docs: fix/remove invalid URLs #20647

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ low-risk/isolated tasks:
 - Fix bugs found by [Clang](#clang-scan-build), [PVS](#pvs-studio) or
   [Coverity](#coverity).
 - [Improve documentation](#documenting)
-- [Merge a Vim patch] (familiarity with Vim is *strongly* recommended)
+- [Merge a Vim patch] (requires strong familiarity with Vim)
 
 Reporting problems
 ------------------

LICENSE.txt

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Neovim's license follows:
 ====
                                  Apache License
                            Version 2.0, January 2004
-                        http://www.apache.org/licenses/
+                        https://www.apache.org/licenses/
 
    TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION
 

runtime/doc/dev_style.txt

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Nvim style guide                                        *dev-style*
 
 This is style guide for developers working on Nvim's source code.
 
-License: CC-By 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
+License: CC-By 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
                                       Type |gO| to see the table of contents.
 

runtime/doc/diff.txt

@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ to see more messages.
 
 The self-installing Vim for MS-Windows includes a diff program.  If you don't
 have it you might want to download a diff.exe.  For example from
-http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm.
+https://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm.
 
 
 USING PATCHES					*diff-patchexpr*

runtime/doc/ft_ada.txt

@@ -486,25 +486,25 @@ You can optionally install the following extra plug-ins. They work well with
 Ada and enhance the ability of the Ada mode:
 
 backup.vim
-	http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1537
+	https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1537
 	Keeps as many backups as you like so you don't have to.
 
 rainbow_parenthesis.vim
-	http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1561
+	https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1561
 	Very helpful since Ada uses only '(' and ')'.
 
 nerd_comments.vim
-	http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1218
+	https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1218
 	Excellent commenting and uncommenting support for almost any
 	programming language.
 
 matchit.vim
-	http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=39
+	https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=39
 	'%' jumping for any language. The normal '%' jump only works for '{}'
 	style languages. The Ada mode will set the needed search patterns.
 
 taglist.vim
-	http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=273
+	https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=273
 	Source code explorer sidebar. There is a patch for Ada available.
 
 The GNU Ada Project distribution (http://gnuada.sourceforge.net) of Vim

runtime/doc/ft_sql.txt

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ navigation.
 
 1.1 Matchit					*sql-matchit*
 -----------
-The matchit plugin (http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=39)
+The matchit plugin (https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=39)
 provides many additional features and can be customized for different
 languages.  The matchit plugin is configured by defining a local
 buffer variable, b:match_words.  Pressing the % key while on various
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ exist.
 3. Adding new SQL Dialects			*sql-adding-dialects*
 
 If you begin working with a SQL dialect which does not have any customizations
-available with the default Vim distribution you can check http://www.vim.org
+available with the default Vim distribution you can check https://www.vim.org
 to see if any customization currently exist.  If not, you can begin by cloning
 an existing script.  Read |filetype-plugins| for more details.
 
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ Here are some examples of the entries which are pulled from the syntax files: >
 ----------------
 Dynamic mode populates the popups with data directly from a database.  In
 order for the dynamic feature to be enabled you must have the dbext.vim
-plugin installed, (http://vim.sourceforge.net/script.php?script_id=356).
+plugin installed, (https://vim.sourceforge.net/script.php?script_id=356).
 
 Dynamic mode is used by several features of the SQL completion plugin.
 After installing the dbext plugin see the dbext-tutorial for additional
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ depending on the syntax file you are using.  The SQL Anywhere syntax file
 Dynamic features
 ----------------
 To take advantage of the dynamic features you must first install the
-dbext.vim plugin (http://vim.sourceforge.net/script.php?script_id=356).  It
+dbext.vim plugin (https://vim.sourceforge.net/script.php?script_id=356).  It
 also comes with a tutorial.  From the SQL completion plugin's perspective,
 the main feature dbext provides is a connection to a database.  dbext
 connection profiles are the most efficient mechanism to define connection

runtime/doc/helphelp.txt

@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ At this moment translations are available for:
 	Japanese - multiple authors
 	Polish   - translated by Mikolaj Machowski
 	Russian  - translated by Vassily Ragosin
-See the Vim website to find them: http://www.vim.org/translations.php
+See the Vim website to find them: https://www.vim.org/translations.php
 
 A set of translated help files consists of these files:
 

runtime/doc/if_ruby.txt

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ The Ruby Interface to Vim				*if_ruby* *ruby* *Ruby*
 
 			*E266* *E267* *E268* *E269* *E270* *E271* *E272* *E273*
 
-The home page for ruby is http://www.ruby-lang.org/.  You can find links for
+The home page for ruby is https://www.ruby-lang.org/.  You can find links for
 downloading Ruby there.
 
