treewide: Remove indefinite article from meta.description

nix run nixpkgs#silver-searcher -- -G '\.nix$' -0l 'description.*"[Aa]n?' pkgs \
  | xargs -0 nix run nixpkgs#gnused -- -i '' -Ee 's/(description.*")[Aa]n? (.)/\1\U\2/'

20 files changed, 20 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/automysqlbackup/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/automysqlbackup/default.nix
index 2a36e3a2a275c..ec6d0cdc4afbd 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/automysqlbackup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/automysqlbackup/default.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A script to run daily, weekly and monthly backups for your MySQL database";
+    description = "Script to run daily, weekly and monthly backups for your MySQL database";
     mainProgram = "automysqlbackup";
     homepage = "https://github.com/sixhop/AutoMySQLBackup";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/btrbk/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/btrbk/default.nix
index 36bd2065de7e5..9a83e98fc45e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/btrbk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/btrbk/default.nix
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A backup tool for btrfs subvolumes";
+    description = "Backup tool for btrfs subvolumes";
     homepage = "https://digint.ch/btrbk";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/duplicacy/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/duplicacy/default.nix
index 55abb3462ee49..3d818f8d90065 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/duplicacy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/duplicacy/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://duplicacy.com";
-    description = "A new generation cloud backup tool";
+    description = "New generation cloud backup tool";
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
     license = lib.licenses.unfree;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ffinkdevs devusb ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/duplicati/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/duplicati/default.nix
index 3667b4afda47a..2cb003d2d080f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/duplicati/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/duplicati/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A free backup client that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on cloud storage services and remote file servers";
+    description = "Free backup client that securely stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on cloud storage services and remote file servers";
     homepage = "https://www.duplicati.com/";
     license = licenses.lgpl21;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ nyanloutre ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/iceshelf/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/iceshelf/default.nix
index c066cb766951d..631f82f350107 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/iceshelf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/iceshelf/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A simple tool to allow storage of signed, encrypted, incremental backups using Amazon's Glacier storage";
+    description = "Simple tool to allow storage of signed, encrypted, incremental backups using Amazon's Glacier storage";
     license = licenses.lgpl2;
     homepage = "https://github.com/mrworf/iceshelf";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mmahut ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/luckybackup/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/luckybackup/default.nix
index 61c0c186fe27c..6fd32a2ceb44a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/luckybackup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/luckybackup/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A powerful, fast and reliable backup & sync tool";
+    description = "Powerful, fast and reliable backup & sync tool";
     longDescription = ''
       luckyBackup is an application for data back-up and synchronization
       powered by the rsync tool.
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/mylvmbackup/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/mylvmbackup/default.nix
index ad1fcf6969446..590a4655eb402 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/mylvmbackup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/mylvmbackup/default.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://www.lenzg.net/mylvmbackup/";
-    description = "a tool for quickly creating full physical backups of a MySQL server's data files";
+    description = "Tool for quickly creating full physical backups of a MySQL server's data files";
     mainProgram = "mylvmbackup";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2Only;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ ryantm ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/restic/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/restic/default.nix
index ad70b31a2a0ab..5f1ff957b6346 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/restic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/restic/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://restic.net";
     changelog = "https://github.com/restic/restic/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
-    description = "A backup program that is fast, efficient and secure";
+    description = "Backup program that is fast, efficient and secure";
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.mbrgm maintainers.dotlambda ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/restic/rest-server.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/restic/rest-server.nix
index bd99029278527..547f3775b2893 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/restic/rest-server.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/restic/rest-server.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://github.com/restic/rest-server/blob/${src.rev}/CHANGELOG.md";
-    description = "A high performance HTTP server that implements restic's REST backend API";
+    description = "High performance HTTP server that implements restic's REST backend API";
     mainProgram = "rest-server";
     homepage = "https://github.com/restic/rest-server";
     license = licenses.bsd2;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/rsnapshot/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/rsnapshot/default.nix
