doc: add missing periods or colons

Some other formatting nits were fixed
and some superfluous descriptions were simplified in passing.

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/20401
Reviewed-By: Ruben Bridgewater <ruben@bridgewater.de>
Reviewed-By: Gireesh Punathil <gpunathi@in.ibm.com>
Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>

doc/api/buffer.md

@@ -2458,7 +2458,7 @@ added: v3.0.0
 
 * {integer} The largest size allowed for a single `Buffer` instance.
 
-An alias for [`buffer.constants.MAX_LENGTH`][]
+An alias for [`buffer.constants.MAX_LENGTH`][].
 
 Note that this is a property on the `buffer` module returned by
 `require('buffer')`, not on the `Buffer` global or a `Buffer` instance.

doc/api/child_process.md

@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ child registers an event handler for the [`'disconnect'`][] event
 or the [`'message'`][] event. This allows the child to exit
 normally without the process being held open by the open IPC channel.*
 
-See also: [`child_process.exec()`][] and [`child_process.fork()`][]
+See also: [`child_process.exec()`][] and [`child_process.fork()`][].
 
 ## Synchronous Process Creation
 
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ process has exited.*
 
 If the process times out or has a non-zero exit code, this method ***will***
 throw. The [`Error`][] object will contain the entire result from
-[`child_process.spawnSync()`][]
+[`child_process.spawnSync()`][].
 
 **Never pass unsanitized user input to this function. Any input containing shell
 metacharacters may be used to trigger arbitrary command execution.**
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ does not indicate that the child process has been terminated.
 added: v0.1.90
 -->
 
-* {number} Integer
+* {integer}
 
 Returns the process identifier (PID) of the child process.
 

doc/api/cli.md

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ added: v6.0.0
 -->
 
 Enable FIPS-compliant crypto at startup. (Requires Node.js to be built with
-`./configure --openssl-fips`)
+`./configure --openssl-fips`.)
 
 ### `--experimental-modules`
 <!-- YAML
@@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ added: v6.0.0
 -->
 
 Force FIPS-compliant crypto on startup. (Cannot be disabled from script code.)
-(Same requirements as `--enable-fips`)
+(Same requirements as `--enable-fips`.)
 
 ### `--icu-data-dir=file`
 <!-- YAML
 added: v0.11.15
 -->
 
-Specify ICU data load path. (overrides `NODE_ICU_DATA`)
+Specify ICU data load path. (Overrides `NODE_ICU_DATA`.)
 
 ### `--inspect-brk[=[host:]port]`
 <!-- YAML
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ Throw errors for deprecations.
 added: v4.0.0
 -->
 
-Specify an alternative default TLS cipher list. (Requires Node.js to be built
+Specify an alternative default TLS cipher list. Requires Node.js to be built
-with crypto support. (Default))
+with crypto support (default).
 
 ### `--trace-deprecation`
 <!-- YAML

doc/api/cluster.md

@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ Each new worker is given its own unique id, this id is stored in the
 `id`.
 
 While a worker is alive, this is the key that indexes it in
-cluster.workers
+`cluster.workers`.
 
 ### worker.isConnected()
 <!-- YAML
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ All workers are created using [`child_process.fork()`][], the returned object
 from this function is stored as `.process`. In a worker, the global `process`
 is stored.
 
-See: [Child Process module][]
+See: [Child Process module][].
 
 Note that workers will call `process.exit(0)` if the `'disconnect'` event occurs
 on `process` and `.exitedAfterDisconnect` is not `true`. This protects against
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ changes:
     description: The `stdio` option is supported now.
 -->
 
-* `settings` {Object} see [`cluster.settings`][]
+* `settings` {Object} See [`cluster.settings`][].
 
 `setupMaster` is used to change the default 'fork' behavior. Once called,
 the settings will be present in `cluster.settings`.

doc/api/console.md

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ changes:
     Setting to `true` enables coloring while inspecting values, setting to
     `'auto'` will make color support depend on the value of the `isTTY` property
     and the value returned by `getColorDepth()` on the respective stream.
-    **Default:** `'auto'`
+    **Default:** `'auto'`.
 
 Creates a new `Console` with one or two writable stream instances. `stdout` is a
 writable stream to print log or info output. `stderr` is used for warning or

doc/api/deprecations.md

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ explicitly via error event handlers set on the domain instead.
 Type: End-of-Life
 
 Calling an asynchronous function without a callback throws a `TypeError`
-v10.0.0 onwards. Refer: [PR 12562](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562)
+v10.0.0 onwards. Refer: [PR 12562](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/12562).
 
