Land rapid7#5026, rapid7#5027, rapid7#5028: Doc grammar

This merge covers three PRs. It /should/ autoresolve rapid7#5026 and rapid7#5028, but
I will have to manually close rapid7#5027 with this comment.

Author: Tod Beardsley

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Thanks for your interest in making Metasploit -- and therefore, the
 world -- a better place!
 
 Are you about to report a bug? Sorry to hear it. Here's our [Issue tracker].
-Please try to be as specific as you can about your problem, include steps
-to reproduce (cut and paste from your console output if it's helpful), and
+Please try to be as specific as you can about your problem; include steps
+to reproduce (cut and paste from your console output if it's helpful) and
 what you were expecting to happen.
 
 Are you about to report a security vulnerability in Metasploit itself?
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Metasploit module? If so, read on...
 
 # Contributing to Metasploit
 
-What you see here in CONTRIBUTING.md is a bullet-point list of the do's
+What you see here in CONTRIBUTING.md is a bullet point list of the do's
 and don'ts of how to make sure *your* valuable contributions actually
 make it into Metasploit's master branch.
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ closed. Sorry!
 
 This is intended to be a **short** list. The [wiki] is much more
 exhaustive and reveals many mysteries. If you read nothing else, take a
-look at the standard [development environment setup] guide,
+look at the standard [development environment setup] guide
 and Metasploit's [Common Coding Mistakes].
 
 ## Code Contributions
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Pull requests [PR#2940] and [PR#3043] are a couple good examples to follow.
 #### New Modules
 
 * **Do** run `tools/msftidy.rb` against your module and fix any errors or warnings that come up.
-  - Even better would be to set up `msftidy.rb` as a [pre-commit hook].
+  - It would be even better to set up `msftidy.rb` as a [pre-commit hook].
 * **Do** use the many module mixin [API]s. Wheel improvements are welcome; wheel reinventions, not so much.
 * **Don't** include more than one module per pull request.
 
@@ -80,19 +80,19 @@ Pull requests [PR#2940] and [PR#3043] are a couple good examples to follow.
 * **Do** report vulnerabilities in Rapid7 software directly to [email protected].
 * **Do** write a detailed description of your bug and use a descriptive title.
 * **Do** include reproduction steps, stack traces, and anything else that might help us verify and fix your bug.
-* **Don't** file duplicate reports - search for your bug before filing a new report.
+* **Don't** file duplicate reports; search for your bug before filing a new report.
 
 If you need some more guidance, talk to the main body of open
-source contributors over on the [Freenode IRC channel]
-or e-mail us at [metasploit-hackers] mailing list.
+source contributors over on the [Freenode IRC channel],
+or e-mail us at the [metasploit-hackers] mailing list.
 
 Also, **thank you** for taking the few moments to read this far! You're
 already way ahead of the curve, so keep it up!
 
 [Issue Tracker]:http://r-7.co/MSF-BUGv1
 [PGP key]:http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=0x2380F85B8AD4DB8D
 [wiki]:https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/wiki
-[scripts]: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/master/scripts
+[scripts]:https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/master/scripts
 [development environment setup]:http://r-7.co/MSF-DEV
 [Common Coding Mistakes]:https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/wiki/Common-Metasploit-Module-Coding-Mistakes
 [Ruby style guide]:https://github.com/bbatsov/ruby-style-guide
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ already way ahead of the curve, so keep it up!
 [PR#2940]:https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/2940
 [PR#3043]:https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/3043
 [pre-commit hook]:https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/tools/dev/pre-commit-hook.rb
-[API]:https://rapid7.github.io/metasploit-framework/api/
-[RSpec]:http://rspec.info/
-[Better Specs]:http://betterspecs.org/
-[YARD]:http://yardoc.org/
+[API]:https://rapid7.github.io/metasploit-framework/api
+[RSpec]:http://rspec.info
+[Better Specs]:http://betterspecs.org
+[YARD]:http://yardoc.org
 [Issues]:https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues
 [Freenode IRC channel]:http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23metasploit&uio=d4
 [metasploit-hackers]:https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/metasploit-hackers

README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Metasploit [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/rapid7/metasploit-framework.pn
 The Metasploit Framework is released under a BSD-style license. See
 COPYING for more details.
 
-The latest version of this software is available from https://metasploit.com/
+The latest version of this software is available from: https://metasploit.com
 
 Bug tracking and development information can be found at:
  https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ Questions and suggestions can be sent to:
 Installing
 --
 
-Generally, you should use [the free installer](https://www.metasploit.com/download)
-which contains all dependencies and will get you up and running with a
+Generally, you should use [the free installer](https://www.metasploit.com/download),
+which contains all of the dependencies and will get you up and running with a
 few clicks. See the [Dev Environment Setup](http://r-7.co/MSF-DEV) if
 you'd like to deal with dependencies on your own.
 
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ resources](https://metasploit.github.io), or the [wiki].
 
 Contributing
 --
-See the [Dev Environment Setup][wiki-devenv] guide on GitHub which will
-walk you through the whole process starting from installing all the
+See the [Dev Environment Setup][wiki-devenv] guide on GitHub, which will
+walk you through the whole process from installing all the
 dependencies, to cloning the repository, and finally to submitting a
-pull request. For slightly more info, see
+pull request. For slightly more information, see
 [Contributing](https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 

msfvenom

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ require 'msf/core/payload_generator'
 
   # Creates a new framework object.
   #
-  # @note Ignores any previously cached value
+  # @note Ignores any previously cached value.
   # @param (see ::Msf::Simple::Framework.create)
   # @return [Msf::Framework]
   def init_framework(create_opts={})
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ require 'msf/core/payload_generator'
       end
     end
 
-    opt.on('-l', '--list       [module_type]', Array, 'List a module type example: payloads, encoders, nops, all') do |l|
+    opt.on('-l', '--list       [module_type]', Array, 'List a module type. Options are: payloads, encoders, nops, all') do |l|
       if l.nil? or l.empty?
         l = ["all"]
       end