Commit codespell spelling corrections.

38 files changed, 104 insertions, 104 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lib/h5diff.c b/tools/lib/h5diff.c
index 0ad319e..2275c72 100644
--- a/tools/lib/h5diff.c
+++ b/tools/lib/h5diff.c
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ diff_match(hid_t file1_id, const char *grp1, trav_info_t *info1, hid_t file2_id,
                     H5TOOLS_DEBUG("Beginning of big else block");
                     /* We're in parallel mode */
                     /* Since the data type of diff value is hsize_t which can
-                     * be arbitary large such that there is no MPI type that
+                     * be arbitrary large such that there is no MPI type that
                      * matches it, the value is passed between processes as
                      * an array of bytes in order to be portable.  But this
                      * may not work in non-homogeneous MPI environments.
diff --git a/tools/src/h5dump/h5dump_ddl.c b/tools/src/h5dump/h5dump_ddl.c
index bb495f2..868b75d 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5dump/h5dump_ddl.c
+++ b/tools/src/h5dump/h5dump_ddl.c
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ handle_datatypes(hid_t fid, const char *type, void H5_ATTR_UNUSED *data, int pe,
     const char *real_name = display_name ? display_name : type;
 
     if ((type_id = H5Topen2(fid, type, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) {
-        /* check if type is unamed datatype */
+        /* check if type is unnamed datatype */
         unsigned idx = 0;
 
         while (idx < type_table->nobjs) {
diff --git a/tools/src/h5dump/h5dump_xml.c b/tools/src/h5dump/h5dump_xml.c
index ccf4156..5f64d6c 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5dump/h5dump_xml.c
+++ b/tools/src/h5dump/h5dump_xml.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 const char *xmlnsprefix = "hdf5:";
 
 /*
- *  Alternative formating for data dumped to XML
+ *  Alternative formatting for data dumped to XML
  *  In general, the numbers are the same, but separators
  *  except spaces are not used.
  *
@@ -2795,7 +2795,7 @@ xml_dump_group(hid_t gid, const char *name)
                 if (isRoot && unamedtype) {
                     unsigned u;
 
-                    /* Very special case: dump unamed type in root group */
+                    /* Very special case: dump unnamed type in root group */
                     for (u = 0; u < type_table->nobjs; u++) {
                         if (!type_table->objs[u].recorded) {
                             char *obj_tok_str = NULL;
@@ -2888,7 +2888,7 @@ xml_dump_group(hid_t gid, const char *name)
         if (isRoot && unamedtype) {
             unsigned u;
 
-            /* Very special case: dump unamed type in root group */
+            /* Very special case: dump unnamed type in root group */
             for (u = 0; u < type_table->nobjs; u++) {
                 if (!type_table->objs[u].recorded) {
                     char *obj_tok_str = NULL;
@@ -2940,7 +2940,7 @@ xml_dump_group(hid_t gid, const char *name)
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function:    xml_print_refs
  *
- * Purpose:     Print a path to the objects referenced by HDF5 Referneces.
+ * Purpose:     Print a path to the objects referenced by HDF5 References.
  *
  * Return:      void
  *
diff --git a/tools/src/h5import/h5import.c b/tools/src/h5import/h5import.c
index ddd34ce..317db81 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5import/h5import.c
+++ b/tools/src/h5import/h5import.c
@@ -3725,7 +3725,7 @@ getCompressionParameter(struct Input *in, FILE *strm)
 
     int         ival;
     const char *err1 = "Unable to get integer value.\n";
-    const char *err2 = "Invalid value for compression paramter.\n";
+    const char *err2 = "Invalid value for compression parameter.\n";
     const char *err3 = "Unsupported Compression Type.\n";
 
     switch (in->compressionType) {
diff --git a/tools/src/h5perf/pio_engine.c b/tools/src/h5perf/pio_engine.c
index e35f86e..90d63c8 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5perf/pio_engine.c
+++ b/tools/src/h5perf/pio_engine.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ do_pio(parameters param)
         if (((size_t)(snbytes / pio_mpi_nprocs_g) % buf_size) != 0) {
             HDfprintf(stderr,
                       "Dataset size/process (%" H5_PRINTF_LL_WIDTH "d) must be a multiple of the "
-                      "trasfer buffer size (%zu)\n",
+                      "transfer buffer size (%zu)\n",
                       (long long)(snbytes / pio_mpi_nprocs_g), buf_size);
             GOTOERROR(FAIL);
         }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ do_pio(parameters param)
         if (((size_t)snbytes % buf_size) != 0) {
             HDfprintf(stderr,
                       "Dataset side size (%" H5_PRINTF_LL_WIDTH "d) must be a multiple of the "
-                      "trasfer buffer size (%zu)\n",
+                      "transfer buffer size (%zu)\n",
                       (long long)snbytes, buf_size);
             GOTOERROR(FAIL);
         }
diff --git a/tools/src/h5perf/sio_engine.c b/tools/src/h5perf/sio_engine.c
index dc2c68e..dda5bd2 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5perf/sio_engine.c
+++ b/tools/src/h5perf/sio_engine.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ do_sio(parameters param, results *res)
         if ((param.dset_size[i] % param.buf_size[i]) != 0) {
             HDfprintf(stderr,
                       "Dataset size[%d] (%" H5_PRINTF_LL_WIDTH "d) must be a multiple of the "
-                      "trasfer buffer size[%d] (%zu)\n",
+                      "transfer buffer size[%d] (%zu)\n",
                       param.rank, (long long)param.dset_size[i], param.rank, param.buf_size[i]);
             GOTOERROR(FAIL);
         }
diff --git a/tools/src/h5perf/sio_perf.c b/tools/src/h5perf/sio_perf.c
index b2dd765..f299c04 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5perf/sio_perf.c
+++ b/tools/src/h5perf/sio_perf.c
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ usage(const char *prog)
     HDprintf("\n");
     HDprintf("      Example: 2K,2K,3K\n");
     HDprintf("\n");
-    HDprintf("      The example defines an object (dataset, tranfer buffer) with three\n");
+    HDprintf("      The example defines an object (dataset, transfer buffer) with three\n");
     HDprintf("      dimensions. Be aware that as the number of dimensions increases, the\n");
     HDprintf("      the total size of the object increases exponentially.\n");
     HDprintf("\n");
diff --git a/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack.h b/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack.h
index b242a71..65e5d40 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack.h
+++ b/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ typedef struct {
     int            grp_compact; /* Set the maximum number of links to store as header messages in the group */
     int            grp_indexed; /* Set the minimum number of links to store in the indexed format */
     int            msg_size[8]; /* Minimum size of shared messages: dataspace,
-                                   datatype, fill value, filter pipleline, attribute */
+                                   datatype, fill value, filter pipeline, attribute */
     const char *          ublock_filename; /* user block file name */
     hsize_t               ublock_size;     /* user block size */
     hsize_t               meta_block_size; /* metadata aggregation block size (for H5Pset_meta_block_size) */
diff --git a/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_copy.c b/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_copy.c
index 65843d4..772c3a7 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_copy.c
+++ b/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_copy.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ copy_objects(const char *fnamein, const char *fnameout, pack_opt_t *options)
     hid_t                 fcpl    = H5P_DEFAULT;     /* file creation property list ID */
     trav_table_t *        travt   = NULL;
     hsize_t               ub_size = 0;     /* size of user block */
-    H5F_fspace_strategy_t set_strategy;    /* Strategy to be set in outupt file */
+    H5F_fspace_strategy_t set_strategy;    /* Strategy to be set in output file */
     hbool_t               set_persist;     /* Persist free-space status to be set in output file */
     hsize_t               set_threshold;   /* Free-space section threshold to be set in output file */
     hsize_t               set_pagesize;    /* File space page size to be set in output file */
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ copy_objects(const char *fnamein, const char *fnameout, pack_opt_t *options)
                     H5TOOLS_GOTO_ERROR((-1), "H5Pset_shared_mesg_nindexes failed to set the number of shared "
                                              "object header message indexes");
 
