20 files changed, 75 insertions, 75 deletions
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/ctype.tex b/newlib/libc/ctype/ctype.tex
index d15e86b30..bfdc929f7 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/ctype.tex
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/ctype.tex
@@ -12,32 +12,32 @@ The header file @file{ctype.h} defines the macros.
 * isascii::   ASCII character predicate
 * iscntrl::   Control character predicate
 * isdigit::   Decimal digit predicate
-* islower::   Lowercase character predicate
+* islower::   Lower-case character predicate
 * isprint::   Printable character predicates (isprint, isgraph)
 * ispunct::   Punctuation character predicate
 * isspace::   Whitespace character predicate
 * isupper::   Uppercase character predicate
 * isxdigit::  Hexadecimal digit predicate
 * toascii::   Force integers to ASCII range
-* tolower::   Translate characters to lowercase
-* toupper::   Translate characters to uppercase
-* iswalnum::  Alphanumeric wide character predicate
-* iswalpha::  Alphabetic wide character predicate
-* iswblank::  Blank wide character predicate
-* iswcntrl::  Control wide character predicate
-* iswdigit::  Decimal digit wide character predicate
-* iswgraph::  Graphic wide character predicate
-* iswlower::  Lowercase wide character predicate
-* iswprint::  Printable wide character predicate
-* iswpunct::  Punctuation wide character predicate
-* iswspace::  Whitespace wide character predicate
-* iswupper::  Uppercase wide character predicate
-* iswxdigit:: Hexadecimal digit wide character predicate
+* tolower::   Translate characters to lower case
+* toupper::   Translate characters to upper case
+* iswalnum::  Alphanumeric wide-character predicate
+* iswalpha::  Alphabetic wide-character predicate
+* iswblank::  Blank wide-character predicate
+* iswcntrl::  Control wide-character predicate
+* iswdigit::  Decimal digit wide-character predicate
+* iswgraph::  Graphic wide-character predicate
+* iswlower::  Lower-case wide-character predicate
+* iswprint::  Printable wide-character predicate
+* iswpunct::  Punctuation wide-character predicate
+* iswspace::  Whitespace wide-character predicate
+* iswupper::  Uppercase wide-character predicate
+* iswxdigit:: Hexadecimal digit wide-character predicate
 * iswctype::  Extensible wide-character test
 * wctype::    Compute wide-character test type
-* towlower::  Translate wide characters to lowercase
-* towupper::  Translate wide characters to uppercase
-* towctrans:: Extensible wide-character translation
+* towlower::  Translate wide-characters to lower case
+* towupper::  Translate wide-characters to upper case
+* towctrans:: Extensible wide-character case mapping
 * wctrans::   Compute wide-character translation type
 @end menu
 
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/islower.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/islower.c
index cda484367..81ad0bb27 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/islower.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/islower.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /*
 FUNCTION
-<<islower>>---lowercase character predicate
+<<islower>>---lower-case character predicate
 
 INDEX
 islower
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ int islower(<[c]>);
 DESCRIPTION
 <<islower>> is a macro which classifies ASCII integer values by table
 lookup.  It is a predicate returning non-zero for minuscules
-(lowercase alphabetic characters), and 0 for other characters.
+(lower-case alphabetic characters), and 0 for other characters.
 It is defined only when <<isascii>>(<[c]>) is true or <[c]> is EOF.
 
 You can use a compiled subroutine instead of the macro definition by
 undefining the macro using `<<#undef islower>>'.
 
 RETURNS
-<<islower>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a lowercase letter (<<a>>--<<z>>).
+<<islower>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a lower case letter (<<a>>--<<z>>).
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<islower>> is ANSI C.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/isupper.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/isupper.c
index 4cf9e9a2d..8127e25da 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/isupper.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/isupper.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ int isupper(<[c]>);
 
 DESCRIPTION
 <<isupper>> is a macro which classifies ASCII integer values by table
-lookup.  It is a predicate returning non-zero for uppercase letters
+lookup.  It is a predicate returning non-zero for upper-case letters
 (<<A>>--<<Z>>), and 0 for other characters.  It is defined only when
 <<isascii>>(<[c]>) is true or <[c]> is EOF.
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ You can use a compiled subroutine instead of the macro definition by
 undefining the macro using `<<#undef isupper>>'.
 
