diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
index f3a429fcce..b93a072abb 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ module ActionView
                        :form, :with, :update, :script, :type ]).merge(CALLBACKS)
 
       # Returns the JavaScript needed for a remote function.
-      # See the link_to_remote documentation at http://github.com/rails/prototype_legacy_helper as it takes the same arguments.
+      # See the link_to_remote documentation at https://github.com/rails/prototype_legacy_helper as it takes the same arguments.
       #
       # Example:
       #   # Generates: <select id="options" onchange="new Ajax.Updater('options',
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/random_access.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/random_access.rb
index 9a6b5e9b79..ab1fa7cd5b 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/random_access.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/random_access.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class Array
-  # Backport of Array#sample based on Marc-Andre Lafortune's http://github.com/marcandre/backports/
+  # Backport of Array#sample based on Marc-Andre Lafortune's https://github.com/marcandre/backports/
   # Returns a random element or +n+ random elements from the array.
   # If the array is empty and +n+ is nil, returns <tt>nil</tt>. if +n+ is passed, returns <tt>[]</tt>.
   #
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ class Array
     result[n..size] = []
     result
   end unless method_defined? :sample
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/testing/pending.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/testing/pending.rb
index 39d1f50125..3d119e2fba 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/testing/pending.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/testing/pending.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Some code from jeremymcanally's "pending"
-# http://github.com/jeremymcanally/pending/tree/master
+# https://github.com/jeremymcanally/pending/tree/master
 
 module ActiveSupport
   module Testing
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ module ActiveSupport
 
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/ci/ci_setup_notes.txt b/ci/ci_setup_notes.txt
index 9451fb0dc6..890f9e8ef6 100644
--- a/ci/ci_setup_notes.txt
+++ b/ci/ci_setup_notes.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ $ sudo shutdown -r now
 $ sudo aptitude update
 
 * Use cinabox to perform rest of ruby/ccrb setup:
-* http://github.com/thewoolleyman/cinabox/tree/master/README.txt
+* https://github.com/thewoolleyman/cinabox/tree/master/README.txt
 
 # This is not yet properly supported by RubyGems...
 # * Configure RubyGems to not require root access for gem installation
@@ -137,4 +137,4 @@ $ rake postgresql:build_databases
 
 * Reboot and make sure everything is working
 $ sudo shutdown -r now
-$ http://ci.yourdomain.com
\ No newline at end of file
+$ http://ci.yourdomain.com
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/contribute.textile b/railties/guides/source/contribute.textile
index 8d19d78324..4bd527d4c7 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/contribute.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/contribute.textile
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ endprologue.
 h3. How to Contribute?
 
 * We have an open commit policy: anyone is welcome to contribute and to review contributions.
-* "docrails is hosted on GitHub":http://github.com/lifo/docrails and has public write access.
+* "docrails is hosted on GitHub":https://github.com/lifo/docrails and has public write access.
 * Guides are written in Textile, and reside at +railties/guides/source+ in the docrails project.
-* Follow the "Rails Guides Conventions":http://wiki.github.com/lifo/docrails/rails-guides-conventions.
+* Follow the "Rails Guides Conventions":https://wiki.github.com/lifo/docrails/rails-guides-conventions.
 * Assets are stored in the +railties/guides/assets+ directory.
-* Sample format : "Active Record Associations":http://github.com/lifo/docrails/blob/3e56a3832415476fdd1cb963980d0ae390ac1ed3/railties/guides/source/association_basics.textile.
+* Sample format : "Active Record Associations":https://github.com/lifo/docrails/blob/3e56a3832415476fdd1cb963980d0ae390ac1ed3/railties/guides/source/association_basics.textile.
 * Sample output : "Active Record Associations":association_basics.html.
 * You can build the Guides during testing by running +bundle exec rake generate_guides+ in the +railties+ directory.
 * You're encouraged to validate XHTML for the generated guides before commiting your changes by running +bundle exec rake validate_guides+ in the +railties+ directory.
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ h3. Rules
 * If the same guide writer wants to write multiple guides, that's ideally the situation we'd love to be in! However, that guide writer will only receive the cash prize for all the subsequent guides (and not the GitHub or RPM prizes).
 * Our review team will have the final say on whether the guide is complete and of good enough quality.
 