index 57883c4f68e4f..ff65d94fc11f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/rsnapshot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/rsnapshot/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A filesystem snapshot utility for making backups of local and remote systems";
+    description = "Filesystem snapshot utility for making backups of local and remote systems";
     homepage = "https://rsnapshot.org/";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/s3ql/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/s3ql/default.nix
index 701fccabe4fae..bc6ea18767677 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/s3ql/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/s3ql/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pytestFlagsArray = [ "tests/" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A full-featured file system for online data storage";
+    description = "Full-featured file system for online data storage";
     homepage = "https://github.com/s3ql/s3ql/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/s3ql/s3ql/releases/tag/s3ql-${version}";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/sanoid/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/sanoid/default.nix
index f37a471490674..aa960b7227266 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/sanoid/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/sanoid/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A policy-driven snapshot management tool for ZFS filesystems";
+    description = "Policy-driven snapshot management tool for ZFS filesystems";
     homepage = "https://github.com/jimsalterjrs/sanoid";
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lopsided98 Frostman ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/store-backup/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/store-backup/default.nix
index 506ea600cbcb7..74c867e9ec5e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/store-backup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/store-backup/default.nix
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A backup suite that stores files on other disks";
+    description = "Backup suite that stores files on other disks";
     homepage = "https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/storebackup";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = [lib.maintainers.marcweber];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/ugarit-manifest-maker/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/ugarit-manifest-maker/default.nix
index 2a7aca1eeab8e..dc497150041c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/ugarit-manifest-maker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/ugarit-manifest-maker/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ eggDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.kitten-technologies.co.uk/project/ugarit-manifest-maker/";
-    description = "A tool for generating import manifests for Ugarit";
+    description = "Tool for generating import manifests for Ugarit";
     mainProgram = "ugarit-manifest-maker";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.ebzzry ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/ugarit/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/ugarit/default.nix
index c7b3c40284daa..94dd3219fc24b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/ugarit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/ugarit/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ eggDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.kitten-technologies.co.uk/project/ugarit/";
-    description = "A backup/archival system based around content-addressible storage";
+    description = "Backup/archival system based around content-addressible storage";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.ebzzry ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/wal-e/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/wal-e/default.nix
index 3e77d5c3087f2..f1dda5da28093 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/wal-e/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/wal-e/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A Postgres WAL-shipping disaster recovery and replication toolkit";
+    description = "Postgres WAL-shipping disaster recovery and replication toolkit";
     mainProgram = "wal-e";
     homepage = "https://github.com/wal-e/wal-e";
     maintainers = [ ];
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/wal-g/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/wal-g/default.nix
index d469db8925af9..0cbcaca81f013 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/wal-g/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/wal-g/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/wal-g/wal-g";
     license = licenses.asl20;
-    description = "An archival restoration tool for PostgreSQL";
+    description = "Archival restoration tool for PostgreSQL";
     mainProgram = "wal-g";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/zbackup/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/zbackup/default.nix
index c43a3d52af815..f7bfb646332aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/zbackup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/zbackup/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake protobufc ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "A versatile deduplicating backup tool";
+    description = "Versatile deduplicating backup tool";
     mainProgram = "zbackup";
     homepage = "http://zbackup.org/";
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/zfsnap/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/zfsnap/default.nix
index 6e71f38e4e63f..7c78fc8f17208 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/zfsnap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/zfsnap/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A portable, performant script to make rolling ZFS snapshots easy";
+    description = "Portable, performant script to make rolling ZFS snapshots easy";
     mainProgram = "zfsnap";
     homepage = "https://github.com/zfsnap/zfsnap";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/zrepl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/zrepl/default.nix
index 65aed9dedc972..b04d23fc372a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/zrepl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/backup/zrepl/default.nix
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://zrepl.github.io/";
-    description = "A one-stop, integrated solution for ZFS replication";
+    description = "One-stop, integrated solution for ZFS replication";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ cole-h mdlayher ];