                                       Type |gO| to see the table of contents.

runtime/doc/indent.txt

@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ Fortran with (possibly multiple) loops ending on a labelled executable
 statement of almost arbitrary type.  Correct indentation requires
 compiler-quality parsing.  Old code with do loops ending on labelled statements
 of arbitrary type can be indented with elaborate programs such as Tidy
-(http://www.unb.ca/chem/ajit/f_tidy.htm).  Structured do/continue loops are
+(https://www.unb.ca/chem/ajit/f_tidy.htm).  Structured do/continue loops are
 also left unindented because continue statements are also used for purposes
 other than ending a do loop.  Programs such as Tidy can convert structured
 do/continue loops to the do/enddo form.  Do loops of the do/enddo variety can

runtime/doc/insert.txt

@@ -1350,16 +1350,8 @@ Completion of C code requires a tags file.  You should use Universal/
 Exuberant ctags, because it adds extra information that is needed for
 completion.  You can find it here:
 	Universal Ctags: https://ctags.io
-	Exuberant Ctags: http://ctags.sourceforge.net
 
-Universal Ctags is preferred, Exuberant Ctags is no longer being developed.
+Universal Ctags is preferred, Exuberant Ctags is no longer maintained.
-
-For Exuberant ctags, version 5.6 or later is recommended.  For version 5.5.4
-you should add a patch that adds the "typename:" field:
-	ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/unstable/patches/ctags-5.5.4.patch
-A compiled .exe for MS-Windows can be found at:
-	http://ctags.sourceforge.net/
-	https://github.com/universal-ctags/ctags-win32
 
 If you want to complete system functions you can do something like this.  Use
 ctags to generate a tags file for all the system header files: >
@@ -1459,7 +1451,7 @@ DOM compatibility
 At the moment (beginning of 2006) there are two main browsers - MS Internet
 Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. These two applications are covering over 90% of
 market. Theoretically standards are created by W3C organisation
-(http://www.w3c.org) but they are not always followed/implemented.
+(https://www.w3.org/) but they are not always followed/implemented.
 
 		IE	FF	W3C  Omni completion ~
 		+/-	+/-	+    +		     ~
@@ -1480,7 +1472,6 @@ external files and for class aware completion. You should use Universal/
 Exuberant ctags version 5.5.4 or newer. You can find it here:
 
 	Universal Ctags: https://ctags.io
-	Exuberant Ctags: http://ctags.sourceforge.net
 
 Script completes:
 
@@ -1779,12 +1770,12 @@ DTD -> Vim							*dtd2vim*
 On |www| is the script |dtd2vim| which parses DTD and creates an XML data file
 for Vim XML omni completion.
 
-    dtd2vim: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1462
+    dtd2vim: https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1462
 
 Check the beginning of that file for usage details.
 The script requires perl and:
 
-    perlSGML: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/perlsgml
+    perlSGML: https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/perlsgml
 
 
 Commands

runtime/doc/lsp.txt

@@ -792,22 +792,19 @@ start({config}, {opts})                                      *vim.lsp.start()*
     See |vim.lsp.start_client()| for all available options. The most important
     are:
 
-    `name` is an arbitrary name for the LSP client. It should be unique per
+    • `name` arbitrary name for the LSP client. Should be unique per language
-    language server.
+      server.
-
+    • `cmd` command (in list form) used to start the language server. Must be
-    `cmd` the command as list - used to start the language server. The command must
+      absolute, or found on `$PATH`. Shell constructs like `~` are not
-    be present in the `$PATH` environment variable or an absolute path to the executable. Shell
+      expanded.
-    constructs like `~` are NOT expanded.
+    • `root_dir` path to the project root. By default this is used to decide
-
+      if an existing client should be re-used. The example above uses
-    `root_dir` path to the project root. By default this is used to decide if
+      |vim.fs.find()| and |vim.fs.dirname()| to detect the root by traversing
-    an existing client should be re-used. The example above uses
+      the file system upwards starting from the current directory until either
-    |vim.fs.find()| and |vim.fs.dirname()| to detect the root by traversing
+      a `pyproject.toml` or `setup.py` file is found.
-    the file system upwards starting from the current directory until either a
+    • `workspace_folders` list of `{ uri:string, name: string }` tables
-    `pyproject.toml` or `setup.py` file is found.
+      specifying the project root folders used by the language server. If
-
+      `nil` the property is derived from `root_dir` for convenience.
-    `workspace_folders` a list of { uri:string, name: string } tables. The
-    project root folders used by the language server. If `nil` the property is
-    derived from the `root_dir` for convenience.
 
     Language servers use this information to discover metadata like the
     dependencies of your project and they tend to index the contents within

runtime/doc/luaref.txt

@@ -4831,7 +4831,7 @@ A  BIBLIOGRAPHY                                            *luaref-bibliography*
 This help file is a minor adaptation from this main reference:
 
  - R. Ierusalimschy, L. H. de Figueiredo, and W. Celes.,
-   "Lua: 5.1 reference manual", http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html
+   "Lua: 5.1 reference manual", https://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html
 
 Lua is discussed in these references:
 
@@ -4887,10 +4887,10 @@ a few exceptions and adaptations -- a copy of the Lua 5.1 Reference Manual
 
 The main ideas and concepts on how to implement this reference were taken from
 Christian Habermann's CRefVim project
-(http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=614).
+(https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=614).
 
 Adapted for bundled Nvim documentation; the original plugin can be found at
-http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1291
+https://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1291
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  vi:tw=78:ts=4:ft=help:norl:et

runtime/doc/luvref.txt

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ used here to facilitate documenting consistent behavior:
 CONTENTS                                                          *luv-contents*
 
 This documentation is mostly a retelling of the libuv API documentation
-(http://docs.libuv.org/en/v1.x/api.html) within the context of luv's Lua API.
+(https://docs.libuv.org/en/v1.x/api.html) within the context of luv's Lua API.
 Low-level implementation details and unexposed C functions and types are not
 documented here except for when they are relevant to behavior seen in the Lua
 module.
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ uv.async_send({async}, {...})                                  *uv.async_send()*
 
 Poll handles are used to watch file descriptors for readability and
 writability, similar to the purpose of poll(2)
-(http://linux.die.net/man/2/poll).
+(https://linux.die.net/man/2/poll).
 
