typo fixes - https://github.com/vlajos/misspell_fixer

45 files changed, 61 insertions, 61 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 855ad7eeed..a16a903e7e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 * [**Nikhil Benesch**](https://github.com/benesch):
   Implemented a threaded download queue for synchronizing cookbooks. (CHEF-4423)
 * [**Chulki Lee**](https://github.com/chulkilee):
-  Raise an error when source is accidently passed to apt_package (CHEF-5113)
+  Raise an error when source is accidentally passed to apt_package (CHEF-5113)
 * [**Cam Cope**](https://github.com/ccope):
   Add an open_timeout when opening an http connection (CHEF-5152)
 * [**Sander van Harmelen**](https://github.com/svanharmelen):
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 924f189543..359a181cd6 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ error when `client_fork false` is set.
 
 ## Interval sleep occurs before converge
 When running chef-client or chef-solo at intervals, the application will perform splay and interval sleep
-before converging chef. (In previous releases, splay sleep occurred first, then convergance, then interval sleep).
+before converging chef. (In previous releases, splay sleep occurred first, then convergence, then interval sleep).
 
 ## `--dry-run` option for knife cookbook site share
 "knife cookbook site share" command now accepts a new command line option `--dry-run`. When this option is specified, command
diff --git a/distro/common/html/_static/searchtools.js b/distro/common/html/_static/searchtools.js
index 6e1f06bd1b..fec94539f9 100644
--- a/distro/common/html/_static/searchtools.js
+++ b/distro/common/html/_static/searchtools.js
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ var Search = {
    * helper function to return a node containing the
    * search summary for a given text. keywords is a list
    * of stemmed words, hlwords is the list of normal, unstemmed
-   * words. the first one is used to find the occurance, the
+   * words. the first one is used to find the occurrence, the
    * latter for highlighting it.
    */
   makeSearchSummary : function(text, keywords, hlwords) {
diff --git a/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-bootstrap.mkd b/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-bootstrap.mkd
index 5c5e456023..cb292de311 100644
--- a/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-bootstrap.mkd
+++ b/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-bootstrap.mkd
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ When this is complete, the bootstrapped node will have:
 
   - Latest Chef version installed from RubyGems or APT Packages from Opscode. This may be a later version than the local system.
   - Be validated with the configured Chef Server.
-  - Have run Chef with its default run list if one is specfied.
+  - Have run Chef with its default run list if one is specified.
 
 Additional custom bootstrap templates can be created and stored in
 `.chef/bootstrap/DISTRO.erb`, replacing __DISTRO__ with the value passed
diff --git a/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-cookbook-site.mkd b/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-cookbook-site.mkd
index 7c2b0fe31b..9496cf1765 100644
--- a/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-cookbook-site.mkd
+++ b/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-cookbook-site.mkd
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ repository. Running `knife cookbook site install` does the following:
    upstream;
 2. All existing cookbooks are removed from the branch;
 3. The cookbook is downloaded from the cookbook site in tarball form;
-4. The downloaded cookbook is untarred, and its contents commited via git;
+4. The downloaded cookbook is untarred, and its contents committed via git;
 5. The pristine copy branch is merged into the master branch.
 
 By installing cookbook with this process, you can locally modify the
diff --git a/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-data-bag.mkd b/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-data-bag.mkd
index 67ec02158c..53abf95272 100644
--- a/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-data-bag.mkd
+++ b/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-data-bag.mkd
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ formatted according to the --format option.
 
 ## ENCRYPTION SUPPORT
 Data Bag Items may be encrypted to keep their contents secret. This may
-be desireable when storing sensitive information such as database
+be desirable when storing sensitive information such as database
 passwords, API keys, etc.
 
 Data Bag Item encryption uses the AES-256 CBC symmetric key algorithm.
diff --git a/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-environment.mkd b/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-environment.mkd
index 2eebffbce6..98ca4997bd 100644
--- a/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-environment.mkd
+++ b/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife-environment.mkd
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ represented as a single JSON object, like this:
 
     {"apache2": ">= 1.5.0"}
 
-In the Ruby format, the cookbook version contraints for an environment
+In the Ruby format, the cookbook version constraints for an environment
 are represented as a Ruby Hash, like this:
 
     {"apache2" => ">= 1.5.0"}
diff --git a/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife.mkd b/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife.mkd
index 61e0c7f8b9..c3add163f9 100644
--- a/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife.mkd
+++ b/distro/common/markdown/man1/knife.mkd
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ recommended though, and git fits with a lot of the workflow paradigms.
 ## ENVIRONMENT
   * `EDITOR`:
     The text editor to use for editing data. The --editor option takes
-    precedence over this value, and the --disable-editing option supresses
+    precedence over this value, and the --disable-editing option suppresses
     data editing entirely.
 
