diff --git a/+PlotID/createLinkedHDF5.m b/+PlotID/createLinkedHDF5.m
index 8807977d929aed8af169a866c4ba4aa329fda8d4..69b905d877dc7b11fd1a82c5d39bf6701cbfb61c 100644
--- a/+PlotID/createLinkedHDF5.m
+++ b/+PlotID/createLinkedHDF5.m
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 function [status] = createLinkedHDF5(SourceFile,TargetPath)
 %createLinkedHDF5 creates a HDF file that references the Sourcefile
 %   TargetPath is the storage location, ID the foldername
-%   Status returns true if the function was sucessfull
+%   Status returns true if the function was successfull
 
 plist_id = 'H5P_DEFAULT';
 
diff --git a/CI_files/default_test.m b/CI_files/default_test.m
index f6c7309d399deaa2453cf51045d5970073da8ba8..726c59ad33b93aa35ee1e1300eceadbfe322a5d8 100644
--- a/CI_files/default_test.m
+++ b/CI_files/default_test.m
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ try
     rmdir(['CI_files' filesep 'export'],'s');
 end
 
-% initialise 
+% initialise
 numberOfTests = 2;
 testResults = zeros(numberOfTests,1);
 
 %start log
 fid = fopen(fullfile('CI_files','log.txt'),'w');
 txt = ['default test started ' newline];
-fprintf(fid,txt); 
+fprintf(fid,txt);
 
 % create Config for CI-Tests
 fid1 = fopen(fullfile('CI_files','CI_config.json'),'w');
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ try
 catch
     testResults(1) = 1; %test fails
     msg = 'simple_test failed in Stage 1';
-    warning(msg);   
+    warning(msg);
 end
 
 fprintf(fid,[msg newline]);
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ try
 
     PlotID.Publish(rdata,script, figs, 'Location', 'CI-Test',...
         'ConfigFileName', 'CI_config.json');
-    
-    msg = 'simple_test succeed Stage 2';   
+
+    msg = 'simple_test succeed Stage 2';
 
 catch
     testResults(2) = 1; %fail
     msg = 'simple_test failed in Stage 2';
-    warning(msg); 
+    warning(msg);
 end
 fprintf(fid,[msg newline]); %log
 
@@ -107,15 +107,15 @@ fprintf(fid,[msg newline]); %log
 if any(testResults)
     result = 1; %fail
     warning('test failed');
-else 
+else
     result = 0; % pass
     disp('test succeed');
 end
 
 fclose(fid);
 
-% final clean up 
-try 
+% final clean up
+try
     delete(['CI_files' filesep 'export' filesep '*']);
     delete(['CI_files' filesep '*.mat']);
     delete(['CI_files' filesep '*.h5']);
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 340377aba750971e229a09430defcc4dc614f008..929ac878932aafd14616caa66ecc8e6cfceb1796 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ An overview of all published plots and the associated data will be stored in a c
 Creates a copy of the files (can be used for multiple paths in a cell array). folderName is the name of the exporting folder
 ## createLinkedHDF ()
 `[status] = createLinkedHDF5(SourceFile,TargetPath,ID)` \
-createLinkedHDF5 creates a HDF file that references the Sourcefile. TargetPath is the storage location, ID the foldername, Status returns true if the function was sucessfull.
+createLinkedHDF5 creates a HDF file that references the Sourcefile. TargetPath is the storage location, ID the foldername, Status returns true if the function was successfull.
 ## fileCompare()
 `[status, id] = fileCompare(filename,fileList)`  \
 fileCompare checks if file1 is (binary) identical to a file in filelist, it returns a sttus and the id of the identical file. The function uses the windows system function fc or the unix function diff (not tested).