 The purpose of poll handles is to enable integrating external libraries that
 rely on the event loop to signal it about the socket status changes, like

runtime/doc/mbyte.txt

@@ -341,34 +341,7 @@ Useful utilities for converting the charset:
     All:	    iconv
 	GNU iconv can convert most encodings.  Unicode is used as the
 	intermediate encoding, which allows conversion from and to all other
-	encodings.  See http://www.gnu.org/directory/libiconv.html.
+	encodings.  See https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Libiconv.
-
-    Japanese:	    nkf
-	Nkf is "Network Kanji code conversion Filter".  One of the most unique
-	facility of nkf is the guess of the input Kanji code.  So, you don't
-	need to know what the inputting file's |charset| is.  When convert to
-	EUC-JP from ISO-2022-JP or Shift_JIS, simply do the following command
-	in Vim:
-	    :%!nkf -e
-	Nkf can be found at:
-	http://www.sfc.wide.ad.jp/~max/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/nkf-1.62.tar.gz
-
-    Chinese:	    hc
-	Hc is "Hanzi Converter".  Hc convert a GB file to a Big5 file, or Big5
-	file to GB file.  Hc can be found at:
-	ftp://ftp.cuhk.hk/pub/chinese/ifcss/software/unix/convert/hc-30.tar.gz
-
-    Korean:	    hmconv
-	Hmconv is Korean code conversion utility especially for E-mail.  It can
-	convert between EUC-KR and ISO-2022-KR.  Hmconv can be found at:
-	ftp://ftp.kaist.ac.kr/pub/hangul/code/hmconv/
-
-    Multilingual:   lv
-	Lv is a Powerful Multilingual File Viewer.  And it can be worked as
-	|charset| converter.  Supported |charset|: ISO-2022-CN, ISO-2022-JP,
-	ISO-2022-KR, EUC-CN, EUC-JP, EUC-KR, EUC-TW, UTF-7, UTF-8, ISO-8859
-	series, Shift_JIS, Big5 and HZ.  Lv can be found at:
-	http://www.ff.iij4u.or.jp/~nrt/lv/index.html
 
 
 							*mbyte-conversion*
@@ -404,17 +377,6 @@ is suitable for complex input, such as CJK.
   large overhead in communication, but it provides safe synchronization with
   no restrictions on applications.
 
-  For example, there are xwnmo and kinput2 Japanese |IM-server|, both are
-  FrontEnd system.  Xwnmo is distributed with Wnn (see below), kinput2 can be
-  found at: ftp://ftp.sra.co.jp/pub/x11/kinput2/
-
-  For Chinese, there's a great XIM server named "xcin", you can input both
-  Traditional and Simplified Chinese characters.  And it can accept other
-  locale if you make a correct input table.  Xcin can be found at:
-  http://cle.linux.org.tw/xcin/
-  Others are scim: http://scim.freedesktop.org/ and fcitx:
-  http://www.fcitx.org/
-
 - Conversion Server
 							*conversion-server*
   Some system needs additional server: conversion server.  Most of Japanese

runtime/doc/message.txt

@@ -573,9 +573,7 @@ when using ":w"), therefore Vim requires using a !  after the command, e.g.:
   VirtualBinding
 
 Messages like this appear when starting up.  This is not a Vim problem, your
-X11 configuration is wrong.  You can find a hint on how to solve this here:
+X11 configuration is wrong.
-http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solarisonintel/message/12179.
-[this URL is no longer valid]
 
 							*W10*  >
   Warning: Changing a readonly file

runtime/doc/mlang.txt

@@ -92,27 +92,10 @@ use of "-" and "_".
 				:lang mes en
 <
 
-MS-WINDOWS MESSAGE TRANSLATIONS				*win32-gettext*
-
-If you used the self-installing .exe file, message translations should work
-already.  Otherwise get the libintl.dll file if you don't have it yet:
-
-	http://sourceforge.net/projects/gettext
-Or:
-	https://mlocati.github.io/gettext-iconv-windows/
-
-This also contains tools xgettext, msgformat and others.
-
-libintl.dll should be placed in same directory as (g)vim.exe, or one of the
-directories listed in the PATH environment value.  Vim also looks for the
-alternate names "libintl-8.dll" and "intl.dll".
-
 Message files (vim.mo) have to be placed in "$VIMRUNTIME/lang/xx/LC_MESSAGES",
-where "xx" is the abbreviation of the language (mostly two letters).
+where "xx" is the abbreviation of the language (mostly two letters). If you
-
+write your own translations you need to generate the .po file and convert it
-If you write your own translations you need to generate the .po file and
+to a .mo file.
-convert it to a .mo file.  You need to get the source distribution and read
-the file "src/po/README.txt".
 
 To overrule the automatic choice of the language, set the $LANG variable to
 the language of your choice.  use "en" to disable translations. >

runtime/doc/options.txt

@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 	by Vim with the width of glyphs in the font.  Perhaps it also has
 	to be set to "double" under CJK MS-Windows when the system locale is
 	set to one of CJK locales.  See Unicode Standard Annex #11
-	(http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr11).
+	(https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr11).
 