 ## SEE ALSO
diff --git a/lib/chef/application.rb b/lib/chef/application.rb
index a2718e7556..7214afc5be 100644
--- a/lib/chef/application.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/application.rb
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class Chef
     private
     def can_fork?
       # win32-process gem exposes some form of :fork for Process
-      # class. So we are seperately ensuring that the platform we're
+      # class. So we are separately ensuring that the platform we're
       # running on is not windows before forking.
       Chef::Config[:client_fork] && Process.respond_to?(:fork) && !Chef::Platform.windows?
     end
diff --git a/lib/chef/application/knife.rb b/lib/chef/application/knife.rb
index d3e2f55757..ca5a9c9900 100644
--- a/lib/chef/application/knife.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/application/knife.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Chef::Application::Knife < Chef::Application
     :long         => "--disable-editing",
     :description  => "Do not open EDITOR, just accept the data as is",
     :boolean      => true,
-    :defaut       => false
+    :default       => false
 
   option :help,
     :short        => "-h",
diff --git a/lib/chef/config.rb b/lib/chef/config.rb
index d3871c38e8..2ff591ced5 100644
--- a/lib/chef/config.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/config.rb
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class Chef
     # * :fatal
     # These work as you'd expect. There is also a special `:auto` setting.
     # When set to :auto, Chef will auto adjust the log verbosity based on
-    # context. When a tty is available (usually becase the user is running chef
+    # context. When a tty is available (usually because the user is running chef
     # in a console), the log level is set to :warn, and output formatters are
     # used as the primary mode of output. When a tty is not available, the
     # logger is the primary mode of output, and the log level is set to :info
diff --git a/lib/chef/cookbook/metadata.rb b/lib/chef/cookbook/metadata.rb
index 54e930135d..781d3b40b0 100644
--- a/lib/chef/cookbook/metadata.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/cookbook/metadata.rb
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@ class Chef
         )
       end
 
-      # Sets the current cookbook version, or returns it.  Can be two or three digits, seperated
+      # Sets the current cookbook version, or returns it.  Can be two or three digits, separated
       # by dots.  ie: '2.1', '1.5.4' or '0.9'.
       #
       # === Parameters
-      # version<String>:: The curent version, as a string
+      # version<String>:: The current version, as a string
       #
       # === Returns
       # version<String>:: Returns the current version
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class Chef
       # Sets the name of the cookbook, or returns it.
       #
       # === Parameters
-      # name<String>:: The curent cookbook name.
+      # name<String>:: The current cookbook name.
       #
       # === Returns
       # name<String>:: Returns the current cookbook name.
diff --git a/lib/chef/dsl/reboot_pending.rb b/lib/chef/dsl/reboot_pending.rb
index a81debce99..7af67e94a5 100644
--- a/lib/chef/dsl/reboot_pending.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/dsl/reboot_pending.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Chef
           # Vista + Server 2008 and newer may have reboots pending from CBS
           registry_key_exists?('HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\RebootRequired') ||
 
-          # The mere existance of the UpdateExeVolatile key should indicate a pending restart for certain updates
+          # The mere existence of the UpdateExeVolatile key should indicate a pending restart for certain updates
           # http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832475
           (registry_key_exists?('HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\UpdateExeVolatile') &&
                 !registry_get_values('HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\UpdateExeVolatile').select { |v| v[:name] == "Flags" }[0].nil? &&
diff --git a/lib/chef/event_dispatch/base.rb b/lib/chef/event_dispatch/base.rb
index bfd4503097..50d261cecd 100644
--- a/lib/chef/event_dispatch/base.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/event_dispatch/base.rb
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class Chef
       def definition_file_load_failed(path, exception)
       end
 
-      # Called when resource defintions are done loading
+      # Called when resource definitions are done loading
       def definition_load_complete
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife.rb b/lib/chef/knife.rb
index 0c079792a4..c000ca4d0a 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife.rb
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class Chef
     OFFICIAL_PLUGINS = %w[ec2 rackspace windows openstack terremark bluebox]
 