 <a id="DEP0014"></a>
 ### DEP0014: fs.read legacy String interface

doc/api/dgram.md

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ properties.
 added: v0.1.99
 -->
 
-* `port` {number} Integer.
+* `port` {integer}
 * `address` {string}
 * `callback` {Function} with no parameters. Called when binding is complete.
 
@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@ changes:
 -->
 
 * `msg` {Buffer|Uint8Array|string|Array} Message to be sent.
-* `offset` {number} Integer. Offset in the buffer where the message starts.
+* `offset` {integer} Offset in the buffer where the message starts.
-* `length` {number} Integer. Number of bytes in the message.
+* `length` {integer} Number of bytes in the message.
-* `port` {number} Integer. Destination port.
+* `port` {integer} Destination port.
 * `address` {string} Destination hostname or IP address.
 * `callback` {Function} Called when the message has been sent.
 
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ multicast packets will also be received on the local interface.
 added: v0.3.8
 -->
 
-* `ttl` {number} Integer.
+* `ttl` {integer}
 
 Sets the `IP_MULTICAST_TTL` socket option. While TTL generally stands for
 "Time to Live", in this context it specifies the number of IP hops that a
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ between 0 and 255. The default on most systems is `1` but can vary.
 added: v8.7.0
 -->
 
-* `size` {number} Integer
+* `size` {integer}
 
 Sets the `SO_RCVBUF` socket option. Sets the maximum socket receive buffer
 in bytes.
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ in bytes.
 added: v8.7.0
 -->
 
-* `size` {number} Integer
+* `size` {integer}
 
 Sets the `SO_SNDBUF` socket option. Sets the maximum socket send buffer
 in bytes.
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ in bytes.
 added: v0.1.101
 -->
 
-* `ttl` {number} Integer.
+* `ttl` {integer}
 
 Sets the `IP_TTL` socket option. While TTL generally stands for "Time to Live",
 in this context it specifies the number of IP hops that a packet is allowed to

doc/api/errors.md

@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ entry types were found.
 <a id="ERR_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE"></a>
 ### ERR_VALUE_OUT_OF_RANGE
 
-Superseded by `ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE`
+Superseded by `ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE`.
 
 <a id="ERR_VM_MODULE_ALREADY_LINKED"></a>
 ### ERR_VM_MODULE_ALREADY_LINKED

doc/api/fs.md

@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ added: v0.1.10
 
 Returns `true` if the `fs.Stats` object describes a symbolic link.
 
-This method is only valid when using [`fs.lstat()`][]
+This method is only valid when using [`fs.lstat()`][].
 
 ### stats.dev
 
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ changes:
 Asynchronously changes the permissions of a file. No arguments other than a
 possible exception are given to the completion callback.
 
-See also: chmod(2)
+See also: chmod(2).
 
 ### File modes
 
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ changes:
 Synchronously changes the permissions of a file. Returns `undefined`.
 This is the synchronous version of [`fs.chmod()`][].
 
-See also: chmod(2)
+See also: chmod(2).
 
 ## fs.chown(path, uid, gid, callback)
 <!-- YAML
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ changes:
 Asynchronously changes owner and group of a file. No arguments other than a
 possible exception are given to the completion callback.
 
-See also: chown(2)
+See also: chown(2).
 
 ## fs.chownSync(path, uid, gid)
 <!-- YAML
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ changes:
 Synchronously changes owner and group of a file. Returns `undefined`.
 This is the synchronous version of [`fs.chown()`][].
 
-See also: chown(2)
+See also: chown(2).
 
 ## fs.close(fd, callback)
 <!-- YAML
@@ -1711,7 +1711,8 @@ given to the completion callback.
 If the file referred to by the file descriptor was larger than `len` bytes, only
 the first `len` bytes will be retained in the file.
 