-                /* msg_size[0]=dataspace, 1=datatype, 2=file value, 3=filter pipleline, 4=attribute */
+                /* msg_size[0]=dataspace, 1=datatype, 2=file value, 3=filter pipeline, 4=attribute */
                 for (i = 0; i < (nindex - 1); i++)
                     if (H5Pset_shared_mesg_index(fcpl, i, mesg_type_flags[i], min_mesg_sizes[i]) < 0)
                         H5TOOLS_GOTO_ERROR((-1), "H5Pset_shared_mesg_index failed to configure the specified "
@@ -402,18 +402,18 @@ done:
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Function: get_hyperslab
  *
- * Purpose: Calulate a hyperslab from a dataset for higher performance.
- *          The size of hyperslab is limitted by H5TOOLS_BUFSIZE.
- *          Return the hyperslab dimentions and size in byte.
+ * Purpose: Calculate a hyperslab from a dataset for higher performance.
+ *          The size of hyperslab is limited by H5TOOLS_BUFSIZE.
+ *          Return the hyperslab dimensions and size in byte.
  *
  * Return:  0 - SUCCEED, -1 FAILED
  *
  * Parameters:
  *   dcpl_id : [IN] dataset creation property.
  *   rank_dset : [IN] dataset rank
- *   dims_dset[] : [IN] dataset dimentions
+ *   dims_dset[] : [IN] dataset dimensions
  *   size_datum : [IN] size of a data element in byte
- *   dims_hslab[] : [OUT] calculated hyperslab dimentions
+ *   dims_hslab[] : [OUT] calculated hyperslab dimensions
  *   * hslab_nbytes_p : [OUT] total byte of the hyperslab
  *
  * Update:
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ done:
  *   3. If not chunked, each data element would be a unit of collection and
  *      the boundary would be dataset's dims.
  *
- *   The calulation starts from the last dimention (h5dump dims output).
+ *   The calculation starts from the last dimension (h5dump dims output).
  *-----------------------------------------*/
 
 int
@@ -442,8 +442,8 @@ get_hyperslab(hid_t dcpl_id, int rank_dset, const hsize_t dims_dset[], size_t si
     hsize_t      size_chunk = 1;
     hsize_t      nchunk_fit; /* number of chunks that fits in hyperslab buffer (H5TOOLS_BUFSIZE) */
     hsize_t      ndatum_fit; /* number of dataum that fits in hyperslab buffer (H5TOOLS_BUFSIZE) */
-    hsize_t      chunk_dims_map[H5S_MAX_RANK]; /* mapped chunk dimentions */
-    hsize_t      hs_dims_map[H5S_MAX_RANK];    /* mapped hyperslab dimentions */
+    hsize_t      chunk_dims_map[H5S_MAX_RANK]; /* mapped chunk dimensions */
+    hsize_t      hs_dims_map[H5S_MAX_RANK];    /* mapped hyperslab dimensions */
     hsize_t      hslab_nbytes;                 /* size of hyperslab in byte */
     int          ret_value = 0;
 
@@ -468,18 +468,18 @@ get_hyperslab(hid_t dcpl_id, int rank_dset, const hsize_t dims_dset[], size_t si
 
         /* 1. if a chunk fit in hyperslab buffer */
         if (nchunk_fit >= 1) {
-            /* Calulate a hyperslab that contains as many chunks that can fit
+            /* Calculate a hyperslab that contains as many chunks that can fit
              * in hyperslab buffer. Hyperslab will be increased starting from
-             * the last dimention of the dataset (see h5dump's dims output).
+             * the last dimension of the dataset (see h5dump's dims output).
              * The calculation boundary is dataset dims.
              * In the loop, used mapping from a datum to a chunk to figure out
              * chunk based hyperslab.
              */
             for (k = rank_dset; k > 0; --k) {
-                /* map dataset dimentions with a chunk dims */
+                /* map dataset dimensions with a chunk dims */
                 chunk_dims_map[k - 1] = dims_dset[k - 1] / dims_chunk[k - 1];
 
