diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 5aefbfdcb..1e94daff4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ You should also add the following to your SampleConfig() return:
 
 ```toml
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ You should also add the following to your SampleConfig() return:
 
 ```toml
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md b/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
index 8f80b560e..1b6c0b683 100644
--- a/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
+++ b/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ example, in the exec plugin:
   name_suffix = "_mycollector"
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "json"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ metrics are parsed directly into Telegraf metrics.
   name_suffix = "_mycollector"
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ For example, if you had this configuration:
   name_suffix = "_mycollector"
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "json"
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ For example, if the following configuration:
   name_suffix = "_mycollector"
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "json"
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ name of the plugin.
   name_override = "entropy_available"
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "value"
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ There are many more options available,
   name_suffix = "_mycollector"
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "graphite"
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ You can also change the path to the typesdb or add additional typesdb using
   name_prefix = "collectd_"
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "collectd"
diff --git a/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md b/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
index 633460846..2ede82305 100644
--- a/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
+++ b/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ config option, for example, in the `file` output plugin:
   files = ["stdout"]
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ metrics are serialized directly into InfluxDB line-protocol.
   files = ["stdout", "/tmp/metrics.out"]
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ tars.cpu-total.us-east-1.cpu.usage_idle 98.09 1455320690
   files = ["stdout", "/tmp/metrics.out"]
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "graphite"
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ The JSON data format serialized Telegraf metrics in json format. The format is:
   files = ["stdout", "/tmp/metrics.out"]
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "json"
diff --git a/etc/telegraf.conf b/etc/telegraf.conf
index 8aadcb2a7..9022fac07 100644
--- a/etc/telegraf.conf
+++ b/etc/telegraf.conf
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 #   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 #
 #   ## Data format to output.
-#   ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+#   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
 #   data_format = "influx"
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
 #   files = ["stdout", "/tmp/metrics.out"]
 #
 #   ## Data format to output.
-#   ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+#   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
 #   data_format = "influx"
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
 #
 #
 #   ## Data format to output.
-#   ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+#   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
 #   data_format = "influx"
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@
 #   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 #
 #   ## Data format to output.
-#   ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+#   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
 #   data_format = "influx"
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
 #   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 #
 #   ## Data format to output.
-#   ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+#   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
 #   data_format = "influx"
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@
 #   topic = "telegraf"
 #
 #   ## Data format to output.
-#   ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+#   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
 #   data_format = "influx"
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@
 #   # keep_alive_period = "5m"
 #
 #   ## Data format to generate.
-#   ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+#   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
 #   # data_format = "influx"
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@
 #   name_suffix = "_mycollector"
 #
 #   ## Data format to consume.
-#   ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+#   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
 #   data_format = "influx"
@@ -2157,7 +2157,7 @@
 #   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 #
 #   ## Data format to output.
-#   ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+#   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
 #   data_format = "influx"
@@ -2271,7 +2271,7 @@
 #   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 #
 #   ## Data format to consume.
-#   ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+#   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
 #   data_format = "influx"
@@ -2294,7 +2294,7 @@
 #   # pending_bytes_limit = 67108864
 #
 #   ## Data format to consume.
-#   ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+#   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
 #   data_format = "influx"
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@
 #   max_in_flight = 100
 #
 #   ## Data format to consume.
-#   ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+#   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
 #   data_format = "influx"
@@ -2347,7 +2347,7 @@
 #   # keep_alive_period = "5m"
 #
 #   ## Data format to consume.
-#   ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+#   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
 #   # data_format = "influx"
@@ -2414,7 +2414,7 @@
 #   pipe = false
 #
 #   ## Data format to consume.
-#   ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+#   ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
 #   ## more about them here:
 #   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
 #   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/internal/config/testdata/telegraf-agent.toml b/internal/config/testdata/telegraf-agent.toml
index 1e6a6a276..5cf82af76 100644
--- a/internal/config/testdata/telegraf-agent.toml
+++ b/internal/config/testdata/telegraf-agent.toml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   # Kafka topic for producer messages
   topic = "telegraf"
   # Telegraf tag to use as a routing key
-  #  ie, if this tag exists, it's value will be used as the routing key
+  #  ie, if this tag exists, its value will be used as the routing key
   routing_tag = "host"
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/amqp_consumer/README.md b/plugins/inputs/amqp_consumer/README.md
index 85780700f..2bc06686e 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/amqp_consumer/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/amqp_consumer/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The following defaults are known to work with RabbitMQ:
   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/amqp_consumer/amqp_consumer.go b/plugins/inputs/amqp_consumer/amqp_consumer.go
index 6f12244aa..7f7dfb11d 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/amqp_consumer/amqp_consumer.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/amqp_consumer/amqp_consumer.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (a *AMQPConsumer) SampleConfig() string {
   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/exec/exec.go b/plugins/inputs/exec/exec.go
index e9ce4551e..bcd1cc8e5 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/exec/exec.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/exec/exec.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const sampleConfig = `
   name_suffix = "_mycollector"
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/kafka_consumer/README.md b/plugins/inputs/kafka_consumer/README.md
index 6a95a7c54..ae04c9515 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/kafka_consumer/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/kafka_consumer/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from the same topic in parallel.
 
   ## Data format to consume.
 
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/mqtt_consumer/README.md b/plugins/inputs/mqtt_consumer/README.md
index 1feef9d3a..0e8d540f3 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/mqtt_consumer/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/mqtt_consumer/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The plugin expects messages in the
   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/mqtt_consumer/mqtt_consumer.go b/plugins/inputs/mqtt_consumer/mqtt_consumer.go
index 3ea0480b8..1c75aaf65 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/mqtt_consumer/mqtt_consumer.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/mqtt_consumer/mqtt_consumer.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nats_consumer/README.md b/plugins/inputs/nats_consumer/README.md
index 31d947588..18dd57f07 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nats_consumer/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nats_consumer/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from a NATS cluster in parallel.
 