-For example, the following program retains only the first four bytes of the file
+For example, the following program retains only the first four bytes of the
+file:
 
 ```js
 console.log(fs.readFileSync('temp.txt', 'utf8'));
@@ -1985,7 +1986,7 @@ changes:
 Asynchronously creates a directory. No arguments other than a possible exception
 are given to the completion callback.
 
-See also: mkdir(2)
+See also: mkdir(2).
 
 ## fs.mkdirSync(path[, mode])
 <!-- YAML
@@ -2003,7 +2004,7 @@ changes:
 Synchronously creates a directory. Returns `undefined`.
 This is the synchronous version of [`fs.mkdir()`][].
 
-See also: mkdir(2)
+See also: mkdir(2).
 
 ## fs.mkdtemp(prefix[, options], callback)
 <!-- YAML
@@ -2868,7 +2869,7 @@ fs.unlink('path/file.txt', (err) => {
 `fs.unlink()` will not work on a directory, empty or otherwise. To remove a
 directory, use [`fs.rmdir()`][].
 
-See also: unlink(2)
+See also: unlink(2).
 
 ## fs.unlinkSync(path)
 <!-- YAML

doc/api/http.md

@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ added: v0.7.8
 Emitted when the underlying socket times out from inactivity. This only notifies
 that the socket has been idle. The request must be aborted manually.
 
-See also: [`request.setTimeout()`][]
+See also: [`request.setTimeout()`][].
 
 ### Event: 'upgrade'
 <!-- YAML
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ added: v0.3.0
 
 * {net.Socket}
 
-See [`request.socket`][]
+See [`request.socket`][].
 
 ### request.end([data[, encoding]][, callback])
 <!-- YAML
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@ automatically. Note that the callback must take care to consume the response
 data for reasons stated in [`http.ClientRequest`][] section.
 
 The `callback` is invoked with a single argument that is an instance of
-[`http.IncomingMessage`][]
+[`http.IncomingMessage`][].
 
 JSON Fetching Example:
 

doc/api/http2.md

@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ protocol is available on the host `'example.org'` on TCP/IP port 81. The
 host and port *must* be contained within the quote (`"`) characters.
 
 Multiple alternatives may be specified, for instance: `'h2="example.org:81",
-h2=":82"'`
+h2=":82"'`.
 
 The protocol identifier (`'h2'` in the examples) may be any valid
 [ALPN Protocol ID][].

doc/api/https.md

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Makes a request to a secure web server.
 The following additional `options` from [`tls.connect()`][] are also accepted:
 `ca`, `cert`, `ciphers`, `clientCertEngine`, `crl`, `dhparam`, `ecdhCurve`,
 `honorCipherOrder`, `key`, `passphrase`, `pfx`, `rejectUnauthorized`,
-`secureOptions`, `secureProtocol`, `servername`, `sessionIdContext`
+`secureOptions`, `secureProtocol`, `servername`, `sessionIdContext`.
 
 `options` can be an object, a string, or a [`URL`][] object. If `options` is a
 string, it is automatically parsed with [`new URL()`][]. If it is a [`URL`][]

doc/api/modules.md

@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ this, assign the desired export object to `module.exports`. Note that assigning
 the desired object to `exports` will simply rebind the local `exports` variable,
 which is probably not what is desired.
 
-For example suppose we were making a module called `a.js`
+For example suppose we were making a module called `a.js`:
 
 ```js
 const EventEmitter = require('events');
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ setTimeout(() => {
 }, 1000);
 ```
 
-Then in another file we could do
+Then in another file we could do:
 
 ```js
 const a = require('./a');

doc/api/n-api.md

@@ -2635,7 +2635,7 @@ napi_status napi_set_named_property(napi_env env,
 Returns `napi_ok` if the API succeeded.
 
 This method is equivalent to calling [`napi_set_property`][] with a `napi_value`
-created from the string passed in as `utf8Name`
+created from the string passed in as `utf8Name`.
 
 #### napi_get_named_property
 <!-- YAML
@@ -2656,7 +2656,7 @@ napi_status napi_get_named_property(napi_env env,
 Returns `napi_ok` if the API succeeded.
 
 This method is equivalent to calling [`napi_get_property`][] with a `napi_value`
-created from the string passed in as `utf8Name`
+created from the string passed in as `utf8Name`.
 
 #### napi_has_named_property
 <!-- YAML
@@ -2677,7 +2677,7 @@ napi_status napi_has_named_property(napi_env env,
 Returns `napi_ok` if the API succeeded.
 
 This method is equivalent to calling [`napi_has_property`][] with a `napi_value`
-created from the string passed in as `utf8Name`
+created from the string passed in as `utf8Name`.
 