-                /* if reminder exist, increse by 1 to cover partial edge chunks */
+                /* if reminder exist, increase by 1 to cover partial edge chunks */
                 if (dims_dset[k - 1] % dims_chunk[k - 1] > 0)
                     chunk_dims_map[k - 1]++;
 
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ get_hyperslab(hid_t dcpl_id, int rank_dset, const hsize_t dims_dset[], size_t si
                 if (nchunk_fit == 0)
                     nchunk_fit = 1;
 
-                /* get hyperslab dimentions as unmapping to actual size */
+                /* get hyperslab dimensions as unmapping to actual size */
                 dims_hslab[k - 1] = MIN((hs_dims_map[k - 1] * dims_chunk[k - 1]), dims_dset[k - 1]);
 
                 /* calculate total size for the hyperslab */
@@ -501,9 +501,9 @@ get_hyperslab(hid_t dcpl_id, int rank_dset, const hsize_t dims_dset[], size_t si
         }
         /* 2. if a chunk is bigger than hyperslab buffer */
         else {
-            /* Calulate a hyperslab that contains as many data elements that
+            /* Calculate a hyperslab that contains as many data elements that
              * can fit in hyperslab buffer. Hyperslab will be increased
-             * starting from the last dimention of the chunk (see h5dump's dims
+             * starting from the last dimension of the chunk (see h5dump's dims
              * output).
              * The calculation boundary is a chunk dims.
              */
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ get_hyperslab(hid_t dcpl_id, int rank_dset, const hsize_t dims_dset[], size_t si
                 /* if a datum is bigger than rest of buffer */
                 if (ndatum_fit == 0)
                     ndatum_fit = 1;
-                /* get hyperslab dimentions within a chunk boundary */
+                /* get hyperslab dimensions within a chunk boundary */
                 dims_hslab[k - 1] = MIN(dims_chunk[k - 1], ndatum_fit);
 
                 /* calculate total size for the hyperslab */
@@ -526,9 +526,9 @@ get_hyperslab(hid_t dcpl_id, int rank_dset, const hsize_t dims_dset[], size_t si
     }
     /* 3. if dataset is not chunked */
     else {
-        /* Calulate a hyperslab that contains as many data elements that can
+        /* Calculate a hyperslab that contains as many data elements that can
          * fit in hyperslab buffer. Hyperslab will be increased starting from
-         * the last dimention of the dataset (see h5dump's dims output).
+         * the last dimension of the dataset (see h5dump's dims output).
          * The calculation boundary is dataset dims.
          */
         for (k = rank_dset; k > 0; --k) {
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ get_hyperslab(hid_t dcpl_id, int rank_dset, const hsize_t dims_dset[], size_t si
             /* if a datum is bigger than rest of buffer */
             if (ndatum_fit == 0)
                 ndatum_fit = 1;
-            /* get hyperslab dimentions within dataset boundary */
+            /* get hyperslab dimensions within dataset boundary */
             dims_hslab[k - 1] = MIN(dims_dset[k - 1], ndatum_fit);
 
             /* calculate total size for the hyperslab */
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ done:
  *  in (2) is that, when using the strip mine size, it assures that the "remaining" part
  *  of the dataset that does not fill an entire strip mine is processed.
  *
- *  1. figure out a hyperslab (dimentions) and size  (refer to get_hyperslab()).
+ *  1. figure out a hyperslab (dimensions) and size  (refer to get_hyperslab()).
  *  2. Calculate the hyperslab selections as the selection is moving forward.
  *     Selection would be same as the hyperslab except for the remaining edge portion
  *     of the dataset. The code take care of the remaining portion if exist.
@@ -1621,7 +1621,7 @@ copy_user_block(const char *infile, const char *outfile, hsize_t size)
 
     /* Copy the userblock from the input file to the output file */
     while (size > 0) {
-        ssize_t     nread, nbytes;             /* # of bytes transfered, etc. */
+        ssize_t     nread, nbytes;             /* # of bytes transferred, etc. */
         char        rbuf[USERBLOCK_XFER_SIZE]; /* Buffer for reading */
         const char *wbuf;                      /* Pointer into buffer, for writing */
 
diff --git a/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_filters.c b/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_filters.c
index 32476ce..76bac5e 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_filters.c
+++ b/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_filters.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ aux_assign_obj(const char * name,        /* object name from traverse list */
  *  do extra checking in the case of SZIP; delete all filters in the case
  *  of H5Z_FILTER_NONE present in the PACK_INFO_T filter array
  *
- * Return: 0 success, -1 an error occured
+ * Return: 0 success, -1 an error occurred
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ apply_filters(const char *   name,    /* object name from traverse list */
         H5TOOLS_GOTO_DONE(0);
 
     /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-     * initialize the assigment object
+     * initialize the assignment object
      *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      */
     init_packobject(&obj);
diff --git a/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_main.c b/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_main.c
index 98d2a73..87a83bc 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_main.c
+++ b/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_main.c
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ static struct long_options l_opts[] = {{"alignment", require_arg, 'a'},
                                        {"file", require_arg, 'e'},
                                        {"filter", require_arg, 'f'},
                                        {"help", no_arg, 'h'},
-                                       {"infile", require_arg, 'i'}, /* for backward compability */
+                                       {"infile", require_arg, 'i'}, /* for backward compatibility */
                                        {"low", require_arg, 'j'},
                                        {"high", require_arg, 'k'},
                                        {"layout", require_arg, 'l'},
                                        {"minimum", require_arg, 'm'},
                                        {"native", no_arg, 'n'},
-                                       {"outfile", require_arg, 'o'}, /* for backward compability */
+                                       {"outfile", require_arg, 'o'}, /* for backward compatibility */
                                        {"sort_by", require_arg, 'q'},
                                        {"ssize", require_arg, 's'},
                                        {"threshold", require_arg, 't'},
diff --git a/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_refs.c b/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_refs.c
index 6d62e52..3259b89 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_refs.c
+++ b/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_refs.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ copy_refs_attr(hid_t loc_in, hid_t loc_out, trav_table_t *travt, hid_t fidout) /
             }
             /* This line below needs to be moved in this loop instead of inserting outside. Otherwise,
                ref_comp_field_n may be >0 for the next attribute, which may not be
-               the reference type and will be accidently treated as the reference type.
+               the reference type and will be accidentally treated as the reference type.
                It will then cause the H5Acreate2 failed since that attribute is already created.
                KY 2020-02-07
             */
diff --git a/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_verify.c b/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_verify.c
index 0542d03..98883b2 100644
--- a/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_verify.c
+++ b/tools/src/h5repack/h5repack_verify.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ h5repack_cmp_pl(const char *fname1, hid_t fname1_fapl, const char *fname2, hid_t
         H5TOOLS_GOTO_ERROR((-1), "h5trav_gettable failed");
 