     # :nodoc:
-    # Error out and print usage. probably becuase the arguments given by the
+    # Error out and print usage. probably because the arguments given by the
     # user could not be resolved to a subcommand.
     def self.subcommand_not_found!(args)
       ui.fatal("Cannot find sub command for: '#{args.join(' ')}'")
diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/core/bootstrap_context.rb b/lib/chef/knife/core/bootstrap_context.rb
index e681d7a49b..81e9f0d933 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/core/bootstrap_context.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/core/bootstrap_context.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Chef
   class Knife
     module Core
       # Instances of BootstrapContext are the context objects (i.e., +self+) for
-      # bootstrap templates. For backwards compatability, they +must+ set the
+      # bootstrap templates. For backwards compatibility, they +must+ set the
       # following instance variables:
       # * @config   - a hash of knife's config values
       # * @run_list - the run list for the node to boostrap
diff --git a/lib/chef/mixin/command.rb b/lib/chef/mixin/command.rb
index c92315e718..d9a9c4f006 100644
--- a/lib/chef/mixin/command.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/mixin/command.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       # works same as above, except that it returns stdout and stderr
-      # requirement => platforms like solaris 9,10 has wierd issues where
+      # requirement => platforms like solaris 9,10 has weird issues where
       # even in command failure the exit code is zero, so we need to lookup stderr.
       def run_command_and_return_stdout_stderr(args={})
         command_output = ""
diff --git a/lib/chef/mixin/params_validate.rb b/lib/chef/mixin/params_validate.rb
index bedc67f357..78d72dc801 100644
--- a/lib/chef/mixin/params_validate.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/mixin/params_validate.rb
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ class Chef
       #               method names.
       # :required:: Raise an exception if this parameter is missing. Valid values are true or false,
       #             by default, options are not required.
-      # :regex:: Match the value of the paramater against a regular expression.
-      # :equal_to:: Match the value of the paramater with ==.  An array means it can be equal to any
+      # :regex:: Match the value of the parameter against a regular expression.
+      # :equal_to:: Match the value of the parameter with ==.  An array means it can be equal to any
       #             of the values.
       def validate(opts, map)
         #--
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/deploy.rb b/lib/chef/provider/deploy.rb
index b30f7ed17e..26c677643b 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/deploy.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/deploy.rb
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Chef
         # * Move release_path directory before deploy and move it back when error occurs
         # * Rollback to previous commit
         # * Do nothing - because deploy is force, it will be retried in short time
-        # Because last is simpliest, keep it
+        # Because last is simplest, keep it
         deploy
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb b/lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb
index 3c0ca40693..2ce7420621 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/package/rubygems.rb
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class Chef
 
