Remove programmer/date from comments (#3210)

* Removes Programmer: and Date: fields
* Fixes a few Modifications: fields leftover from previous work

20 files changed, 26 insertions, 910 deletions

diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5DSfc.c b/hl/fortran/src/H5DSfc.c
index 8029d34..fc38d99 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5DSfc.c
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5DSfc.c
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: M. Scot Breitenfeld
- *
- * Date: April 17, 2011
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -67,10 +63,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: M. Scot Breitenfeld
- *
- * Date: April 17, 2011
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -99,10 +91,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: M. Scot Breitenfeld
- *
- * Date: April 17, 2011
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -131,10 +119,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: M. Scot Breitenfeld
- *
- * Date: April 17, 2011
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -166,10 +150,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: M. Scot Breitenfeld
- *
- * Date: April 18, 2011
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -201,10 +181,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: M. Scot Breitenfeld
- *
- * Date: April 18, 2011
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -244,10 +220,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: M. Scot Breitenfeld
- *
- * Date: April 18, 2011
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -294,10 +266,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: M. Scot Breitenfeld
- *
- * Date: April 18, 2011
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -342,10 +310,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: M. Scot Breitenfeld
- *
- * Date: April 18, 2011
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5HL_buildiface.F90 b/hl/fortran/src/H5HL_buildiface.F90
index bbe1b2b..a556c9d 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5HL_buildiface.F90
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5HL_buildiface.F90
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
 !  help@hdfgroup.org.                                                          *
 !  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 !
-! AUTHOR
-!  M. Scot Breitenfeld
-!
 !*****
 
 #include <H5config_f.inc>
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5IMcc.c b/hl/fortran/src/H5IMcc.c
index 53c1f69..055d52d 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5IMcc.c
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5IMcc.c
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ herr_t H5IM_get_palette(hid_t loc_id, const char *image_name, int pal_number, hi
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: May 10, 2005
- *
  * Comments:
  *  This function allows the creation and writing of an 8bit image on disk.
  *  The memory datatype is H5T_NATIVE_INT. It is supposed to be called from
@@ -118,10 +114,6 @@ H5IMmake_image_8bitf(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, hsize_t width, hsize_t
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: May 10, 2005
- *
  * Comments:
  *  This function allows the creation and writing of an 8bit image on disk.
  *  The memory datatype is H5T_NATIVE_INT. It is supposed to be called from
@@ -231,10 +223,6 @@ H5IMmake_image_24bitf(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, hsize_t width, hsize_
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: May 10, 2005
- *
  * Comments:
  *  This function allows reading of an 8bit image on disk.
  *  The memory datatype is H5T_NATIVE_INT. It is supposed to be called from
@@ -285,10 +273,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: May 10, 2005
- *
  * Comments:
  *  This function allows writing of an 8bit palette to disk.
  *  The memory datatype is H5T_NATIVE_INT. It is supposed to be called from
@@ -376,10 +360,6 @@ H5IMmake_palettef(hid_t loc_id, const char *pal_name, const hsize_t *pal_dims, i
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: May 10, 2005
- *
  * Comments:
  *  This function allows reading of an 8bit palette from disk.
  *  The memory datatype is H5T_NATIVE_INT. It is supposed to be called from
@@ -410,10 +390,6 @@ H5IMget_palettef(hid_t loc_id, const char *image_name, int pal_number, int_f *pa
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: May 10, 2005
- *
  * Comments:
  *  This function allows reading of an 8bit palette from disk disk
  *   to memory type TID
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5IMfc.c b/hl/fortran/src/H5IMfc.c
index 1e060ad..a165ced 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5IMfc.c
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5IMfc.c
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 05, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -75,10 +71,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 05, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -122,10 +114,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 05, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -182,10 +170,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 05, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -256,10 +240,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 06, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -299,10 +279,6 @@ h5imis_image_c(hid_t_f *loc_id, size_t_f *namelen, _fcd name)
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 06, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -346,10 +322,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 06, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -403,10 +375,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 06, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -460,10 +428,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 06 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -513,10 +477,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 06 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -569,10 +529,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 06 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -619,10 +575,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: true, false, fail
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 06, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTfc.c b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTfc.c
index e6d7b3a..b7f4540 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTfc.c
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTfc.c
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 09, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -84,10 +80,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 09, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -136,10 +128,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 09, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -193,10 +181,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 09, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -243,10 +227,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 05, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -340,10 +320,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 05, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -419,10 +395,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 05, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -486,10 +458,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 09, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -538,10 +506,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 09, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -581,10 +545,6 @@ h5ltfind_dataset_c(hid_t_f *loc_id, size_t_f *namelen, _fcd name)
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 09, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -651,10 +611,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 05, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -711,10 +667,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 09, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -788,10 +740,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: M. Scot Breitenfeld
- *
- * Date: February 18, 2012
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTff.F90 b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTff.F90
index fe54627..8b4e6d3 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5LTff.F90
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5LTff.F90
@@ -609,10 +609,6 @@ CONTAINS
   !
   ! Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
   !
-  ! Programmer: Pedro Vicente
-  !
-  ! Date: September 22, 2004
-  !
   ! Comments:
   !
   !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -782,10 +778,6 @@ CONTAINS
   !
   ! Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
   !
-  ! Programmer: Pedro Vicente
-  !
-  ! Date: September 22, 2004
-  !
   ! Comments:
   !
   !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -943,10 +935,6 @@ CONTAINS
   !
   ! Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
   !
-  ! Programmer: Pedro Vicente
-  !
-  ! Date: September 22, 2004
-  !
   ! Comments:
   !
   !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -991,10 +979,6 @@ CONTAINS
   !
   ! Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
   !
-  ! Programmer: Pedro Vicente
-  !
-  ! Date: September 22, 2004
-  !
   ! Comments:
   !
   !-------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/fortran/src/H5TBfc.c b/hl/fortran/src/H5TBfc.c
index 5d4212d..6c378b3 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/src/H5TBfc.c
+++ b/hl/fortran/src/H5TBfc.c
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 06, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -130,10 +126,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: M. Scot Breitenfeld
- *
- * Date: Sept. 10, 2015
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -235,10 +227,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: M. Scot Breitenfeld
- *
- * Date: Sept. 14, 2015
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -295,10 +283,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 12, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -343,10 +327,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 12, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -391,10 +371,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 12, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -435,10 +411,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 12, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -479,10 +451,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 13, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -526,10 +494,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 13, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -571,10 +535,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 12, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -616,10 +576,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 13, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/src/H5DO.c b/hl/src/H5DO.c
index 9c6928e..bd03146 100644
--- a/hl/src/H5DO.c
+++ b/hl/src/H5DO.c
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ H5DOread_chunk(hid_t dset_id, hid_t dxpl_id, const hsize_t *offset, uint32_t *fi
  *
  * Return:      Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; Jan 2014
- *
  * Note:
  * 	This routine is copied from the fast forward feature branch: features/hdf5_ff
  *	src/H5FF.c:H5DOappend() with the following modifications:
diff --git a/hl/src/H5DS.c b/hl/src/H5DS.c
index 0a3fa5f..327c9c6 100644
--- a/hl/src/H5DS.c
+++ b/hl/src/H5DS.c
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ H5DSwith_new_ref(hid_t obj_id, hbool_t *with_new_ref)
  *
  * Return: Success: SUCCEED, Failure: FAIL
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: January 04, 2005
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -128,10 +124,6 @@ H5DSset_scale(hid_t dsid, const char *dimname)
  *           If DSID is not a Dimension Scale
  *           If DID is a Dimension Scale (A Dimension Scale cannot have scales)
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: December 20, 2004
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -719,10 +711,6 @@ out:
  * Note that a scale may be associated with more than dimension of the same dataset.
  * If so, the detach operation only deletes one of the associations, for DID.
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: December 20, 2004
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -1218,10 +1206,6 @@ out:
  *           If DSID is not a Dimension Scale
  *           If DID is a Dimension Scale (A Dimension Scale cannot have scales)
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: February 18, 2005
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 htri_t
@@ -1588,10 +1572,6 @@ out:
  *       C. Negative causes the iterator to immediately return that value,
  *           indicating failure.