 			*'autochdir'* *'acd'* *'noautochdir'* *'noacd'*
 'autochdir' 'acd'	boolean (default off)
@@ -4536,7 +4536,7 @@ A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
 <	- A directory name may end in a ':' or '/'.
 	- Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
 	- When using |netrw.vim| URLs can be used.  For example, adding
-	  "http://www.vim.org" will make ":find index.html" work.
+	  "https://www.vim.org" will make ":find index.html" work.
 	- Search upwards and downwards in a directory tree using "*", "**" and
 	  ";".  See |file-searching| for info and syntax.
 	- Careful with '\' characters, type two to get one in the option: >

runtime/doc/print.txt

@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ you need to define your own PostScript font encoding vector.  Details on how
 to define a font encoding vector is beyond the scope of this help file, but
 you can find details in the PostScript Language Reference Manual, 3rd Edition,
 published by Addison-Wesley and available in PDF form at
-http://www.adobe.com/.  The following describes what you need to do for Vim to
+https://www.adobe.com/.  The following describes what you need to do for Vim to
 locate and use your print character encoding.
 
 i.   Decide on a unique name for your encoding vector, one that does not clash
@@ -462,15 +462,6 @@ option allows you to specify different fonts to use when printing characters
 which are syntax highlighted with the font styles normal, italic, bold and
 bold-italic.
 
-No CJK fonts are supplied with Vim.  There are some free Korean, Japanese, and
-Traditional Chinese fonts available at:
-
-  http://examples.oreilly.com/cjkvinfo/adobe/samples/
-
-You can find descriptions of the various fonts in the read me file at
-
-  http://examples.oreilly.de/english_examples/cjkvinfo/adobe/00README
-
 Please read your printer documentation on how to install new fonts.
 
 CJK fonts can be large containing several thousand glyphs, and it is not
@@ -491,7 +482,7 @@ It is possible to define your own multibyte character set although this
 should not be attempted lightly.  A discussion on the process if beyond the
 scope of these help files.  You can find details on CMap (character map) files
 in the document 'Adobe CMap and CIDFont Files Specification, Version 1.0',
-available from http://www.adobe.com as a PDF file.
+available from https://www.adobe.com as a PDF file.
 
 ==============================================================================
 6. PostScript Printing Troubleshooting		*postscript-print-trouble*
@@ -548,23 +539,8 @@ Ghostscript is a PostScript and PDF interpreter that can be used to display
 and print on non-PostScript printers PostScript and PDF files.  It can also
 generate PDF files from PostScript.
 
-Ghostscript will run on a wide variety of platforms.
+Ghostscript will run on a wide variety of platforms. Information on
-
+Ghostscript can be found at:
-There are three available versions:
-
-- AFPL Ghostscript (formerly Aladdin Ghostscript) which is free for
-  non-commercial use.  It can be obtained from:
-
-    http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/
-
-- GNU Ghostscript which is available under the GNU General Public License.  It
-  can be obtained from:
-
-    ftp://mirror.cs.wisc.edu/pub/mirrors/ghost/gnu/
-
-- A commercial version for inclusion in commercial products.
-
-Additional information on Ghostscript can also be found at:
 
   http://www.ghostscript.com/
 
@@ -580,79 +556,6 @@ ends have been created.  These allow easier PostScript file selection,
 previewing at different zoom levels, and printing.  Check supplied
 documentation for full details.
 
-X11
-
-- Ghostview.  Obtainable from:
-
-    http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gv/
-
-- gv.  Derived from Ghostview.  Obtainable from:
-
-    http://wwwthep.physik.uni-mainz.de/~plass/gv/
-
-  Copies (possibly not the most recent) can be found at:
-
-    http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gv/
-
-MS-Windows
-
-- GSview.  Obtainable from:
-
-    http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/
-
-Linux
-
-- GSview.  Linux version of the popular MS-Windows previewer.
-  Obtainable from:
-
-    http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/
-
-- BMV.  Different from Ghostview and gv in that it doesn't use X but svgalib.
-  Obtainable from:
-
-    ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/graphics/viewers/svga/bmv-1.2.tgz
-
-
-7.3 PSUtils
-
-PSUtils is a collection of utility programs for manipulating PostScript
-documents.  Binary distributions are available for many platforms, as well as
-the full source.  PSUtils can be found at:
-
-  http://knackered.org/angus/psutils
-
-The utilities of interest include:
-
-- psnup.     Convert PS files for N-up printing.
-- psselect.  Select page range and order of printing.
-- psresize.  Change the page size.
-- psbook.    Reorder and lay out pages ready for making a book.
-
-The output of one program can be used as the input to the next, allowing for
-complex print document creation.
-
-
-N-UP PRINTING
-
-The psnup utility takes an existing PostScript file generated from Vim and
-convert it to an n-up version.  The simplest way to create a 2-up printout is
-to first create a PostScript file with: >
-
-	:hardcopy > test.ps
-
-Then on your command line execute: >
-
-	psnup -n 2 test.ps final.ps
-
-Note: You may get warnings from some Ghostscript previewers for files produced
-by psnup - these may safely be ignored.
-
-Finally print the file final.ps to your PostScript printer with your
-platform's print command.  (You will need to delete the two PostScript files
-afterwards yourself.)  'printexpr' could be modified to perform this extra
-step before printing.
-
-
 ALTERNATE DUPLEX PRINTING
 
 It is possible to achieve a poor man's version of duplex printing using the PS

runtime/doc/provider.txt

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ registers. Nvim looks for these clipboard tools, in order of priority:
   - xclip (if $DISPLAY is set)
   - xsel (if $DISPLAY is set)
   - lemonade (for SSH) https://github.com/pocke/lemonade
-  - doitclient (for SSH) http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/doit/
+  - doitclient (for SSH) https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/doit/
   - win32yank (Windows)
   - termux (via termux-clipboard-set, termux-clipboard-set)
   - tmux (if $TMUX is set)

runtime/doc/quickfix.txt

@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ PYUNIT COMPILER						*compiler-pyunit*
 This is not actually a compiler, but a unit testing framework for the
 Python language.  It is included into standard Python distribution
 starting from version 2.0.  For older versions, you can get it from
-http://pyunit.sourceforge.net.
+https://pyunit.sourceforge.net.
 