 RETURNS
-<<isupper>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a uppercase letter (A-Z).
+<<isupper>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a upper case letter (A-Z).
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<isupper>> is ANSI C.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswalnum.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswalnum.c
index c417cb31e..12613c7a1 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswalnum.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswalnum.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<iswalnum>>---alphanumeric wide character test
+	<<iswalnum>>---alpha-numeric wide-character test
 
 INDEX
 	iswalnum
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ TRAD_SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 <<iswalnum>> is a function which classifies wide-character values that
-are alphanumeric.
+are alpha-numeric.
 
 RETURNS
-<<iswalnum>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a alphanumeric wide character.
+<<iswalnum>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a alpha-numeric wide-character.
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<iswalnum>> is C99.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswalpha.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswalpha.c
index 7f8de8e59..0e987a992 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswalpha.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswalpha.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<iswalpha>>---alphabetic wide character test
+	<<iswalpha>>---alphabetic wide-character test
 
 INDEX
 	iswalpha
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 are alphabetic.
 
 RETURNS
-<<iswalpha>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is an alphabetic wide character.
+<<iswalpha>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is an alphabetic wide-character.
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<iswalpha>> is C99.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswblank.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswblank.c
index 48205bb17..b10756d5e 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswblank.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswblank.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<iswblank>>---blank wide character test
+	<<iswblank>>---wide-character blank test
 
 INDEX
 	iswblank
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 are categorized as blank.
 
 RETURNS
-<<iswblank>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a blank wide character.
+<<iswblank>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a blank wide-character.
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<iswblank>> is C99.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswcntrl.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswcntrl.c
index 15ff1fa67..d09295225 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswcntrl.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswcntrl.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<iswcntrl>>---control wide character test
+	<<iswcntrl>>---wide-character cntrl test
 
 INDEX
 	iswcntrl
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ TRAD_SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 <<iswcntrl>> is a function which classifies wide-character values that
-are categorized as control characters.
+are categorized as a control character.
 
 RETURNS
-<<iswcntrl>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a control wide character.
+<<iswcntrl>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a control wide-character.
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<iswcntrl>> is C99.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswdigit.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswdigit.c
index 8ba5d5f0e..94c74ae9c 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswdigit.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswdigit.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<iswdigit>>---decimal digit wide character test
+	<<iswdigit>>---decimal digit wide-character test
 
 INDEX
 	iswdigit
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 are decimal digits.
 
 RETURNS
-<<iswdigit>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a decimal digit wide character.
+<<iswdigit>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a decimal digit wide-character.
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<iswdigit>> is C99.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswgraph.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswgraph.c
index bb1e519f1..880c66478 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswgraph.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswgraph.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<iswgraph>>---graphic wide character test
+	<<iswgraph>>---graphic wide-character test
 
 INDEX
 	iswgraph
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 are graphic.
 
 RETURNS
-<<iswgraph>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a graphic wide character.
+<<iswgraph>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a graphic wide-character.
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<iswgraph>> is C99.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswlower.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswlower.c
index 683a9cbb0..d320486a9 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswlower.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswlower.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<iswlower>>---lowercase wide character test
+	<<iswlower>>---lower-case wide-character test
 
 INDEX
 	iswlower
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ TRAD_SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 <<iswlower>> is a function which classifies wide-character values that
-have uppercase translations.
+have an upper-case translation.
 
