Howard's grammar fixes

BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok

@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ serg@serg.mysql.com
 tim@threads.polyesthetic.msg
 tim@work.mysql.com
 yfaktoro@nslinuxw2.bedford.progress.com
+yfaktoro@nbyfaktoro.bedford.progress.com

Docs/manual.texi

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 @c We want the types in the same index
 @syncodeindex tp fn
 
-@c Get version info. This file is generated by the Makefile!!
+@c Get version information. This file is generated by the Makefile!!
 @include include.texi
 
 @ifclear tex-debug
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ Installing a MySQL Source Distribution
 
 Perl Installation Comments
 
-* Perl installation::           Installing Perl on UNIX
+* Perl installation::           Installing Perl on Unix
 * ActiveState Perl::            Installing ActiveState Perl on Windows
 * Windows Perl::                Installing the @strong{MySQL} Perl distribution on Windows
 * Perl support problems::       Problems using the Perl @code{DBI}/@code{DBD} interface
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ and PHP's @strong{MySQL}-related functions
 
 This book teaches you how to use @strong{MySQL} and @code{mSQL}, two popular
 and robust database products that support key subsets of SQL on both Linux
-and UNIX systems. Anyone who knows basic C, Java, Perl, or Python can
+and Unix systems. Anyone who knows basic C, Java, Perl, or Python can
 write a program to interact with a database, either as a stand-alone
 application or through a Web page. This book takes you through the
 whole process, from installation and configuration to programming
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ languages. @xref{Languages}.
 
 @item
 Clients may connect to the @strong{MySQL} server using TCP/IP Sockets,
-UNIX Sockets (Unixes), or Named Pipes (NT).
+Unix Sockets (Unixes), or Named Pipes (NT).
 
 @item
 The @strong{MySQL}-specific @code{SHOW} command can be used to retrieve
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ always a new release.
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
-@strong{MySQL} uses UNIX time functions and has no problems with dates
+@strong{MySQL} uses Unix time functions and has no problems with dates
 until @code{2069}; all 2-digit years are regarded to be in the range
 @code{1970} to @code{2069}, which means that if you store @code{01} in a
 @code{year} column, @strong{MySQL} treats it as @code{2001}.
@@ -2496,7 +2496,7 @@ Homepage of the webdb-l (Web Databases) mailing list.
 Perl @code{DBI}/@code{DBD} modules homepage.
 
 @item @uref{http://www.student.uni-koeln.de/cygwin/}@*
-Cygwin tools. UNIX on top of Windows.
+Cygwin tools. Unix on top of Windows.
 
 @item @uref{http://dbasecentral.com/}@*
 dbasecentral.com; Development and distribution of powerful and easy-to-use
@@ -2811,7 +2811,7 @@ The manufacturer and model of the machine you are working on.
 
 @item
 The operating system name and version. For most operating systems, you can
-get this information by executing the UNIX command @code{uname -a}.
+get this information by executing the Unix command @code{uname -a}.
 
 @item
 Sometimes the amount of memory (real and virtual) is relevant.
@@ -3278,7 +3278,7 @@ it is patched correctly.
 @node Web server,  , ISP, Licensing examples
 @subsection Running a Web Server Using @strong{MySQL}
 
-If you use @strong{MySQL} in conjunction with a Web server on UNIX, you
+If you use @strong{MySQL} in conjunction with a Web server on Unix, you
 don't have to pay for a license.
 
 This is true even if you run a commercial Web server that uses
@@ -4456,7 +4456,7 @@ BSDI 2.x with the included MIT-pthreads package. @xref{BSDI}.
 @item
 BSDI 3.0, 3.1 and 4.x with native threads. @xref{BSDI}.
 @item
-DEC UNIX 4.x with native threads. @xref{Alpha-DEC-UNIX}.
+DEC Unix 4.x with native threads. @xref{Alpha-DEC-UNIX}.
 @item
 FreeBSD 2.x with the included MIT-pthreads package. @xref{FreeBSD}.
 @item
@@ -4487,7 +4487,7 @@ SCO OpenServer with a recent port of the FSU Pthreads package. @xref{SCO}.
 @item
 SCO UnixWare 7.0.1. @xref{SCO Unixware}.
 @item
-Tru64 UNIX
+Tru64 Unix
 @item
 Win95, Win98, NT, and Win2000. @xref{Windows}.
 @end itemize
@@ -5562,7 +5562,7 @@ prefix, but overrides the default location for database directories
 @code{/usr/local/mysql/data}.
 
 @item
-If you are using UNIX and you want the @strong{MySQL} socket located somewhere
+If you are using Unix and you want the @strong{MySQL} socket located somewhere
 other than the default location (normally in the directory @file{/tmp} or
 @file{/var/run}) use a @code{configure} command like this:
 @example
@@ -5940,7 +5940,7 @@ operating system.  (Note that you will have to do this each time you run
 The @file{sql_yacc.cc} file is generated from @file{sql_yacc.yy}.  Normally
 the build process doesn't need to create @file{sql_yacc.cc}, because
 @strong{MySQL} comes with an already-generated copy.  However, if you do need
-to recreate it, you might encounter this error:
+to re-create it, you might encounter this error:
 
 @example
 "sql_yacc.yy", line xxx fatal: default action causes potential...
@@ -5989,8 +5989,8 @@ The checks that determine whether or not to use MIT-pthreads occur only
 during the part of the configuration process that deals with the server
 code.  If you have configured the distribution using @code{--without-server}
 to build only the client code, clients will not know whether or not
-MIT-pthreads is being used and will use UNIX socket connections by default.
-Because UNIX sockets do not work under MIT-pthreads, this means you will need
+MIT-pthreads is being used and will use Unix socket connections by default.
+Because Unix sockets do not work under MIT-pthreads, this means you will need
 to use @code{-h} or @code{--host} when you run client programs.
 
 @item
@@ -6060,7 +6060,7 @@ needed, but may be interesting for someone.)
 @end menu
 
 @node Perl installation, ActiveState Perl, Perl support, Perl support
-@subsection Installing Perl on UNIX
+@subsection Installing Perl on Unix
 
 Perl support for @strong{MySQL} is provided by means of the
 @code{DBI}/@code{DBD} client interface.  @xref{Perl}.  The Perl
@@ -7011,10 +7011,10 @@ and @strong{mysqld} should be ready to run.
 @node Alpha-DEC-UNIX, Alpha-DEC-OSF1, Linux, Source install system issues
 @subsection Alpha-DEC-UNIX Notes (Tru64)
 
-If you are using egcs 1.1.2 on Digital UNIX, you should upgrade to gcc
+If you are using egcs 1.1.2 on Digital Unix, you should upgrade to gcc
 2.95.2, as egcs on DEC has some serious bugs!
 
