* for negative caching, and several (one per each euid/egid) for
+	 * negative caching, and several (one per each euid/egid) for
 	 * multipart caching.
 	 */
 	cache_entry positive_cache_entry;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/nscd/parser.c b/usr.sbin/nscd/parser.c
index 6427f179707b..dc8ad809e8a8 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/nscd/parser.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/nscd/parser.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ set_threads_num(struct configuration *config, int value)
 
 /*
  * The main configuration routine. Its implementation is hugely inspired by the
- * the same routine implementation in Solaris NSCD.
+ * same routine implementation in Solaris NSCD.
  */
 int
 parse_config_file(struct configuration *config,
diff --git a/usr.sbin/nscd/query.c b/usr.sbin/nscd/query.c
index 652be2357003..a84e9fd84ae2 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/nscd/query.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/nscd/query.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static	int on_write_response_write1(struct query_state *);
 
 /*
  * Clears the specified configuration entry (clears the cache for positive and
- * and negative entries) and also for all multipart entries.
+ * negative entries) and also for all multipart entries.
  */
 static void
 clear_config_entry(struct configuration_entry *config_entry)
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcpl_callgraph.c b/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcpl_callgraph.c
index 2ba6dfc0f8d5..fa8114e57466 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcpl_callgraph.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pmcstat/pmcpl_callgraph.c
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ pmcpl_cg_process(struct pmcstat_process *pp, struct pmcstat_pmcrecord *pmcr,
 	 * For each return address in the call chain record, subject
 	 * to the maximum depth desired.
 	 * - Find the image associated with the sample.  Stop if there
-	 *   there is no valid image at that address.
+	 *   is no valid image at that address.
 	 * - Find the function that overlaps the return address.
 	 * - If found: use the start address of the function.
 	 *   If not found (say an object's symbol table is not present or
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/arp.c b/usr.sbin/ppp/arp.c
index 3502d714a561..5613b345c116 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/arp.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/arp.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ arp_ClearProxy(struct bundle *bundle, struct in_addr addr, int s)
 
 /*
  * arp_EtherAddr - get the hardware address of an interface on the
- * the same subnet as ipaddr.
+ * same subnet as ipaddr.
  */
 
 int
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sesutil/eltsub.h b/usr.sbin/sesutil/eltsub.h
index 3be59d31cb7c..d7feb461368e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sesutil/eltsub.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/sesutil/eltsub.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  *    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
  *
  * Alternatively, this software may be distributed under the terms of the
- * the GNU Public License ("GPL").
+ * GNU Public License ("GPL").
  *
  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
  * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE