were built in its own tree.
 
 .. note::
-  This command supercedes the :command:`install_targets` command and
+  This command supersedes the :command:`install_targets` command and
   the :prop_tgt:`PRE_INSTALL_SCRIPT` and :prop_tgt:`POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT`
   target properties.  It also replaces the ``FILES`` forms of the
   :command:`install_files` and :command:`install_programs` commands.
diff --git a/Help/command/install_files.rst b/Help/command/install_files.rst
index ff074a8a77..494f3d0ee5 100644
--- a/Help/command/install_files.rst
+++ b/Help/command/install_files.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ install_files
 
   Use the :command:`install(FILES)` command instead.
 
-This command has been superceded by the :command:`install` command.  It is
+This command has been superseded by the :command:`install` command.  It is
 provided for compatibility with older CMake code.  The ``FILES`` form is
 directly replaced by the ``FILES`` form of the :command:`install`
 command.  The regexp form can be expressed more clearly using the ``GLOB``
diff --git a/Help/command/install_programs.rst b/Help/command/install_programs.rst
index fab64820d2..eafae89966 100644
--- a/Help/command/install_programs.rst
+++ b/Help/command/install_programs.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ install_programs
 
   Use the :command:`install(PROGRAMS)` command instead.
 
-This command has been superceded by the :command:`install` command.  It is
+This command has been superseded by the :command:`install` command.  It is
 provided for compatibility with older CMake code.  The ``FILES`` form is
 directly replaced by the ``PROGRAMS`` form of the :command:`install`
 command.  The regexp form can be expressed more clearly using the ``GLOB``
diff --git a/Help/command/install_targets.rst b/Help/command/install_targets.rst
index c9efdce678..9355f8d532 100644
--- a/Help/command/install_targets.rst
+++ b/Help/command/install_targets.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ install_targets
 
   Use the :command:`install(TARGETS)` command instead.
 
-This command has been superceded by the :command:`install` command.  It is
+This command has been superseded by the :command:`install` command.  It is
 provided for compatibility with older CMake code.
 
 ::
diff --git a/Help/cpack_gen/deb.rst b/Help/cpack_gen/deb.rst
index 03c4ea8dbc..d8d53ece36 100644
--- a/Help/cpack_gen/deb.rst
+++ b/Help/cpack_gen/deb.rst
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ List of CPack DEB generator specific variables:
  * Default   : "optional"
 
  .. versionadded:: 3.5
-  Per-component ``CPACK_DEBIAN_<COMPONENT>_PACKAGE_PRIORITY`` varables.
+  Per-component ``CPACK_DEBIAN_<COMPONENT>_PACKAGE_PRIORITY`` variables.
 
  See https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html#s-priorities
 
diff --git a/Help/cpack_gen/dmg.rst b/Help/cpack_gen/dmg.rst
index ec2cf1e2d9..64e9769981 100644
--- a/Help/cpack_gen/dmg.rst
+++ b/Help/cpack_gen/dmg.rst
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ on macOS:
 
  .. versionadded:: 3.6
 
- Default behaviour is to include a symlink to ``/Applications`` in the DMG.
+ Default behavior is to include a symlink to ``/Applications`` in the DMG.
  Set this option to ``ON`` to avoid adding the symlink.
 
 .. variable:: CPACK_DMG_SLA_DIR
diff --git a/Help/generator/VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH.txt b/Help/generator/VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH.txt
index e361719990..069638bd2d 100644
--- a/Help/generator/VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH.txt
+++ b/Help/generator/VS_TOOLSET_HOST_ARCH.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
   See the :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET` variable for details.
 
 .. versionadded:: 3.14
-  Added suport for ``host=x86`` option.
+  Added support for ``host=x86`` option.
diff --git a/Help/guide/importing-exporting/index.rst b/Help/guide/importing-exporting/index.rst
index 3e602508ff..dd3efb8bb9 100644
--- a/Help/guide/importing-exporting/index.rst
+++ b/Help/guide/importing-exporting/index.rst
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ We can use the :command:`find_package` command:
   :start-after: # find MathFunctions
   :end-before: # create executable
 
-Create an exectuable:
+Create an executable:
 
 .. literalinclude:: Downstream/CMakeLists.txt
   :language: cmake
diff --git a/Help/manual/OPTIONS_BUILD.txt b/Help/manual/OPTIONS_BUILD.txt
index c4f83f7b63..8e23b7711b 100644
--- a/Help/manual/OPTIONS_BUILD.txt
+++ b/Help/manual/OPTIONS_BUILD.txt
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
  :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM` variable for details.
 