 When you run your tests with the help of the framework, possible errors
 are parsed by Vim and presented for you in quick-fix mode.
@@ -1298,8 +1298,6 @@ Useful values for the 'makeprg' options therefore are:
  setlocal makeprg=./alltests.py " Run a testsuite
  setlocal makeprg=python\ %:S   " Run a single testcase
 
-Also see http://vim.sourceforge.net/tip_view.php?tip_id=280.
-
 
 TEX COMPILER						*compiler-tex*
 
@@ -1823,7 +1821,7 @@ In English, that sed script:
   it as a "continuation of a multi-line message."
 
 						*errorformat-ant*
-For ant (http://jakarta.apache.org/) the above errorformat has to be modified
+For ant (https://jakarta.apache.org/) the above errorformat has to be modified
 to honour the leading [javac] in front of each javac output line: >
   :set efm=%A\ %#[javac]\ %f:%l:\ %m,%-Z\ %#[javac]\ %p^,%-C%.%#
 

runtime/doc/russian.txt

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ If you wish to use messages, help files, menus and other items translated to
 Russian, you will need to install the RuVim Language Pack, available in
 different codepages from
 
-    http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/ruvim/
+    https://www.sourceforge.net/projects/ruvim/
 
 After downloading an archive from RuVim project, unpack it into your
 $VIMRUNTIME directory.  We recommend using UTF-8 archive.

runtime/doc/spell.txt

@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ You can create a Vim spell file from the .aff and .dic files that Myspell
 uses.  Myspell is used by OpenOffice.org and Mozilla. The OpenOffice .oxt
 files are zip files which contain the .aff and .dic files. You should be able
 to find them here:
-	http://extensions.services.openoffice.org/dictionary
+	https://extensions.services.openoffice.org/dictionary
 The older, OpenOffice 2 files may be used if this doesn't work:
 	http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Dictionaries
 You can also use a plain word list.  The results are the same, the choice
@@ -764,13 +764,13 @@ them before the Vim word list is made.  The tools for this can be found in the
 The format for the affix and word list files is based on what Myspell uses
 (the spell checker of Mozilla and OpenOffice.org).  A description can be found
 here:
-	http://lingucomponent.openoffice.org/affix.readme ~
+	https://lingucomponent.openoffice.org/affix.readme ~
 Note that affixes are case sensitive, this isn't obvious from the description.
 
 Vim supports quite a few extras.  They are described below |spell-affix-vim|.
 Attempts have been made to keep this compatible with other spell checkers, so
 that the same files can often be used.  One other project that offers more
-than Myspell is Hunspell ( http://hunspell.sf.net ).
+than Myspell is Hunspell ( https://hunspell.github.io ).
 
 
 WORD LIST FORMAT				*spell-dic-format*
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ right encoding.
 				*spell-AUTHOR* *spell-EMAIL* *spell-COPYRIGHT*
 	NAME		Name of the language
 	VERSION		1.0.1  with fixes
-	HOME		http://www.myhome.eu
+	HOME		https://www.example.com
 	AUTHOR		John Doe
 	EMAIL		john AT Doe DOT net
 	COPYRIGHT	LGPL

runtime/doc/syntax.txt

@@ -687,13 +687,13 @@ Automatic detection works for the encodings mentioned specifically by name in
 |encoding-names|, but TOhtml will only automatically use those encodings with
 wide browser support. However, you can override this to support specific
 encodings that may not be automatically detected by default (see options
-below). See http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets for the IANA names.
+below). See https://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets for the IANA names.
 
 Note: By default all Unicode encodings are converted to UTF-8 with no BOM in
 the generated HTML, as recommended by W3C:
 
-	http://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-choosing-encodings
+	https://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-choosing-encodings
-	http://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-byte-order-mark
+	https://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-byte-order-mark
 
 							 *g:html_use_encoding*
 Default: none, uses IANA name for current 'fileencoding' as above.
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ files are included:
 	asm68k		Motorola 680x0 assembly
 	asmh8300	Hitachi H-8300 version of GNU assembly
 	ia64		Intel Itanium 64
-	fasm		Flat assembly (http://flatassembler.net)
+	fasm		Flat assembly (https://flatassembler.net)
 	masm		Microsoft assembly (probably works for any 80x86)
 	nasm		Netwide assembly
 	tasm		Turbo Assembly (with opcodes 80x86 up to Pentium, and
@@ -1393,9 +1393,9 @@ Two syntax highlighting files exist for Euphoria. One for Euphoria
 version 3.1.1, which is the default syntax highlighting file, and one for
 Euphoria version 4.0.5 or later.
 
-Euphoria version 3.1.1 (http://www.rapideuphoria.com/) is still necessary
+Euphoria version 3.1.1 (https://www.rapideuphoria.com/) is still necessary
 for developing applications for the DOS platform, which Euphoria version 4
-(http://www.openeuphoria.org/) does not support.
+(https://www.openeuphoria.org/) does not support.
 
