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from Combitech. Proofreading and corrections by Björn Gustavsson
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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml
index 9b4a9489c0..92ab59c6b0 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml
@@ -25,270 +25,310 @@
     <title>c</title>
     <prepared>Joe Armstrong</prepared>
     <docno>1</docno>
-    <date>96-10-30</date>
+    <date>1996-10-30</date>
     <rev>B</rev>
   </header>
   <module>c</module>
-  <modulesummary>Command Interface Module</modulesummary>
+  <modulesummary>Command interface module.</modulesummary>
   <description>
-    <p>The <c>c</c> module enables users to enter the short form of
+    <p>This module enables users to enter the short form of
       some commonly used commands.</p>
     <note>
-      <p>These functions are are intended for interactive use in
-        the Erlang shell only. The module prefix may be omitted.</p>
+      <p>These functions are intended for interactive use in
+        the Erlang shell only. The module prefix can be omitted.</p>
     </note>
   </description>
+
   <funcs>
     <func>
       <name name="bt" arity="1"/>
-      <fsummary>Stack backtrace for a process</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Stack backtrace for a process.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p>Stack backtrace for a process. Equivalent to
           <c>erlang:process_display(<anno>Pid</anno>, backtrace)</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="c" arity="1"/>
       <name name="c" arity="2"/>
-      <fsummary>Compile and load code in a file</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Compile and load code in a file.</fsummary>
       <desc>
-        <p><c>c/1,2</c> compiles and then purges and loads the code for
-          a file. <c><anno>Options</anno></c> defaults to []. Compilation is
+        <p>Compiles and then purges and loads the code for a file.
+          <c><anno>Options</anno></c> defaults to <c>[]</c>. Compilation is
           equivalent to:</p>
         <code type="none">
 compile:file(<anno>File</anno>, <anno>Options</anno> ++ [report_errors, report_warnings])</code>
-        <p>Note that purging the code means that any processes
+        <p>Notice that purging the code means that any processes
           lingering in old code for the module are killed without
-          warning. See <c>code/3</c> for more information.</p>
+          warning. For more information, see <c>code/3</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="cd" arity="1"/>
-      <fsummary>Change working directory</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Change working directory.</fsummary>
       <desc>
-        <p>Changes working directory to <c><anno>Dir</anno></c>, which may be a
+        <p>Changes working directory to <c><anno>Dir</anno></c>, which can be a
           relative name, and then prints the name of the new working
           directory.</p>
+        <p><em>Example:</em></p>
         <pre>
 2> <input>cd("../erlang").</input>
 /home/ron/erlang</pre>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="flush" arity="0"/>
-      <fsummary>Flush any messages sent to the shell</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Flush any messages sent to the shell.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p>Flushes any messages sent to the shell.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="help" arity="0"/>
-      <fsummary>Help information</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Help information.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p>Displays help information: all valid shell internal commands,
           and commands in this module.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="i" arity="0"/>
       <name name="ni" arity="0"/>
-      <fsummary>Information about the system</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>System information.</fsummary>
       <desc>
-        <p><c>i/0</c> displays information about the system, listing
+        <p><c>i/0</c> displays system information, listing
           information about all processes. <c>ni/0</c> does the same,
           but for all nodes the network.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="i" arity="3"/>
-      <fsummary>Information about pid &lt;X.Y.Z&gt;</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Information about pid &lt;X.Y.Z&gt;.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p>Displays information about a process, Equivalent to
-          <c>process_info(pid(<anno>X</anno>, <anno>Y</anno>, <anno>Z</anno>))</c>, but location transparent.</p>
+          <c>process_info(pid(<anno>X</anno>, <anno>Y</anno>,
+          <anno>Z</anno>))</c>, but location transparent.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="l" arity="1"/>
-      <fsummary>Load or reload module</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Load or reload a module.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p>Purges and loads, or reloads, a module by calling
           <c>code:purge(<anno>Module</anno>)</c> followed by
           <c>code:load_file(<anno>Module</anno>)</c>.</p>
-        <p>Note that purging the code means that any processes
+        <p>Notice that purging the code means that any processes
           lingering in old code for the module are killed without
-          warning. See <c>code/3</c> for more information.</p>
+          warning. For more information, see <c>code/3</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name>lc(Files) -> ok</name>
-      <fsummary>Compile a list of files</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Compile a list of files.</fsummary>
       <type>
         <v>Files = [File]</v>
-        <v>File = <seealso marker="file#type-filename">file:filename()
-          </seealso></v>
+        <v>File</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Compiles a list of files by calling <c>compile:file(File, [report_errors, report_warnings])</c> for each <c>File</c>
-          in <c>Files</c>.</p>
+        <p>Compiles a list of files by calling
+          <c>compile:file(File, [report_errors, report_warnings])</c> for each
+          <c>File</c> in <c>Files</c>.</p>
+        <p>For information about <c>File</c>, see
+          <seealso marker="file#type-filename"><c>file:filename()</c></seealso>.