 RETURNS
-<<iswlower>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a lowercase wide character.
+<<iswlower>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a lower-case wide-character.
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<iswlower>> is C99.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswprint.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswprint.c
index 6c0cc553d..f4ec08752 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswprint.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswprint.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<iswprint>>---printable wide character test
+	<<iswprint>>---printable wide-character test
 
 INDEX
 	iswprint
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 are printable.
 
 RETURNS
-<<iswprint>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a printable wide character.
+<<iswprint>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a printable wide-character.
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<iswprint>> is C99.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswpunct.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswpunct.c
index c6a4eda83..88442b6ca 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswpunct.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswpunct.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<iswpunct>>---punctuation wide character test
+	<<iswpunct>>---punctuation wide-character test
 
 INDEX
 	iswpunct
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 are punctuation.
 
 RETURNS
-<<iswpunct>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a punctuation wide character.
+<<iswpunct>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a punctuation wide-character.
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<iswpunct>> is C99.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswspace.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswspace.c
index e10a35df6..f4d0a0b91 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswspace.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswspace.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<iswspace>>---whitespace wide character test
+	<<iswspace>>---wide-character space test
 
 INDEX
 	iswspace
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ TRAD_SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 <<iswspace>> is a function which classifies wide-character values that
-are categorized as whitespace.
+are categorized as white-space.
 
 RETURNS
-<<iswspace>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a whitespace wide character.
+<<iswspace>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a white-space wide-character.
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<iswspace>> is C99.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswupper.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswupper.c
index 424d65240..872475da2 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswupper.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswupper.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<iswupper>>---uppercase wide character test
+	<<iswupper>>---upper-case wide-character test
 
 INDEX
 	iswupper
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ TRAD_SYNOPSIS
 
 DESCRIPTION
 <<iswupper>> is a function which classifies wide-character values that
-have uppercase translations.
+have an upper-case translation.
 
 RETURNS
-<<iswupper>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a uppercase wide character.
+<<iswupper>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a upper-case wide-character.
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<iswupper>> is C99.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswxdigit.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswxdigit.c
index 4cf76fa25..73d8fa445 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/iswxdigit.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/iswxdigit.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<iswxdigit>>---hexadecimal digit wide character test
+	<<iswxdigit>>---hexadecimal digit wide-character test
 
 INDEX
 	iswxdigit
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ TRAD_SYNOPSIS
 	wint_t <[c]>;
 
 DESCRIPTION
-<<iswxdigit>> is a function which classifies wide character values that
+<<iswxdigit>> is a function which classifies wide-character values that
 are hexadecimal digits.
 
 RETURNS
-<<iswxdigit>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a hexadecimal digit wide character.
+<<iswxdigit>> returns non-zero if <[c]> is a hexadecimal digit wide-character.
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<iswxdigit>> is C99.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/tolower.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/tolower.c
index bdd22bfc5..e43fa6c9d 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/tolower.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/tolower.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<tolower>>---translate characters to lowercase
+	<<tolower>>---translate characters to lower case
 
 INDEX
 	tolower
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ TRAD_SYNOPSIS
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
-<<tolower>> is a macro which converts uppercase characters to lowercase,
-leaving all other characters unchanged.  It is only defined when
+<<tolower>> is a macro which converts upper-case characters to lower
+case, leaving all other characters unchanged.  It is only defined when
 <[c]> is an integer in the range <<EOF>> to <<255>>.
 
 You can use a compiled subroutine instead of the macro definition by
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ undefining this macro using `<<#undef tolower>>'.
 only be used when <[c]> is known to be an uppercase character (<<A>>--<<Z>>).
 
 RETURNS
-<<tolower>> returns the lowercase equivalent of <[c]> when it is a
+<<tolower>> returns the lower-case equivalent of <[c]> when it is a
 character between <<A>> and <<Z>>, and <[c]> otherwise.
 