 The following file extensions are auto-detected as Euphoria file type:
 
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ Elixir.
 
 FLEXWIKI				*flexwiki.vim* *ft-flexwiki-syntax*
 
-FlexWiki is an ASP.NET-based wiki package available at http://www.flexwiki.com
+FlexWiki is an ASP.NET-based wiki package available at https://www.flexwiki.com
 NOTE: This site currently doesn't work, on Wikipedia is mentioned that
 development stopped in 2009.
 
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ are read during initialization) >
 	:let html_my_rendering=1
 
 If you'd like to see an example download mysyntax.vim at
-http://www.fleiner.com/vim/download.html
+https://www.fleiner.com/vim/download.html
 
 You can also disable this rendering by adding the following line to your
 vimrc file: >
@@ -1936,7 +1936,7 @@ highlight them use: >
 	:let java_highlight_java_lang_ids=1
 
 You can also highlight identifiers of most standard Java packages if you
-download the javaid.vim script at http://www.fleiner.com/vim/download.html.
+download the javaid.vim script at https://www.fleiner.com/vim/download.html.
 If you prefer to only highlight identifiers of a certain package, say java.io
 use the following: >
 	:let java_highlight_java_io=1
@@ -3353,13 +3353,11 @@ of specialized LaTeX commands, syntax, and fonts.  If you're using such a
 package you'll often wish that the distributed syntax/tex.vim would support
 it.  However, clearly this is impractical.  So please consider using the
 techniques in |mysyntaxfile-add| to extend or modify the highlighting provided
-by syntax/tex.vim.  Please consider uploading any extensions that you write,
+by syntax/tex.vim.
-which typically would go in $HOME/after/syntax/tex/[pkgname].vim, to
-http://vim.sf.net/.
 
 I've included some support for various popular packages on my website: >
 
-	http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#LATEXPKGS
+	https://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#LATEXPKGS
 <
 The syntax files there go into your .../after/syntax/tex/ directory.
 
@@ -5397,8 +5395,7 @@ WARNING: The longer the tags file, the slower this will be, and the more
 memory Vim will consume.
 
 Only highlighting typedefs, unions and structs can be done too.  For this you
-must use Universal Ctags (found at https://ctags.io) or Exuberant ctags (found
+must use Universal Ctags (https://ctags.io) or Exuberant ctags.
-at http://ctags.sf.net).
 
 Put these lines in your Makefile:
 

runtime/doc/tagsrch.txt

@@ -514,18 +514,13 @@ ctags			As found on most Unix systems.  Only supports C.  Only
 universal ctags		A maintained version of ctags based on exuberant
 			ctags. See https://ctags.io.
 							*Exuberant_ctags*
-exuberant ctags		This is a very good one.  It works for C, C++, Java,
+exuberant ctags		Works for C, C++, Java, Fortran, Eiffel and others.
-			Fortran, Eiffel and others.  It can generate tags for
+			See https://ctags.sourceforge.net. No new version
-			many items.  See http://ctags.sourceforge.net.
+			since 2009.
-			No new version since 2009.
 JTags			For Java, in Java.  It can be found at
-			http://www.fleiner.com/jtags/.
+			https://www.fleiner.com/jtags/.
 ptags.py		For Python, in Python.  Found in your Python source
 			directory at Tools/scripts/ptags.py.
-ptags			For Perl, in Perl.  It can be found at
-			http://www.eleves.ens.fr:8080/home/nthiery/Tags/.
-gnatxref		For Ada.  See http://www.gnuada.org/.  gnatxref is
-			part of the gnat package.
 
 
 The lines in the tags file must have one of these two formats:

runtime/doc/term.txt

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ whole.
 Building your own terminfo is usually as simple as running this as
 a non-superuser:
 >
-  curl -LO http://invisible-island.net/datafiles/current/terminfo.src.gz
+  curl -LO https://invisible-island.net/datafiles/current/terminfo.src.gz
   gunzip terminfo.src.gz
   tic terminfo.src
 <

runtime/doc/tips.txt

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Tips and ideas for using Vim				*tips*
 
 These are just a few that we thought would be helpful for many users.
 You can find many more tips on the wiki.  The URL can be found on
-http://www.vim.org
+https://www.vim.org
 
 Don't forget to browse the user manual, it also contains lots of useful tips
 |usr_toc.txt|.

runtime/doc/uganda.txt

@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ Vim is Charityware.  You can use and copy it as much as you like, but you are
 encouraged to make a donation for needy children in Uganda.  Please see |kcc|
 below or visit the ICCF web site, available at these URLs:
 
-	http://iccf-holland.org/
+	https://iccf-holland.org/
-	http://www.vim.org/iccf/
+	https://www.vim.org/iccf/
-	http://www.iccf.nl/
+	https://www.iccf.nl/
 
 You can also sponsor the development of Vim.  Vim sponsors can vote for
 features.  See |sponsor|.  The money goes to Uganda anyway.
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ Holland:	Transfer to the account of "Stichting ICCF Holland" in Lisse.
 