+        </p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="ls" arity="0"/>
-      <fsummary>List files in the current directory</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>List files in the current directory.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p>Lists files in the current directory.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="ls" arity="1"/>
-      <fsummary>List files in a directory or a single file</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>List files in a directory or a single file.</fsummary>
       <desc>
-        <p>Lists files in directory <c><anno>Dir</anno></c> or, if Dir is a file, only list it.</p>
+        <p>Lists files in directory <c><anno>Dir</anno></c> or, if <c>Dir</c>
+           is a file, only lists it.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="m" arity="0"/>
-      <fsummary>Which modules are loaded</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Which modules are loaded.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p>Displays information about the loaded modules, including
           the files from which they have been loaded.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="m" arity="1"/>
-      <fsummary>Information about a module</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Information about a module.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p>Displays information about <c><anno>Module</anno></c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="memory" arity="0"/>
-      <fsummary>Memory allocation information</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Memory allocation information.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p>Memory allocation information. Equivalent to
-          <seealso marker="erts:erlang#memory/0"><c>erlang:memory/0</c>
-          </seealso>.</p>
+          <seealso marker="erts:erlang#memory/0"><c>erlang:memory/0</c></seealso>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="memory" arity="1" clause_i="1"/>
       <name name="memory" arity="1" clause_i="2"/>
-      <fsummary>Memory allocation information</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Memory allocation information.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p>Memory allocation information. Equivalent to
-          <seealso marker="erts:erlang#memory/1"><c>erlang:memory/1</c>
-          </seealso>.</p>
+          <seealso marker="erts:erlang#memory/1"><c>erlang:memory/1</c></seealso>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="nc" arity="1"/>
       <name name="nc" arity="2"/>
-      <fsummary>Compile and load code in a file on all nodes</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Compile and load code in a file on all nodes.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p>Compiles and then loads the code for a file on all nodes.
-          <c><anno>Options</anno></c> defaults to []. Compilation is equivalent to:</p>
+          <c><anno>Options</anno></c> defaults to <c>[]</c>.
+          Compilation is equivalent to:</p>
         <code type="none">
 compile:file(<anno>File</anno>, <anno>Options</anno> ++ [report_errors, report_warnings])</code>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="nl" arity="1"/>
-      <fsummary>Load module on all nodes</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Load module on all nodes.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p>Loads <c><anno>Module</anno></c> on all nodes.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="pid" arity="3"/>
-      <fsummary>Convert X,Y,Z to a pid</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Convert <c>X,Y,Z</c> to a pid.</fsummary>
       <desc>
-        <p>Converts <c><anno>X</anno></c>, <c><anno>Y</anno></c>, <c><anno>Z</anno></c> to the pid
-          <c><![CDATA[<X.Y.Z>]]></c>. This function should only be used when
-          debugging.</p>
+        <p>Converts <c><anno>X</anno></c>, <c><anno>Y</anno></c>,
+          <c><anno>Z</anno></c> to pid <c><![CDATA[<X.Y.Z>]]></c>.
