--- a/scripts/java/javamem.m	Sun May 03 12:58:42 2015 -0700
+++ b/scripts/java/javamem.m	Sun May 03 15:36:23 2015 -0700
@@ -19,44 +19,41 @@
 ## -*- texinfo -*-
 ## @deftypefn  {Function File} {} javamem ()
 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {@var{jmem} =} javamem ()
-## Show the current memory usage of the Java virtual machine (JVM)
-## and run the garbage collector.
+## Show the current memory usage of the Java virtual machine (JVM) and run the
+## garbage collector.
 ##
 ## When no return argument is given the info is printed to the screen.
-## Otherwise, the output cell array @var{jmem} contains Maximum, Total,
-## and Free memory (in bytes).
+## Otherwise, the output cell array @var{jmem} contains Maximum, Total, and
+## Free memory (in bytes).
 ##
-## All Java-based routines are run in the JVM's shared memory pool,
-## a dedicated and separate part of memory claimed by the JVM from
-## your computer's total memory (which comprises physical RAM and
-## virtual memory / swap space on hard disk).
+## All Java-based routines are run in the JVM's shared memory pool, a
+## dedicated and separate part of memory claimed by the JVM from your
+## computer's total memory (which comprises physical RAM and virtual memory /
+## swap space on hard disk).
 ##
 ## The maximum allowable memory usage can be configured using the file
-## @file{java.opts}.  The directory where this file resides is
-## determined by the environment variable @w{@env{OCTAVE_JAVA_DIR}}.
-## If unset, the directory where @file{javaaddpath.m} resides is used instead
-## (typically
+## @file{java.opts}.  The directory where this file resides is determined by
+## the environment variable @w{@env{OCTAVE_JAVA_DIR}}.  If unset, the directory
+## where @file{javaaddpath.m} resides is used instead (typically
 ## @file{@w{@env{OCTAVE_HOME}}/share/octave/@w{@env{OCTAVE_VERSION}}/m/java/}).
 ##
-## @file{java.opts} is a plain text file with one option per line.  The
-## default initial memory size and default maximum memory size (which
-## are both system dependent) can be overridden like so:
+## @file{java.opts} is a plain text file with one option per line.  The default
+## initial memory size and default maximum memory size (which are both system
+## dependent) can be overridden like so:
 ##
 ## @nospell{-Xms64m}
 ##
 ## @nospell{-Xmx512m}
 ##
 ## (in megabytes in this example).
-## You can adapt these values to your own requirements if your system
-## has limited available physical memory or if you get Java memory
-## errors.
+## You can adapt these values to your own requirements if your system has
+## limited available physical memory or if you get Java memory errors.
 ##
-## "Total memory" is what the operating system has currently assigned
-## to the JVM and depends on actual and active memory usage.
-## "Free memory" is self-explanatory.  During operation of Java-based
-## Octave functions the amount of Total and Free memory will vary,
-## due to Java's own cleaning up and your operating system's memory
-## management.
+## @qcode{"Total memory"} is what the operating system has currently assigned
+## to the JVM and depends on actual and active memory usage.  
+## @qcode{"Free memory"} is self-explanatory.  During operation of Java-based
+## Octave functions the amount of Total and Free memory will vary, due to
+## Java's own cleaning up and your operating system's memory management.
 ## @end deftypefn
 
 ## Author: Philip Nienhuis