 Germany:	It is possible to make donations that allow for a tax return.
 		Check the ICCF web site for the latest information:
-			http://iccf-holland.org/germany.html
+			https://iccf-holland.org/germany.html
 
 World:		Use a postal money order.  That should be possible from any
 		country, mostly from the post office.  Use this name (which is

runtime/doc/ui.txt

@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ with these (optional) keys:
 - `rgb`			Decides the color format.
 			- true:	(default) 24-bit RGB colors
 			- false:	Terminal colors (8-bit, max 256)
+
 							*ui-override*
 - `override`		Decides how UI capabilities are resolved.
 			- true:	Enable requested UI capabilities, even if not
 			  supported by all connected UIs (including |TUI|).
 			- false: (default) Disable UI capabilities not
 			  supported by all connected UIs (including TUI).
+
 							*ui-ext-options*
 - `ext_cmdline`		Externalize the cmdline. |ui-cmdline|
 - `ext_hlstate`		Detailed highlight state. |ui-hlstate|
@@ -130,14 +132,18 @@ procedure:
 
 1. Invoke |nvim_get_api_info()|, if needed to setup the client library and/or
    to get the list of supported UI extensions.
+
 2. Do any configuration that should be happen before user config is loaded.
    Buffers and windows are not available at this point, but this could be used
    to set |g:| variables visible to init.vim
+
 3. If the UI wants to do additional setup after user config is loaded,
    register a VimEnter autocmd: >
       nvim_command("autocmd VimEnter * call rpcrequest(1, 'vimenter')")
-<4. Now invoke |nvim_ui_attach()|. The UI must handle user input by now:
+
+4. Now invoke |nvim_ui_attach()|. The UI must handle user input by now:
    sourcing init.vim and loading buffers might lead to blocking prompts.
+
 5. If step 3 was used, Nvim will send a blocking "vimenter" request to the UI.
    Inside this request handler, the UI can safely do any initialization before
    entering normal mode, for example reading variables set by init.vim.

runtime/doc/usr_01.txt

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ The Vim user manual and reference manual are Copyright (c) 1988-2003 by Bram
 Moolenaar.  This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and
 conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, v1.0 or later.  The
 latest version is presently available at:
-	     http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/
+	     https://www.opencontent.org/openpub/
 
 People who contribute to the manuals must agree with the above copyright
 notice.

runtime/doc/usr_05.txt

@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ Where can you find plugins?
 - Some are always loaded, you can see them in the directory $VIMRUNTIME/plugin.
 - Some come with Vim.  You can find them in the directory $VIMRUNTIME/macros
   and its sub-directories and under $VIM/vimfiles/pack/dist/opt/.
-- Download from the net.  There is a large collection on http://www.vim.org.
+- Download from the net.  There is a large collection on https://www.vim.org.
 - They are sometimes posted in a Vim maillist.
 - You could write one yourself, see |write-plugin|.
 

runtime/doc/usr_29.txt

@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ following command: >
 	ctags *.c
 
 "ctags" is a separate program.  Most Unix systems already have it installed.
-If you do not have it yet, you can find Universal/Exuberant ctags at:
+If you do not have it yet, you can find Universal ctags at:
-	http://ctags.io ~
+	https://ctags.io ~
-	http://ctags.sf.net ~
 
 Universal ctags is preferred, Exuberant ctags is no longer being developed.
 

runtime/doc/usr_41.txt

@@ -2623,7 +2623,7 @@ Further reading: |autoload|.
 ==============================================================================
 *41.16*	Distributing Vim scripts			*distribute-script*
 
-Vim users will look for scripts on the Vim website: http://www.vim.org.
+Vim users will look for scripts on the Vim website: https://www.vim.org.
 If you made something that is useful for others, share it!
 
 Vim scripts can be used on any system.  There might not be a tar or gzip

runtime/doc/usr_45.txt

@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ directory src/po/README.txt.
 programmer.  You must know both English and the language you are translating
 to, of course.
    When you are satisfied with the translation, consider making it available
-to others.  Upload it at vim-online (http://vim.sf.net) or e-mail it to
+to others.  Upload it to https://github.com/vim/vim or e-mail it to the Vim
-the Vim maintainer <maintainer@vim.org>.  Or both.
+maintainer <maintainer@vim.org>.  Or both.
 
 ==============================================================================
 *45.2*	Language for Menus
@@ -166,10 +166,7 @@ script files, etc.  You can regard 'encoding' as the setting for the internals
 of Vim.
    This example assumes you have this font on your system.  The name in the
 example is for the X Window System.  This font is in a package that is used to
-enhance xterm with Unicode support.  If you don't have this font, you might
+enhance xterm with Unicode support.
-find it here:
-
-	http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/download/ucs-fonts.tar.gz ~
 
 For MS-Windows, some fonts have a limited number of Unicode characters.  Try
 using the "Courier New" font.  You can use the Edit/Select Font... menu to
@@ -178,10 +175,7 @@ though.  Example: >
 
 	:set guifont=courier_new:h12
 
-If it doesn't work well, try getting a fontpack.  If Microsoft didn't move it,
+If it doesn't work well, try getting a fontpack.
-you can find it here:
-
-	http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/default.aspx ~
 
 Now you have told Vim to use Unicode internally and display text with a
 Unicode font.

runtime/doc/vim_diff.txt

@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Working intuitively and consistently is a major goal of Nvim.
 - Nvim avoids features that cannot be provided on all platforms; instead that
   is delegated to external plugins/extensions. E.g. the `-X` platform-specific
   option is "sometimes" available in Vim (with potential surprises:
-  http://stackoverflow.com/q/14635295).
+  https://stackoverflow.com/q/14635295).
 