-All authors should read and follow the "Rails Guides Conventions":http://wiki.github.com/lifo/docrails/rails-guides-conventions and the "Rails API Documentation Conventions":http://wiki.github.com/lifo/docrails/rails-api-documentation-conventions.
+All authors should read and follow the "Rails Guides Conventions":https://wiki.github.com/lifo/docrails/rails-guides-conventions and the "Rails API Documentation Conventions":https://wiki.github.com/lifo/docrails/rails-api-documentation-conventions.
 
 h3. Translations
 
-The translation effort for the Rails Guides is just getting underway. We know about projects to translate the Guides into Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, and French. For more details or to get involved see the "Translating Rails Guides":http://wiki.github.com/lifo/docrails/translating-rails-guides page.
+The translation effort for the Rails Guides is just getting underway. We know about projects to translate the Guides into Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, and French. For more details or to get involved see the "Translating Rails Guides":https://wiki.github.com/lifo/docrails/translating-rails-guides page.
 
 h3. Mailing List
 
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.textile b/railties/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.textile
index 82e7edfc84..4ba01a2a8f 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.textile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Ruby on Rails uses git for source code control. The "git homepage":http://git-sc
 
 * "Everyday Git":http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/everyday.html will teach you just enough about git to get by.
 * The "PeepCode screencast":https://peepcode.com/products/git on git ($9) is easier to follow.
-* "GitHub":http://github.com/guides/home offers links to a variety of git resources.
+* "GitHub":https://github.com/guides/home offers links to a variety of git resources.
 * "Pro Git":http://progit.org/book/ is an entire book about git with a Creative Commons license.
 
 h4. Clone the Ruby on Rails Repository
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ h3. Contributing to the Rails Documentation
 
 Ruby on Rails has two main sets of documentation: The guides help you to learn Ruby on Rails, and the API is a reference.
 
-You can create a ticket in Lighthouse to fix or expand documentation. However, if you're confident about your changes you can push them yourself directly via "docrails":http://github.com/lifo/docrails/tree/master. docrails is a branch with an *open commit policy* and public write access. Commits to docrails are still reviewed, but that happens after they are pushed. docrails is merged with master regularly, so you are effectively editing the Ruby on Rails documentation.
+You can create a ticket in Lighthouse to fix or expand documentation. However, if you're confident about your changes you can push them yourself directly via "docrails":https://github.com/lifo/docrails/tree/master. docrails is a branch with an *open commit policy* and public write access. Commits to docrails are still reviewed, but that happens after they are pushed. docrails is merged with master regularly, so you are effectively editing the Ruby on Rails documentation.
 
 When working with documentation, please take into account the "API Documentation Guidelines":api_documentation_guidelines.html and the "Ruby on Rails Guides Guidelines":ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.html.
 
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/credits.html.erb b/railties/guides/source/credits.html.erb
index 8c2f1ffeb6..65e396be95 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/credits.html.erb
+++ b/railties/guides/source/credits.html.erb
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Ruby on Rails Guides: Credits
 <% end %>
 
 <%= author('Mikel Lindsaar', 'raasdnil') do %>
-  Mikel Lindsaar has been working with Rails since 2006 and is the author of the Ruby <a href="http://github.com/mikel/mail">Mail gem</a> and core contributor (he helped re-write Action Mailer's API). Mikel is the founder of <a href="http://rubyx.com/">RubyX</a>, has a <a href="http://lindsaar.net/">blog</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/raasdnil">tweets</a>.
+  Mikel Lindsaar has been working with Rails since 2006 and is the author of the Ruby <a href="https://github.com/mikel/mail">Mail gem</a> and core contributor (he helped re-write Action Mailer's API). Mikel is the founder of <a href="http://rubyx.com/">RubyX</a>, has a <a href="http://lindsaar.net/">blog</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/raasdnil">tweets</a>.
 <% end %>
 
 <%= author('Cássio Marques', 'cmarques') do %>
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.textile b/railties/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.textile
index d51cdf5169..67e17056e5 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.textile
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ In this section, you will learn how to find and fix such leaks by using tools su
 
 h4. BleakHouse
 
-"BleakHouse":http://github.com/fauna/bleak_house/tree/master is a library for finding memory leaks.
+"BleakHouse":https://github.com/fauna/bleak_house/tree/master is a library for finding memory leaks.
 
 If a Ruby object does not go out of scope, the Ruby Garbage Collector won't sweep it since it is referenced somewhere. Leaks like this can grow slowly and your application will consume more and more memory, gradually affecting the overall system performance. This tool will help you find leaks on the Ruby heap.
 
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ To analyze it, just run the listed command. The top 20 leakiest lines will be li
 
 This way you can find where your application is leaking memory and fix it.
 
-If "BleakHouse":http://github.com/fauna/bleak_house/tree/master doesn't report any heap growth but you still have memory growth, you might have a broken C extension, or real leak in the interpreter. In that case, try using Valgrind to investigate further.
+If "BleakHouse":https://github.com/fauna/bleak_house/tree/master doesn't report any heap growth but you still have memory growth, you might have a broken C extension, or real leak in the interpreter. In that case, try using Valgrind to investigate further.
 
 h4. Valgrind
 
@@ -682,12 +682,12 @@ h3. Plugins for Debugging
 
 There are some Rails plugins to help you to find errors and debug your application. Here is a list of useful plugins for debugging:
 
-* "Footnotes":http://github.com/josevalim/rails-footnotes: Every Rails page has footnotes that give request information and link back to your source via TextMate.
-* "Query Trace":http://github.com/ntalbott/query_trace/tree/master: Adds query origin tracing to your logs.
-* "Query Stats":http://github.com/dan-manges/query_stats/tree/master: A Rails plugin to track database queries.
+* "Footnotes":https://github.com/josevalim/rails-footnotes: Every Rails page has footnotes that give request information and link back to your source via TextMate.
+* "Query Trace":https://github.com/ntalbott/query_trace/tree/master: Adds query origin tracing to your logs.
+* "Query Stats":https://github.com/dan-manges/query_stats/tree/master: A Rails plugin to track database queries.
 * "Query Reviewer":http://code.google.com/p/query-reviewer/: This rails plugin not only runs "EXPLAIN" before each of your select queries in development, but provides a small DIV in the rendered output of each page with the summary of warnings for each query that it analyzed.
-* "Exception Notifier":http://github.com/rails/exception_notification/tree/master: Provides a mailer object and a default set of templates for sending email notifications when errors occur in a Rails application.
-* "Exception Logger":http://github.com/defunkt/exception_logger/tree/master: Logs your Rails exceptions in the database and provides a funky web interface to manage them.
+* "Exception Notifier":https://github.com/rails/exception_notification/tree/master: Provides a mailer object and a default set of templates for sending email notifications when errors occur in a Rails application.
+* "Exception Logger":https://github.com/defunkt/exception_logger/tree/master: Logs your Rails exceptions in the database and provides a funky web interface to manage them.
 
 h3. References
 
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/form_helpers.textile b/railties/guides/source/form_helpers.textile
index ace433e30c..0cfc005f80 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/form_helpers.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/form_helpers.textile
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ To leverage time zone support in Rails, you have to ask your users what time zon
 
 There is also +time_zone_options_for_select+ helper for a more manual (therefore more customizable) way of doing this. Read the API documentation to learn about the possible arguments for these two methods.
 
-Rails _used_ to have a +country_select+ helper for choosing countries, but this has been extracted to the "country_select plugin":http://github.com/rails/country_select/tree/master. When using this, be aware that the exclusion or inclusion of certain names from the list can be somewhat controversial (and was the reason this functionality was extracted from Rails).
+Rails _used_ to have a +country_select+ helper for choosing countries, but this has been extracted to the "country_select plugin":https://github.com/rails/country_select/tree/master. When using this, be aware that the exclusion or inclusion of certain names from the list can be somewhat controversial (and was the reason this functionality was extracted from Rails).
 
 h3. Using Date and Time Form Helpers
 
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ def upload
 end
 </ruby>
 
-Once a file has been uploaded, there are a multitude of potential tasks, ranging from where to store the files (on disk, Amazon S3, etc) and associating them with models to resizing image files and generating thumbnails. The intricacies of this are beyond the scope of this guide, but there are several plugins designed to assist with these. Two of the better known ones are "Attachment-Fu":http://github.com/technoweenie/attachment_fu and "Paperclip":http://www.thoughtbot.com/projects/paperclip.
+Once a file has been uploaded, there are a multitude of potential tasks, ranging from where to store the files (on disk, Amazon S3, etc) and associating them with models to resizing image files and generating thumbnails. The intricacies of this are beyond the scope of this guide, but there are several plugins designed to assist with these. Two of the better known ones are "Attachment-Fu":https://github.com/technoweenie/attachment_fu and "Paperclip":http://www.thoughtbot.com/projects/paperclip.
 
 NOTE: If the user has not selected a file the corresponding parameter will be an empty string.
 
@@ -805,9 +805,9 @@ Many apps grow beyond simple forms editing a single object. For example when cre
 * As of Rails 2.3, Rails includes "Nested Attributes":./2_3_release_notes.html#nested-attributes and "Nested Object Forms":./2_3_release_notes.html#nested-object-forms
 * Ryan Bates' series of Railscasts on "complex forms":http://railscasts.com/episodes/75
 * Handle Multiple Models in One Form from "Advanced Rails Recipes":http://media.pragprog.com/titles/fr_arr/multiple_models_one_form.pdf
-* Eloy Duran's "complex-forms-examples":http://github.com/alloy/complex-form-examples/ application
-* Lance Ivy's "nested_assignment":http://github.com/cainlevy/nested_assignment/tree/master plugin and "sample application":http://github.com/cainlevy/complex-form-examples/tree/cainlevy
-* James Golick's "attribute_fu":http://github.com/jamesgolick/attribute_fu plugin
+* Eloy Duran's "complex-forms-examples":https://github.com/alloy/complex-form-examples/ application
+* Lance Ivy's "nested_assignment":https://github.com/cainlevy/nested_assignment/tree/master plugin and "sample application":https://github.com/cainlevy/complex-form-examples/tree/cainlevy
+* James Golick's "attribute_fu":https://github.com/jamesgolick/attribute_fu plugin
 
 h3. Changelog
 
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/generators.textile b/railties/guides/source/generators.textile
index fc7b1216d5..d32ba48003 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/generators.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/generators.textile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ $ rails generate helper --help
 
 h3. Creating Your First Generator
 
-Since Rails 3.0, generators are built on top of "Thor":http://github.com/wycats/thor. Thor provides powerful options parsing and a great API for manipulating files. For instance, let's build a generator that creates an initializer file named +initializer.rb+ inside +config/initializers+.
+Since Rails 3.0, generators are built on top of "Thor":https://github.com/wycats/thor. Thor provides powerful options parsing and a great API for manipulating files. For instance, let's build a generator that creates an initializer file named +initializer.rb+ inside +config/initializers+.
 
 The first step is to create a file at +lib/generators/initializer_generator.rb+ with the following content:
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ If you generate another resource, you can see that we get exactly the same resul
 
 h3. Adding Generators Fallbacks
 
-One last feature about generators which is quite useful for plugin generators is fallbacks. For example, imagine that you want to add a feature on top of TestUnit like "shoulda":http://github.com/thoughtbot/shoulda does. Since TestUnit already implements all generators required by Rails and shoulda just wants to overwrite part of it, there is no need for shoulda to reimplement some generators again, it can simply tell Rails to use a +TestUnit+ generator if none was found under the +Shoulda+ namespace.
+One last feature about generators which is quite useful for plugin generators is fallbacks. For example, imagine that you want to add a feature on top of TestUnit like "shoulda":https://github.com/thoughtbot/shoulda does. Since TestUnit already implements all generators required by Rails and shoulda just wants to overwrite part of it, there is no need for shoulda to reimplement some generators again, it can simply tell Rails to use a +TestUnit+ generator if none was found under the +Shoulda+ namespace.
 
 We can easily simulate this behavior by changing our +config/application.rb+ once again:
 
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile b/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile
index 6fb54bfd49..e94bdc97b0 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ TIP. If you're working on Windows, you should be aware that the vast majority of
 
 h4. Creating the Blog Application
 
-The best way to use this guide is to follow each step as it happens, no code or step needed to make this example application has been left out, so you can literally follow along step by step.  If you need to see the completed code, you can download it from "Getting Started Code":http://github.com/mikel/getting-started-code.
+The best way to use this guide is to follow each step as it happens, no code or step needed to make this example application has been left out, so you can literally follow along step by step.  If you need to see the completed code, you can download it from "Getting Started Code":https://github.com/mikel/getting-started-code.
 