-When compiling threaded programs under Digital UNIX, the documentation
+When compiling threaded programs under Digital Unix, the documentation
 recommends using the @code{-pthread} option for @code{cc} and @code{cxx} and
 the libraries @code{-lmach -lexc} (in addition to @code{-lpthread}).  You
 should run @code{configure} something like this:
@@ -7112,7 +7112,7 @@ Note that the following problems with the @code{ld} program can be fixed
 by downloading the latest DEC (Compaq) patch kit from:
 @uref{http://ftp.support.compaq.com/public/unix/}.
 
-On OSF1 V4.0D and compiler "DEC C V5.6-071 on Digital UNIX V4.0 (Rev. 878)"
+On OSF1 V4.0D and compiler "DEC C V5.6-071 on Digital Unix V4.0 (Rev. 878)"
 the compiler had some strange behavior (undefined @code{asm} symbols).
 @code{/bin/ld} also appears to be broken (problems with @code{_exit
 undefined} errors occuring while linking @code{mysqld}).  On this system, we
@@ -7437,7 +7437,7 @@ shell> cp -p /usr/include/pthread/stdtypes.h /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/i386-pc-sco3
 @end example
 @item
 You need the port of GCC 2.5.x for this product and the Development
-system.  They are required on this version of SCO UNIX.  You cannot
+system.  They are required on this version of SCO Unix.  You cannot
 just use the GCC Dev system.
 @item
 You should get the FSU Pthreads package and install it first.  This can be
@@ -7446,11 +7446,11 @@ found at
 You can also get a precompiled package from
 @uref{http://www.mysql.com/Downloads/SCO/FSU-threads-3.5c.tar.gz}.
 @item
-FSU Pthreads can be compiled with SCO UNIX 4.2 with tcpip.  Or
+FSU Pthreads can be compiled with SCO Unix 4.2 with tcpip.  Or
 OpenServer 3.0 or Open Desktop 3.0 (OS 3.0 ODT 3.0), with the SCO
 Development System installed using a good port of GCC 2.5.x ODT or OS
 3.0 you will need a good port of GCC 2.5.x There are a lot of problems
-without a good port.  The port for this product requires the SCO UNIX
+without a good port.  The port for this product requires the SCO Unix
 Development system.  Without it, you are missing the libraries and the
 linker that is needed.
 @item
@@ -8146,13 +8146,13 @@ you should also compile your code to be multi-threaded!
 
 We will shortly do a full test on the new BDB interface on Windows.
 When this is done we will start to release binary distributions (for
-Windows and UNIX) of @strong{MySQL} that will include support for BDB
+Windows and Unix) of @strong{MySQL} that will include support for BDB
 tables.
 
-@cindex Windows, versus UNIX
-@cindex operating systems, Windows versus UNIX
+@cindex Windows, versus Unix
+@cindex operating systems, Windows versus Unix
 @node Windows vs Unix,  , Windows and BDB tables., Windows
-@subsection MySQL-Windows Compared to UNIX MySQL
+@subsection MySQL-Windows Compared to Unix MySQL
 
 @strong{MySQL}-Windows has by now proven itself to be very stable. This version
 of @strong{MySQL} has the same features as the corresponding Unix version
@@ -8182,7 +8182,7 @@ This means that:
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
 A connection will not be disconnected automatically after 8 hours, as happens
-with the UNIX version of @strong{MySQL}.
+with the Unix version of @strong{MySQL}.
 
 @item
 If a connection hangs, it's impossible to break it without killing
@@ -8225,7 +8225,7 @@ SELECT * FROM my_table WHERE MY_TABLE.col=1;
 Pathname components in Win95 are separated by the @samp{\} character, which is
 also the escape character in @strong{MySQL}.  If you are using @code{LOAD
 DATA INFILE} or @code{SELECT ... INTO OUTFILE}, you must double the @samp{\}
-character or use UNIX style filenames @samp{/} characters:
+character or use Unix style filenames @samp{/} characters:
 @example
 LOAD DATA INFILE "C:\\tmp\\skr.txt" INTO TABLE skr;
 SELECT * INTO OUTFILE 'C:/tmp/skr.txt' FROM skr;
@@ -8383,7 +8383,7 @@ exceed 8 characters. Modules are stored in the @file{/mysql2/udf}
 directory; the @code{safe-mysqld.cmd} script will put this directory in
 the @code{BEGINLIBPATH} environment variable. When using UDF modules,
 specified extensions are ignored --- it is assumed to be @file{.udf}.
-For example, in UNIX, the shared module might be named @file{example.so}
+For example, in Unix, the shared module might be named @file{example.so}
 and you would load a function from it like this:
 
 @example
@@ -8583,9 +8583,9 @@ connect to the grant tables as the @strong{MySQL} @code{root} user and issue
 SQL statements to modify the grant tables directly.
 
 @item
-It is possible to recreate the grant tables completely after they have
+It is possible to re-create the grant tables completely after they have
 already been created.  You might want to do this if you've already installed
-the tables but then want to recreate them after editing
+the tables but then want to re-create them after editing
 @code{mysql_install_db}.
 @end itemize
 
@@ -8620,7 +8620,7 @@ TCX Datakonsult AB, by Monty
 
 Server version          3.22.9-beta
 Protocol version        10
-Connection              Localhost via UNIX socket
+Connection              Localhost via Unix socket
 TCP port                3306
 UNIX socket             /tmp/mysql.sock
 Uptime:                 16 sec
@@ -8729,7 +8729,7 @@ The purpose of the @code{mysql_install_db} script is to generate new
 It will also not do anything if you already have MySQL privilege
 tables installed!
 
-If you want to recreate your privilege tables, you should take down
+If you want to re-create your privilege tables, you should take down
 the mysqld server, if its running, and then do something like:
 
 @example
@@ -9244,7 +9244,7 @@ tables must be IP numbers or @code{localhost}.
 
 @item --skip-networking
 Don't listen for TCP/IP connections at all.
-All interaction with @code{mysqld} must be made via UNIX sockets.
+All interaction with @code{mysqld} must be made via Unix sockets.
 This option is highly recommended for systems where only local requests
 are allowed. However, this option is unsuitable for systems that use
 MIT-pthreads, because the MIT-pthreads package doesn't support Unix
@@ -9293,7 +9293,7 @@ Output version information and exit.
 @strong{MySQL} Version 3.22 can read default startup options for the server and
 for clients from option files.
 