           ##
           # Determines the candidate version for a gem from a .gem file on disk
-          # and checks if it matches the version contraints in +gem_dependency+
+          # and checks if it matches the version constraints in +gem_dependency+
           # === Returns
           # Gem::Version  a singular gem version object is returned if the gem
           #               is available
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/package/yum-dump.py b/lib/chef/provider/package/yum-dump.py
index 8b09dedbf0..c9f6a1fcea 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/package/yum-dump.py
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/package/yum-dump.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # and dump the results to stdout.
 #
 # yum-dump invokes yum similarly to the command line interface which makes it
-# subject to most of the configuration paramaters in yum.conf. yum-dump will
+# subject to most of the configuration parameters in yum.conf. yum-dump will
 # also load yum plugins in the same manor as yum - these can affect the output.
 #
 # Can be run as non root, but that won't update the cache.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def setup(yb, options):
       else:
         yb.doConfigSetup(errorlevel=0, debuglevel=0)
     except yum.Errors.ConfigError, e:
-      # supresses an ignored exception at exit
+      # suppresses an ignored exception at exit
       yb.preconf = None
       print >> sys.stderr, "yum-dump Config Error: %s" % e
       return 1
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/remote_directory.rb b/lib/chef/provider/remote_directory.rb
index 9a7416e318..eaccce46cf 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/remote_directory.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/remote_directory.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Chef
         # Transfer files
         files_to_transfer.each do |cookbook_file_relative_path|
           create_cookbook_file(cookbook_file_relative_path)
-          # parent directories and file being transfered are removed from the purge list
+          # parent directories and file being transferred are removed from the purge list
           Pathname.new(Chef::Util::PathHelper.cleanpath(::File.join(@new_resource.path, cookbook_file_relative_path))).descend do |d|
             files_to_purge.delete(d.to_s)
           end
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/service/upstart.rb b/lib/chef/provider/service/upstart.rb
index 41bd850d6a..359b8c1579 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/service/upstart.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/service/upstart.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Chef
         # In chef, when we ask a service to start, we expect it to have started before performing the next step
         # since we have top down dependencies. Which is to say we may follow witha resource next that requires
         # that service to be running. According to [2] we can trust that sending a 'goal' such as start will not
-        # return until that 'goal' is reached, or some error has occured.
+        # return until that 'goal' is reached, or some error has occurred.
         #
         # [1] http://upstart.ubuntu.com/wiki/JobStates
         # [2] http://www.netsplit.com/2008/04/27/upstart-05-events/
diff --git a/lib/chef/provider/user/dscl.rb b/lib/chef/provider/user/dscl.rb
index 84f5145c52..39746f0018 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provider/user/dscl.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provider/user/dscl.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Chef
       # > 10.7  => password shadow calculation format SALTED-SHA512-PBKDF2
       #         => stored in: /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users/#{name}.plist
       #         => shadow binary length 128 bytes
-      #         => Salt / Iterations are stored seperately in the same file
+      #         => Salt / Iterations are stored separately in the same file
       #
       # This provider only supports Mac OSX versions 10.7 and above
       class Dscl < Chef::Provider::User
diff --git a/lib/chef/recipe.rb b/lib/chef/recipe.rb
index de72a8d0c4..e54a1d98e3 100644
--- a/lib/chef/recipe.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/recipe.rb
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Chef
       run_context.resource_collection.find(*args)
     end
 
-    # This was moved to Chef::Node#tag, redirecting here for compatability
+    # This was moved to Chef::Node#tag, redirecting here for compatibility
     def tag(*tags)
       run_context.node.tag(*tags)
     end
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource_definition.rb b/lib/chef/resource_definition.rb
index 278114e209..9d6844129c 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource_definition.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource_definition.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Chef
     end
 
     # When we do the resource definition, we're really just setting new values for
-    # the paramaters we prototyped at the top.  This method missing is as simple as
+    # the parameters we prototyped at the top.  This method missing is as simple as
     # it gets.
     def method_missing(symbol, *args)
       @params[symbol] = args.length == 1 ? args[0] : args
diff --git a/lib/chef/util/file_edit.rb b/lib/chef/util/file_edit.rb
index 92cefb4bb4..4d2a9c03eb 100644
--- a/lib/chef/util/file_edit.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/util/file_edit.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       #search the file line by line and match each line with the given regex
-      #if matched, replace the match (all occurances)  with the replace parameter
+      #if matched, replace the match (all occurrences)  with the replace parameter
       def search_file_replace(regex, replace)
         @changes = (editor.replace(regex, replace) > 0) || @changes
       end
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Chef
       end
 
       #search the file line by line and match each line with the given regex
-      #if matched, delete the match (all occurances) from the line
+      #if matched, delete the match (all occurrences) from the line
       def search_file_delete(regex)
         search_file_replace(regex, '')
       end
diff --git a/spec/functional/resource/aixinit_service_spec.rb b/spec/functional/resource/aixinit_service_spec.rb
index 3d3234f0f7..19b65ca2a0 100755
--- a/spec/functional/resource/aixinit_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functional/resource/aixinit_service_spec.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource::Service, :requires_root, :aix_only do
 
   # Platform specific validation routines.
   def service_should_be_started(file_name)
-    # The existance of this file indicates that the service was started.
+    # The existence of this file indicates that the service was started.
     expect(File.exists?("/tmp/#{file_name}")).to be_truthy
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/support/pedant/pedant_config.rb b/spec/support/pedant/pedant_config.rb
index f7d14d8f17..3f8219fc59 100644
--- a/spec/support/pedant/pedant_config.rb
+++ b/spec/support/pedant/pedant_config.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 # If you are doing development testing, you can specify the address of
 # the Solr server.  The presence of this parameter will enable tests
-# to force commits to Solr, greatly decreasing the amout of time
+# to force commits to Solr, greatly decreasing the amount of time
 # needed for testing the search endpoint.  This is only an
 # optimization for development!  If you are testing a "live" Chef
 # Server, or otherwise do not have access to the Solr server from your
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #search_server "http://localhost:8983"
 