 #### napi_set_element
 <!-- YAML

doc/api/net.md

@@ -114,11 +114,10 @@ added: v0.1.90
 
 * Returns: {Object}
 
-Returns the bound address, the address family name, and port of the server
+Returns the bound `address`, the address `family` name, and `port` of the server
-as reported by the operating system if listening on an IP socket.
+as reported by the operating system if listening on an IP socket
-Useful to find which port was assigned when getting an OS-assigned address.
+(useful to find which port was assigned when getting an OS-assigned address):
-Returns an object with `port`, `family`, and `address` properties:
+`{ port: 12346, family: 'IPv4', address: '127.0.0.1' }`.
-`{ port: 12346, family: 'IPv4', address: '127.0.0.1' }`
 
 For a server listening on a pipe or UNIX domain socket, the name is returned
 as a string.
@@ -442,7 +441,7 @@ added: v0.1.90
 
 Emitted when the write buffer becomes empty. Can be used to throttle uploads.
 
-See also: the return values of `socket.write()`
+See also: the return values of `socket.write()`.
 
 ### Event: 'end'
 <!-- YAML
@@ -504,7 +503,7 @@ added: v0.1.90
 Emitted if the socket times out from inactivity. This is only to notify that
 the socket has been idle. The user must manually close the connection.
 
-See also: [`socket.setTimeout()`][]
+See also: [`socket.setTimeout()`][].
 
 ### socket.address()
 <!-- YAML
@@ -513,9 +512,8 @@ added: v0.1.90
 
 * Returns: {Object}
 
-Returns the bound address, the address family name and port of the
+Returns the bound `address`, the address `family` name and `port` of the
-socket as reported by the operating system. Returns an object with
+socket as reported by the operating system:
-three properties, e.g.
 `{ port: 12346, family: 'IPv4', address: '127.0.0.1' }`
 
 ### socket.bufferSize
@@ -954,7 +952,7 @@ client.on('end', () => {
 ```
 
 To connect on the socket `/tmp/echo.sock` the second line would just be
-changed to
+changed to:
 
 ```js
 const client = net.createConnection({ path: '/tmp/echo.sock' });
@@ -1064,7 +1062,7 @@ $ telnet localhost 8124
 ```
 
 To listen on the socket `/tmp/echo.sock` the third line from the last would
-just be changed to
+just be changed to:
 
 ```js
 server.listen('/tmp/echo.sock', () => {

doc/api/os.md

@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ The properties available on the assigned network address object include:
   is `IPv6`)
 * `cidr` {string} The assigned IPv4 or IPv6 address with the routing prefix
   in CIDR notation. If the `netmask` is invalid, this property is set
-  to `null`
+  to `null`.
 
 <!-- eslint-skip -->
 ```js

doc/api/process.md

@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ command-line option can be used to suppress the default console output but the
 `'warning'` event will still be emitted by the `process` object.
 
 The following example illustrates the warning that is printed to `stderr` when
-too many listeners have been added to an event
+too many listeners have been added to an event:
 
 ```txt
 $ node

doc/api/readline.md

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ The `'pause'` event is emitted when one of the following occur:
 
 * The `input` stream is paused.
 * The `input` stream is not paused and receives the `'SIGCONT'` event. (See
-  events [`'SIGTSTP'`][] and [`'SIGCONT'`][])
+  events [`'SIGTSTP'`][] and [`'SIGCONT'`][].)
 
 The listener function is called without passing any arguments.
 

doc/api/repl.md

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The following special commands are supported by all REPL instances:
   `> .save ./file/to/save.js`
 * `.load` - Load a file into the current REPL session.
   `> .load ./file/to/load.js`
-* `.editor` - Enter editor mode (`<ctrl>-D` to finish, `<ctrl>-C` to cancel)
+* `.editor` - Enter editor mode (`<ctrl>-D` to finish, `<ctrl>-C` to cancel).
 