     /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-     * traverse the suppplied object list
+     * traverse the supplied object list
      *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      */
     for (i = 0; i < trav->nobjs; i++) {
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/h5copygentest.c b/tools/test/h5copy/h5copygentest.c
index 429ad42..2b40470 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5copy/h5copygentest.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/h5copygentest.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ gen_region_ref(hid_t loc_id)
         goto out;
     }
 
-    /* create normal dataset which is refered */
+    /* create normal dataset which is referred */
     oid2 = H5Dcreate2(loc_id, REG_REF_DS2, H5T_STD_I8LE, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     if (oid2 < 0) {
         HDfprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Dcreate2 failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
diff --git a/tools/test/h5copy/testh5copy.sh.in b/tools/test/h5copy/testh5copy.sh.in
index 79b6fd5..6349ef4 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5copy/testh5copy.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5copy/testh5copy.sh.in
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ test -d $TESTDIR || mkdir $TESTDIR
 
 # RUNSERIAL is used. Check if it can return exit code from executalbe correctly.
 if [ -n "$RUNSERIAL_NOEXITCODE" ]; then
-    echo "***Warning*** Serial Exit Code is not passed back to shell corretly."
+    echo "***Warning*** Serial Exit Code is not passed back to shell correctly."
     echo "***Warning*** Exit code checking is skipped."
     h5haveexitcode=no
 fi
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/h5diff_plugin.sh.in b/tools/test/h5diff/h5diff_plugin.sh.in
index 0ab169a..28f723e 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/h5diff_plugin.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/h5diff_plugin.sh.in
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ done
 
 # RUNSERIAL is used. Check if it can return exit code from executalbe correctly.
 if [ -n "$RUNSERIAL_NOEXITCODE" ]; then
-    echo "***Warning*** Serial Exit Code is not passed back to shell corretly."
+    echo "***Warning*** Serial Exit Code is not passed back to shell correctly."
     echo "***Warning*** Exit code checking is skipped."
     h5haveexitcode=no
 fi
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ TOOLTEST() {
     # don't add exit code check in pmode, as it causes failure. (exit code
     # is from mpirun not tool)
     # if any problem occurs relate to an exit code, it will be caught in
-    # serial mode, so the test is fullfilled.
+    # serial mode, so the test is fulfilled.
     if test $h5haveexitcode = 'yes' -a -z "$pmode"; then
       echo "EXIT CODE: $EXIT_CODE" >> $actual
     fi
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ TOOLTEST_ERR() {
     # don't add exit code check in pmode, as it causes failure. (exit code
     # is from mpirun not tool)
     # if any problem occurs relate to an exit code, it will be caught in
-    # serial mode, so the test is fullfilled.
+    # serial mode, so the test is fulfilled.
     if test $h5haveexitcode = 'yes' -a -z "$pmode"; then
       echo "EXIT CODE: $EXIT_CODE" >> $actual
     fi
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/h5diffgentest.c b/tools/test/h5diff/h5diffgentest.c
index f7e5c52..6abd265 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/h5diffgentest.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/h5diffgentest.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ size_t H5TOOLS_MALLOCSIZE = (128 * 1024 * 1024);
 #define EXCLUDE_FILE3_2 "h5diff_exclude3-2.h5"
 /* compound type with multiple vlen string types */
 #define COMP_VL_STRS_FILE "h5diff_comp_vl_strs.h5"
-/* attribute compre with verbose level */
+/* attribute compare with verbose level */
 #define ATTR_VERBOSE_LEVEL_FILE1 "h5diff_attr_v_level1.h5"
 #define ATTR_VERBOSE_LEVEL_FILE2 "h5diff_attr_v_level2.h5"
 /* file containing valid/invalid enum value mix */
@@ -2904,7 +2904,7 @@ test_group_recurse2(void)
      * FILE 2-3
      *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-    /* crate target file */
+    /* create target file */
     fileid4 = H5Fcreate(GRP_RECURSE2_EXT3, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------
@@ -2938,7 +2938,7 @@ test_group_recurse2(void)
      * FILE 2-2
      *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-    /* crate target file */
+    /* create target file */
     fileid3 = H5Fcreate(GRP_RECURSE2_EXT2, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------
@@ -2990,7 +2990,7 @@ test_group_recurse2(void)
      * FILE 2-1
      *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-    /* crate target file */
+    /* create target file */
     fileid2 = H5Fcreate(GRP_RECURSE2_EXT1, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------
@@ -4856,7 +4856,7 @@ test_data_nocomparables(const char *fname, int make_diffs)
     /* attr1 - non-compatible : different type */
     write_attr(did2, 1, dims1_1, "attr1", tid_attr1, attr_data_ptr2);
 
-    /* attr2 - non-compatible : same rank, different dimention */
+    /* attr2 - non-compatible : same rank, different dimension */
     write_attr(did2, 1, (hsize_t *)attr2_dim_ptr, "attr2", H5T_NATIVE_INT, data3);
 
     /* attr3 - non-compatible : different rank */
@@ -7905,7 +7905,7 @@ gen_datareg(hid_t fid, int make_diffs /* flag to modify data buffers */)
  * Function: test_hyperslab
  *
  * Purpose: test diff by hyperslabs. create a dataset with 1GB dimensions
- *  by iterating trough 1KB hyperslabs
+ *  by iterating through 1KB hyperslabs
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
diff --git a/tools/test/h5diff/testh5diff.sh.in b/tools/test/h5diff/testh5diff.sh.in
index bd27dd0..6871463 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5diff/testh5diff.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5diff/testh5diff.sh.in
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ done
 
 # RUNSERIAL is used. Check if it can return exit code from executalbe correctly.
 if [ -n "$RUNSERIAL_NOEXITCODE" ]; then
-    echo "***Warning*** Serial Exit Code is not passed back to shell corretly."
+    echo "***Warning*** Serial Exit Code is not passed back to shell correctly."
     echo "***Warning*** Exit code checking is skipped."
     h5haveexitcode=no
 fi
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ TOOLTEST() {
     # don't add exit code check in pmode, as it causes failure. (exit code
     # is from mpirun not tool)
     # if any problem occurs relate to an exit code, it will be caught in
-    # serial mode, so the test is fullfilled.
+    # serial mode, so the test is fulfilled.
     if test $h5haveexitcode = 'yes' -a -z "$pmode"; then
       echo "EXIT CODE: $EXIT_CODE" >> $actual
     fi
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ TOOLTEST h5diff_207.txt -c h5diff_basic2.h5 h5diff_basic2.h5 g2/dset8  g2/dset9
 TOOLTEST h5diff_208.txt -c h5diff_dset_zero_dim_size1.h5 h5diff_dset_zero_dim_size2.h5
 
 # non-comparable dataset with comparable attribute, and other comparable datasets.
-# Also test non-compatible attributes with different type, dimention, rank.
+# Also test non-compatible attributes with different type, dimension, rank.
 # All the comparables should display differences.
 TOOLTEST h5diff_220.txt -c non_comparables1.h5 non_comparables2.h5 /g1
 
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ TOOLTEST h5diff_474.txt -v h5diff_danglelinks1.h5 h5diff_danglelinks2.h5 /ext_li
 TOOLTEST h5diff_475.txt -v h5diff_danglelinks1.h5 h5diff_danglelinks2.h5 /ext_link1
 
 # ##############################################################################
-# # test for group diff recursivly
+# # test for group diff recursively
 # ##############################################################################
 # root
 TOOLTEST h5diff_500.txt -v h5diff_grp_recurse1.h5 h5diff_grp_recurse2.h5 / /
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/h5dumpgentest.c b/tools/test/h5dump/h5dumpgentest.c
index 261fb09..e271511 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/h5dumpgentest.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/h5dumpgentest.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ typedef struct s1_t {
 #define ARRAY3_DIM2 3
 
 /* VL string datatype name */
-/* TODO remove complier error not used, remove the link when everything is OK */
+/* TODO remove compiler error not used, remove the link when everything is OK */
 /* #define VLSTR_TYPE      "vl_string_type" */
 
 /* "File 41" macros */
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ gent_compound_dt(void)
     H5Dclose(dataset);
     H5Gclose(group);
 
-    /* unamed data type */
+    /* unnamed data type */
     group = H5Gcreate2(fid, "/group2", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
 
     type = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(dset5_t));
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ gent_compound_dt2(void)
     H5Dclose(dataset);
     H5Gclose(group);
 
-    /* unamed data type */
+    /* unnamed data type */
     group = H5Gcreate2(fid, "/group2", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
 
     type = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(dset5_t));
@@ -1522,11 +1522,11 @@ gent_loop2(void)
 
     fid = H5Fcreate(FILE11, H5F_ACC_TRUNC, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
 
-    /* create group object g1 and implcit path from root object */
+    /* create group object g1 and implicit path from root object */
     group = H5Gcreate2(fid, "/g1", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     H5Gclose(group);
 
-    /* create group object g2 and implcit path from root object */
+    /* create group object g2 and implicit path from root object */
     group = H5Gcreate2(fid, "/g2", H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     H5Gclose(group);
 
@@ -2468,7 +2468,7 @@ gent_attrreg(void)
 static void
 gent_nestcomp(void)
 {
-    /* Compound memeber of the compound datatype*/
+    /* Compound member of the compound datatype*/
     typedef struct cmp_t {
         char  a;
         float b[2];
@@ -2541,7 +2541,7 @@ gent_nestcomp(void)
     H5Tinsert(s2_tid, "c_name", HOFFSET(s2_t, c), H5T_NATIVE_DOUBLE);
     H5Tinsert(s2_tid, "b_name", HOFFSET(s2_t, b), H5T_NATIVE_FLOAT);
 
-    /* Insert compound memeber created above */
+    /* Insert compound member created above */
     H5Tinsert(s2_tid, "d_name", HOFFSET(s2_t, d), cmp_tid);
 
     /*
@@ -5218,7 +5218,7 @@ gent_named_dtype_attr(void)
     sid = H5Screate(H5S_SCALAR);
     HDassert(sid > 0);
 
-    /* Create attribute on commited datatype */
+    /* Create attribute on committed datatype */
     aid = H5Acreate2(tid, F42_ATTRNAME, H5T_STD_I32LE, sid, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     HDassert(aid > 0);
 
@@ -5735,7 +5735,7 @@ gent_filters(void)
     HDassert(ret >= 0);
 
     if (supports_comments) {
-        ret = H5Oset_comment_by_name(fid, "mytype", "This is a commited datatype", H5P_DEFAULT);
+        ret = H5Oset_comment_by_name(fid, "mytype", "This is a committed datatype", H5P_DEFAULT);
         HDassert(ret >= 0);
     }
 
@@ -6803,7 +6803,7 @@ gent_attr_creation_order(void)
         goto out;
 
     /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-     * create a dataset with creation order tracked for attributes and atributes in it
+     * create a dataset with creation order tracked for attributes and attributes in it
      *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      */
 