 # Related to the 'search_server' parameter, this specifies the maximum
-# amout of time (in seconds) that search endpoint requests should be
+# amount of time (in seconds) that search endpoint requests should be
 # retried before giving up.  If not explicitly set, it will default to
 # 65 seconds; only set it if you know that your Solr commit interval
 # differs significantly from this.
diff --git a/spec/support/shared/functional/file_resource.rb b/spec/support/shared/functional/file_resource.rb
index bcc2a7da25..4f8e2f5b71 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared/functional/file_resource.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared/functional/file_resource.rb
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ shared_examples_for "a configured file resource" do
 
   # Regression test for http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-4082
   context "when notification is configured" do
-    describe "when path is specified with normal seperator" do
+    describe "when path is specified with normal separator" do
       before do
         @notified_resource = Chef::Resource.new("punk", resource.run_context)
         resource.notifies(:run, @notified_resource, :immediately)
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ shared_examples_for "a configured file resource" do
       end
     end
 
-    describe "when path is specified with windows seperator", :windows_only do
+    describe "when path is specified with windows separator", :windows_only do
       let(:path) {
         File.join(test_file_dir, make_tmpname(file_base)).gsub(::File::SEPARATOR, ::File::ALT_SEPARATOR)
       }
diff --git a/spec/support/shared/functional/http.rb b/spec/support/shared/functional/http.rb
index 9a3389306d..963fbf1c5b 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared/functional/http.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared/functional/http.rb
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ module ChefHTTPShared
     }
 
     #
-    # in the presense of a transfer-encoding header, we must ignore the content-length (this bad content-length should work)
+    # in the presence of a transfer-encoding header, we must ignore the content-length (this bad content-length should work)
     #
 
     # (expected_content should be uncompressed)
diff --git a/spec/support/shared/unit/api_error_inspector.rb b/spec/support/shared/unit/api_error_inspector.rb
index e85fa971e9..29faa07f29 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared/unit/api_error_inspector.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared/unit/api_error_inspector.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # runs without error, but don't make assertions about the output. This is
 # because aspects such as how information gets formatted, what's included, etc.
 # are still in flux. When testing an inspector, change the outputter to use
-# STDOUT and manually check the ouput.
+# STDOUT and manually check the output.
 
 shared_examples_for "an api error inspector" do
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/cookbook/metadata_spec.rb b/spec/unit/cookbook/metadata_spec.rb
index a1903a1948..760ae5dd2a 100644
--- a/spec/unit/cookbook/metadata_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/cookbook/metadata_spec.rb
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ describe Chef::Cookbook::Metadata do
       }.not_to raise_error
     end
 
-     it "should let type be hash (backwards compatability only)" do
+     it "should let type be hash (backwards compatibility only)" do
       expect {
         metadata.attribute("db/mysql/databases", :type => "hash")
       }.not_to raise_error
diff --git a/spec/unit/cookbook_version_spec.rb b/spec/unit/cookbook_version_spec.rb
index 3d0348553b..6dd3429ffc 100644
--- a/spec/unit/cookbook_version_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/cookbook_version_spec.rb
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ describe Chef::CookbookVersion do
       expect(@cookbook_version).to have_template_for_node(@node, ["test.erb"])
     end
 
-    it "should see a template using an array lookup with non-existant elements" do
+    it "should see a template using an array lookup with non-existent elements" do
       expect(@cookbook_version).to have_template_for_node(@node, ["missing.txt", "test.erb"])
     end
 
@@ -408,23 +408,23 @@ describe Chef::CookbookVersion do
       expect(@cookbook_version).to have_cookbook_file_for_node(@node, ["test.txt"])
     end
 
-    it "should see a file using an array lookup with non-existant elements" do
+    it "should see a file using an array lookup with non-existent elements" do
       expect(@cookbook_version).to have_cookbook_file_for_node(@node, ["missing.txt", "test.txt"])
     end
 
-    it "should not see a non-existant template" do
+    it "should not see a non-existent template" do
       expect(@cookbook_version).not_to have_template_for_node(@node, "missing.erb")
     end
 