   ## Data format to consume. 
 
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nats_consumer/nats_consumer.go b/plugins/inputs/nats_consumer/nats_consumer.go
index 7c9f53941..a4a781699 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nats_consumer/nats_consumer.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nats_consumer/nats_consumer.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   # pending_bytes_limit = 67108864
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nsq_consumer/README.md b/plugins/inputs/nsq_consumer/README.md
index eac494ccb..d207d8de1 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nsq_consumer/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nsq_consumer/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ topic and adds messages to InfluxDB. This plugin allows a message to be in any o
   max_in_flight = 100
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nsq_consumer/nsq_consumer.go b/plugins/inputs/nsq_consumer/nsq_consumer.go
index b82b005c9..b93c4c68e 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nsq_consumer/nsq_consumer.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nsq_consumer/nsq_consumer.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   max_in_flight = 100
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/README.md b/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/README.md
index 604b8e893..7baa0bffc 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ This is a sample configuration for the plugin.
   # keep_alive_period = "5m"
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   # data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/socket_listener.go b/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/socket_listener.go
index eb5fc23ab..839b28368 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/socket_listener.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/socket_listener/socket_listener.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func (sl *SocketListener) SampleConfig() string {
   # keep_alive_period = "5m"
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   # data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/tail/README.md b/plugins/inputs/tail/README.md
index 3aa0c4ac4..38f124174 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/tail/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/tail/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The plugin expects messages in one of the
   pipe = false
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/tail/tail.go b/plugins/inputs/tail/tail.go
index 151b3c685..e360dcb64 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/tail/tail.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/tail/tail.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const sampleConfig = `
   pipe = false
 
   ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/amqp/README.md b/plugins/outputs/amqp/README.md
index ab5900bcf..d79af597a 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/amqp/README.md
+++ b/plugins/outputs/amqp/README.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ For an introduction to AMQP see:
   ## described here: https://www.rabbitmq.com/plugins.html
   # auth_method = "PLAIN"
   ## Telegraf tag to use as a routing key
-  ##  ie, if this tag exists, it's value will be used as the routing key
+  ##  ie, if this tag exists, its value will be used as the routing key
   routing_tag = "host"
 
   ## InfluxDB retention policy
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ For an introduction to AMQP see:
   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/amqp/amqp.go b/plugins/outputs/amqp/amqp.go
index 63c6db6fd..75fe4c711 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/amqp/amqp.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/amqp/amqp.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   ## described here: https://www.rabbitmq.com/plugins.html
   # auth_method = "PLAIN"
   ## Telegraf tag to use as a routing key
-  ##  ie, if this tag exists, it's value will be used as the routing key
+  ##  ie, if this tag exists, its value will be used as the routing key
   routing_tag = "host"
 
   ## InfluxDB retention policy
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/file/README.md b/plugins/outputs/file/README.md
index a75297bb2..de577eacf 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/file/README.md
+++ b/plugins/outputs/file/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This plugin writes telegraf metrics to files
   files = ["stdout", "/tmp/metrics.out"]
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/file/file.go b/plugins/outputs/file/file.go
index 41605213e..4f0bcca77 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/file/file.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/file/file.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   files = ["stdout", "/tmp/metrics.out"]
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/kinesis/kinesis.go b/plugins/outputs/kinesis/kinesis.go
index d69ae3954..8c807ceed 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/kinesis/kinesis.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/kinesis/kinesis.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ var sampleConfig = `
 
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/mqtt/mqtt.go b/plugins/outputs/mqtt/mqtt.go
index b1d94f87c..3bcf1b7d8 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/mqtt/mqtt.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/mqtt/mqtt.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/nats/README.md b/plugins/outputs/nats/README.md
index 501bd377c..d9462650a 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/nats/README.md
+++ b/plugins/outputs/nats/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # NATS Output Plugin
 
 This plugin writes to a (list of) specified NATS instance(s).
- 
+
 ```
 [[outputs.nats]]
   ## URLs of NATS servers
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This plugin writes to a (list of) specified NATS instance(s).
   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/nats/nats.go b/plugins/outputs/nats/nats.go
index e65e799cf..d97c4688d 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/nats/nats.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/nats/nats.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/nsq/nsq.go b/plugins/outputs/nsq/nsq.go
index bd1705c10..c826ab648 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/nsq/nsq.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/nsq/nsq.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var sampleConfig = `
   topic = "telegraf"
 
   ## Data format to output.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_OUTPUT.md
   data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/socket_writer/README.md b/plugins/outputs/socket_writer/README.md
index 027e92fe8..e8b5a0174 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/socket_writer/README.md
+++ b/plugins/outputs/socket_writer/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ It can output data in any of the [supported output formats](https://github.com/i
   # keep_alive_period = "5m"
 
   ## Data format to generate.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   # data_format = "influx"
diff --git a/plugins/outputs/socket_writer/socket_writer.go b/plugins/outputs/socket_writer/socket_writer.go
index dbc3cba05..32baa40c4 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/socket_writer/socket_writer.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/socket_writer/socket_writer.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (sw *SocketWriter) SampleConfig() string {
   # keep_alive_period = "5m"
 
   ## Data format to generate.
-  ## Each data format has it's own unique set of configuration options, read
+  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
   ## more about them here:
   ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
   # data_format = "influx"