@@ -6827,7 +6827,7 @@ gent_attr_creation_order(void)
     did = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 
     /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-     * create a dataset without creation order tracked for attributes and atributes in it
+     * create a dataset without creation order tracked for attributes and attributes in it
      *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      */
 
@@ -6851,7 +6851,7 @@ gent_attr_creation_order(void)
     did = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 
     /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-     * create a group with creation order tracked for attributes and atributes in it
+     * create a group with creation order tracked for attributes and attributes in it
      *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      */
 
@@ -6874,7 +6874,7 @@ gent_attr_creation_order(void)
     gid = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 
     /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-     * create a group without creation order tracked for attributes and atributes in it
+     * create a group without creation order tracked for attributes and attributes in it
      *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      */
 
@@ -6897,7 +6897,7 @@ gent_attr_creation_order(void)
     gid = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 
     /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-     * create a named datatype with creation order tracked for attributes and atributes in it
+     * create a named datatype with creation order tracked for attributes and attributes in it
      *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      */
 
@@ -6923,7 +6923,7 @@ gent_attr_creation_order(void)
     tid = H5I_INVALID_HID;
 
     /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-     * create a named datatype without creation order tracked for attributes and atributes in it
+     * create a named datatype without creation order tracked for attributes and attributes in it
      *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      */
 
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/testh5dump.sh.in b/tools/test/h5dump/testh5dump.sh.in
index 9464302..f9f3734 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/testh5dump.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/testh5dump.sh.in
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ TOOLTEST tcomp-1.ddl --enable-error-stack tcompound.h5
 # test for named data types
 TOOLTEST tcomp-2.ddl --enable-error-stack -t /type1 --datatype /type2 --datatype=/group1/type3 tcompound.h5
 TOOLTEST tcomp-2.ddl --enable-error-stack -N /type1 --any_path /type2 --any_path=/group1/type3 tcompound.h5
-# test for unamed type
+# test for unnamed type
 TOOLTEST4 tcomp-3.ddl --enable-error-stack -t /#6632 -g /group2 tcompound.h5
 # test complicated compound datatype
 TOOLTEST tcomp-4.ddl --enable-error-stack tcompound_complex.h5
diff --git a/tools/test/h5dump/testh5dumppbits.sh.in b/tools/test/h5dump/testh5dumppbits.sh.in
index 6689749..eaf91fd 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5dump/testh5dumppbits.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5dump/testh5dumppbits.sh.in
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ TOOLTEST tnofilename-with-packed-bits.ddl --enable-error-stack
 # Limits:
 # Maximum number of packed bits is 8 (for now).
 # Maximum integer size is 64 (for now).
-# Maximun Offset is 63 (Maximum size - 1).
+# Maximum Offset is 63 (Maximum size - 1).
 # Maximum Offset+Length is 64 (Maximum size).
 # Tests:
 # Normal operation on both signed and unsigned int datasets.
diff --git a/tools/test/h5format_convert/h5fc_gentest.c b/tools/test/h5format_convert/h5fc_gentest.c
index 09cca45..ccb64b5 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5format_convert/h5fc_gentest.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5format_convert/h5fc_gentest.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ error:
 /*
  * Function: gen_err_level()
  *
- * Generate a file to test the situtation described in HDFFV-9434:
+ * Generate a file to test the situation described in HDFFV-9434:
  *    Exceed the limit of v1-btree level
  *
  *    Create a file with H5Pset_istore_k(fcpl, 1).
diff --git a/tools/test/h5format_convert/testh5fc.sh.in b/tools/test/h5format_convert/testh5fc.sh.in
index 762f43d..df083d1 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5format_convert/testh5fc.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5format_convert/testh5fc.sh.in
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ TOOLTEST_MASK_OUT() {
     $RM $actual $actual_err $actual_sav $actual_err_sav
     fi
 }
-# Same as TOOLTEST_OUT except only compares error outout
+# Same as TOOLTEST_OUT except only compares error output
 TOOLTEST_ERR() {
     # Prepare expected and actual output
     expect="$TESTDIR/$1"
diff --git a/tools/test/h5jam/testh5jam.sh.in b/tools/test/h5jam/testh5jam.sh.in
index caa3416..191fef0 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5jam/testh5jam.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5jam/testh5jam.sh.in
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ CHECK_NOUB() {
 #  JAMTEST user_block file.h5 [--clobber] [ofile.h5]
 #
 #    Test the 'jam' tool:
-#      1. figure out the input and output, and the comparision
+#      1. figure out the input and output, and the comparison
 #         that will be done.
 #      2. call 'jam' with the appropriate arguments
 #      3. check the user block is correct in the output (Check_UB)
diff --git a/tools/test/h5ls/h5ls_plugin.sh.in b/tools/test/h5ls/h5ls_plugin.sh.in
index 29e982d..0077b07 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5ls/h5ls_plugin.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5ls/h5ls_plugin.sh.in
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ VERIFY() {
 # the `nerrors' global variable and (if $verbose is set) display up to $NLINS
 # lines of the actual output from the tool test.  The actual output is not
 # removed if $HDF5_NOCLEANUP has a non-zero value.
-# Arguemnts:
+# Arguments:
 # $1 -- actual output filename to use
 # $2 and on -- argument for the h5ls tool
 TOOLTEST() {
diff --git a/tools/test/h5ls/testh5ls.sh.in b/tools/test/h5ls/testh5ls.sh.in
index ee0dad7..36583da 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5ls/testh5ls.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5ls/testh5ls.sh.in
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ $SRC_H5LS_TESTFILES/tdset_idx.ls
 
 # RUNSERIAL is used. Check if it can return exit code from executalbe correctly.
 if [ -n "$RUNSERIAL_NOEXITCODE" ]; then
-    echo "***Warning*** Serial Exit Code is not passed back to shell corretly."
+    echo "***Warning*** Serial Exit Code is not passed back to shell correctly."
     echo "***Warning*** Exit code checking is skipped."
     h5haveexitcode=no
 fi
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ TESTING() {
 # the `nerrors' global variable and (if $verbose is set) display up to $NLINS
 # lines of the actual output from the tool test.  The actual output is not
 # removed if $HDF5_NOCLEANUP has a non-zero value.
-# Arguemnts:
+# Arguments:
 # $1 -- actual output filename to use
 # $2 and on -- argument for the h5ls tool
 TOOLTEST() {
diff --git a/tools/test/h5ls/testh5lsvds.sh.in b/tools/test/h5ls/testh5lsvds.sh.in
index 4814f85..ab2d137 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5ls/testh5lsvds.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5ls/testh5lsvds.sh.in
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ $SRC_H5LS_TESTFILES/vds/tvds-5.ls
 
 # RUNSERIAL is used. Check if it can return exit code from executalbe correctly.
 if [ -n "$RUNSERIAL_NOEXITCODE" ]; then
-    echo "***Warning*** Serial Exit Code is not passed back to shell corretly."
+    echo "***Warning*** Serial Exit Code is not passed back to shell correctly."
     echo "***Warning*** Exit code checking is skipped."
     h5haveexitcode=no
 fi
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ TESTING() {
 # the `nerrors' global variable and (if $verbose is set) display up to $NLINS
 # lines of the actual output from the tool test.  The actual output is not
 # removed if $HDF5_NOCLEANUP has a non-zero value.
-# Arguemnts:
+# Arguments:
 # $1 -- actual output filename to use
 # $2 and on -- argument for the h5ls tool
 TOOLTEST() {
diff --git a/tools/test/h5repack/dynlib_rpk.c b/tools/test/h5repack/dynlib_rpk.c
index b228344..bef032a 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5repack/dynlib_rpk.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5repack/dynlib_rpk.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ H5Z_filter_dynlib1(unsigned int flags, size_t cd_nelmts, const unsigned int *cd_
     add_on = (int)cd_values[0];
 
     if (flags & H5Z_FLAG_REVERSE) { /*read*/
-        /* Substract the "add on" value to all the data values */
+        /* Subtract the "add on" value to all the data values */
         while (buf_left > 0) {
             *int_ptr++ -= add_on;
             buf_left -= sizeof(int);
diff --git a/tools/test/h5repack/dynlib_vrpk.c b/tools/test/h5repack/dynlib_vrpk.c
index 5eac4f2..a45de65 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5repack/dynlib_vrpk.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5repack/dynlib_vrpk.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ H5Z_filter_dynlib4(unsigned int flags, size_t cd_nelmts, const unsigned int *cd_
     add_on = (int)cd_values[0];
 
     if (flags & H5Z_FLAG_REVERSE) { /*read*/
-        /* Substract the "add on" value to all the data values */
+        /* Subtract the "add on" value to all the data values */
         while (buf_left > 0) {
             *int_ptr++ -= add_on;
             buf_left -= sizeof(int);
diff --git a/tools/test/h5repack/h5repack.sh.in b/tools/test/h5repack/h5repack.sh.in
index 1e54670..a241ea8 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5repack/h5repack.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5repack/h5repack.sh.in
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ VERIFY_LAYOUT_ALL()
 
     #---------------------------------
     # check the layout from a dataset
-    # check if the other layouts still exsit
+    # check if the other layouts still exist
     VERIFY  "layouts"
     (
         cd $TESTDIR
@@ -1713,10 +1713,10 @@ TOOLTEST1 family tfamily%05d.h5
 TOOLTEST bug1814 h5repack_refs.h5
 
 # test attribute with various references (bug1797 / HDFFV-5932)
-# the references in attribute of compund or vlen datatype
+# the references in attribute of compound or vlen datatype
 TOOLTEST HDFFV-5932 h5repack_attr_refs.h5
 
-# Add test for memory leak in attirbute. This test is verified by CTEST.
+# Add test for memory leak in attribute. This test is verified by CTEST.
 # 1. leak from vlen string
 # 2. leak from compound type without reference member
 # (HDFFV-7840, )
diff --git a/tools/test/h5repack/h5repackgentest.c b/tools/test/h5repack/h5repackgentest.c
index a22af3d..c025891 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5repack/h5repackgentest.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5repack/h5repackgentest.c
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
  * There is no restriction on the name, number, or structure of datasets and
  * groups in HDF5 file.
  *
- * The inluded datatypes should be more than adequate to verify the correctness
+ * The included datatypes should be more than adequate to verify the correctness
  * of the behavior -- if one type can be consolidated from external storage,
- * then thay all can.
+ * then they all can.
  */
 
 #include "hdf5.h"
diff --git a/tools/test/h5repack/h5repacktst.c b/tools/test/h5repack/h5repacktst.c
index 1627b1b..4b8ba56 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5repack/h5repacktst.c
+++ b/tools/test/h5repack/h5repacktst.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ main(void)
     SKIPPED();
 #endif
 
-    TESTING("    addding shuffle filter");
+    TESTING("    adding shuffle filter");
 
     /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      * test an individual object option
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ main(void)
      *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      */
 
-    TESTING("    addding shuffle filter to all");
+    TESTING("    adding shuffle filter to all");
 
     if (h5repack_init(&pack_options, 0, FALSE) < 0)
         GOERROR;
@@ -1592,17 +1592,17 @@ main(void)
 #endif
 
     /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-     * test file with aligment
+     * test file with alignment
      *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
      */
-    TESTING("    file with aligment");
+    TESTING("    file with alignment");
 
 #ifdef H5_HAVE_FILTER_DEFLATE
 
     if (h5repack_init(&pack_options, 0, FALSE) < 0)
         GOERROR;
 
-    /* add the options for aligment */
+    /* add the options for alignment */
     pack_options.alignment = 1;
     pack_options.threshold = 1;
 
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ main(void)
     if (h5repack_verify(FNAME8, FNAME8OUT, &pack_options) <= 0)
         GOERROR;
 
