Removed all mentions of "please" from docs and messages #770

Co-authored-by: pranjalrai4 <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Grace Choi <[email protected]>

Author: ggracechoi

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ body:
     attributes:
       value: |
         Thank you for taking the time to report a bug!
-        If this is a security issue please report it to the [Docker Security team](mailto:[email protected]).
+        If this is a security issue report it to the [Docker Security team](mailto:[email protected]).
   - type: textarea
     id: description
     attributes:
       label: Description
-      description: Please give a clear and concise description of the bug
+      description: Give a clear and concise description of the bug
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ contact_links:
     about: "Read guidelines and tips about contributing to Docker."
     url: "https://github.com/docker/cli/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md"
   - name: "Security and Vulnerabilities"
-    about: "Please report any security issues or vulnerabilities responsibly to the Docker security team. Please do not use the public issue tracker."
+    about: "Report any security issues or vulnerabilities responsibly to the Docker security team. Do not use the public issue tracker."
     url: "https://github.com/moby/moby/security/policy"
   - name: "General Support"
     about: "Get the help you need to build, share, and run your Docker applications"

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-Please make sure you've read and understood our contributing guidelines;
+Make sure you've read and understood our contributing guidelines;
 https://github.com/docker/cli/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
 
 ** Make sure all your commits include a signature generated with `git commit -s` **
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ guide https://docs.docker.com/opensource/code/
 If this is a bug fix, make sure your description includes "fixes #xxxx", or
 "closes #xxxx"
 
-Please provide the following information:
+Provide the following information:
 -->
 
 **- What I did**

.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           desc=$(echo "$block" |  awk NF)
 
           if [ -z "$desc" ]; then
-            echo "::error::Changelog section is empty. Please provide a description for the changelog."
+            echo "::error::Changelog section is empty. Provide a description for the changelog."
             exit 1
           fi
 

.gitignore

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # if you want to ignore files created by your editor/tools,
-# please consider a global .gitignore https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files
+# consider a global .gitignore https://help.github.com/articles/ignoring-files
 *.exe
 *.exe~
 *.orig

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ start participating.
 ## Reporting security issues
 
 The Docker maintainers take security seriously. If you discover a security
-issue, please bring it to their attention right away!
+issue, bring it to their attention right away!
 
-Please **DO NOT** file a public issue, instead send your report privately to
+**DO NOT** file a public issue, instead send your report privately to
 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
 
 Security reports are greatly appreciated and we will publicly thank you for it.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ If you find a match, you can use the "subscribe" button to get notified on
 updates. Do *not* leave random "+1" or "I have this too" comments, as they
 only clutter the discussion, and don't help resolving it. However, if you
 have ways to reproduce the issue or have additional information that may help
-resolving the issue, please leave a comment.
+resolving the issue, leave a comment.
 
 When reporting issues, always include:
 
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ Include an issue reference like `Closes #XXXX` or `Fixes #XXXX` in the pull requ
 description that close an issue. Including references automatically closes the issue
 on a merge.
 
-Please do not add yourself to the `AUTHORS` file, as it is regenerated regularly
+Do not add yourself to the `AUTHORS` file, as it is regenerated regularly
 from the Git history.
 
-Please see the [Coding Style](#coding-style) for further guidelines.
+See the [Coding Style](#coding-style) for further guidelines.
 
 ### Merge approval
 
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ guidelines for the community as a whole:
 
 * Stay on topic: Make sure that you are posting to the correct channel and
   avoid off-topic discussions. Remember when you update an issue or respond
-  to an email you are potentially sending to a large number of people. Please
-  consider this before you update. Also remember that nobody likes spam.
+  to an email you are potentially sending to a large number of people. Consider
+  this before you update. Also remember that nobody likes spam.
 
 * Don't send email to the maintainers: There's no need to send email to the
   maintainers to ask them to investigate an issue or to take a look at a

NOTICE

@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ United States and other governments.
 It is your responsibility to ensure that your use and/or transfer does not
 violate applicable laws.
 
-For more information, please see https://www.bis.doc.gov
+For more information, see https://www.bis.doc.gov
 
 See also https://www.apache.org/dev/crypto.html and/or seek legal counsel.

README.md

@@ -67,15 +67,15 @@ make -f docker.Makefile shell
 ## Legal
 
 *Brought to you courtesy of our legal counsel. For more context,
-please see the [NOTICE](https://github.com/docker/cli/blob/master/NOTICE) document in this repo.*
+see the [NOTICE](https://github.com/docker/cli/blob/master/NOTICE) document in this repo.*
 
 Use and transfer of Docker may be subject to certain restrictions by the
 United States and other governments.
 
 It is your responsibility to ensure that your use and/or transfer does not
 violate applicable laws.
 
-For more information, please see https://www.bis.doc.gov
+For more information, see https://www.bis.doc.gov
 
 ## Licensing
 

cli/cobra.go

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func setupCommonRootCommand(rootCmd *cobra.Command) (*cliflags.ClientOptions, *c
 	rootCmd.SetHelpCommand(helpCommand)
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP("help", "h", false, "Print usage")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().MarkShorthandDeprecated("help", "please use --help")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().MarkShorthandDeprecated("help", "Use --help")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("help").Hidden = true
 
 	rootCmd.Annotations = map[string]string{

cli/command/cli.go

@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ func getServerHost(hosts []string, tlsOptions *tlsconfig.Options) (string, error
 	case 1:
 		host = hosts[0]
 	default:
-		return "", errors.New("Please specify only one -H")
+		return "", errors.New("Specify only one -H")
 	}
 
 	return dopts.ParseHost(tlsOptions != nil, host)