docs: drop basically

Another filler word

Closes #20835

docs/FAQ.md

@@ -431,10 +431,10 @@ can imagine.
 
 ## What about SOAP, WebDAV, XML-RPC or similar protocols over HTTP?
 
-curl adheres to the HTTP spec, which basically means you can play with *any*
-protocol that is built on top of HTTP. Protocols such as SOAP, WebDAV and
-XML-RPC are all such ones. You can use `-X` to set custom requests and -H to
-set custom headers (or replace internally generated ones).
+curl adheres to the HTTP spec, which means you can play with *any* protocol
+that is built on top of HTTP. Protocols such as SOAP, WebDAV and XML-RPC are
+all such ones. You can use `-X` to set custom requests and -H to set custom
+headers (or replace internally generated ones).
 
 Using libcurl of course also works and you would use the proper library
 options to do the same.
@@ -1330,9 +1330,9 @@ their projects, no matter what license they already have in use.
 ## What are my obligations when using libcurl in my commercial apps?
 
 Next to none. All you need to adhere to is the MIT-style license (stated in
-the COPYING file) which basically says you have to include the copyright
-notice in *all copies* and that you may not use the copyright holder's name
-when promoting your software.
+the COPYING file) which says you have to include the copyright notice in *all
+copies* and that you may not use the copyright holder's name when promoting
+your software.
 
 You do not have to release any of your source code.
 

docs/TODO.md

@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ pings to keep such ones alive even when not actively doing transfers on them.
 
 Given a URL that for example contains spaces, libcurl could have an option
 that would try somewhat harder than it does now and convert spaces to %20 and
-perhaps URL encoded byte values over 128 etc (basically do what the redirect
-following code already does).
+perhaps URL encoded byte values over 128 etc (do what the redirect following
+code already does).
 
 [curl issue 514](https://github.com/curl/curl/issues/514)
 
@@ -880,12 +880,11 @@ See [curl issue 6150](https://github.com/curl/curl/issues/6150)
 ## `-J` and `-O` with %-encoded filenames
 
 `-J`/`--remote-header-name` does not decode %-encoded filenames. RFC 6266
-details how it should be done. The can of worm is basically that we have no
-charset handling in curl and ASCII >=128 is a challenge for us. Not to mention
-that decoding also means that we need to check for nastiness that is
-attempted, like `../` sequences and the like. Probably everything to the left
-of any embedded slashes should be cut off. See
-https://curl.se/bug/view.cgi?id=1294
+details how it should be done. The can of worm is that we have no charset
+handling in curl and ASCII >=128 is a challenge for us. Not to mention that
+decoding also means that we need to check for nastiness that is attempted,
+like `../` sequences and the like. Probably everything to the left of any
+embedded slashes should be cut off. See https://curl.se/bug/view.cgi?id=1294
 
 `-O` also does not decode %-encoded names, and while it has even less
 information about the charset involved the process is similar to the `-J`

docs/TheArtOfHttpScripting.md

@@ -201,10 +201,9 @@ Example, send two POSTs:
 
 Sometimes you need to operate on several URLs in a single command line and do
 different HTTP methods on each. For this, you might enjoy the
-[`--next`](https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html#-:) option. It is basically a
-separator that separates a bunch of options from the next. All the URLs
-before `--next` get the same method and get all the POST data merged into
-one.
+[`--next`](https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html#-:) option. It is a separator
+that separates a bunch of options from the next. All the URLs before `--next`
+get the same method and get all the POST data merged into one.
 
 When curl reaches the `--next` on the command line, it resets the method and
 the POST data and allow a new set.

docs/VULN-DISCLOSURE-POLICY.md

@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ issues.
 
 Who is on this list? There are a couple of criteria you must meet, and then we
 might ask you to join the list or you can ask to join it. It really is not a
-formal process. We basically only require that you have a long-term presence
-in the curl project and you have shown an understanding for the project and
-its way of working. You must have been around for a good while and you should
-have no plans of vanishing in the near future.
+formal process. We only require that you have a long-term presence in the curl
+project and you have shown an understanding for the project and its way of
+working. You must have been around for a good while and you should have no
+plans of vanishing in the near future.
 
 We do not make the list of participants public mostly because it tends to vary
 somewhat over time and a list somewhere only risks getting outdated.

docs/libcurl/libcurl-tutorial.md

@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ understanding.
 # Handle the Easy libcurl
 
 To use the easy interface, you must first create yourself an easy handle. You
-need one handle for each easy session you want to perform. Basically, you
-should use one handle for every thread you plan to use for transferring. You
-must never share the same handle in multiple threads.
+need one handle for each easy session you want to perform. You should use one
+handle for every thread you plan to use for transferring. You must never share
+the same handle in multiple threads.
 
 Get an easy handle with
 ~~~c
@@ -794,8 +794,8 @@ CURLOPT_PROGRESSDATA(3). libcurl does not touch it.
 
 # libcurl with C++
 
-There is basically only one thing to keep in mind when using C++ instead of C
-when interfacing libcurl:
+There is only one thing to keep in mind when using C++ instead of C when
+interfacing libcurl:
 
 The callbacks CANNOT be non-static class member functions
 
@@ -931,8 +931,8 @@ for such innovative actions either!
 
 ## Proxy Auto-Config
 
-Netscape first came up with this. It is basically a webpage (usually using a
-.pac extension) with a JavaScript that when executed by the browser with the
+Netscape first came up with this. It is a webpage (usually using a .pac
+extension) with a JavaScript that when executed by the browser with the
 requested URL as input, returns information to the browser on how to connect
 to the URL. The returned information might be "DIRECT" (which means no proxy
 should be used), "PROXY host:port" (to tell the browser where the proxy for

docs/tests/TEST-SUITE.md

@@ -275,10 +275,10 @@ New tests are added by finding a free number in `tests/data/Makefile.am`.
 
 ## Write tests
 
-Here's a quick description on writing test cases. We basically have three
-kinds of tests: the ones that test the curl tool, the ones that build small
-applications and test libcurl directly and the unit tests that test
-individual (possibly internal) functions.
+Here's a quick description on writing test cases. We have three kinds of
+tests: the ones that test the curl tool, the ones that build small
+applications and test libcurl directly and the unit tests that test individual
+(possibly internal) functions.
 
 ### test data