-    /* verify aligment */
+    /* verify alignment */
     {
         hsize_t threshold;
         hsize_t alignment;
@@ -6244,7 +6244,7 @@ gen_refered_objs(hid_t loc_id)
         goto out;
     }
 
-    /* create normal dataset which is refered */
+    /* create normal dataset which is referred */
     did2 = H5Dcreate2(loc_id, NAME_OBJ_DS2, H5T_STD_I8LE, sid2, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT);
     if (did2 < 0) {
         HDfprintf(stderr, "Error: %s %d> H5Dcreate2 failed.\n", FUNC, __LINE__);
@@ -6284,7 +6284,7 @@ out:
  *  Generate object references to objects (dataset,group and named datatype)
  *
  * Note:
- *  copied from h5copygentest.c and upate to create named datatype
+ *  copied from h5copygentest.c and update to create named datatype
  *
  * Programmer: Jonathan Kim (March 18, 2010)
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/tools/test/h5repack/testfiles/README b/tools/test/h5repack/testfiles/README
index 4096dee..4cb66f4 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5repack/testfiles/README
+++ b/tools/test/h5repack/testfiles/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 h5repack_nested_8bit_enum_deflated.h5:
 h5repack_nested_8bit_enum.h5:
-    enuberated 8bit type nested in compount type.  Original file provided
+    enuberated 8bit type nested in compound type.  Original file provided
     by a user (HDFFV-8667) as a test file. Used h5copy to extract only the
     Compound type dataset. The non-deflated version is produced by h5repack.
diff --git a/tools/test/h5stat/testh5stat.sh.in b/tools/test/h5stat/testh5stat.sh.in
index 647f06a..1b4e504 100644
--- a/tools/test/h5stat/testh5stat.sh.in
+++ b/tools/test/h5stat/testh5stat.sh.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #
 # Tests for the h5stat tool
 #
-# Modifcations:
+# Modifications:
 #     Vailin Choi; July 2013
 #     Add tests for -l, -m, -a options
 #
diff --git a/tools/test/misc/h5clear_gentest.c b/tools/test/misc/h5clear_gentest.c
index 999611a..04a2379 100644
--- a/tools/test/misc/h5clear_gentest.c
+++ b/tools/test/misc/h5clear_gentest.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 /* The HDF5 test files */
 const char *FILENAME[] = {
     "h5clear_sec2_v3.h5", /* 0 -- sec2 file with superblock version 3 */
-    "h5clear_log_v3.h5",  /* 1 -- log file with superblock veresion 3 */
+    "h5clear_log_v3.h5",  /* 1 -- log file with superblock version 3 */
     "h5clear_sec2_v0.h5", /* 2 -- sec2 file with superblock version 0 */
     "h5clear_sec2_v2.h5"  /* 3 -- sec2 file with superblock version 2 */
 };
diff --git a/tools/test/misc/h5perf_gentest.c b/tools/test/misc/h5perf_gentest.c
index 332e49c..248fd92 100644
--- a/tools/test/misc/h5perf_gentest.c
+++ b/tools/test/misc/h5perf_gentest.c
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ create_perf_test_file(const char *fname, int ngrps, int ndsets, int nattrs, hsiz
     buf_vlen_s     = (char **)calloc(dim0, sizeof(char *));
     buf_str        = malloc(dim0 * sizeof(*buf_str));
 
-    /* allocate array of doulbe pointers */
+    /* allocate array of double pointers */
     buf_double2d = (double **)calloc(dims2d[0], sizeof(double *));
-    /* allocate a contigous chunk of memory for the data */
+    /* allocate a contiguous chunk of memory for the data */
     buf_double2d[0] = (double *)calloc(dims2d[0] * dims2d[1], sizeof(double));
     /* assign memory city to pointer array */
     for (i = 1; i < dims2d[0]; i++)
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ create_perf_test_file(const char *fname, int ngrps, int ndsets, int nattrs, hsiz
         H5Dclose(did);
 
         /* 6 add compound data */
-        HDsprintf(name, "%05d compund data", j);
+        HDsprintf(name, "%05d compound data", j);
         did = H5Dcreate(gid1, name, cmp_tid, sid_1d, H5P_DEFAULT, dcpl, H5P_DEFAULT);
         H5Dwrite(did, cmp_tid, H5S_ALL, H5S_ALL, H5P_DEFAULT, buf_comp);
         if (!j)
diff --git a/tools/test/perform/direct_write_perf.c b/tools/test/perform/direct_write_perf.c
index 762cd61..6fd9688 100644
--- a/tools/test/perform/direct_write_perf.c
+++ b/tools/test/perform/direct_write_perf.c
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ test_unix_write(void)
             TEST_ERROR;
         }
         else if (op_size == 0) {
-            printf(" unable to write sufficent data to file because %s \n", strerror(errno));
+            printf(" unable to write sufficient data to file because %s \n", strerror(errno));
             TEST_ERROR;
         }
     }
diff --git a/tools/test/perform/zip_perf.c b/tools/test/perform/zip_perf.c
index 4c7da15..040e774 100644
--- a/tools/test/perform/zip_perf.c
+++ b/tools/test/perform/zip_perf.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ usage(void)
     HDfprintf(stdout, "                                data you want [default: 0]");
     HDfprintf(stdout, "     -s S, --file-size=S        Maximum size of uncompressed file [default: 64M]\n");
     HDfprintf(stdout, "     -B S, --max-buffer_size=S  Maximum size of buffer [default: 1M]\n");
-    HDfprintf(stdout, "     -b S, --min-buffer_size=S  Minumum size of buffer [default: 128K]\n");
+    HDfprintf(stdout, "     -b S, --min-buffer_size=S  Minimum size of buffer [default: 128K]\n");
     HDfprintf(stdout, "     -p D, --prefix=D           The directory prefix to place the file\n");
     HDfprintf(stdout, "     -r, --random-test          Use random data to write to the file\n");
     HDfprintf(stdout, "                                [default: no]\n");