diff --git a/commons-vfs2-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/hdfs/HdfsFileSystem.java b/commons-vfs2-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/hdfs/HdfsFileSystem.java
index b416ba8c03..ddcf6a12bc 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/hdfs/HdfsFileSystem.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/hdfs/HdfsFileSystem.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class HdfsFileSystem extends AbstractFileSystem {
private FileSystem fs;
/**
- * Construct file system.
+ * Constructs file system.
*
* @param rootName Name of the root directory of this file system.
* @param fileSystemOptions options for this file system instance.
diff --git a/commons-vfs2-jackrabbit2/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/webdav4/test/JackrabbitMain.java b/commons-vfs2-jackrabbit2/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/webdav4/test/JackrabbitMain.java
index 9922ae9a85..ca187f2127 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2-jackrabbit2/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/webdav4/test/JackrabbitMain.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2-jackrabbit2/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/webdav4/test/JackrabbitMain.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
private final ServerConnector connector = new ServerConnector(server);
/**
- * Construct Main application instance.
+ * Constructs Main application instance.
*
* Note: Constructor is protected because other projects such as Commons VFS can extend this for some reasons
* (e.g, unit testing against Jackrabbit WebDAV).
diff --git a/commons-vfs2-sandbox/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/smb/SmbFileName.java b/commons-vfs2-sandbox/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/smb/SmbFileName.java
index 3a109bcf45..d5176635a4 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2-sandbox/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/smb/SmbFileName.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2-sandbox/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/smb/SmbFileName.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public String getShare() {
}
/**
- * Construct the path suitable for SmbFile when used with NtlmPasswordAuthentication.
+ * Constructs the path suitable for SmbFile when used with NtlmPasswordAuthentication.
*
* @return caches and return URI with no username/password, never null
* @throws FileSystemException if any of the invoked methods throw
diff --git a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/filter/RegexFileFilter.java b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/filter/RegexFileFilter.java
index 8a80c57f91..2279f0f457 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/filter/RegexFileFilter.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/filter/RegexFileFilter.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class RegexFileFilter implements FileFilter, Serializable {
private final Pattern pattern;
/**
- * Construct a new regular expression filter for a compiled regular expression.
+ * Constructs a new regular expression filter for a compiled regular expression.
*
* @param pattern regular expression to match - Cannot be null
*/
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public RegexFileFilter(final Pattern pattern) {
}
/**
- * Construct a new regular expression filter.
+ * Constructs a new regular expression filter.
*
* @param pattern regular string expression to match - Cannot be null
*/
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public RegexFileFilter(final String pattern) {
}
/**
- * Construct a new regular expression filter with the specified flags.
+ * Constructs a new regular expression filter with the specified flags.
*
* @param pattern regular string expression to match
* @param flags pattern flags - e.g. {@link Pattern#CASE_INSENSITIVE}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public RegexFileFilter(final String pattern, final int flags) {
}
/**
- * Construct a new regular expression filter with the specified flags case
+ * Constructs a new regular expression filter with the specified flags case
* sensitivity.
*
* @param pattern regular string expression to match - Cannot be null
diff --git a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/filter/WildcardFileFilter.java b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/filter/WildcardFileFilter.java
index 60033b2adf..e36ce6339a 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/filter/WildcardFileFilter.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/filter/WildcardFileFilter.java
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static boolean wildcardMatch(final String fileName, final String wildcardMatcher
private final List wildcards;
/**
- * Construct a new wildcard filter for a list of wildcards specifying
+ * Constructs a new wildcard filter for a list of wildcards specifying
* case-sensitivity.
*
* @param caseSensitivity how to handle case sensitivity, null means
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public WildcardFileFilter(final IOCase caseSensitivity, final List wildc
}
/**
- * Construct a new wildcard filter for an array of wildcards specifying
+ * Constructs a new wildcard filter for an array of wildcards specifying
* case-sensitivity.
*
* @param caseSensitivity how to handle case sensitivity, null means
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public WildcardFileFilter(final IOCase caseSensitivity, final String... wildcard
}
/**
- * Construct a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for a list of wildcards.
+ * Constructs a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for a list of wildcards.
*
* @param wildcards the list of wildcards to match, not null
*/
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public WildcardFileFilter(final List wildcards) {
}
/**
- * Construct a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for an array of wildcards.
+ * Constructs a new case-sensitive wildcard filter for an array of wildcards.