-    it "should not see a non-existant template using an array lookup" do
+    it "should not see a non-existent template using an array lookup" do
       expect(@cookbook_version).not_to have_template_for_node(@node, ["missing.erb"])
     end
 
-    it "should not see a non-existant file" do
+    it "should not see a non-existent file" do
       expect(@cookbook_version).not_to have_cookbook_file_for_node(@node, "missing.txt")
     end
 
-    it "should not see a non-existant file using an array lookup" do
+    it "should not see a non-existent file using an array lookup" do
       expect(@cookbook_version).not_to have_cookbook_file_for_node(@node, ["missing.txt"])
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/formatters/error_inspectors/resource_failure_inspector_spec.rb b/spec/unit/formatters/error_inspectors/resource_failure_inspector_spec.rb
index ee957ed450..a42d234601 100644
--- a/spec/unit/formatters/error_inspectors/resource_failure_inspector_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/formatters/error_inspectors/resource_failure_inspector_spec.rb
@@ -114,20 +114,20 @@ describe Chef::Formatters::ErrorInspectors::ResourceFailureInspector do
     describe "recipe_snippet" do
       before do
         # fake code to run through #recipe_snippet
-        source_file = [ "if true", "var = non_existant", "end" ]
+        source_file = [ "if true", "var = non_existent", "end" ]
         allow(IO).to receive(:readlines).and_return(source_file)
         allow(File).to receive(:exists?).and_return(true)
       end
 
       it "parses a Windows path" do
-        source_line = "C:/Users/btm/chef/chef/spec/unit/fake_file.rb:2: undefined local variable or method `non_existant' for main:Object (NameError)"
+        source_line = "C:/Users/btm/chef/chef/spec/unit/fake_file.rb:2: undefined local variable or method `non_existent' for main:Object (NameError)"
         @resource.source_line = source_line
         @inspector = Chef::Formatters::ErrorInspectors::ResourceFailureInspector.new(@resource, :create, @exception)
         expect(@inspector.recipe_snippet).to match(/^# In C:\/Users\/btm/)
       end
 
       it "parses a unix path" do
-        source_line = "/home/btm/src/chef/chef/spec/unit/fake_file.rb:2: undefined local variable or method `non_existant' for main:Object (NameError)"
+        source_line = "/home/btm/src/chef/chef/spec/unit/fake_file.rb:2: undefined local variable or method `non_existent' for main:Object (NameError)"
         @resource.source_line = source_line
         @inspector = Chef::Formatters::ErrorInspectors::ResourceFailureInspector.new(@resource, :create, @exception)
         expect(@inspector.recipe_snippet).to match(/^# In \/home\/btm/)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe Chef::Formatters::ErrorInspectors::ResourceFailureInspector do
           expect(@inspector.recipe_snippet).to be_nil
         end
 
-        it "does not raise an exception trying to load a non-existant file (CHEF-3411)" do
+        it "does not raise an exception trying to load a non-existent file (CHEF-3411)" do
           @resource.source_line = "/somewhere/in/space"
           @inspector = Chef::Formatters::ErrorInspectors::ResourceFailureInspector.new(@resource, :create, @exception)
           expect { @inspector.recipe_snippet }.not_to raise_error
diff --git a/spec/unit/handler_spec.rb b/spec/unit/handler_spec.rb
index a9aa0e0b50..e7f67405fc 100644
--- a/spec/unit/handler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/handler_spec.rb
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ describe Chef::Handler do
     end
 
     it "has a shortcut for the success? and failed? predicates" do
-      expect(@handler.success?).to be_falsey # becuase there's an exception
+      expect(@handler.success?).to be_falsey # because there's an exception
       expect(@handler.failed?).to be_truthy
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/knife_spec.rb b/spec/unit/knife_spec.rb
index d35ba4fa5f..49fa4a85ca 100644
--- a/spec/unit/knife_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/knife_spec.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe Chef::Knife do
       expect(KnifeSpecs::TestNameMapping.subcommand_category).to eq('test')
     end
 
-    it "has an explictly defined category if set" do
+    it "has an explicitly defined category if set" do
       expect(KnifeSpecs::TestExplicitCategory.subcommand_category).to eq('cookbook site')
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb b/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb
index 0fb0ea7cab..35963dec64 100644
--- a/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/lwrp_spec.rb
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ describe "LWRP" do
           end
         end
 
