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-`wait-for-it.sh` is a pure bash script that wait on the availability of a host and TCP port.  It is useful for synchronizing the spin-up of interdependent services, such as linked docker containers.  Since it is a pure bash script, it does not have any external dependencies.
+`wait-for-it.sh` is a pure bash script that will wait on the availability of a host and TCP port.  It is useful for synchronizing the spin-up of interdependent services, such as linked docker containers.  Since it is a pure bash script, it does not have any external dependencies.
 
 ## Usage
 
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 google is up
 ```
 
-The subcommand will be executed regardless if the service is up or not.  If you wish to only execute the subcommand only if the service is up, add the `--strict` argument. In this example, we will test port 81 on www.google.com which will fail:
+The subcommand will be executed regardless if the service is up or not.  If you wish to execute the subcommand only if the service is up, add the `--strict` argument. In this example, we will test port 81 on www.google.com which will fail:
 
 ```
 $ ./wait-for-it.sh www.google.com:81 --timeout=1 --strict -- echo "google is up"