doc: add missing periods or colons

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

@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ 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
 
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ 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.**
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ 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

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ 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`
@@ -96,15 +96,15 @@ 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]`
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ Throw errors for deprecations.
 added: v4.0.0
 -->
 
-Specify an alternative default TLS cipher list. (Requires Node.js to be built
-with crypto support. (Default))
+Specify an alternative default TLS cipher list. Requires Node.js to be built
+with crypto support (default).
 
 
 ### `--trace-deprecation`

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

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ 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.
-* `length` {number} Integer. Number of bytes in the message.
-* `port` {number} Integer. Destination port.
+* `offset` {integer} Offset in the buffer where the message starts.
+* `length` {integer} Number of bytes in the message.
+* `port` {integer} Destination port.
 * `address` {string} Destination hostname or IP address.
 * `callback` {Function} Called when the message has been sent.
 
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ 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
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ 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.
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ 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.
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ 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

@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ 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
@@ -1712,7 +1712,8 @@ 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'));
@@ -1986,7 +1987,7 @@ 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
@@ -2004,7 +2005,7 @@ 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
@@ -2869,7 +2870,7 @@ 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
@@ -1800,7 +1800,7 @@ 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

@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ 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

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ 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 [`url.parse()`][]. 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

@@ -2651,7 +2651,7 @@ 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
@@ -2672,7 +2672,7 @@ 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
@@ -2693,7 +2693,7 @@ 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