 <!-- eslint-skip -->
 ```js
@@ -607,10 +607,11 @@ By starting a REPL from a Unix socket-based server instead of stdin, it is
 possible to connect to a long-running Node.js process without restarting it.
 
 For an example of running a "full-featured" (`terminal`) REPL over
-a `net.Server` and `net.Socket` instance, see: https://gist.github.com/2209310
+a `net.Server` and `net.Socket` instance, see:
+[https://gist.github.com/2209310](https://gist.github.com/2209310).
 
-For an example of running a REPL instance over [curl(1)][],
+For an example of running a REPL instance over [curl(1)][], see:
-see: https://gist.github.com/2053342
+[https://gist.github.com/2053342](https://gist.github.com/2053342).
 
 [`--experimental-repl-await`]: cli.html#cli_experimental_repl_await
 [`readline.InterfaceCompleter`]: readline.html#readline_use_of_the_completer_function

doc/api/stream.md

@@ -2407,14 +2407,12 @@ The workaround in this situation is to call the
 ```js
 // Workaround
 net.createServer((socket) => {
-
   socket.on('end', () => {
     socket.end('The message was received but was not processed.\n');
   });
 
   // start the flow of data, discarding it.
   socket.resume();
-
 }).listen(1337);
 ```
 

doc/api/synopsis.md

@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ $ node hello-world.js
 An output like this should appear in the terminal to indicate Node.js
 server is running:
 
- ```console
+```console
- Server running at http://127.0.0.1:3000/
+Server running at http://127.0.0.1:3000/
- ````
+```
 
 Now, open any preferred web browser and visit `http://127.0.0.1:3000`.
 

doc/api/tls.md

@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ added: v3.0.0
 * Returns: {Buffer}
 
 Returns a `Buffer` instance holding the keys currently used for
-encryption/decryption of the [TLS Session Tickets][]
+encryption/decryption of the [TLS Session Tickets][].
 
 ### server.listen()
 
@@ -516,10 +516,9 @@ added: v0.11.4
 
 * Returns: {Object}
 
-Returns the bound address, the address family name, and port of the
+Returns the bound `address`, the address `family` name, and `port` of the
-underlying socket as reported by the operating system. Returns an
+underlying socket as reported by the operating system:
-object with three properties, e.g.
+`{ port: 12346, family: 'IPv4', address: '127.0.0.1' }`.
-`{ port: 12346, family: 'IPv4', address: '127.0.0.1' }`
 
 ### tlsSocket.authorizationError
 <!-- YAML
@@ -565,7 +564,7 @@ added: v0.11.4
 Returns an object representing the cipher name. The `version` key is a legacy
 field which always contains the value `'TLSv1/SSLv3'`.
 
-For example: `{ name: 'AES256-SHA', version: 'TLSv1/SSLv3' }`
+For example: `{ name: 'AES256-SHA', version: 'TLSv1/SSLv3' }`.
 
 See `SSL_CIPHER_get_name()` in
 https://www.openssl.org/docs/man1.1.0/ssl/SSL_CIPHER_get_name.html for more
@@ -585,7 +584,7 @@ ephemeral. As this is only supported on a client socket; `null` is returned
 if called on a server socket. The supported types are `'DH'` and `'ECDH'`. The
 `name` property is available only when type is 'ECDH'.
 
-For Example: `{ type: 'ECDH', name: 'prime256v1', size: 256 }`
+For example: `{ type: 'ECDH', name: 'prime256v1', size: 256 }`.
 
 ### tlsSocket.getFinished()
 <!-- YAML
@@ -1216,7 +1215,6 @@ const options = {
 
   // This is necessary only if using the client certificate authentication.
   requestCert: true,
-
 };
 
 const server = tls.createServer(options, (socket) => {
@@ -1341,7 +1339,7 @@ changes:
   * `session` {Buffer} An optional `Buffer` instance containing a TLS session.
   * `requestOCSP` {boolean} If `true`, specifies that the OCSP status request
     extension will be added to the client hello and an `'OCSPResponse'` event
-    will be emitted on the socket before establishing a secure communication
+    will be emitted on the socket before establishing a secure communication.
 
 Creates a new secure pair object with two streams, one of which reads and writes
 the encrypted data and the other of which reads and writes the cleartext data.

doc/api/url.md

@@ -884,42 +884,42 @@ double slashes (if present) and precedes the `host` component, delimited by an
 ASCII "at sign" (`@`). The format of the string is `{username}[:{password}]`,
 with the `[:{password}]` portion being optional.
 
-For example: `'user:pass'`
+For example: `'user:pass'`.
 
 #### urlObject.hash
 
 The `hash` property consists of the "fragment" portion of the URL including
 the leading ASCII hash (`#`) character.
 
-For example: `'#hash'`
+For example: `'#hash'`.
 
 #### urlObject.host
 
 The `host` property is the full lower-cased host portion of the URL, including
 the `port` if specified.
 
-For example: `'sub.host.com:8080'`
+For example: `'sub.host.com:8080'`.
 
 #### urlObject.hostname
 
 The `hostname` property is the lower-cased host name portion of the `host`
 component *without* the `port` included.
 
-For example: `'sub.host.com'`
+For example: `'sub.host.com'`.
 
 #### urlObject.href
 
 The `href` property is the full URL string that was parsed with both the
 `protocol` and `host` components converted to lower-case.
 
-For example: `'http://user:pass@sub.host.com:8080/p/a/t/h?query=string#hash'`
+For example: `'http://user:pass@sub.host.com:8080/p/a/t/h?query=string#hash'`.
 
 #### urlObject.path
 
 The `path` property is a concatenation of the `pathname` and `search`
 components.
 
-For example: `'/p/a/t/h?query=string'`
+For example: `'/p/a/t/h?query=string'`.
 
 No decoding of the `path` is performed.
 
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ is everything following the `host` (including the `port`) and before the start
 of the `query` or `hash` components, delimited by either the ASCII question
 mark (`?`) or hash (`#`) characters.
 
-For example `'/p/a/t/h'`
+For example `'/p/a/t/h'`.
 
 No decoding of the path string is performed.
 
@@ -938,13 +938,13 @@ No decoding of the path string is performed.
 
 The `port` property is the numeric port portion of the `host` component.
 
-For example: `'8080'`
+For example: `'8080'`.
 
 #### urlObject.protocol
 
 The `protocol` property identifies the URL's lower-cased protocol scheme.
 
-For example: `'http:'`
+For example: `'http:'`.
 
 #### urlObject.query
 
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ question mark (`?`), or an object returned by the [`querystring`][] module's
 `parse()` method. Whether the `query` property is a string or object is
 determined by the `parseQueryString` argument passed to `url.parse()`.
 
-For example: `'query=string'` or `{'query': 'string'}`
+For example: `'query=string'` or `{'query': 'string'}`.
 
 If returned as a string, no decoding of the query string is performed. If
 returned as an object, both keys and values are decoded.
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ returned as an object, both keys and values are decoded.
 The `search` property consists of the entire "query string" portion of the
 URL, including the leading ASCII question mark (`?`) character.
 
-For example: `'?query=string'`
+For example: `'?query=string'`.
 
 No decoding of the query string is performed.
 

doc/api/util.md

@@ -54,18 +54,19 @@ Since `null` has a special meaning as the first argument to a callback, if a
 wrapped function rejects a `Promise` with a falsy value as a reason, the value
 is wrapped in an `Error` with the original value stored in a field named
 `reason`.
-  ```js
-  function fn() {
-    return Promise.reject(null);
-  }
-  const callbackFunction = util.callbackify(fn);
 