+          This function is only to be used when debugging.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="pwd" arity="0"/>
-      <fsummary>Print working directory</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Print working directory.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p>Prints the name of the working directory.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="q" arity="0"/>
-      <fsummary>Quit - shorthand for <c>init:stop()</c></fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Quit - shorthand for <c>init:stop()</c>.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p>This function is shorthand for <c>init:stop()</c>, that is,
           it causes the node to stop in a controlled fashion.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="regs" arity="0"/>
       <name name="nregs" arity="0"/>
-      <fsummary>Information about registered processes</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Information about registered processes.</fsummary>
       <desc>
         <p><c>regs/0</c> displays information about all registered
           processes. <c>nregs/0</c> does the same, but for all nodes
           in the network.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name name="uptime" arity="0"/>
-      <fsummary>Print node uptime</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Print node uptime.</fsummary>
       <desc>
-        <p>Prints the node uptime (as given by
-           <c>erlang:statistics(wall_clock)</c>), in human-readable form.</p>
+        <p>Prints the node uptime (as specified by
+           <c>erlang:statistics(wall_clock)</c>) in human-readable form.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name>xm(ModSpec) -> void()</name>
-      <fsummary>Cross reference check a module</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Cross-reference check a module.</fsummary>
       <type>
         <v>ModSpec = Module | Filename</v>
         <v>&nbsp;Module = atom()</v>
         <v>&nbsp;Filename = string()</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>This function finds undefined functions, unused functions,
+        <p>Finds undefined functions, unused functions,
           and calls to deprecated functions in a module by calling
           <c>xref:m/1</c>.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name>y(File) -> YeccRet</name>
-      <fsummary>Generate an LALR-1 parser</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Generate an LALR-1 parser.</fsummary>
       <type>
-        <v>File = name() -- see filename(3)</v>
-        <v>YeccRet = -- see yecc:file/2</v>
+        <v>File = name()</v>
+        <v>YeccRet</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
         <p>Generates an LALR-1 parser. Equivalent to:</p>
         <code type="none">
 yecc:file(File)</code>
+        <p>For information about <c>File = name()</c>, see
+          <seealso marker="filename"><c>filename(3)</c></seealso>.
+          For information about <c>YeccRet</c>, see
+          <seealso marker="parsetools:yecc#file/1"><c>yecc:file/2</c></seealso>.
+        </p>
       </desc>
     </func>
+
     <func>
       <name>y(File, Options) -> YeccRet</name>
-      <fsummary>Generate an LALR-1 parser</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Generate an LALR-1 parser.</fsummary>
       <type>
-        <v>File = name() -- see filename(3)</v>
-        <v>Options, YeccRet = -- see yecc:file/2</v>
+        <v>File = name()</v>
+        <v>Options, YeccRet</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
         <p>Generates an LALR-1 parser. Equivalent to:</p>
         <code type="none">
 yecc:file(File, Options)</code>
+        <p>For information about <c>File = name()</c>, see
+          <seealso marker="filename"><c>filename(3)</c></seealso>.
+          For information about <c>Options</c> and <c>YeccRet</c>, see
+          <seealso marker="parsetools:yecc#file/1"><c>yecc:file/2</c></seealso>.
+        </p>
       </desc>
     </func>
   </funcs>
 
   <section>
     <title>See Also</title>
-    <p><seealso marker="compiler:compile">compile(3)</seealso>,
-      <seealso marker="filename">filename(3)</seealso>, 
-      <seealso marker="erts:erlang">erlang(3)</seealso>, 
-      <seealso marker="parsetools:yecc">yecc(3)</seealso>,
-      <seealso marker="tools:xref">xref(3)</seealso></p>
+    <p><seealso marker="filename"><c>filename(3)</c></seealso>,
+      <seealso marker="compiler:compile"><c>compile(3)</c></seealso>,
+      <seealso marker="erts:erlang"><c>erlang(3)</c></seealso>,
+      <seealso marker="parsetools:yecc"><c>yecc(3)</c></seealso>,
+      <seealso marker="tools:xref"><c>xref(3)</c></seealso></p>
   </section>
 </erlref>