 To begin, open a terminal, navigate to a folder where you have rights to create files, and type:
 
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/i18n.textile b/railties/guides/source/i18n.textile
index ac05e1c6c7..3e7e396e8d 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/i18n.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/i18n.textile
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ en:
   hello: "Hello world"
 </ruby>
 
-This means, that in the +:en+ locale, the key _hello_ will map to the _Hello world_ string. Every string inside Rails is internationalized in this way, see for instance Active Record validation messages in the "+activerecord/lib/active_record/locale/en.yml+":http://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activerecord/lib/active_record/locale/en.yml file or time and date formats in the "+activesupport/lib/active_support/locale/en.yml+":http://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activesupport/lib/active_support/locale/en.yml file. You can use YAML or standard Ruby Hashes to store translations in the default (Simple) backend.
+This means, that in the +:en+ locale, the key _hello_ will map to the _Hello world_ string. Every string inside Rails is internationalized in this way, see for instance Active Record validation messages in the "+activerecord/lib/active_record/locale/en.yml+":https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activerecord/lib/active_record/locale/en.yml file or time and date formats in the "+activesupport/lib/active_support/locale/en.yml+":https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activesupport/lib/active_support/locale/en.yml file. You can use YAML or standard Ruby Hashes to store translations in the default (Simple) backend.
 
 The I18n library will use *English* as a *default locale*, i.e. if you don't set a different locale, +:en+ will be used for looking up translations.
 
-NOTE: The i18n library takes a *pragmatic approach* to locale keys (after "some discussion":http://groups.google.com/group/rails-i18n/browse_thread/thread/14dede2c7dbe9470/80eec34395f64f3c?hl=en), including only the _locale_ ("language") part, like +:en+, +:pl+, not the _region_ part, like +:en-US+ or +:en-UK+, which are traditionally used for separating "languages" and "regional setting" or "dialects". Many international applications use only the "language" element of a locale such as +:cz+, +:th+ or +:es+ (for Czech, Thai and Spanish).  However, there are also regional differences within different language groups that may be important. For instance, in the +:en-US+ locale you would have $ as a currency symbol, while in +:en-UK+, you would have £. Nothing stops you from separating regional and other settings in this way: you just have to provide full "English - United Kingdom" locale in a +:en-UK+ dictionary. Various "Rails I18n plugins":http://rails-i18n.org/wiki such as "Globalize2":http://github.com/joshmh/globalize2/tree/master may help you implement it.
+NOTE: The i18n library takes a *pragmatic approach* to locale keys (after "some discussion":http://groups.google.com/group/rails-i18n/browse_thread/thread/14dede2c7dbe9470/80eec34395f64f3c?hl=en), including only the _locale_ ("language") part, like +:en+, +:pl+, not the _region_ part, like +:en-US+ or +:en-UK+, which are traditionally used for separating "languages" and "regional setting" or "dialects". Many international applications use only the "language" element of a locale such as +:cz+, +:th+ or +:es+ (for Czech, Thai and Spanish).  However, there are also regional differences within different language groups that may be important. For instance, in the +:en-US+ locale you would have $ as a currency symbol, while in +:en-UK+, you would have £. Nothing stops you from separating regional and other settings in this way: you just have to provide full "English - United Kingdom" locale in a +:en-UK+ dictionary. Various "Rails I18n plugins":http://rails-i18n.org/wiki such as "Globalize2":https://github.com/joshmh/globalize2/tree/master may help you implement it.
 
 The *translations load path* (+I18n.load_path+) is just a Ruby Array of paths to your translation files that will be loaded automatically and available in your application. You can pick whatever directory and translation file naming scheme makes sense for you.
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ match '/:locale' => 'dashboard#index'
 
 Do take special care about the *order of your routes*, so this route declaration does not "eat" other ones. (You may want to add it directly before the +root :to+ declaration.)
 
-NOTE: Have a look at two plugins which simplify work with routes in this way: Sven Fuchs's "routing_filter":http://github.com/svenfuchs/routing-filter/tree/master and Raul Murciano's "translate_routes":http://github.com/raul/translate_routes/tree/master.
+NOTE: Have a look at two plugins which simplify work with routes in this way: Sven Fuchs's "routing_filter":https://github.com/svenfuchs/routing-filter/tree/master and Raul Murciano's "translate_routes":https://github.com/raul/translate_routes/tree/master.
 
 h4. Setting the Locale from the Client Supplied Information
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ def extract_locale_from_accept_language_header
 end
 </ruby>
 