-        it "ammends actions when they are already defined" do
+        it "amends actions when they are already defined" do
           raise_if_deprecated!
           expect(child.actions).to eq([:eat, :sleep, :drink])
         end
diff --git a/spec/unit/node/immutable_collections_spec.rb b/spec/unit/node/immutable_collections_spec.rb
index b1e7b9169b..d0ec81c7f7 100644
--- a/spec/unit/node/immutable_collections_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/node/immutable_collections_spec.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe Chef::Node::ImmutableMash do
     expect(@immutable_mash[:top][:second_level]).to eq("some value")
   end
 
-  it "elelment references like a regular Mash" do
+  it "element references like a regular Mash" do
     expect(@immutable_mash[:top_level_2]).to eq(%w[array of values])
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource_definition_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource_definition_spec.rb
index 01e28bf091..1371a8b9a6 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource_definition_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource_definition_spec.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe Chef::ResourceDefinition do
     expect(defn.recipe.call).to eql("I am what I am")
   end
 
-  it "should set paramaters based on method_missing" do
+  it "should set parameters based on method_missing" do
     defn.mind "to fly"
     expect(defn.params[:mind]).to eql("to fly")
   end
diff --git a/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb b/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb
index bb02d91b23..335956009f 100644
--- a/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/resource_spec.rb
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ describe Chef::Resource do
       expect(zm.is("one", "two", "three")).to eq(%w|one two three|)
     end
 
-    it "should allow arguments preceeded by is to methods" do
+    it "should allow arguments preceded by is to methods" do
       @resource.noop(@resource.is(true))
       expect(@resource.noop).to eql(true)
     end
diff --git a/spec/unit/run_list/run_list_expansion_spec.rb b/spec/unit/run_list/run_list_expansion_spec.rb
index 927257875e..859219d346 100644
--- a/spec/unit/run_list/run_list_expansion_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/run_list/run_list_expansion_spec.rb
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe Chef::RunList::RunListExpansion do
       expect(@expansion.recipes).to eq(['lobster', 'crabrevenge', 'fist'])
     end
 
-    it "has the merged attributes from the roles with outer roles overridding inner" do
+    it "has the merged attributes from the roles with outer roles overriding inner" do
       expect(@expansion.default_attrs).to eq({'foo' => 'bar'})
       expect(@expansion.override_attrs).to eq({'baz' => 'qux'})
     end
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ describe Chef::RunList::RunListExpansion do
 
   end
 
-  describe "after expanding a run list with a non existant role" do
+  describe "after expanding a run list with a non existent role" do
     before do
       allow(@expansion).to receive(:fetch_role) { @expansion.role_not_found('crabrevenge', "role[base]") }
       @expansion.expand
diff --git a/spec/unit/shell_spec.rb b/spec/unit/shell_spec.rb
index 58dea4c988..0e028f4359 100644
--- a/spec/unit/shell_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/shell_spec.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe Shell do
 
   describe "reporting its status" do
 
-    it "alway says it is running" do
+    it "always says it is running" do
       expect(Shell).to be_running
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/unit/util/dsc/configuration_generator_spec.rb b/spec/unit/util/dsc/configuration_generator_spec.rb
index c39c949991..e75e285d43 100644
--- a/spec/unit/util/dsc/configuration_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/util/dsc/configuration_generator_spec.rb
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ describe Chef::Util::DSC::ConfigurationGenerator do
 
   describe "#find_configuration_document" do
     it "should find the mof file" do
-      # These tests seem way too implementation specific. Unfortunatly, File and Dir
+      # These tests seem way too implementation specific. Unfortunately, File and Dir
       # need to be mocked because they are OS specific
       allow(File).to receive(:join) do |a, b|
         [a,b].join("++")
diff --git a/spec/unit/workstation_config_loader_spec.rb b/spec/unit/workstation_config_loader_spec.rb
index 0f60e3ec38..a865103188 100644
--- a/spec/unit/workstation_config_loader_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/workstation_config_loader_spec.rb
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ describe Chef::WorkstationConfigLoader do
 
     end
 
-    context "when an explict config is given but it doesn't exist" do
+    context "when an explicit config is given but it doesn't exist" do
 
       let(:explicit_config_location) { "/nope/nope/nope/frab/jab/nab" }