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: January 31, 2005
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -1777,10 +1757,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: SUCCEED, Failure: FAIL
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: January 11, 2005
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -1980,10 +1956,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: 0 if no label found, size of label if found, Failure: FAIL
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: January 11, 2005
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 ssize_t
@@ -2128,10 +2100,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: size of name if found, zero if not found,  Failure: FAIL
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: January 04, 2005
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 ssize_t
@@ -2244,10 +2212,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: 1, is, 0, not, FAIL, error
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: January 04, 2005
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 htri_t
@@ -2357,10 +2321,6 @@ out:
  *   Success: number of scales
  *   Failure: FAIL
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: January 13, 2005
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 int
diff --git a/hl/src/H5IM.c b/hl/src/H5IM.c
index 04dbc67..42a5feb 100644
--- a/hl/src/H5IM.c
+++ b/hl/src/H5IM.c
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: June 13, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *  based on HDF5 Image and Palette Specification
  *
@@ -70,10 +66,6 @@ H5IMmake_image_8bit(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, hsize_t width, hsize_t
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: June 13, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *  based on HDF5 Image and Palette Specification
  *
@@ -143,10 +135,6 @@ H5IMmake_image_24bit(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, hsize_t width, hsize_t
  *
  * Return:
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: May 28, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -183,10 +171,6 @@ find_palette(H5_ATTR_UNUSED hid_t loc_id, const char *name, H5_ATTR_UNUSED const
  *
  * Return: Success: 1, Failure: 0
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: May 11, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *  The function uses H5Aiterate2 with the operator function find_palette
  *
@@ -207,10 +191,6 @@ H5IM_find_palette(hid_t loc_id)
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: July 25, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *  based on HDF5 Image and Palette Specification
  *
@@ -372,10 +352,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: June 13, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *  based on HDF5 Image and Palette Specification
  *
@@ -417,10 +393,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: May 01, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *  based on HDF5 Image and Palette Specification
  *
@@ -467,10 +439,6 @@ H5IMmake_palette(hid_t loc_id, const char *pal_name, const hsize_t *pal_dims, co
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: May 01, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *  based on HDF5 Image and Palette Specification
  *
@@ -636,10 +604,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: September 10, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *  based on HDF5 Image and Palette Specification
  *
@@ -731,10 +695,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: July 22, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -814,10 +774,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: July 22, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *  based on HDF5 Image and Palette Specification
  *
@@ -921,10 +877,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: August 30, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *  based on HDF5 Image and Palette Specification
  *
@@ -1021,10 +973,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: true, false, fail
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: August 30, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *  based on HDF5 Image and Palette Specification
  *
@@ -1120,10 +1068,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: true, false, fail
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente Nunes
- *
- * Date: August 30, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *  based on HDF5 Image and Palette Specification
  *
diff --git a/hl/src/H5LD.c b/hl/src/H5LD.c
index d85ef76..e618a66 100644
--- a/hl/src/H5LD.c
+++ b/hl/src/H5LD.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ static herr_t H5LD_get_dset_elmts(hid_t did, const hsize_t *prev_dims, const hsi
  *
  * Return: void
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; Aug 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 void
@@ -75,8 +73,6 @@ H5LD_clean_vector(H5LD_memb_t *listv[])
  * Return: Success: 0
  *       Failure: negative
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; Aug 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -147,8 +143,6 @@ done:
  * Return: Success: # of comma-separated fields in "fields"
  *       Failure: negative value
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; Aug 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 int
@@ -275,8 +269,6 @@ done:
  * Return: Success: 0
  *       Failure: negative value
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; March 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -321,8 +313,6 @@ done:
  * Return: Success: size of the dataset's datatype
  *       Failure: 0 (valid datatypes are never zero size)
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; March 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static size_t
@@ -402,8 +392,6 @@ done:
  * Return: Success: 0
  *       Failure: negative
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; August 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -578,8 +566,6 @@ done:
  * Return: Success: 0
  *       Failure: negative value
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; March 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -596,8 +582,6 @@ H5LDget_dset_dims(hid_t did, hsize_t *cur_dims)
  * Return: Success: size in bytes of the dataset's datatype
  *       Failure: 0 (valid datatypes are never zero size)
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; March 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 size_t
@@ -614,8 +598,6 @@ H5LDget_dset_type_size(hid_t did, const char *fields)
  * Return: Success: 0
  *       Failure: negative value
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; March 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
diff --git a/hl/src/H5LT.c b/hl/src/H5LT.c
index 3ed8b31..d48f240 100644
--- a/hl/src/H5LT.c
+++ b/hl/src/H5LT.c
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ static herr_t udata_free(void *udata);
  * Return: Address of "allocated" buffer, if successful. Otherwise, it returns
  *         NULL.