*
* The array is not cloned, so could be changed after constructing the instance.
* This would be inadvisable however.
diff --git a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4/Http4FileObject.java b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4/Http4FileObject.java
index 4aa72e70fa..f5a252c3f7 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4/Http4FileObject.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4/Http4FileObject.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class Http4FileObject extends AbstractFileObj
private HttpResponse lastHeadResponse;
/**
- * Construct {@code Http4FileObject}.
+ * Constructs {@code Http4FileObject}.
*
* @param name file name
* @param fileSystem file system
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ protected Http4FileObject(final AbstractFileName name, final FS fileSystem)
}
/**
- * Construct {@code Http4FileObject}.
+ * Constructs {@code Http4FileObject}.
*
* @param name file name
* @param fileSystem file system
diff --git a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4/Http4FileSystem.java b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4/Http4FileSystem.java
index 684859c466..4de2b93792 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4/Http4FileSystem.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4/Http4FileSystem.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class Http4FileSystem extends AbstractFileSystem {
private final HttpClientContext httpClientContext;
/**
- * Construct {@code Http4FileSystem}.
+ * Constructs {@code Http4FileSystem}.
*
* @param rootName root base name
* @param fileSystemOptions file system options
diff --git a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4/Http4FileSystemConfigBuilder.java b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4/Http4FileSystemConfigBuilder.java
index 125b33f5e9..e593b11fef 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4/Http4FileSystemConfigBuilder.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4/Http4FileSystemConfigBuilder.java
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ private Http4FileSystemConfigBuilder() {
}
/**
- * Construct an {@code Http4FileSystemConfigBuilder}.
+ * Constructs an {@code Http4FileSystemConfigBuilder}.
*
* @param prefix String for properties of this file system.
*/
diff --git a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4s/Http4sFileProvider.java b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4s/Http4sFileProvider.java
index 754beab320..11d17dd180 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4s/Http4sFileProvider.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http4s/Http4sFileProvider.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
public class Http4sFileProvider extends Http4FileProvider {
/**
- * Construct a {@code Http4sFileProvider}.
+ * Constructs a {@code Http4sFileProvider}.
*/
public Http4sFileProvider() {
setFileNameParser(Http4sFileNameParser.getInstance());
diff --git a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5/Http5FileObject.java b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5/Http5FileObject.java
index 034d988709..4fdc9ee73d 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5/Http5FileObject.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5/Http5FileObject.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public class Http5FileObject extends AbstractFileObj
private HttpResponse lastHeadResponse;
/**
- * Construct {@code Http4FileObject}.
+ * Constructs {@code Http4FileObject}.
*
* @param name file name
* @param fileSystem file system
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ protected Http5FileObject(final AbstractFileName name, final FS fileSystem)
}
/**
- * Construct {@code Http4FileObject}.
+ * Constructs {@code Http4FileObject}.
*
* @param name file name
* @param fileSystem file system
diff --git a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5/Http5FileSystem.java b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5/Http5FileSystem.java
index 078a8dbe34..e2f024e8ff 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5/Http5FileSystem.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5/Http5FileSystem.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class Http5FileSystem extends AbstractFileSystem {
private final HttpClientContext httpClientContext;
/**
- * Construct {@code Http4FileSystem}.
+ * Constructs {@code Http4FileSystem}.
*
* @param rootName root base name
* @param fileSystemOptions file system options
diff --git a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5/Http5FileSystemConfigBuilder.java b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5/Http5FileSystemConfigBuilder.java
index 7f81840bed..bd191bbce7 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5/Http5FileSystemConfigBuilder.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5/Http5FileSystemConfigBuilder.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ private Http5FileSystemConfigBuilder() {
}
/**
- * Construct an {@code Http4FileSystemConfigBuilder}.
+ * Constructs an {@code Http4FileSystemConfigBuilder}.
*
* @param prefix String for properties of this file system.
*/
diff --git a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5s/Http5sFileProvider.java b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5s/Http5sFileProvider.java
index 3d471219bb..37f40e4d0b 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5s/Http5sFileProvider.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/provider/http5s/Http5sFileProvider.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
public class Http5sFileProvider extends Http5FileProvider {
/**
- * Construct a {@code Http4sFileProvider}.
+ * Constructs a {@code Http4sFileProvider}.
*/
public Http5sFileProvider() {
setFileNameParser(Http5sFileNameParser.getInstance());