-Of course, in a production environment you would need much more robust code, and could use a plugin such as Iain Hecker's "http_accept_language":http://github.com/iain/http_accept_language/tree/master or even Rack middleware such as Ryan Tomayko's "locale":http://github.com/rack/rack-contrib/blob/master/lib/rack/contrib/locale.rb.
+Of course, in a production environment you would need much more robust code, and could use a plugin such as Iain Hecker's "http_accept_language":https://github.com/iain/http_accept_language/tree/master or even Rack middleware such as Ryan Tomayko's "locale":https://github.com/rack/rack-contrib/blob/master/lib/rack/contrib/locale.rb.
 
 h5. Using GeoIP (or Similar) Database
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ So that would give you:
 
 !images/i18n/demo_localized_pirate.png(rails i18n demo localized time to pirate)!
 
-TIP: Right now you might need to add some more date/time formats in order to make the I18n backend work as expected (at least for the 'pirate' locale). Of course, there's a great chance that somebody already did all the work by *translating Rails' defaults for your locale*. See the "rails-i18n repository at Github":http://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails/locale for an archive of various locale files. When you put such file(s) in +config/locales/+ directory, they will automatically be ready for use.
+TIP: Right now you might need to add some more date/time formats in order to make the I18n backend work as expected (at least for the 'pirate' locale). Of course, there's a great chance that somebody already did all the work by *translating Rails' defaults for your locale*. See the "rails-i18n repository at Github":https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails/locale for an archive of various locale files. When you put such file(s) in +config/locales/+ directory, they will automatically be ready for use.
 
 h4. Localized Views
 
@@ -778,23 +778,23 @@ Rails uses fixed strings and other localizations, such as format strings and oth
 
 h5. Action View Helper Methods
 
-* +distance_of_time_in_words+ translates and pluralizes its result and interpolates the number of seconds, minutes, hours, and so on. See "datetime.distance_in_words":http://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/actionpack/lib/action_view/locale/en.yml#L51 translations.
+* +distance_of_time_in_words+ translates and pluralizes its result and interpolates the number of seconds, minutes, hours, and so on. See "datetime.distance_in_words":https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/actionpack/lib/action_view/locale/en.yml#L51 translations.
 
-* +datetime_select+ and +select_month+ use translated month names for populating the resulting select tag. See "date.month_names":http://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activesupport/lib/active_support/locale/en.yml#L15 for translations. +datetime_select+ also looks up the order option from "date.order":http://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activesupport/lib/active_support/locale/en.yml#L18 (unless you pass the option explicitly). All date selection helpers translate the prompt using the translations in the "datetime.prompts":http://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/actionpack/lib/action_view/locale/en.yml#L83 scope if applicable.
+* +datetime_select+ and +select_month+ use translated month names for populating the resulting select tag. See "date.month_names":https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activesupport/lib/active_support/locale/en.yml#L15 for translations. +datetime_select+ also looks up the order option from "date.order":https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activesupport/lib/active_support/locale/en.yml#L18 (unless you pass the option explicitly). All date selection helpers translate the prompt using the translations in the "datetime.prompts":https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/actionpack/lib/action_view/locale/en.yml#L83 scope if applicable.
 
-* The +number_to_currency+, +number_with_precision+, +number_to_percentage+, +number_with_delimiter+, and +number_to_human_size+ helpers use the number format settings located in the "number":http://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/actionpack/lib/action_view/locale/en.yml#L2 scope.
+* The +number_to_currency+, +number_with_precision+, +number_to_percentage+, +number_with_delimiter+, and +number_to_human_size+ helpers use the number format settings located in the "number":https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/actionpack/lib/action_view/locale/en.yml#L2 scope.
 
 h5. Active Record Methods
 
-* +model_name.human+ and +human_attribute_name+ use translations for model names and attribute names if available in the "activerecord.models":http://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activerecord/lib/active_record/locale/en.yml#L29 scope. They also support translations for inherited class names (e.g. for use with STI) as explained above in "Error message scopes".
+* +model_name.human+ and +human_attribute_name+ use translations for model names and attribute names if available in the "activerecord.models":https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activerecord/lib/active_record/locale/en.yml#L29 scope. They also support translations for inherited class names (e.g. for use with STI) as explained above in "Error message scopes".
 
 * +ActiveRecord::Errors#generate_message+ (which is used by Active Record validations but may also be used manually) uses +model_name.human+ and +human_attribute_name+ (see above). It also translates the error message and supports translations for inherited class names as explained above in "Error message scopes".
 