-@strong{MySQL} reads default options from the following files on UNIX:
+@strong{MySQL} reads default options from the following files on Unix:
 
 @tindex .my.cnf file
 @multitable @columnfractions .3 .7
@@ -9844,7 +9844,7 @@ This has a few implications:
 
 @item
 Database names and table names are case sensitive in @strong{MySQL} on
-operating systems that have case-sensitive filenames (like most UNIX
+operating systems that have case-sensitive filenames (like most Unix
 systems). If you have a problem remembering table names, adopt a consistent
 convention, such as always creating databases and tables using lowercase
 names.
@@ -10183,7 +10183,7 @@ for data integrity, ``atomic operations.'' It is our thinking and
 experience that atomic operations offer equal or even better integrity
 with much better performance. We, nonetheless, appreciate and understand
 the transactional database paradigm and plan, within the next few releases,
-to introduce transaction safe tables on a per table basis. We will be
+to introduce transaction-safe tables on a per table basis. We will be
 giving our users the possibility to decide if they need the speed of
 atomic operations or if they need to use transactional features in their
 applications.
@@ -10385,7 +10385,7 @@ unless you do so in a very specific order.
 
 @item
 It's very easy to do ``allowed'' circular definitions that make the
-tables impossible to recreate each table with a single create statement,
+tables impossible to re-create each table with a single create statement,
 even if the definition works and is usable.
 
 @item
@@ -10480,14 +10480,14 @@ Entry level SQL92. ODBC levels 0-2.
 @section How to Cope Without @code{COMMIT}/@code{ROLLBACK}
 @findex COMMIT
 @findex ROLLBACK
-@cindex transaction safe tables
+@cindex transaction-safe tables
 @cindex tables, updating
 @cindex updating, tables
 @cindex @code{BDB} tables
 
 
 The following mostly applies only for @code{ISAM}, @code{MyISAM}, and
-@code{HEAP} tables. If you only use transaction safe tables (@code{BDB}
+@code{HEAP} tables. If you only use transaction-safe tables (@code{BDB}
 tables) in an a update, you can do @code{COMMIT} and @code{ROLLBACK} also
 with @strong{MySQL}.  @xref{COMMIT}.
 
@@ -10852,7 +10852,7 @@ mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
 @end example
 
 @item
-Don't run the @strong{MySQL} daemon as the UNIX @code{root} user.
+Don't run the @strong{MySQL} daemon as the Unix @code{root} user.
 It is very dangerous as any user with @code{FILE} privileges will be able to
 create files
 as @code{root} (for example, @code{~root/.bashrc}). To prevent this
@@ -10860,24 +10860,24 @@ as @code{root} (for example, @code{~root/.bashrc}). To prevent this
 directly via @code{--user=root} option.
 
 @code{mysqld} can be run as any user instead.  You can also create a new
-UNIX user @code{mysql} to make everything even more secure.  If you run
-@code{mysqld} as another UNIX user, you don't need to change the
+Unix user @code{mysql} to make everything even more secure.  If you run
+@code{mysqld} as another Unix user, you don't need to change the
 @code{root} user name in the @code{user} table, because @strong{MySQL}
-user names have nothing to do with UNIX user names.  You can edit the
-@code{mysql.server} script to start @code{mysqld} as another UNIX user.
+user names have nothing to do with Unix user names.  You can edit the
+@code{mysql.server} script to start @code{mysqld} as another Unix user.
 Normally this is done with the @code{su} command.  For more details, see
 @ref{Changing MySQL user, , Changing @strong{MySQL} user}.
 
 @item
-If you put a password for the UNIX @code{root} user in the @code{mysql.server}
+If you put a password for the Unix @code{root} user in the @code{mysql.server}
 script, make sure this script is readable only by @code{root}.
 
 @item
-Check that the UNIX user that @code{mysqld} runs as is the only user with
+Check that the Unix user that @code{mysqld} runs as is the only user with
 read/write privileges in the database directories.
 
 @item
-On UNIX platforms, do not run @code{mysqld} as root unless you really
+On Unix platforms, do not run @code{mysqld} as root unless you really
 need to. Consider creating a user named @code{mysql} for that purpose.
 
 @item
@@ -10900,7 +10900,7 @@ overwrite existing files.
 
 @tindex /etc/passwd
 The @strong{file} privilege may also be used to read any file accessible
-to the UNIX user that the server runs as.  This could be abused, for example,
+to the Unix user that the server runs as.  This could be abused, for example,
 by using @code{LOAD DATA} to load @file{/etc/passwd} into a table, which
 can then be read with @code{SELECT}.
 
@@ -10937,9 +10937,9 @@ tables must be IP numbers or @code{localhost}.
 
 @item --skip-networking
 Don't allow TCP/IP connections over the network.  All connections to
-@code{mysqld} must be made via UNIX sockets. This option is unsuitable for
+@code{mysqld} must be made via Unix sockets. This option is unsuitable for
 systems that use MIT-pthreads, because the MIT-pthreads package doesn't
-support UNIX sockets.
+support Unix sockets.
 @end table
 
 @node What Privileges, User names, Security, Privilege system
@@ -10965,13 +10965,13 @@ DATA INFILE} and administrative operations.
 
 
 There are several distinctions between the way user names and passwords are
-used by @strong{MySQL} and the way they are used by UNIX or Windows:
+used by @strong{MySQL} and the way they are used by Unix or Windows:
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
 User names, as used by @strong{MySQL} for authentication purposes, have
-nothing to do with UNIX user names (login names) or Windows user names.  Most
-@strong{MySQL} clients by default try to log in using the current UNIX user
+nothing to do with Unix user names (login names) or Windows user names.  Most
+@strong{MySQL} clients by default try to log in using the current Unix user
 name as the @strong{MySQL} user name, but that is for convenience only.
 Client programs allow a different name to be specified with the @code{-u} or
 @code{--user} options. This means that you can't make a database secure in
@@ -10980,17 +10980,17 @@ attempt to connect to the server using any name, and they will succeed if
 they specify any name that doesn't have a password.
 
 @item
-@strong{MySQL} user names can be up to 16 characters long; UNIX user names
+@strong{MySQL} user names can be up to 16 characters long; Unix user names
 typically are limited to 8 characters.
 
 @item
-@strong{MySQL} passwords have nothing to do with UNIX passwords.  There is no
-necessary connection between the password you use to log in to a UNIX machine
+@strong{MySQL} passwords have nothing to do with Unix passwords.  There is no
+necessary connection between the password you use to log in to a Unix machine
 and the password you use to access a database on that machine.
 