 - Vim's internal test functions (test_autochdir(), test_settime(), etc.) are
   not exposed (nor implemented); instead Nvim has a robust API.

runtime/lua/vim/lsp.lua

@@ -824,23 +824,16 @@ end
 ---
 --- See |vim.lsp.start_client()| for all available options. The most important are:
 ---
---- `name` is an arbitrary name for the LSP client. It should be unique per
+--- - `name` arbitrary name for the LSP client. Should be unique per language server.
---- language server.
+--- - `cmd` command (in list form) used to start the language server. Must be absolute, or found on
----
+---   `$PATH`. Shell constructs like `~` are not expanded.
---- `cmd` the command as list - used to start the language server.
+--- - `root_dir` path to the project root. By default this is used to decide if an existing client
---- The command must be present in the `$PATH` environment variable or an
+---   should be re-used. The example above uses |vim.fs.find()| and |vim.fs.dirname()| to detect the
---- absolute path to the executable. Shell constructs like `~` are *NOT* expanded.
+---   root by traversing the file system upwards starting from the current directory until either
----
+---   a `pyproject.toml` or `setup.py` file is found.
---- `root_dir` path to the project root.
+--- - `workspace_folders` list of `{ uri:string, name: string }` tables specifying the project root
---- By default this is used to decide if an existing client should be re-used.
+---   folders used by the language server. If `nil` the property is derived from `root_dir` for
---- The example above uses |vim.fs.find()| and |vim.fs.dirname()| to detect the
+---   convenience.
---- root by traversing the file system upwards starting
---- from the current directory until either a `pyproject.toml` or `setup.py`
---- file is found.
----
---- `workspace_folders` a list of { uri:string, name: string } tables.
---- The project root folders used by the language server.
---- If `nil` the property is derived from the `root_dir` for convenience.
 ---
 --- Language servers use this information to discover metadata like the
 --- dependencies of your project and they tend to index the contents within the

runtime/pack/dist/opt/vimball/doc/vimball.txt

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ MAKING A VIMBALL						*:MkVimball*
 	If you wish to force slashes into the filename, that can also be done
 	by using the exclamation mark (ie. :MkVimball! path/filename).
 
-	The tip at http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Using_VimBall_with_%27Make%27
+	The tip at https://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Using_VimBall_with_%27Make%27
 	has a good idea on how to automate the production of vimballs using
 	make.
 
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ WINDOWS							*vimball-windows*
 >
 	    Item     Tool/Suite   Free   Website
 	    ----     ----------   ----   -------
-	    7zip        tool       y     http://www.7-zip.org/
+	    7zip        tool       y     https://www.7-zip.org/
-	    Winzip      tool       n     http://www.winzip.com/downwz.htm
+	    Winzip      tool       n     https://www.winzip.com/downwz.htm
-	    unxutils    suite      y     http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/
+	    unxutils    suite      y     https://unxutils.sourceforge.net/
-	    cygwin      suite      y     http://www.cygwin.com/
+	    cygwin      suite      y     https://www.cygwin.com/
-	    GnuWin32    suite      y     http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/
+	    GnuWin32    suite      y     https://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/
-	    MinGW       suite      y     http://www.mingw.org/
+	    MinGW       suite      y     https://www.mingw.org/
 <
 
 ==============================================================================

scripts/gen_help_html.lua

@@ -319,6 +319,16 @@ local function validate_link(node, bufnr, fname)
   return helppage, tagname, ignored
 end
 
+local function validate_url(text, fname)
+  local ignored = false
+  if vim.fs.basename(fname) == 'pi_netrw.txt' then
+    ignored = true
+  elseif text:find('http%:') then
+    invalid_urls[text] = vim.fs.basename(fname)
+  end
+  return ignored
+end
+
 -- Traverses the tree at `root` and checks that |tag| links point to valid helptags.
 local function visit_validate(root, level, lang_tree, opt, stats)
   level = level or 0
@@ -353,9 +363,7 @@ local function visit_validate(root, level, lang_tree, opt, stats)
       end
     end
   elseif node_name == 'url' then
-    if text:find('http%:') then
+    validate_url(text, opt.fname)
-      invalid_urls[text] = vim.fs.basename(opt.fname)
-    end
   elseif node_name == 'taglink' or node_name == 'optionlink' then
     local _, _, _ = validate_link(root, opt.buf, opt.fname)
   end

scripts/gen_vimdoc.py

@@ -12,15 +12,10 @@ Flow:
             update_params_map /
               render_node
 
-This would be easier using lxml and XSLT, but:
+TODO: eliminate this script and use Lua+treesitter (requires parsers for C and
+Lua markdown-style docstrings).
 
-  1. This should avoid needing Python dependencies, especially ones that are
+The generated :help text for each function is formatted as follows:
-     C modules that have library dependencies (lxml requires libxml and
-     libxslt).
-  2. I wouldn't know how to deal with nested indentation in <para> tags using
-     XSLT.
-
-Each function :help block is formatted as follows:
 
   - Max width of 78 columns (`text_width`).
   - Indent with spaces (not tabs).

src/unicode/Copyright.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSION NOTICE
 
 Copyright © 1991-2015 Unicode, Inc. All rights reserved.
 Distributed under the Terms of Use in 
-http://www.unicode.org/copyright.html.
+https://www.unicode.org/copyright.html.
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
 a copy of the Unicode data files and any associated documentation
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ PERFORMANCE OF THE DATA FILES OR SOFTWARE.
 Except as contained in this notice, the name of a copyright holder
 shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale,
 use or other dealings in these Data Files or Software without prior
-written authorization of the copyright holder.
+written authorization of the copyright holder.