diff --git a/doc/src/Errors_messages.rst b/doc/src/Errors_messages.rst
index 2140719253..071d6d02ce 100644
--- a/doc/src/Errors_messages.rst
+++ b/doc/src/Errors_messages.rst
@@ -1903,10 +1903,10 @@ Doc page with :doc:`WARNING messages <Errors_warnings>`
 *Compute %s does not allow use of dynamic group*
    Dynamic groups have not yet been enabled for this compute.
 
-*Compute ID for compute chunk /atom does not exist*
+*Compute for fix pafi does not calculate a local array*
    Self-explanatory.
 
-*Compute ID for compute chunk/atom does not exist*
+*Compute for fix pafi has < 3*DIM fields per atom*
    Self-explanatory.
 
 *Compute gyration ID does not exist for compute gyration/shape*
@@ -1915,6 +1915,12 @@ Doc page with :doc:`WARNING messages <Errors_warnings>`
 *Compute gyration/shape compute ID does not point to a gyration compute*
    Self-explanatory. Provide and ID of a compute gyration command.
 
+*Compute ID for compute chunk /atom does not exist*
+   Self-explanatory.
+
+*Compute ID for compute chunk/atom does not exist*
+   Self-explanatory.
+
 *Compute ID for compute reduce does not exist*
    Self-explanatory.
 
@@ -1939,6 +1945,9 @@ Doc page with :doc:`WARNING messages <Errors_warnings>`
 *Compute ID for fix numdiff does not exist*
    Self-explanatory.
 
+*Compute ID for fix pafi does not exist*
+   Self-explanatory.
+
 *Compute ID for fix store/state does not exist*
    Self-explanatory.
 
@@ -2114,6 +2123,8 @@ Doc page with :doc:`WARNING messages <Errors_warnings>`
 *Compute hexorder/atom requires a pair style be defined*
    Self-explanatory.
 
+
+
 *Compute improper/local used when impropers are not allowed*
    The atom style does not support impropers.
 
@@ -3870,6 +3881,9 @@ Doc page with :doc:`WARNING messages <Errors_warnings>`
    error occurs, it is likely a bug, so send an email to the
    `developers <https://lammps.sandia.gov/authors.html>`_.
 
+*Fix pafi requires a damped dynamics minimizer*
+   Use a different minimization style.
+
 *Fix peri neigh does not exist*
    Somehow a fix that the pair style defines has been deleted.
 
@@ -7163,6 +7177,9 @@ keyword to allow for additional bonds to be formed
 *Region ID for fix heat does not exist*
    Self-explanatory.
 
+*Region ID for fix pafi does not exist*
+   Self-explanatory.
+
 *Region ID for fix setforce does not exist*
    Self-explanatory.
 
diff --git a/examples/USER/misc/pafi/.gitignore b/examples/USER/misc/pafi/.gitignore
index c99c7cc6eb..65a28d0cec 100644
--- a/examples/USER/misc/pafi/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/USER/misc/pafi/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-couple/*
 *.dat
 lmp*
-py*
diff --git a/src/USER-MISC/fix_pafi.h b/src/USER-MISC/fix_pafi.h
index c312729794..ade34a187d 100644
--- a/src/USER-MISC/fix_pafi.h
+++ b/src/USER-MISC/fix_pafi.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class FixPAFI : public Fix {
 
 /* ERROR/WARNING messages:
 
-E: Illegal fix pafi command
+E: Illegal ... command
 
 Self-explanatory.  Check the input script syntax and compare to the
 documentation for the command.  You can use -echo screen as a
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ E: Compute for fix pafi has < 3*DIM fields per atom
 
 Self-explanatory.
 
-E: fix pafi requires a damped dynamics minimizer
+E: Fix pafi requires a damped dynamics minimizer
 
-Self-explanatory.
+Use a different minimization style.
 
 */