 @item
 @strong{MySQL} encrypts passwords using a different algorithm than the
-one used during the UNIX login process.  See the descriptions of the
+one used during the Unix login process.  See the descriptions of the
 @code{PASSWORD()} and @code{ENCRYPT()} functions in @ref{Miscellaneous
 functions}.  Note that even if the password is stored 'scrambled', and
 knowing your 'scrambled' password is enough to be able to connect to
@@ -11031,13 +11031,13 @@ from the command line:
 The default hostname is @code{localhost}.
 
 @item
-The default user name is your UNIX login name.
+The default user name is your Unix login name.
 
 @item
 No password is supplied if @code{-p} is missing.
 @end itemize
 
-Thus, for a UNIX user @code{joe}, the following commands are equivalent:
+Thus, for a Unix user @code{joe}, the following commands are equivalent:
 
 @example
 shell> mysql -h localhost -u joe
@@ -11048,7 +11048,7 @@ shell> mysql
 
 Other @strong{MySQL} clients behave similarly.
 
-On UNIX systems, you can specify different default values to be used when you
+On Unix systems, you can specify different default values to be used when you
 make a connection, so that you need not enter them on the command line each
 time you invoke a client program.  This can be done in a couple of ways:
 
@@ -12033,9 +12033,9 @@ add other users.
 If you want the initial privileges to be different than those just described
 above, you can modify @code{mysql_install_db} before you run it.
 
-@cindex grant tables, recreating
-@cindex recreating, grant tables
-To recreate the grant tables completely, remove all the @file{.frm},
+@cindex grant tables, re-creating
+@cindex re-creating, grant tables
+To re-create the grant tables completely, remove all the @file{.frm},
 @file{.MYI}, and @file{.MYD} files in the directory containing the
 @code{mysql} database.  (This is the directory named @file{mysql} under
 the database directory, which is listed when you run @code{mysqld
@@ -12301,10 +12301,10 @@ shell> mysqladmin -u jeffrey password biscuit
 @end example
 
 @strong{NOTE:} @code{PASSWORD()} does not perform password encryption in the
-same way that UNIX passwords are encrypted.  You should not assume that if
-your UNIX password and your @strong{MySQL} password are the same, that
+same way that Unix passwords are encrypted.  You should not assume that if
+your Unix password and your @strong{MySQL} password are the same, that
 @code{PASSWORD()} will result in the same encrypted value as is stored in the
-UNIX password file. @xref{User names}.
+Unix password file. @xref{User names}.
 
 @node Access denied,  , Passwords, Privilege system
 @section Causes of @code{Access denied} Errors
@@ -12383,7 +12383,7 @@ password} command.
 default host to which clients try to connect if you specify no host
 explicitly.  However, connections to @code{localhost} do not work if you are
 running on a system that uses MIT-pthreads (@code{localhost} connections are
-made using UNIX sockets, which are not supported by MIT-pthreads).  To avoid
+made using Unix sockets, which are not supported by MIT-pthreads).  To avoid
 this problem on such systems, you should use the @code{--host} option to name
 the server host explicitly.  This will make a TCP/IP connection to the
 @code{mysqld} server.  In this case, you must have your real hostname in
@@ -12979,7 +12979,7 @@ programs prefix table names with a @samp{.} character.
 In @strong{MySQL}, databases and tables correspond to directories and files
 within those directories.  Consequently, the case sensitivity of the
 underlying operating system determines the case sensitivity of database and
-table names.  This means database and table names are case sensitive in UNIX
+table names.  This means database and table names are case sensitive in Unix
 and case insensitive in Windows.
 
 @strong{NOTE:} Although database and table names are case insensitive for
@@ -16718,7 +16718,7 @@ mysql> select NOW() + 0;
 @findex UNIX_TIMESTAMP()
 @item UNIX_TIMESTAMP()
 @itemx UNIX_TIMESTAMP(date)
-If called with no argument, returns a UNIX timestamp (seconds since
+If called with no argument, returns a Unix timestamp (seconds since
 @code{'1970-01-01 00:00:00'} GMT). If @code{UNIX_TIMESTAMP()} is called with
 a @code{date} argument, it returns the value of the argument as seconds since
 @code{'1970-01-01 00:00:00'} GMT.  @code{date} may be a @code{DATE} string,
@@ -16753,7 +16753,7 @@ mysql> select FROM_UNIXTIME(875996580) + 0;
 
 @findex FROM_UNIXTIME()
 @item FROM_UNIXTIME(unix_timestamp,format)
-Returns a string representation of the UNIX timestamp, formatted according to
+Returns a string representation of the Unix timestamp, formatted according to
 the @code{format} string. @code{format} may contain the same specifiers as
 those listed in the entry for the @code{DATE_FORMAT()} function:
 
@@ -16842,14 +16842,14 @@ mysql> select PASSWORD('badpwd');
 @code{PASSWORD()} encryption is non-reversible.
 
 @code{PASSWORD()} does not perform password encryption in the same way that
-UNIX passwords are encrypted.  You should not assume that if your UNIX
+Unix passwords are encrypted.  You should not assume that if your Unix
 password and your @strong{MySQL} password are the same, @code{PASSWORD()}
-will result in the same encrypted value as is stored in the UNIX password
+will result in the same encrypted value as is stored in the Unix password
 file.  See @code{ENCRYPT()}.
 
 @findex ENCRYPT()
 @item ENCRYPT(str[,salt])
-Encrypt @code{str} using the UNIX @code{crypt()} system call. The
+Encrypt @code{str} using the Unix @code{crypt()} system call. The
 @code{salt} argument should be a string with two characters.
 (As of @strong{MySQL} Version 3.22.16, @code{salt} may be longer than two characters.):
 
@@ -18275,7 +18275,8 @@ operations reuse old record positions. To reclaim unused space and reduce
 file sizes, use the @code{OPTIMIZE TABLE} statement or the @code{myisamchk}
 utility to reorganize tables.  @code{OPTIMIZE TABLE} is easier, but
 @code{myisamchk} is faster.
-@xref{OPTIMIZE TABLE, , @code{OPTIMIZE TABLE}}. @ref{Optimization}.
+@xref{OPTIMIZE TABLE, , @code{OPTIMIZE TABLE}} and
+@ref{Optimization}.
 
