--- a/src/utils/closefrom.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/closefrom.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
* an exec (security, pipe control, the possibility that a bug will trigger
* an unwanted write, etc.)
*
- * A process has currently no POSIX way to determine the list of open file
+ * A process has currently no POSIX way to determine the set of open file
* descriptors or at least the highest value. Closing all files (except a few),
* thus implies performing a close() system call on each entry up to the
* maximum, which can be both relatively difficult to determine, and quite
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
* System interfaces:
* FreeBSD:
* - Has a closefrom() system call as of release 7.x around Sep 2009
- * - Has a /dev/fd, directory which lists the current process' open
+ * - Has a /dev/fd, directory which shows the current process' open
* descriptors. Only descriptors 0, 1, 2 are shown except if
* fdescfs is mounted which it is not by default
*