-<<_tolower>> returns the lowercase equivalent of <[c]> when it is a
+<<_tolower>> returns the lower-case equivalent of <[c]> when it is a
 character between <<A>> and <<Z>>.  If <[c]> is not one of these
 characters, the behaviour of <<_tolower>> is undefined.
 
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/toupper.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/toupper.c
index 26f64b6dc..7977beb79 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/toupper.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/toupper.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<toupper>>---translate characters to uppercase
+	<<toupper>>---translate characters to upper case
 
 INDEX
 	toupper
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ TRAD_SYNOPSIS
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
-<<toupper>> is a macro which converts lowercase characters to uppercase,
-leaving all other characters unchanged.  It is only defined when
+<<toupper>> is a macro which converts lower-case characters to upper
+case, leaving all other characters unchanged.  It is only defined when
 <[c]> is an integer in the range <<EOF>> to <<255>>.
 
 You can use a compiled subroutine instead of the macro definition by
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ undefining this macro using `<<#undef toupper>>'.
 only be used when <[c]> is known to be a lowercase character (<<a>>--<<z>>).
 
 RETURNS
-<<toupper>> returns the uppercase equivalent of <[c]> when it is a
+<<toupper>> returns the upper-case equivalent of <[c]> when it is a
 character between <<a>> and <<z>>, and <[c]> otherwise.
 
-<<_toupper>> returns the uppercase equivalent of <[c]> when it is a
+<<_toupper>> returns the upper-case equivalent of <[c]> when it is a
 character between <<a>> and <<z>>.  If <[c]> is not one of these
 characters, the behaviour of <<_toupper>> is undefined.
 
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/towctrans.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/towctrans.c
index 416a491d3..cf2162670 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/towctrans.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/towctrans.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<towctrans>>---extensible wide-character translation
+	<<towctrans>>---extensible wide-character case mapping
 
 INDEX
 	towctrans
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ TRAD_SYNOPSIS
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
-<<towctrans>> is a function which converts wide characters based on
+<<towctrans>> is a function which converts wide-characters based on
 a specified translation type <[w]>.  If the translation type is
 invalid or cannot be applied to the current character, no change
 to the character is made.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/towlower.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/towlower.c
index 89873c2f1..5c36a31a6 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/towlower.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/towlower.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<towlower>>---translate wide characters to lowercase
+	<<towlower>>---translate wide-characters to lower case
 
 INDEX
 	towlower
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ TRAD_SYNOPSIS
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
-<<towlower>> is a function which converts uppercase wide characters to
-lowercase, leaving all other characters unchanged.
+<<towlower>> is a function which converts upper-case wide-characters to lower
+case, leaving all other characters unchanged.
 
 RETURNS
-<<towlower>> returns the lowercase equivalent of <[c]> when it is a
-uppercase wide character; otherwise, it returns the input character.
+<<towlower>> returns the lower-case equivalent of <[c]> when it is a
+upper-case wide-character, otherwise, it returns the input character.
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<towlower>> is C99.
diff --git a/newlib/libc/ctype/towupper.c b/newlib/libc/ctype/towupper.c
index ec6c4ffa4..530aebf3a 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/ctype/towupper.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/ctype/towupper.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 /*
 FUNCTION
-	<<towupper>>---translate wide characters to uppercase
+	<<towupper>>---translate wide-characters to upper case
 
 INDEX
 	towupper
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ TRAD_SYNOPSIS
 
 
 DESCRIPTION
-<<towupper>> is a function which converts lowercase wide characters to
-uppercase, leaving all other characters unchanged.
+<<towupper>> is a function which converts lower-case wide-characters to upper
+case, leaving all other characters unchanged.
 
 RETURNS
-<<towupper>> returns the uppercase equivalent of <[c]> when it is a
-lowercase wide character, otherwise, it returns the input character.
+<<towupper>> returns the upper-case equivalent of <[c]> when it is a
+lower-case wide-character, otherwise, it returns the input character.
 
 PORTABILITY
 <<towupper>> is C99.