 ``--toolchain <path-to-file>``
- Specify the cross compiling toolchain file, equivalant to setting
+ Specify the cross compiling toolchain file, equivalent to setting
  :variable:`CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE` variable.
 
 ``--install-prefix <directory>``
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-file-api.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-file-api.7.rst
index cbc3d6dc67..445ebeb4da 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-file-api.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-file-api.7.rst
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ The members specific to ``toolchains`` objects are:
 
   ``language``
     A JSON string specifying the toolchain language, like C or CXX. Language
-    names are the same as langauge names that can be passed to the
+    names are the same as language names that can be passed to the
     :command:`project` command. Because CMake only supports a single toolchain
     per language, this field can be used as a key.
 
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst b/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst
index 08449a7159..a480473326 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake-policies.7.rst
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Policies Introduced by CMake 3.21
    CMP0124: foreach() loop variables are only available in the loop scope. </policy/CMP0124>
    CMP0123: ARMClang cpu/arch compile and link flags must be set explicitly. </policy/CMP0123>
    CMP0122: UseSWIG use standard library name conventions for csharp language. </policy/CMP0122>
-   CMP0121: The list command detects invalid indicies. </policy/CMP0121>
+   CMP0121: The list command detects invalid indices. </policy/CMP0121>
 
 Policies Introduced by CMake 3.20
 =================================
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst b/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
index f416f86283..74c2a463d5 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ Available commands are:
 ``remove [-f] <file>...``
   .. deprecated:: 3.17
 
-  Remove the file(s). The planned behaviour was that if any of the
+  Remove the file(s). The planned behavior was that if any of the
   listed files already do not exist, the command returns a non-zero exit code,
   but no message is logged. The ``-f`` option changes the behavior to return a
   zero exit code (i.e. success) in such situations instead.
diff --git a/Help/policy/CMP0110.rst b/Help/policy/CMP0110.rst
index 25a00089f1..6977d41e50 100644
--- a/Help/policy/CMP0110.rst
+++ b/Help/policy/CMP0110.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ CMP0110
 :command:`add_test` can now (officially) create tests with whitespace and
 other special characters in its name.  Before CMake version 3.19 that was not
 allowed, however, it was possible to work around this limitation by explicitly
-putting escaped quotes arount the test's name in the ``add_test`` command.
+putting escaped quotes around the test's name in the ``add_test`` command.
 
 Although never officially supported several projects in the wild found and
 implemented this workaround.  However, the new change which officially allows
diff --git a/Help/policy/CMP0121.rst b/Help/policy/CMP0121.rst
index 5ef28569e2..326e7d5955 100644
--- a/Help/policy/CMP0121.rst
+++ b/Help/policy/CMP0121.rst
@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ CMP0121
 
 .. versionadded:: 3.21
 
-The :command:`list` command now detects invalid indicies.
+The :command:`list` command now detects invalid indices.
 
 Prior to CMake version 3.21, the :command:`list` command's ``GET``,
 ``INSERT``, ``SUBLIST``, and ``REMOVE_AT`` subcommands did not detect invalid
 index arguments.
 
-The ``OLD`` behavior of this policy is for invalid indicies to be treated as
+The ``OLD`` behavior of this policy is for invalid indices to be treated as
 their integer value (if any) at the start of the string. For example,
 ``2good4you`` is a ``2`` and ``not_an_integer`` is a ``0``. The ``NEW``
-behavior is for invalid indicies to trigger an error.
+behavior is for invalid indices to trigger an error.
 
 This policy was introduced in CMake version 3.21.  CMake version |release|
 warns when the policy is not set and uses ``OLD`` behavior. Use the
diff --git a/Help/prop_test/FIXTURES_REQUIRED.rst b/Help/prop_test/FIXTURES_REQUIRED.rst
index d92808a63d..f85083069c 100644
--- a/Help/prop_test/FIXTURES_REQUIRED.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_test/FIXTURES_REQUIRED.rst
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ The concept of a fixture is different to that of a resource specified by
 set of tests which share setup and cleanup requirements, whereas a resource
 lock has the effect of ensuring a particular set of tests do not run in
 parallel. Some situations may need both, such as setting up a database,
-serialising test access to that database and deleting the database again at the
+serializing test access to that database and deleting the database again at the
 end. For such cases, tests would populate both ``FIXTURES_REQUIRED`` and
-:prop_test:`RESOURCE_LOCK` to combine the two behaviours. Names used for
+:prop_test:`RESOURCE_LOCK` to combine the two behaviors. Names used for
 :prop_test:`RESOURCE_LOCK` have no relationship with names of fixtures, so note
 that a resource lock does not imply a fixture and vice versa.
 
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/Swift_MODULE_DIRECTORY.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/Swift_MODULE_DIRECTORY.rst
index a6484f2fd4..619377a11c 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/Swift_MODULE_DIRECTORY.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/Swift_MODULE_DIRECTORY.rst
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ If the target contains Swift source files, this specifies the directory in which
 the modules will be placed.  When this property is not set, the modules will be
 placed in the build directory corresponding to the target's source directory.
 If the variable :variable:`CMAKE_Swift_MODULE_DIRECTORY` is set when a target is
-created its value is used to initialise this property.
+created its value is used to initialize this property.
diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/UNITY_BUILD_UNIQUE_ID.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/UNITY_BUILD_UNIQUE_ID.rst
index 2c95e027c1..d288dd3b4f 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/UNITY_BUILD_UNIQUE_ID.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/UNITY_BUILD_UNIQUE_ID.rst
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ be used to avoid that with code like the following:
     return MY_UNITY_ID::i;
   }
 
-The pseudononymous namespace is used within a truly anonymous namespace.
+The pseudonymous namespace is used within a truly anonymous namespace.
 On many platforms, this maintains the invariant that the symbols within
 do not get external linkage when performing a unity build.
diff --git a/Help/release/3.15.rst b/Help/release/3.15.rst
index e68e7d38b4..6b1a8007a0 100644
--- a/Help/release/3.15.rst
+++ b/Help/release/3.15.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Languages
     customize the Swift module name.
 
   * The :prop_sf:`Swift_DIAGNOSTICS_FILE` source property was added to
-    indicate where to write the serialised Swift diagnostics.
+    indicate where to write the serialized Swift diagnostics.
 
   The Swift support is experimental, not considered stable, and may change
   in future releases of CMake.
diff --git a/Help/release/3.16.rst b/Help/release/3.16.rst
index 84d96cdc8f..28273a762f 100644
--- a/Help/release/3.16.rst
+++ b/Help/release/3.16.rst
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ Deprecated and Removed Features
   instead.
 
 * The :module:`GetPrerequisites` module has been deprecated, as it has been
-  superceded by :command:`file(GET_RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES)`.
+  superseded by :command:`file(GET_RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES)`.
 
 * The ``CPACK_INSTALL_SCRIPT`` variable has been deprecated in favor of the
   new, more accurately named :variable:`CPACK_INSTALL_SCRIPTS` variable.
diff --git a/Help/release/3.6.rst b/Help/release/3.6.rst
index f0add07ff2..b798f0d6ec 100644
--- a/Help/release/3.6.rst
+++ b/Help/release/3.6.rst
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ CPack
   is used for dependency auto detection.
 
 * The :cpack_gen:`CPack DEB Generator` learned how to generate
-  ``DEBIAN/shlibs`` contorl file when package contains shared libraries.
+  ``DEBIAN/shlibs`` control file when package contains shared libraries.
 
 * The :cpack_gen:`CPack DEB Generator` learned how to generate
   ``DEBIAN/postinst`` and ``DEBIAN/postrm`` files if the package installs
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_AUTOMOC_RELAXED_MODE.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_AUTOMOC_RELAXED_MODE.rst
index 6c0c61b112..0b0b11414a 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_AUTOMOC_RELAXED_MODE.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_AUTOMOC_RELAXED_MODE.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Switch between strict and relaxed automoc mode.
 By default, :prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC` behaves exactly as described in the
 documentation of the :prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC` target property.  When set to
 ``TRUE``, it accepts more input and tries to find the correct input file for
-``moc`` even if it differs from the documented behaviour.  In this mode it
+``moc`` even if it differs from the documented behavior.  In this mode it
 e.g.  also checks whether a header file is intended to be processed by moc
 when a ``"foo.moc"`` file has been included.
 
diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_Swift_MODULE_DIRECTORY.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_Swift_MODULE_DIRECTORY.rst
index 36949739ff..6036c04bb1 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_Swift_MODULE_DIRECTORY.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_Swift_MODULE_DIRECTORY.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ CMAKE_Swift_MODULE_DIRECTORY
 
 Swift module output directory.
 
-This variable is used to initialise the :prop_tgt:`Swift_MODULE_DIRECTORY`
+This variable is used to initialize the :prop_tgt:`Swift_MODULE_DIRECTORY`
 property on all the targets.  See the target property for additional
 information.
diff --git a/Help/variable/EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH.rst b/Help/variable/EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH.rst
index 26d3e92a10..245b9eb265 100644
--- a/Help/variable/EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH
 
 Old executable location variable.
 
-The target property :prop_tgt:`RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` supercedes this
+The target property :prop_tgt:`RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY` supersedes this
 variable for a target if it is set.  Executable targets are otherwise placed in
 this directory.