-  callbackFunction((err, ret) => {
+```js
+function fn() {
+  return Promise.reject(null);
+}
+const callbackFunction = util.callbackify(fn);
+
+callbackFunction((err, ret) => {
   // When the Promise was rejected with `null` it is wrapped with an Error and
   // the original value is stored in `reason`.
   err && err.hasOwnProperty('reason') && err.reason === null;  // true
-  });
+});
-  ```
+```
 
 ## util.debuglog(section)
 <!-- YAML
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ stream.on('data', (data) => {
 stream.write('It works!'); // Received data: "It works!"
 ```
 
-ES6 example using `class` and `extends`
+ES6 example using `class` and `extends`:
 
 ```js
 const EventEmitter = require('events');

doc/api/vm.md

@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ const code = `
 })`;
 
 vm.runInThisContext(code)(require);
- ```
+```
 
 The `require()` in the above case shares the state with the context it is
 passed from. This may introduce risks when untrusted code is executed, e.g.

doc/api/zlib.md

@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ ignored by the decompression classes.
 * `strategy` {integer} (compression only)
 * `dictionary` {Buffer|TypedArray|DataView|ArrayBuffer} (deflate/inflate only,
   empty dictionary by default)
-* `info` {boolean} (If `true`, returns an object with `buffer` and `engine`)
+* `info` {boolean} (If `true`, returns an object with `buffer` and `engine`.)
 
 See the description of `deflateInit2` and `inflateInit2` at
 <https://zlib.net/manual.html#Advanced> for more information on these.