-*+ ActiveRecord::Errors#full_messages+ prepends the attribute name to the error message using a separator that will be looked up from "activerecord.errors.format.separator":http://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/actionpack/lib/action_view/locale/en.yml#L91 (and which defaults to +'&nbsp;'+).
+*+ ActiveRecord::Errors#full_messages+ prepends the attribute name to the error message using a separator that will be looked up from "activerecord.errors.format.separator":https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/actionpack/lib/action_view/locale/en.yml#L91 (and which defaults to +'&nbsp;'+).
 
 h5. Active Support Methods
 
-* +Array#to_sentence+ uses format settings as given in the "support.array":http://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activesupport/lib/active_support/locale/en.yml#L30 scope.
+* +Array#to_sentence+ uses format settings as given in the "support.array":https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activesupport/lib/active_support/locale/en.yml#L30 scope.
 
 
 h3. Customize your I18n Setup
@@ -867,15 +867,15 @@ I18n support in Ruby on Rails was introduced in the release 2.2 and is still evo
 
 Thus we encourage everybody to experiment with new ideas and features in plugins or other libraries and make them available to the community. (Don't forget to announce your work on our "mailing list":http://groups.google.com/group/rails-i18n!)
 
-If you find your own locale (language) missing from our "example translations data":http://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails/locale repository for Ruby on Rails, please "_fork_":http://github.com/guides/fork-a-project-and-submit-your-modifications the repository, add your data and send a "pull request":http://github.com/guides/pull-requests.
+If you find your own locale (language) missing from our "example translations data":https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails/locale repository for Ruby on Rails, please "_fork_":https://github.com/guides/fork-a-project-and-submit-your-modifications the repository, add your data and send a "pull request":https://github.com/guides/pull-requests.
 
 
 h3. Resources
 
 * "rails-i18n.org":http://rails-i18n.org - Homepage of the rails-i18n project. You can find lots of useful resources on the "wiki":http://rails-i18n.org/wiki.
 * "Google group: rails-i18n":http://groups.google.com/group/rails-i18n - The project's mailing list.
-* "Github: rails-i18n":http://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master - Code repository for the rails-i18n project. Most importantly you can find lots of "example translations":http://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails/locale for Rails that should work for your application in most cases.
-* "Github: i18n":http://github.com/svenfuchs/i18n/tree/master - Code repository for the i18n gem.
+* "Github: rails-i18n":https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master - Code repository for the rails-i18n project. Most importantly you can find lots of "example translations":https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails/locale for Rails that should work for your application in most cases.
+* "Github: i18n":https://github.com/svenfuchs/i18n/tree/master - Code repository for the i18n gem.
 * "Lighthouse: rails-i18n":http://i18n.lighthouseapp.com/projects/14948-rails-i18n/overview - Issue tracker for the rails-i18n project.
 * "Lighthouse: i18n":http://i18n.lighthouseapp.com/projects/14947-ruby-i18n/overview - Issue tracker for the i18n gem.
 
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/index.html.erb b/railties/guides/source/index.html.erb
index 933bf66b3f..af46beee56 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/index.html.erb
+++ b/railties/guides/source/index.html.erb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Ruby on Rails Guides
 <% if @edge %>
 <p>
   These are <b>Edge Guides</b>, based on the current
-  <a href="http://github.com/rails/rails/tree/master">master branch</a>.
+  <a href="https://github.com/rails/rails/tree/master">master branch</a>.
 </p>
 <p>
   If you are looking for the ones for the stable version please check
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/migrations.textile b/railties/guides/source/migrations.textile
index 21784c5ba3..57e6bcd123 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/migrations.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/migrations.textile
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ The Active Record way claims that intelligence belongs in your models, not in th
 
 Validations such as +validates :foreign_key, :uniqueness => true+ are one way in which models can enforce data integrity. The +:dependent+ option on associations allows models to automatically destroy child objects when the parent is destroyed. Like anything which operates at the application level these cannot guarantee referential integrity and so some people augment them with foreign key constraints.
 