 The @strong{MySQL}-specific @code{LIMIT rows} option to @code{DELETE} tells
 the server the maximum number of rows to be deleted before control is
@@ -18297,16 +18298,16 @@ The differences are:
 
 @table @bullet
 @item
-Implemented as a drop and recreate of the table, which makes this
+Implemented as a drop and re-create of the table, which makes this
 much faster when deleting many rows.
 @item
-Not transaction safe; @code{TRUNCATE} will automaticly end the current
+Not transaction-safe; @code{TRUNCATE} will automaticly end the current
 transaction as if @code{COMMIT} would have been called.
 @item
 Doesn't return the number of deleted rows.
 @item
 As long as the table definition file @file{table_name.frm} is
-valid, the table can be recreated this way, even if the data or index
+valid, the table can be re-created this way, even if the data or index
 files have become corrupted..
 @end table
 
@@ -19970,7 +19971,7 @@ number of connections in a short period of time.
 
 In other words, this value is the size of the listen queue for incoming
 TCP/IP connections.  Your operating system has its own limit on the size
-of this queue.  The manual page for the UNIX @code{listen(2)} system
+of this queue.  The manual page for the Unix @code{listen(2)} system
 call should have more details.  Check your OS documentation for the
 maximum value for this variable.  Attempting to set @code{back_log}
 higher than your operating system limit will be ineffective.
@@ -20240,7 +20241,7 @@ If creating the thread takes longer than this value (in seconds), the
 @code{Slow_launch_threads} counter will be incremented.
 
 @item @code{socket}
-The unix socket used by the server.
+The Unix socket used by the server.
 
 @item @code{sort_buffer}
 Each thread that needs to do a sort allocates a buffer of this
@@ -21527,10 +21528,10 @@ You can convert tables between different types with the @code{ALTER
 TABLE} statement. @xref{ALTER TABLE, , @code{ALTER TABLE}}.
 
 Note that @strong{MySQL} supports two different kinds of
-tables. Transaction-safe tables (@code{BDB}) and not transaction safe
+tables. Transaction-safe tables (@code{BDB}) and not transaction-safe
 tables (@code{ISAM}, @code{MERGE}, @code{MyISAM}, and @code{HEAP}).
 
-Advantages of transaction safe tables (TST):
+Advantages of transaction-safe tables (TST):
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
@@ -21548,7 +21549,7 @@ If an update fails, all your changes will be restored. (With NTST tables all
 changes that have taken place are permanent)
 @end itemize
 
-Advantages of not transaction safe tables (NTST):
+Advantages of not transaction-safe tables (NTST):
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
@@ -21701,7 +21702,7 @@ If we found an error, try to do a fast repair (with sorting and without
 re-creating the data file) of the table.
 @item
 If the repair fails because of an error in the data file (for example a
-duplicate key error), we try again, but this time we recreate the data file.
+duplicate key error), we try again, but this time we re-create the data file.
 @item
 If the repair fails, retry once more with the old repair option method
 (write row by row without sorting) which should be able to repair any
@@ -22046,7 +22047,7 @@ mysql> select * from total;
 @end example
 
 To remap a @code{MERGE} table you must either @code{DROP} it and
-recreate it, use @code{ALTER TABLE} with a new @code{UNION}
+re-create it, use @code{ALTER TABLE} with a new @code{UNION}
 specification, or change the @code{.MRG} file and issue a @code{FLUSH
 TABLE} on the @code{MERGE} table and all underlying tables to force the
 handler to read the new definition file.
@@ -23109,7 +23110,7 @@ yourself:
 mysql> CREATE DATABASE menagerie;
 @end example
 
-Under UNIX, database names are case sensitive (unlike SQL keywords), so you
+Under Unix, database names are case sensitive (unlike SQL keywords), so you
 must always refer to your database as @code{menagerie}, not as
 @code{Menagerie}, @code{MENAGERIE}, or some other variant.  This is also true
 for table names.  (Under Windows, this restriction does not apply, although
@@ -23389,7 +23390,7 @@ Edit the file @file{pet.txt} to correct the error, then empty the table
 and reload it using @code{DELETE} and @code{LOAD DATA}:
 
 @example
-mysql> SET AUTOCOMMIT=1;  # Used for quick recreate of the table
+mysql> SET AUTOCOMMIT=1;  # Used for quick re-create of the table
 mysql> DELETE FROM pet;
 mysql> LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE "pet.txt" INTO TABLE pet;
 @end example
@@ -23865,7 +23866,7 @@ was necessary to determine which animals are no longer alive using
 
 @strong{MySQL} provides standard SQL pattern matching as well as a form of
 pattern matching based on extended regular expressions similar to those used
-by UNIX utilities such as @code{vi}, @code{grep}, and @code{sed}.
+by Unix utilities such as @code{vi}, @code{grep}, and @code{sed}.
 
 SQL pattern matching allows you to use @samp{_} to match any single
 character and @samp{%} to match an arbitrary number of characters (including
@@ -25827,7 +25828,7 @@ slower.  Note that you still can use a dynamic linked @strong{MySQL}
 library. It is only the server that is critical for performance.
 
 @item
-If you connect using TCP/IP rather than UNIX sockets, the result is 7.5%
+If you connect using TCP/IP rather than Unix sockets, the result is 7.5%
 slower on the same computer. (If you are connection to @code{localhost},
 @strong{MySQL} will by default use sockets).
 
@@ -27131,7 +27132,7 @@ If you are going to only read the table in the future, run @code{myisampack}
 on it to make it smaller. @xref{Compressed format}.
 
 @item
-Recreate the indexes with @code{myisamchk -r -q
+Re-create the indexes with @code{myisamchk -r -q
 /path/to/db/tbl_name}. This will create the index tree in memory before
 writing it to disk, which is much faster because it avoid lots of disk
 seeks. The resulting index tree is also perfectly balanced.
@@ -27823,7 +27824,7 @@ shell> replace a b b a -- file1 file2 ...
 @section safe_mysqld, the wrapper around mysqld
 
 @code{safe_mysqld} is the recommended way to start a @code{mysqld}
-daemon on UNIX.  @code{safe_mysqld} adds some safety features such as
+daemon on Unix.  @code{safe_mysqld} adds some safety features such as
 restarting the server when an error occurs and logging runtime
 information to a log file.
 
