diff --git a/docs/examples/externalsocket.c b/docs/examples/externalsocket.c
index dfdd1c2759..f0deeb9ed1 100644
--- a/docs/examples/externalsocket.c
+++ b/docs/examples/externalsocket.c
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
*
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * An example demonstrating how an application can pass in a custom
- * socket to libcurl to use. This example also handles the connect itself.
+ * Pass in a custom socket for libcurl to use.
*
*/
#include
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-append.c b/docs/examples/imap-append.c
index b66d8687ed..303c36fa94 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-append.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-append.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example showing how to send emails
+ * Send email with IMAP
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-authzid.c b/docs/examples/imap-authzid.c
index 62eca4a685..0ec065db29 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-authzid.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-authzid.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example showing how to retreieve emails from a shared mailed box
+ * Retreieve emails from a shared IMAP mailbox
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-copy.c b/docs/examples/imap-copy.c
index 81ec5be709..10e3e74e94 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-copy.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-copy.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example showing how to copy an email from one folder to another
+ * Copy an email from one IMAP folder to another
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-create.c b/docs/examples/imap-create.c
index 12e7113f3f..b73c6d1af8 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-create.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-create.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example showing how to create a new folder
+ * Create a new IMAP folder
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-delete.c b/docs/examples/imap-delete.c
index 467b06010d..693f6b9743 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-delete.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-delete.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example showing how to delete a folder
+ * Delete an IMAP folder
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-examine.c b/docs/examples/imap-examine.c
index 68cc636937..782dc0fca3 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-examine.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-examine.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example showing how to obtain information about a folder
+ * Obtain information about an IMAP folder
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-fetch.c b/docs/examples/imap-fetch.c
index d6237c3860..9c73e50754 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-fetch.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-fetch.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example showing how to retreieve emails
+ * Retreieve IMAP emails
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-list.c b/docs/examples/imap-list.c
index 85bddac07e..d9c01cd001 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-list.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-list.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example to list the folders within a mailbox
+ * List the folders within an IMAP mailbox
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-lsub.c b/docs/examples/imap-lsub.c
index 1b22fa1e2d..18de272380 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-lsub.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-lsub.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example to list the subscribed folders
+ * List the subscribed IMAP folders
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-multi.c b/docs/examples/imap-multi.c
index 3b5c633683..ace2551d95 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-multi.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-multi.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example using the multi interface
+ * Get IMAP email with the multi interface
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-noop.c b/docs/examples/imap-noop.c
index ee1a7772d9..3c7497d60b 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-noop.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-noop.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example showing how to perform a noop
+ * Perform an IMAP noop
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-search.c b/docs/examples/imap-search.c
index 7b175b27cf..b92547474e 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-search.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-search.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example showing how to search for new emails
+ * Search for new IMAP emails
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-ssl.c b/docs/examples/imap-ssl.c
index 5b0befbc21..bf36e31e2c 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-ssl.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-ssl.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example using SSL
+ * IMAP with implicit SSL
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-store.c b/docs/examples/imap-store.c
index 6a4c756778..571b218d9f 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-store.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-store.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example showing how to modify the properties of an email
+ * Modify the properties of an email over IMAP
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/imap-tls.c b/docs/examples/imap-tls.c
index dbebbc7227..124c042409 100644
--- a/docs/examples/imap-tls.c
+++ b/docs/examples/imap-tls.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * IMAP example using TLS
+ * IMAP using TLS
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/multithread.c b/docs/examples/multithread.c
index 4f2c85574b..2b89798e39 100644
--- a/docs/examples/multithread.c
+++ b/docs/examples/multithread.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
*
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * A multi-threaded example that uses pthreads to fetch several files at once
+ * A multi-threaded program using pthreads to fetch several files at once
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/pop3-authzid.c b/docs/examples/pop3-authzid.c
index 8e0c2f2c6e..168eb76fc2 100644
--- a/docs/examples/pop3-authzid.c
+++ b/docs/examples/pop3-authzid.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * POP3 example showing how to retrieve emails from a shared mailbox
+ * Retrieve emails from a shared POP3 mailbox
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/pop3-dele.c b/docs/examples/pop3-dele.c
index d0281cb764..7aea644e08 100644
--- a/docs/examples/pop3-dele.c
+++ b/docs/examples/pop3-dele.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * POP3 example showing how to delete emails
+ * Delete POP3 emails
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/pop3-list.c b/docs/examples/pop3-list.c
index 991ff24172..1dae86ea54 100644
--- a/docs/examples/pop3-list.c
+++ b/docs/examples/pop3-list.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * POP3 example to list the contents of a mailbox
+ * List the contents of a POP3 mailbox
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/pop3-multi.c b/docs/examples/pop3-multi.c
index 69a1088579..53d0fd5111 100644
--- a/docs/examples/pop3-multi.c
+++ b/docs/examples/pop3-multi.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * POP3 example using the multi interface
+ * Get POP3 email using the multi interface
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/pop3-noop.c b/docs/examples/pop3-noop.c
index a3ecb8821e..41c205df53 100644
--- a/docs/examples/pop3-noop.c
+++ b/docs/examples/pop3-noop.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * POP3 example showing how to perform a noop
+ * Perform a POP3 noop
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/pop3-retr.c b/docs/examples/pop3-retr.c
index 1df0657163..d3866f3aa4 100644
--- a/docs/examples/pop3-retr.c
+++ b/docs/examples/pop3-retr.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * POP3 example showing how to retrieve emails
+ * Retrieve POP3 email
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/pop3-ssl.c b/docs/examples/pop3-ssl.c
index 6f3455a699..0415363d7d 100644
--- a/docs/examples/pop3-ssl.c
+++ b/docs/examples/pop3-ssl.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * POP3 example using SSL
+ * Get POP3 email using implicit SSL
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/pop3-stat.c b/docs/examples/pop3-stat.c
index 3df35719d6..f78ea5f395 100644
--- a/docs/examples/pop3-stat.c
+++ b/docs/examples/pop3-stat.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * POP3 example showing how to obtain message statistics
+ * Obtain POP3 message statistics
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/pop3-tls.c b/docs/examples/pop3-tls.c
index d58b5e49a8..3e8d8db3b5 100644
--- a/docs/examples/pop3-tls.c
+++ b/docs/examples/pop3-tls.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * POP3 example using TLS
+ * POP3 using TLS
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/pop3-uidl.c b/docs/examples/pop3-uidl.c
index 308de3b441..6fa9b210de 100644
--- a/docs/examples/pop3-uidl.c
+++ b/docs/examples/pop3-uidl.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * POP3 example to list the contents of a mailbox by unique ID
+ * List the contents of a POP3 mailbox by unique ID
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/sendrecv.c b/docs/examples/sendrecv.c
index 7da740a095..954ae810ba 100644
--- a/docs/examples/sendrecv.c
+++ b/docs/examples/sendrecv.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
*
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * An example of curl_easy_send() and curl_easy_recv() usage.
+ * Demonstrate curl_easy_send() and curl_easy_recv() usage.
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/smtp-expn.c b/docs/examples/smtp-expn.c
index 6d9d4a4b83..dc2351af1c 100644
--- a/docs/examples/smtp-expn.c
+++ b/docs/examples/smtp-expn.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * SMTP example showing how to expand an email mailing list
+ * Expand an SMTP email mailing list
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/smtp-mime.c b/docs/examples/smtp-mime.c
index ce95582b31..76a91eb4bd 100644
--- a/docs/examples/smtp-mime.c
+++ b/docs/examples/smtp-mime.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * SMTP example showing how to send mime emails
+ * Send SMTP mime emails
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/smtp-multi.c b/docs/examples/smtp-multi.c
index 385827c0c8..80b156bd0f 100644
--- a/docs/examples/smtp-multi.c
+++ b/docs/examples/smtp-multi.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * SMTP example using the multi interface
+ * Send SMTP email with the multi interface
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/smtp-ssl.c b/docs/examples/smtp-ssl.c
index 70b2045917..4ccf7686d5 100644
--- a/docs/examples/smtp-ssl.c
+++ b/docs/examples/smtp-ssl.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * SMTP example using SSL
+ * Send SMTP email using implicit SSL
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/smtp-tls.c b/docs/examples/smtp-tls.c
index e30f4788e2..c33c902def 100644
--- a/docs/examples/smtp-tls.c
+++ b/docs/examples/smtp-tls.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * SMTP example using TLS
+ * Send SMTP email using implicit TLS
*
*/
diff --git a/docs/examples/smtp-vrfy.c b/docs/examples/smtp-vrfy.c
index e6815b6cb1..d88bfc7d87 100644
--- a/docs/examples/smtp-vrfy.c
+++ b/docs/examples/smtp-vrfy.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
***************************************************************************/
/*
- * SMTP example showing how to verify an email address
+ * Verify an SMTP email address
*
*/