diff --git a/book/aliases.md b/book/aliases.md index b1c4f218c63..fa3987bdfe9 100644 --- a/book/aliases.md +++ b/book/aliases.md @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ displaying all listed files and folders in a grid. ## Replacing Existing Commands Using Aliases ::: warning Caution! -When replacing commands it is best to "back up" the command first and avoid recursion error. +When replacing commands it is best to "back up" the command first and avoid a recursion error. ::: How to back up a command like `ls`: diff --git a/book/background_jobs.md b/book/background_jobs.md index e3c9c467160..888d23784a0 100644 --- a/book/background_jobs.md +++ b/book/background_jobs.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Nushell currently has experimental support for thread-based background jobs. ## Spawning Jobs -Jobs can be can be spawned using [`job spawn`](/commands/docs/job_spawn.md), which receives a closure and starts its execution in a background thread, returning +Jobs can be spawned using [`job spawn`](/commands/docs/job_spawn.md), which receives a closure and starts its execution in a background thread, returning an unique integer id for the spawned job: ```nu diff --git a/book/coloring_and_theming.md b/book/coloring_and_theming.md index b335a271c88..5a95b851bd8 100644 --- a/book/coloring_and_theming.md +++ b/book/coloring_and_theming.md @@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ $env.config.table.mode: rounded # ascii_rounded, basic, basic_compact, compact, $env.config.use_ansi_coloring: true ``` -if you want to go full-tilt on theming, you'll want to theme all the items I mentioned at the very beginning, including LS_COLORS, and the prompt. Good luck! +If you want to go full-tilt on theming, you'll want to theme all the items I mentioned at the very beginning, including LS_COLORS, and the prompt. Good luck! ### Working on Light Background Terminal diff --git a/book/explore.md b/book/explore.md index 0302ae58bba..7751812cba7 100644 --- a/book/explore.md +++ b/book/explore.md @@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ So the main point of [`explore`](/commands/docs/explore.md) is `:table` (Which y You can interact with it via ``, ``, ``, `` _arrow keys_. It also supports the `Vim` keybindings ``, ``, ``, and ``, `` and ``, and it supports the `Emacs` keybindings ``, ``, ``, and ``. -You can inspect a underlying values by entering into cursor mode. You can press either `` or `` to do so. +You can inspect underlying values by entering into cursor mode. You can press either `` or `` to do so. Then using _arrow keys_ you can choose a necessary cell. -And you'll be able to see it's underlying structure. +And you'll be able to see its underlying structure. You can obtain more information about the various aspects of it by `:help`. diff --git a/book/quick_tour.md b/book/quick_tour.md index ee61df361b2..75e16b86d37 100644 --- a/book/quick_tour.md +++ b/book/quick_tour.md @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ The [`describe` command](/commands/docs/describe.md) can be used to display the ## Command Arguments in a Pipeline -Sometimes, a command takes an _argument_ instead of pipeline _input_. For this scenario, Nushell provides the [`$in` variable](./pipelines.md#pipeline-input-and-the-special-in-variable) that let's you use the previous command's output in variable-form. For example: +Sometimes, a command takes an _argument_ instead of pipeline _input_. For this scenario, Nushell provides the [`$in` variable](./pipelines.md#pipeline-input-and-the-special-in-variable) that lets you use the previous command's output in variable-form. For example: ```nu:line-numbers ls diff --git a/book/testing.md b/book/testing.md index 86f00beadd9..46c68a39c12 100644 --- a/book/testing.md +++ b/book/testing.md @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Error: There are many assert commands, which behave exactly as the base one with the proper operator. The additional value for them is the ability for better error messages. -For example this is not so helpful without additional message: +For example this is not so helpful without an additional message: ```nu let a = "foo" diff --git a/book/working_with_strings.md b/book/working_with_strings.md index 6eb35da8cc1..796158e2dfe 100644 --- a/book/working_with_strings.md +++ b/book/working_with_strings.md @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Single-quoted strings don't do anything to the text they're given, making them i ## Double-quoted Strings -For more complex strings, Nushell also offers double-quoted strings. These strings use the `"` character to surround text. They also support the ability escape characters inside the text using the `\` character. +For more complex strings, Nushell also offers double-quoted strings. These strings use the `"` character to surround text. They also support the ability to escape characters inside the text using the `\` character. For example, we could write the text hello followed by a new line and then world, using escape characters and a double-quoted string: