curl-curl/docs
Felipe Mesquita f25124338c
badwords: avoid 'simply'
It's mostly a filler word. I've read through each use of it in the code
base and did minor rephrasings when "simply" carried some meaning. The
overwhelming majority of cases, removing it improved the text
significantly. Inspired by #20793.

Closes #20822
2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00
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cmdline-opts badwords: avoid 'simply' 2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00
examples badwords: avoid 'simply' 2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00
internals badwords: avoid 'simply' 2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00
libcurl badwords: avoid 'simply' 2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00
tests badwords: avoid 'simply' 2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00
.gitignore docs: add RELEASE-TOOLS.md.dist to .gitignore 2024-07-01 22:49:55 +02:00
ALTSVC.md docs: fold long lines 2025-12-11 11:42:28 +01:00
BINDINGS.md docs: some nitpicks 2026-02-27 23:05:37 +01:00
BUG-BOUNTY.md BUG-BOUNTY.md: minor rephrase to say there is no bug bounty 2026-03-10 17:34:08 +01:00
BUGS.md docs: avoid using the word 'magic' 2026-03-03 15:32:13 +01:00
CIPHERS-TLS12.md docs: update CIPHERS.md 2024-08-12 23:35:56 +02:00
CIPHERS.md docs: avoid starting sentences with However, 2026-03-07 23:49:11 +01:00
CMakeLists.txt tests: move test docs into /docs 2025-05-28 15:00:03 +02:00
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md tidy-up: Markdown, clang-format nits 2026-01-22 23:44:47 +01:00
CODE_REVIEW.md docs: fix broken link in CODE_REVIEW.md 2025-06-21 10:32:06 +02:00
CONTRIBUTE.md badwords: avoid 'simply' 2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00
curl-config.md docs: minor edits to please the new spellchecker regime 2025-02-27 13:15:21 +01:00
CURL-DISABLE.md build: add build-level CURL_DISABLE_TYPECHECK options 2025-11-21 13:48:35 +01:00
CURLDOWN.md stop using the word 'just' 2026-03-03 15:30:22 +01:00
DEPRECATE.md DEPRECATE.md: SMB and NTLM become build-time opt-in 2026-03-07 14:56:08 +01:00
DISTROS.md docs: add LibreELEC to DISTROS.md 2026-01-26 12:12:05 -08:00
EARLY-RELEASE.md stop using the word 'just' 2026-03-03 15:30:22 +01:00
ECH.md stop using the word 'just' 2026-03-03 15:30:22 +01:00
EXPERIMENTAL.md docs/EXPERIMENTAL.md: add a mention of HTTPSRR as experimental 2025-01-16 19:41:42 +01:00
FAQ.md badwords: avoid 'simply' 2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00
FEATURES.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-20 12:37:56 +01:00
GOVERNANCE.md docs: avoid starting sentences with However, 2026-03-07 23:49:11 +01:00
HELP-US.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
HISTORY.md docs: replace instances of the vague qualifier 'quite' 2026-03-07 23:52:50 +01:00
HSTS.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-20 12:37:56 +01:00
HTTP3.md docs: fixup wording nits 2026-03-09 22:47:07 +01:00
HTTP-COOKIES.md stop using the word 'just' 2026-03-03 15:30:22 +01:00
HTTPSRR.md badwords: avoid 'simply' 2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00
INFRASTRUCTURE.md BUG-BOUNTY.md: we stop the bug-bounty end of Jan 2026 2026-01-26 08:26:28 +01:00
INSTALL INSTALL: converted to markdown => INSTALL.md 2016-10-21 15:57:29 +02:00
INSTALL-CMAKE.md stop using the word 'just' 2026-03-03 15:30:22 +01:00
INSTALL.md badwords: avoid 'simply' 2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00
INTERNALS.md clang-tidy: replace comma-separated string with list in config 2026-02-19 16:27:08 +01:00
IPFS.md stop using the word 'just' 2026-03-03 15:30:22 +01:00
KNOWN_BUGS.md docs: avoid starting sentences with However, 2026-03-07 23:49:11 +01:00
KNOWN_RISKS.md stop using the word 'just' 2026-03-03 15:30:22 +01:00
MAIL-ETIQUETTE.md badwords: avoid 'simply' 2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00
Makefile.am tidy-up: miscellaneous 2026-01-15 13:06:13 +01:00
MANUAL.md badwords: avoid 'simply' 2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00
mk-ca-bundle.md stop using the word 'just' 2026-03-03 15:30:22 +01:00
options-in-versions tool_getparam: add --knownhosts 2025-10-06 13:41:22 +02:00
README.md reuse: add copyright + license info to individual docs/*.md files 2024-03-31 12:01:18 +02:00
RELEASE-PROCEDURE.md RELEASE-PROCEDURE.md: update future release dates 2026-01-26 12:28:25 +01:00
ROADMAP.md CI: add whitespace checker 2024-06-27 13:33:30 +02:00
runtests.md badwords: avoid 'simply' 2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00
RUSTLS.md tidy-up: URLs 2025-09-23 00:34:46 +02:00
SECURITY-ADVISORY.md stop using the word 'just' 2026-03-03 15:30:22 +01:00
SPONSORS.md BUG-BOUNTY.md: we stop the bug-bounty end of Jan 2026 2026-01-26 08:26:28 +01:00
SSL-PROBLEMS.md tidy-up: Markdown, clang-format nits 2026-01-22 23:44:47 +01:00
SSLCERTS.md tidy-up: miscellaneous 2025-12-12 04:18:48 +01:00
testcurl.md tidy-up: Markdown, clang-format nits 2026-01-22 23:44:47 +01:00
THANKS THANKS: add contributors from 8.18.0 2026-01-07 07:56:22 +01:00
THANKS-filter THANKS-filter: update with a new entry 2026-03-09 11:35:19 +01:00
TheArtOfHttpScripting.md badwords: avoid 'simply' 2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00
TODO.md docs: avoid starting sentences with However, 2026-03-07 23:49:11 +01:00
URL-SYNTAX.md docs: avoid starting sentences with However, 2026-03-07 23:49:11 +01:00
VERSIONS.md docs: fixup wording nits 2026-03-09 22:47:07 +01:00
VULN-DISCLOSURE-POLICY.md BUG-BOUNTY.md: minor rephrase to say there is no bug bounty 2026-03-10 17:34:08 +01:00
wcurl.md badwords: avoid 'simply' 2026-03-10 19:34:06 +01:00

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