@@ -27967,8 +27968,8 @@ Debug log. Default is 'd:t:o,/tmp/mysql.trace'
 @item -D, --database=..
 Database to use;  This is mainly useful in the @code{my.cnf} file.
 @cindex default character set option
-@item --default-character-set=... 
-Set the default character set.
+@item
+--default-character-set=...    Set the default character set.
 @cindex execute option
 @item -e, --execute=...
 Execute command and quit. (Output like with --batch)
@@ -28390,7 +28391,7 @@ no @samp{=your_pass} part,
 @code{mysqldump} you will be prompted for a password.
 @item -P port_num, --port=port_num
 The TCP/IP port number to use for connecting to a host.  (This is used for
-connections to hosts other than @code{localhost}, for which UNIX sockets are
+connections to hosts other than @code{localhost}, for which Unix sockets are
 used.)
 @item  -q, --quick
 Don't buffer query, dump directly to stdout;  Uses @code{mysql_use_result()}
@@ -28408,7 +28409,7 @@ machine as the @code{mysqld} daemon.  The format of the @code{.txt} file
 is made according to the @code{--fields-xxx} and @code{--lines--xxx} options.
 @item -u user_name, --user=user_name
 The @strong{MySQL} user name to use when connecting to the server. The
-default value is your UNIX login name.
+default value is your Unix login name.
 @item -O var=option, --set-variable var=option
 Set the value of a variable.  The possible variables are listed below.
 @item -v, --verbose
@@ -28549,7 +28550,7 @@ no @samp{=your_pass} part,
 
 @item -P port_num, --port=port_num
 The TCP/IP port number to use for connecting to a host.  (This is used for
-connections to hosts other than @code{localhost}, for which UNIX sockets are
+connections to hosts other than @code{localhost}, for which Unix sockets are
 used.)
 
 @item -r, --replace
@@ -28570,7 +28571,7 @@ default host).
 
 @item -u user_name, --user=user_name
 The @strong{MySQL} user name to use when connecting to the server. The
-default value is your UNIX login name.
+default value is your Unix login name.
 
 @item -v, --verbose
 Verbose mode.  Print out more information what the program does.
@@ -28740,7 +28741,7 @@ Don't pack table, only test packing it.
 Use the named directory as the location in which to write the temporary table.
 
 @item -v, --verbose
-Verbose mode.  Write info about progress and packing result.
+Verbose mode.  Write information about progress and packing result.
 
 @item -V, --version
 Display version information and exit.
@@ -29017,7 +29018,7 @@ The number of bits used in the Huffman tree.
 @end table
 
 After you have run @code{pack_isam}/@code{myisampack} you must run
-@code{isamchk}/@code{myisamchk} to recreate the index.  At this time you
+@code{isamchk}/@code{myisamchk} to re-create the index.  At this time you
 can also sort the index blocks and create statistics that is needed for
 the @strong{MySQL} optimizer to work more efficiently.
 
@@ -29364,7 +29365,7 @@ When repairing, @code{myisamchk} will also nead a lot of diskspace:
 @item
 Double the size of the record file (The original one and a copy).  This
 space is not needed if one does a repair with @code{--quick}, as in this
-case only the index file will be recreated.  This space is needed on the
+case only the index file will be re-created.  This space is needed on the
 same disk as the original record file!
 @item
 Space for the new index file (that replaces the old one; The old
@@ -29918,7 +29919,7 @@ can usually detect and fix most things that go wrong.
 
 The repair process involves up to four stages, described below. Before you
 begin, you should @code{cd} to the database directory and check the
-permissions of the table files. Make sure they are readable by the UNIX user
+permissions of the table files. Make sure they are readable by the Unix user
 that @code{mysqld} runs as (and to you, because you need to access the files
 you are checking).  If it turns out you need to modify files, they must also
 be writable by you.
@@ -30727,19 +30728,19 @@ program.
 @strong{MyODBC} is a 32-bit ODBC (2.50) level 0 (with level 1 and level
 2 features) driver for connecting an ODBC-aware application to
 @strong{MySQL}.  @strong{MyODBC} works on Windows95, Windows98, NT and
-on most UNIX platforms.
+on most Unix platforms.
 
 Normally you only need to install @strong{MyODBC} on Windows machines.
-You only need @strong{MyODBC} for UNIX if you have a program like
-ColdFusion that is running on the UNIX machine and uses ODBC to connect
+You only need @strong{MyODBC} for Unix if you have a program like
+ColdFusion that is running on the Unix machine and uses ODBC to connect
 to the databases.
 
 @strong{MyODBC} is in public domain and you can find the newest version
 at @uref{http://www.mysql.com/downloads/api-myodbc.html}.
 
-If you want to install @strong{MyODBC} on a UNIX box, you will also need
+If you want to install @strong{MyODBC} on a Unix box, you will also need
 an @strong{ODBC} manager.  @strong{MyODBC} is known to work with
-most of the UNIX ODBC managers.  You can find a list at these in the
+most of the Unix ODBC managers.  You can find a list at these in the
 @strong{ODBC}-related links section on the @strong{MySQL} useful links page.
 @xref{Useful Links}.
 
@@ -30760,12 +30761,12 @@ install @strong{MyODBC} and reboot to normal mode.
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
-To make a connection to an UNIX box from a Windows box, with an ODBC
+To make a connection to an Unix box from a Windows box, with an ODBC
 application (one that doesn't support @strong{MySQL} natively), you must
 first install @strong{MyODBC} on the Windows machine.
 @item
 The user and Windows machine must have the access privileges to the
-@strong{MySQL} server the UNIX machine.  This is set up with the @code{GRANT}
+@strong{MySQL} server the Unix machine.  This is set up with the @code{GRANT}
 command. @xref{GRANT,,@code{GRANT}}.
 @item
 You must create an ODBC DSN entry as follows:
@@ -30983,7 +30984,7 @@ When you start a query you can use the property @code{Active} or use the
 method @code{Open}.  Note that @code{Active} will start by automatically issue
 a @code{SELECT * FROM ...} query that may not be a good thing if your tables
 are big!
-@item ColdFusion (On UNIX)
+@item ColdFusion (On Unix)
 The following information is taken from the ColdFusion documentation:
 
 Use the following information to configure ColdFusion Server for Linux
@@ -31706,11 +31707,11 @@ return a big result row!
 @node Can not connect to server, Blocked host, Gone away, Common errors
 @subsection @code{Can't connect to [local] MySQL server} error
 
-A @strong{MySQL} client on UNIX can connect to the @code{mysqld} server in two
-different ways: UNIX sockets, which connect through a file in the file
+A @strong{MySQL} client on Unix can connect to the @code{mysqld} server in two
+different ways: Unix sockets, which connect through a file in the file
 system (default @file{/tmp/mysqld.sock}), or TCP/IP, which connects
-through a port number.  UNIX sockets are faster than TCP/IP but can only
-be used when connecting to a server on the same computer.  UNIX sockets
+through a port number.  Unix sockets are faster than TCP/IP but can only
+be used when connecting to a server on the same computer.  Unix sockets
 are used if you don't specify a hostname or if you specify the special
 hostname @code{localhost}.
 
