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docs: fix typos in Kubernetes and Packetbeat docs#49604
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Fix two families of typos identified in #49600:

  1. "Wether" → "Whether" in Kubernetes autodiscover docs and apiserver field descriptions (3 files)
  2. "it's" → "its" (possessive) in Packetbeat redact_headers config and docs (5 files)

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  • My code follows the style guidelines of this project
  • I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
  • I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
  • I have made corresponding change to the default configuration files
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Disruptive User Impact

None. Documentation-only changes.

How to test this PR locally

grep -rn "Wether" libbeat/ metricbeat/ docs/
grep -rn "it's value" packetbeat/ x-pack/packetbeat/ docs/reference/packetbeat/

Both should return no results after this fix.

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Fix "Wether" -> "Whether" (3 files) and "it's" -> "its" possessive (5 files).
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📒 Files selected for processing (8)
  • docs/reference/metricbeat/exported-fields-kubernetes.md
  • docs/reference/packetbeat/packetbeat-http-options.md
  • docs/reference/packetbeat/packetbeat-reference-yml.md
  • libbeat/autodiscover/README.md
  • metricbeat/module/kubernetes/apiserver/_meta/fields.yml
  • packetbeat/_meta/config/beat.reference.yml.tmpl
  • packetbeat/packetbeat.reference.yml
  • x-pack/packetbeat/packetbeat.reference.yml

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This pull request addresses text corrections across documentation and configuration files. Three occurrences of the spelling error "Wether" are corrected to "Whether" in Kubernetes and autodiscover-related files. Five occurrences of the incorrect possessive "it's" are corrected to "its" in Packetbeat configuration and documentation files. All changes are documentation-only modifications with no impact on code behavior, configuration logic, or exported field definitions.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed All PR changes directly address the typo corrections specified in issue #49600: 'Wether'→'Whether' (3 occurrences) and 'it's'→'its' (5 occurrences) across Kubernetes and Packetbeat documentation files.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed All changes are scoped to documentation typo corrections specified in issue #49600; no unrelated code, configuration logic, or out-of-scope modifications are present.

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