diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
index 816d3a95f..eda408e00 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
@@ -8627,12 +8627,12 @@ sub preview_netfilter_load() {
 			print( '[ -n "$g_docker" ] && echo ":DOCKER - [0:0]" >&3' );
 			print "\n";
 		    } elsif ( $name eq 'DOCKER-ISOLATION' ) {
-			enter_cmd_mode1 unless $mode = CMD_MODE;
+			enter_cmd_mode1 unless $mode == CMD_MODE;
 			print( '[ -n "$g_dockernetwork" ] && echo ":DOCKER-ISOLATION - [0:0]" >&3' );
 			print "\n";
 			enter_cat_mode1;
 		    } else {		    
-			enter_cmd_mode1 unless $mode = CMD_MODE;
+			enter_cmd_mode1 unless $mode == CMD_MODE;
 			print( ":$name - [0:0]\n" );
 		    }
 		} else {
diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-mangle.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-mangle.xml
index 084108419..80b646006 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-mangle.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-mangle.xml
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ DIVERTHA        -               -               tcp</programlisting>
                 <para>Allows you to place your own ip[6]tables matches at the
                 end of the line following a semicolon (";"). If an
                 <replaceable>action</replaceable> is specified, the compiler
-                procedes as if that <replaceable>action</replaceable> had been
+                proceeds as if that <replaceable>action</replaceable> had been
                 specified in this column. If no action is specified, then you
                 may include your own jump ("-j
                 <replaceable>target</replaceable>
diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
index 767dcd3b3..484791644 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@
           <para>When <option>s:</option> or <option>d:</option> is specified,
           the rate applies per source IP address or per destination IP address
           respectively. The <replaceable>name</replaceable>s may be chosen by
-          the user and specifiy a hash table to be used to count matching
+          the user and specify a hash table to be used to count matching
           connections. If not given, the name <emphasis
           role="bold">shorewallN</emphasis> (where N is a unique integer) is
           assumed. Where more than one rule or POLICY specifies the same name,
diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
index 98115b55e..e789478d9 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ net     all  DROP   info</programlisting>then the chain name is 'net-all'
           iptables text in a rule. You may simply preface that text with a
           pair of semicolons (";;"). If alternate input is also specified in
           the rule, it should appear before the semicolons and may be
-          seperated from normal column input by a single semicolon.</para>
+          separated from normal column input by a single semicolon.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-mangle.xml b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-mangle.xml
index 34fe0d1e0..28c0c3d3e 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-mangle.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-mangle.xml
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ DIVERTHA        -               -               tcp</programlisting>
                 <para>Allows you to place your own ip[6]tables matches at the
                 end of the line following a semicolon (";"). If an
                 <replaceable>action</replaceable> is specified, the compiler
-                procedes as if that <replaceable>action</replaceable> had been
+                proceeds as if that <replaceable>action</replaceable> had been
                 specified in this column. If no action is specified, then you
                 may include your own jump ("-j
                 <replaceable>target</replaceable>
diff --git a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-rules.xml b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-rules.xml
index 07b65803b..2e00fd145 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-rules.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-rules.xml
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@
           <para>When <option>s:</option> or <option>d:</option> is specified,
           the rate applies per source IP address or per destination IP address
           respectively. The <replaceable>name</replaceable>s may be chosen by
-          the user and specifiy a hash table to be used to count matching
+          the user and specify a hash table to be used to count matching
           connections. If not given, the name <emphasis
           role="bold">shorewallN</emphasis> (where N is a unique integer) is
           assumed. Where more than one rule or POLICY specifies the same name,
diff --git a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
index 82e7052ea..168b40edd 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ net     all  DROP   info</programlisting>then the chain name is 'net-all'
           iptables text in a rule. You may simply preface that text with a
           pair of semicolons (";;"). If alternate input is also specified in
           the rule, it should appear before the semicolons and may be
-          seperated from normal column input by a single semicolon.</para>
+          separated from normal column input by a single semicolon.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>