13 files changed, 13 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/man7/boot.7 b/man7/boot.7
index b1a863b7f6..95391ae4b1 100644
--- a/man7/boot.7
+++ b/man7/boot.7
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH BOOT 7 2010-09-19 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-boot-scripts \- General description of boot sequence
+boot-scripts \- general description of boot sequence
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .LP
 The boot sequence varies in details among systems
diff --git a/man7/bootparam.7 b/man7/bootparam.7
index c571894d58..1ca4ea80e7 100644
--- a/man7/bootparam.7
+++ b/man7/bootparam.7
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH BOOTPARAM 7 2007-12-16 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-bootparam \- Introduction to boot time parameters of the Linux kernel
+bootparam \- introduction to boot time parameters of the Linux kernel
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The Linux kernel accepts certain 'command-line options' or 'boot time
 parameters' at the moment it is started.
diff --git a/man7/futex.7 b/man7/futex.7
index dd8d20b2a0..98953572ff 100644
--- a/man7/futex.7
+++ b/man7/futex.7
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 .\" etc. to Steve Cheng <steve@ggi-project.org>.
 .TH FUTEX 7 2012-08-05 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-futex \- Fast User-Space Locking
+futex \- fast user-space locking
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <linux/futex.h>
diff --git a/man7/glob.7 b/man7/glob.7
index f809e177fa..eb2903b414 100644
--- a/man7/glob.7
+++ b/man7/glob.7
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH GLOB 7 2012-07-28 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-glob \- Globbing pathnames
+glob \- globbing pathnames
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Long ago, in UNIX V6, there was a program
 .I /etc/glob
diff --git a/man7/hier.7 b/man7/hier.7
index 08bbea2ac3..43c7564d9c 100644
--- a/man7/hier.7
+++ b/man7/hier.7
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\" Modified Fri Sep  7 20:32:45 2001 by Tammy Fox <tfox@redhat.com>
 .TH HIER 7 2012-08-05 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-hier \- Description of the file system hierarchy
+hier \- description of the file system hierarchy
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 A typical Linux system has, among others, the following directories:
 .TP
diff --git a/man7/intro.7 b/man7/intro.7
index 81c5207ba9..bb159997d4 100644
--- a/man7/intro.7
+++ b/man7/intro.7
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\" Modified Sat Jul 24 17:28:08 1993 by Rik Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu)
 .TH INTRO 7  2007-10-23 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-intro \- Introduction to overview, conventions, and miscellany section
+intro \- introduction to overview, conventions, and miscellany section
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Section 7 of the manual provides overviews on various topics, and
 describes conventions and protocols,
diff --git a/man7/libc.7 b/man7/libc.7
index 15ecbf25d8..9786e1731d 100644
--- a/man7/libc.7
+++ b/man7/libc.7
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH LIBC 7 2012-08-05 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-libc \- Overview of standard C libraries on Linux
+libc \- overview of standard C libraries on Linux
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The term "libc" is commonly used as a shorthand for
 the "standard C library",
diff --git a/man7/locale.7 b/man7/locale.7
index c6098c2f0f..a0a4248c04 100644
--- a/man7/locale.7
+++ b/man7/locale.7
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\" see http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=174
 .TH LOCALE 7  2008-12-05 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-locale \- Description of multilanguage support
+locale \- description of multilanguage support
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <locale.h>
diff --git a/man7/mq_overview.7 b/man7/mq_overview.7
index 3d71efb3a5..21130542f8 100644
--- a/man7/mq_overview.7
+++ b/man7/mq_overview.7
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH MQ_OVERVIEW 7 2009-09-27 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-mq_overview \- Overview of POSIX message queues
+mq_overview \- overview of POSIX message queues
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 POSIX message queues allow processes to exchange data in
 the form of messages.
diff --git a/man7/netlink.7 b/man7/netlink.7
index 3d499e34fe..a5def9a330 100644
--- a/man7/netlink.7
+++ b/man7/netlink.7
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 .\" $Id: netlink.7,v 1.8 2000/06/22 13:23:00 ak Exp $
 .TH NETLINK  7 2012-08-05 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-netlink \- Communication between kernel and user space (AF_NETLINK)
+netlink \- communication between kernel and user space (AF_NETLINK)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <asm/types.h>
diff --git a/man7/sem_overview.7 b/man7/sem_overview.7
index 55de85fa98..42a9483ba0 100644
--- a/man7/sem_overview.7
+++ b/man7/sem_overview.7
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH SEM_OVERVIEW 7 2012-05-13 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-sem_overview \- Overview of POSIX semaphores
+sem_overview \- overview of POSIX semaphores
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 POSIX semaphores allow processes and threads to synchronize their actions.
 
diff --git a/man7/shm_overview.7 b/man7/shm_overview.7
index b6b709631a..10c4c00647 100644
--- a/man7/shm_overview.7
+++ b/man7/shm_overview.7
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH SHM_OVERVIEW 7 2010-09-10 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-shm_overview \- Overview of POSIX shared memory
+shm_overview \- overview of POSIX shared memory
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The POSIX shared memory API allows processes to communicate information
 by sharing a region of memory.
diff --git a/man7/unix.7 b/man7/unix.7
index 366f34473e..ddea9fd0b5 100644
--- a/man7/unix.7
+++ b/man7/unix.7
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 .\"
 .TH UNIX  7 2012-05-10 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-unix \- Sockets for local
-interprocess communication
+unix \- sockets for local interprocess communication
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B #include <sys/socket.h>
 .br