@@ -31758,13 +31759,13 @@ error might occur:
 If you are running on a system that doesn't have native threads, @code{mysqld}
 uses the MIT-pthreads package.
 @xref{Which OS}.
-However, MIT-pthreads doesn't support UNIX sockets, so on such a system you
+However, MIT-pthreads doesn't support Unix sockets, so on such a system you
 must always specify the hostname explicitly when connecting to the server.
 Try using this command to check the connection to the server:
 @example
 shell> mysqladmin -h `hostname` version
 @end example
-@item Someone has removed the UNIX socket that @code{mysqld} uses (default
+@item Someone has removed the Unix socket that @code{mysqld} uses (default
 @file{/tmp/mysqld.sock}).  You might have a @code{cron} job that removes the
 @strong{MySQL} socket (for example, a job that removes old files from the @file{/tmp}
 directory).  You can always run @code{mysqladmin version} and
@@ -31971,7 +31972,7 @@ Can't create/write to file '\\sqla3fe_0.ism'.
 
 this means that @strong{MySQL} can't create a temporary file for the
 result set in the given temporary directory (the above error is a
-typical error message on windows, the UNIX error message is similar) .
+typical error message on windows, the Unix error message is similar) .
 The fix is to start mysqld with @code{--tmpdir=path} or to add to your option
 file:
 
@@ -32155,7 +32156,7 @@ the original table.
 
 If you have problems with the fact that anyone can delete the
 @strong{MySQL} communication socket @file{/tmp/mysql.sock}, you can,
-on most versions of UNIX, protect your @file{/tmp} file system by setting
+on most versions of Unix, protect your @file{/tmp} file system by setting
 the @code{sticky} bit on it.  Log in as @code{root} and do the following:
 
 @example
@@ -32182,7 +32183,7 @@ If the last permission bit is @code{t}, the bit is set.
 @section How to run MySQL as a normal user
 
 The @strong{MySQL} server @code{mysqld} can be started and run by any user.
-In order to change @code{mysqld} to run as UNIX user @code{user_name}, you must
+In order to change @code{mysqld} to run as Unix user @code{user_name}, you must
 do the following:
 
 @enumerate
@@ -32192,7 +32193,7 @@ Stop the server if it's running (use @code{mysqladmin shutdown}).
 @item
 Change the database directories and files so that @code{user_name} has
 privileges to read and write files in them (you may need to do this as
-the UNIX @code{root} user):
+the Unix @code{root} user):
 
 @example
 shell> chown -R user_name /path/to/mysql/datadir
@@ -32205,9 +32206,9 @@ you.
 
 @item
 Start the server as user @code{user_name}, or, if you are using
-@strong{MySQL} Version 3.22 or later, start @code{mysqld} as the UNIX @code{root}
+@strong{MySQL} Version 3.22 or later, start @code{mysqld} as the Unix @code{root}
 user and use the @code{--user=user_name} option.  @code{mysqld} will switch
-to run as UNIX user @code{user_name} before accepting any connections.
+to run as Unix user @code{user_name} before accepting any connections.
 
 @item
 If you are using the @code{mysql.server} script to start @code{mysqld} when
@@ -32218,26 +32219,26 @@ necessary.)
 @end enumerate
 
 At this point, your @code{mysqld} process should be running fine and dandy as
-the UNIX user @code{user_name}. One thing hasn't changed, though: the
+the Unix user @code{user_name}. One thing hasn't changed, though: the
 contents of the permissions tables. By default (right after running the
 permissions table install script @code{mysql_install_db}), the @strong{MySQL}
 user @code{root} is the only user with permission to access the @code{mysql}
 database or to create or drop databases.  Unless you have changed those
 permissions, they still hold. This shouldn't stop you from accessing
 @strong{MySQL} as the @strong{MySQL} @code{root} user when you're logged in
-as a UNIX user other than @code{root}; just specify the @code{-u root} option
+as a Unix user other than @code{root}; just specify the @code{-u root} option
 to the client program.
 
 Note that accessing @strong{MySQL} as @code{root}, by supplying @code{-u
 root} on the command line, has @emph{nothing} to do with @strong{MySQL} running
-as the UNIX @code{root} user, or, indeed, as other UNIX user. The access
+as the Unix @code{root} user, or, indeed, as other Unix user. The access
 permissions and user names of @strong{MySQL} are completely separate from
-UNIX user names. The only connection with UNIX user names is that if you
+Unix user names. The only connection with Unix user names is that if you
 don't provide a @code{-u} option when you invoke a client program, the client
-will try to connect using your UNIX login name as your @strong{MySQL} user
+will try to connect using your Unix login name as your @strong{MySQL} user
 name.
 
-If your UNIX box itself isn't secured, you should probably at least put a
+If your Unix box itself isn't secured, you should probably at least put a
 password on the @strong{MySQL} @code{root} users in the access tables.
 Otherwise, any user with an account on that machine can run @code{mysql -u
 root db_name} and do whatever he likes.
@@ -32261,7 +32262,7 @@ file which is normally in the @strong{MySQL} database directory:
 kill `cat /mysql-data-directory/hostname.pid`
 @end example
 
-You must be either the UNIX @code{root} user or the same user the server
+You must be either the Unix @code{root} user or the same user the server
 runs as to do this.
 
 @item
@@ -32879,7 +32880,7 @@ that may be regarded as a number, in the directory used by the update log!
 If you use the @code{--log} or @code{-l} options, @code{mysqld} writes a
 general log with a filename of @file{hostname.log}, and restarts and
 refreshes do not cause a new log file to be generated (although it is closed
-and reopened). In this case you can copy it (on UNIX) by doing:
+and reopened). In this case you can copy it (on Unix) by doing:
 
 @example
 mv hostname.log hostname-old.log
@@ -33083,7 +33084,7 @@ $dbh = DBI->connect($dsn, $user, $password);
 @tindex Environment variable, MYSQL_UNIX_PORT
 @tindex Environment variable, MYSQL_TCP_PORT
 Set the @code{MYSQL_UNIX_PORT} and @code{MYSQL_TCP_PORT} environment variables
-to point to the UNIX socket and TCP/IP port before you start your clients.
+to point to the Unix socket and TCP/IP port before you start your clients.
 If you normally use a specific socket or port, you should place commands
 to set these environment variables in your @file{.login} file.
 @xref{Environment variables}. @xref{Programs}.
@@ -35150,12 +35151,12 @@ example below.
 @item
 The value of @code{host} may be either a hostname or an IP address.  If
 @code{host} is @code{NULL} or the string @code{"localhost"}, a connection to
-the local host is assumed. If the OS supports sockets (UNIX) or named pipes
+the local host is assumed. If the OS supports sockets (Unix) or named pipes
 (Windows), they are used instead of TCP/IP to connect to the server.
 
 @item
 The @code{user} parameter contains the user's @strong{MySQL} login ID.  If
-@code{user} is @code{NULL}, the current user is assumed.  Under UNIX, this is
+@code{user} is @code{NULL}, the current user is assumed.  Under Unix, this is
 the current login name.  Under Windows ODBC, the current user name must be
 specified explicitly.
 @xref{ODBC administrator}.
@@ -35227,7 +35228,7 @@ Failed to create an IP socket.
 Out of memory.
 
 @item CR_SOCKET_CREATE_ERROR
-Failed to create a UNIX socket.
+Failed to create a Unix socket.
 
 @item CR_UNKNOWN_HOST
 Failed to find the IP address for the hostname.
@@ -35740,7 +35741,7 @@ following information:
 @code{mysql_affected_rows()} returns the number of rows affected by the last
 query when doing an @code{INSERT}, @code{UPDATE} or @code{DELETE}. An
 exception is that if @code{DELETE} is used without a @code{WHERE} clause, the
-table is recreated empty, which is much faster! In this case,
+table is re-created empty, which is much faster! In this case,
 @code{mysql_affected_rows()} returns zero for the number of records
 affected.
 
@@ -35758,7 +35759,7 @@ query that inserted a row into a table with an @code{AUTO_INCREMENT} index.
 
 @item
 Some queries (@code{LOAD DATA INFILE ...}, @code{INSERT INTO
-... SELECT ...}, @code{UPDATE}) return additional info.  The result is
+... SELECT ...}, @code{UPDATE}) return additional information.  The result is
 returned by @code{mysql_info()}.  See the description for @code{mysql_info()}
 for the format of the string that it returns.  @code{mysql_info()} returns a
 @code{NULL} pointer if there is no additional information.
@@ -36052,7 +36053,7 @@ Use compressed communication between the client and server (@strong{MySQL}
 3.22.3 or later).
 
 @item mysql_socket=/path/to/socket
-Specify the pathname of the UNIX socket that is used to connect
+Specify the pathname of the Unix socket that is used to connect
 to the server (@strong{MySQL} Version 3.21.15 or later).
 @end table
 
@@ -37025,7 +37026,7 @@ or unsupported.
 
 Normally, @code{PostgreSQL} is a magnitude slower than
 @strong{MySQL}. @xref{Benchmarks}.  This is due largely to they have only
-transaction safe tables and that their transactions system is not as
+transaction-safe tables and that their transactions system is not as
 sophisticated as Berkeley DB's.  In @strong{MySQL} you can decide per
 table if you want the table to be fast or take the speed penalty of
 making it transaction safe.
@@ -38931,7 +38932,7 @@ Fixed a bug in @code{SHOW CREATE} when using @code{AUTO_INCREMENT} columns.
 @item
 Changed BDB tables to use new compare function in Berkeley DB 3.2.3.
 @item
-You can now use UNIX sockets with @code{mit-pthreads}.
+You can now use Unix sockets with @code{mit-pthreads}.
 @item
 Added the latin5 (turkish) character set.
 @item
@@ -40694,7 +40695,7 @@ server inserts rows into a table.
 @code{LEFT JOIN USING (col1,col2)} didn't work if one used it with tables
 from 2 different databases.
 @item
-@code{LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE} didn't work in the UNIX version because of
+@code{LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE} didn't work in the Unix version because of
 a missing file.
 @item
 Fixed problems with @code{VARCHAR}/@code{BLOB} on very short rows (< 4 bytes);
@@ -41195,7 +41196,7 @@ Fixed table locks for Windows.
 Allow @samp{$} in identifiers.
 @item
 Changed name of user-specific configuration file from @file{my.cnf} to
-@file{.my.cnf} (UNIX only).
+@file{.my.cnf} (Unix only).
 @item
 Added @code{DATE_ADD()} and @code{DATE_SUB()} functions.
 @end itemize
@@ -41330,7 +41331,7 @@ give a user read access to some tables and write access to others simply by
 keeping them in different databases!
 @item
 Added @code{--user} option to @code{mysqld}, to allow it to run
-as another UNIX user (if it is started as the UNIX @code{root} user).
+as another Unix user (if it is started as the Unix @code{root} user).
 @item
 Added caching of users and access rights (for faster access rights checking)
 @item
@@ -41583,7 +41584,7 @@ Fixed bug in @code{WEEK("XXXX-xx-01")}.
 @appendixsubsec Changes in release 3.21.28
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
-Fixed socket permission (clients couldn't connect to UNIX socket on Linux).
+Fixed socket permission (clients couldn't connect to Unix socket on Linux).
 @item
 Fixed bug in record caches; for some queries, you could get
 @code{Error from table handler: #} on some operating systems.
@@ -43072,7 +43073,7 @@ the daemon a little smaller and easier to understand.
 @item
 A lot of small bug fixes done.
 @item
-New @file{INSTALL} files (not final version) and some info regarding porting.
+New @file{INSTALL} files (not final version) and some information regarding porting.
 @end itemize
 
 @node News-3.19.x,  , News-3.20.x, News
@@ -43711,7 +43712,7 @@ we use Sun PThreads (the native thread support in 2.4 and earlier
 versions are not good enough) and on Linux we use LinuxThreads by Xavier
 Leroy, @email{Xavier.Leroy@@inria.fr}.
 
-The hard part of porting to a new UNIX variant without good native
+The hard part of porting to a new Unix variant without good native
 thread support is probably to port MIT-pthreads. See
 @file{mit-pthreads/README} and
 @uref{http://www.humanfactor.com/pthreads/, Programming POSIX Threads}.
@@ -44539,7 +44540,7 @@ mysql> select "weeknights" REGEXP "^(wee|week)(knights|nights)$"; -> 1
 
 Unireg is our tty interface builder, but it uses a low level connection
 to our ISAM (which is used by @strong{MySQL}) and because of this it is
-very quick. It has existed since 1979 (on UNIX in C since ~1986).
+very quick. It has existed since 1979 (on Unix in C since ~1986).
 
 Unireg has the following components:
 
@@ -44584,7 +44585,7 @@ serve web pages through @strong{MySQL} (and in some extreme cases the Unireg
 report generator).
 
 Unireg takes about 3M of disk space and works on at least the following
-platforms: SunOS 4.x, Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, ICL UNIX, DNIX, SCO and
+platforms: SunOS 4.x, Solaris, Linux, HP-UX, ICL Unix, DNIX, SCO and
 MS-DOS.
 
 Unireg is currently only available in Swedish and Finnish.