Spell checking and minor fixes.

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diff --git a/doc/gdbm.texinfo b/doc/gdbm.texinfo
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@@ -637,13 +637,13 @@ immediately after the set of changes have been made.
 
 @node Flat files
 @chapter Export and Import
 @cindex Flat file format
 @cindex export
 @cindex import
-@code{Gdbm} databases can be converted into a protable @dfn{flat
+@code{Gdbm} databases can be converted into a portable @dfn{flat
 format}.  This format can be used, for example, to migrate between
 the different versions of @code{gdbm} databases.  Generally speaking,
 flat files are safe to send over the network, and can be used to
 recreate the database on another machine.  The recreated database is
 guaranteed to be a byte-to-byte equivalent of the database from which
 the flat file was created.  This does not necessarily mean, however,
@@ -1381,23 +1381,23 @@ configuring the package.
 The compatibility layer consists of two header files: @file{ndbm.h}
 and @file{dbm.h} and the @file{libgdbm_compat} library.
 
 Older programs using @code{ndbm} or @code{dbm} interfaces can
 use @file{libgdbm_compat} without any changes.  To link a program with
 the compatibility library, add the following two options to the
-@command{cc} invocation: @option{-lgdbm -lgdbm_compat}.  A @option{-L}
+@command{cc} invocation: @option{-lgdbm -lgdbm_compat}.  The @option{-L}
 option may also be required, depending on where @code{gdbm} is
 installed, e.g.:
 
 @example
 cc ... -L/usr/local/lib -lgdbm -lgdbm_compat
 @end example
 
 @cindex @samp{dir} file
 @cindex @samp{pag} file
-The databases created and manipulated by the compatibility interfaces
+Databases created and manipulated by the compatibility interfaces
 consist of two different files: @file{@var{file}.dir} and
 @file{@var{file}.pag}.  This is required by the @acronym{POSIX}
 specification and corresponds to the traditional usage.  Note,
 however, that despite the similarity of the naming convention,
 actual data stored in these files has not the same format as
 in the databases created by other @code{dbm} or @code{ndbm}