-Although Active Record does not provide any tools for working directly with such features, the +execute+ method can be used to execute arbitrary SQL. There are also a number of plugins such as "foreign_key_migrations":http://github.com/harukizaemon/redhillonrails/tree/master/foreign_key_migrations/ which add foreign key support to Active Record (including support for dumping foreign keys in +db/schema.rb+).
+Although Active Record does not provide any tools for working directly with such features, the +execute+ method can be used to execute arbitrary SQL. There are also a number of plugins such as "foreign_key_migrations":https://github.com/harukizaemon/redhillonrails/tree/master/foreign_key_migrations/ which add foreign key support to Active Record (including support for dumping foreign keys in +db/schema.rb+).
 
 h3. Changelog
 
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/performance_testing.textile b/railties/guides/source/performance_testing.textile
index 32eebe863c..5679bae531 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/performance_testing.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/performance_testing.textile
@@ -500,8 +500,8 @@ h4. Rails Plugins and Gems
 
 * "Rails Analyzer":http://rails-analyzer.rubyforge.org
 * "Palmist":http://www.flyingmachinestudios.com/projects/
-* "Rails Footnotes":http://github.com/josevalim/rails-footnotes/tree/master
-* "Query Reviewer":http://github.com/dsboulder/query_reviewer/tree/master
+* "Rails Footnotes":https://github.com/josevalim/rails-footnotes/tree/master
+* "Query Reviewer":https://github.com/dsboulder/query_reviewer/tree/master
 
 h4. Generic Tools
 
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/security.textile b/railties/guides/source/security.textile
index 5613156245..182f3631ef 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/security.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/security.textile
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ h4. File Uploads
 
 Many web applications allow users to upload files. _(highlight)File names, which the user may choose (partly), should always be filtered_ as an attacker could use a malicious file name to overwrite any file on the server. If you store file uploads at /var/www/uploads, and the user enters a file name like “../../../etc/passwd”, it may overwrite an important file. Of course, the Ruby interpreter would need the appropriate permissions to do so – one more reason to run web servers, database servers and other programs as a less privileged Unix user.
 
-When filtering user input file names, _(highlight)don't try to remove malicious parts_. Think of a situation where the web application removes all “../” in a file name and an attacker uses a string such as “....//” - the result will be “../”. It is best to use a whitelist approach, which _(highlight)checks for the validity of a file name with a set of accepted characters_. This is opposed to a blacklist approach which attempts to remove not allowed characters. In case it isn't a valid file name, reject it (or replace not accepted characters), but don't remove them. Here is the file name sanitizer from the "attachment_fu plugin":http://github.com/technoweenie/attachment_fu/tree/master:
+When filtering user input file names, _(highlight)don't try to remove malicious parts_. Think of a situation where the web application removes all “../” in a file name and an attacker uses a string such as “....//” - the result will be “../”. It is best to use a whitelist approach, which _(highlight)checks for the validity of a file name with a set of accepted characters_. This is opposed to a blacklist approach which attempts to remove not allowed characters. In case it isn't a valid file name, reject it (or replace not accepted characters), but don't remove them. Here is the file name sanitizer from the "attachment_fu plugin":https://github.com/technoweenie/attachment_fu/tree/master:
 
 <ruby>
 def sanitize_filename(filename)
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/testing.textile b/railties/guides/source/testing.textile
index a6d70da76c..a75cedbdc1 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/testing.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/testing.textile
@@ -939,8 +939,8 @@ h3. Other Testing Approaches
 The built-in +test/unit+ based testing is not the only way to test Rails applications. Rails developers have come up with a wide variety of other approaches and aids for testing, including:
 
 * "NullDB":http://avdi.org/projects/nulldb/, a way to speed up testing by avoiding database use.
-* "Factory Girl":http://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl/tree/master, as replacement for fixtures.
-* "Machinist":http://github.com/notahat/machinist/tree/master, another replacement for fixtures.
+* "Factory Girl":https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl/tree/master, as replacement for fixtures.
+* "Machinist":https://github.com/notahat/machinist/tree/master, another replacement for fixtures.
 * "Shoulda":http://www.thoughtbot.com/projects/shoulda, an extension to +test/unit+ with additional helpers, macros, and assertions.
 * "RSpec":http://rspec.info/, a behavior-driven development framework
 
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/locales/en.yml b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/locales/en.yml
index a747bfa698..179c14ca52 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Sample localization file for English. Add more files in this directory for other locales.
-# See http://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails%2Flocale for starting points.
+# See https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails%2Flocale for starting points.
 
 en:
   hello: "Hello world"