  *
- * Programmer: Christian Chilan
- *
- * Date: October 3, 2011
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void *
@@ -189,10 +185,6 @@ out:
  * Return: The address of the destination buffer, if successful. Otherwise, it
  *         returns NULL.
  *
- * Programmer: Christian Chilan
- *
- * Date: October 3, 2011
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void *
@@ -271,10 +263,6 @@ out:
  * Return: Address of reallocated buffer, if successful. Otherwise, it returns
  *         NULL.
  *
- * Programmer: Christian Chilan
- *
- * Date: October 3, 2011
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void *
@@ -328,10 +316,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: SUCCEED or FAIL
  *
- * Programmer: Christian Chilan
- *
- * Date: October 3, 2011
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -408,10 +392,6 @@ out:
  * Return: Address of "newly allocated" structure, if successful. Otherwise, it
  *         returns NULL.
  *
- * Programmer: Christian Chilan
- *
- * Date: October 3, 2011
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void *
@@ -442,10 +422,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: SUCCEED or FAIL
  *
- * Programmer: Christian Chilan
- *
- * Date: October 3, 2011
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -489,10 +465,6 @@ static herr_t H5LT_get_attribute_mem(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const c
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Quincey Koziol
- *
- * Date: October 10, 2007
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -553,10 +525,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: March 19, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -576,10 +544,6 @@ H5LTmake_dataset(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, int rank, const hsize_t *d
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 14, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -598,10 +562,6 @@ H5LTmake_dataset_char(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, int rank, const hsize
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 14, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -620,10 +580,6 @@ H5LTmake_dataset_short(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, int rank, const hsiz
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 14, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -642,10 +598,6 @@ H5LTmake_dataset_int(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, int rank, const hsize_
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 14, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -664,10 +616,6 @@ H5LTmake_dataset_long(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, int rank, const hsize
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 14, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -686,10 +634,6 @@ H5LTmake_dataset_float(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, int rank, const hsiz
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 14, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -709,10 +653,6 @@ H5LTmake_dataset_double(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, int rank, const hsi
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 05, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -783,10 +723,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: File identifier, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Christian Chilan
- *
- * Date: October 3, 2011
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 hid_t
@@ -897,10 +833,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Quincey Koziol
- *
- * Date: October 8, 2007
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -939,10 +871,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: June 13, 2001
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -959,10 +887,6 @@ H5LTread_dataset(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, hid_t tid, void *data)
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 5, 2001
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -979,10 +903,6 @@ H5LTread_dataset_char(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, char *data)
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 5, 2001
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -999,10 +919,6 @@ H5LTread_dataset_short(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, short *data)
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 5, 2001
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -1019,10 +935,6 @@ H5LTread_dataset_int(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, int *data)
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 5, 2001
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -1039,10 +951,6 @@ H5LTread_dataset_long(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, long *data)
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 5, 2001
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -1059,10 +967,6 @@ H5LTread_dataset_float(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, float *data)
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 5, 2001
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -1079,10 +983,6 @@ H5LTread_dataset_double(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, double *data)
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: October 05, 2004
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -1132,10 +1032,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 4, 2001
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -1182,17 +1078,11 @@ out:
 }
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Function: H5LTget_dataset_info
+ * Function:    H5LTget_dataset_info
  *
- * Purpose: Gets information about a dataset.
- *
- * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
- *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 4, 2001
- *  Modified: February 28, 2006: checked for NULL parameters
+ * Purpose:     Gets information about a dataset.
  *
+ * Return:      Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -1263,10 +1153,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Purpose: operator function used by H5LTfind_dataset
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: June 21, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1305,10 +1191,6 @@ find_dataset(H5_ATTR_UNUSED hid_t loc_id, const char *name, H5_ATTR_UNUSED const
  * Purpose:  Inquires if a dataset named dset_name exists attached
  *           to the object loc_id.
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: July 15, 2001
- *
  * Return:
  *     Success: The return value of the first operator that
  *              returns non-zero, or zero if all members were
@@ -1348,10 +1230,6 @@ H5_GCC_CLANG_DIAG_ON("cast-qual")
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: July 23, 2001
- *
  * Comments: If the attribute already exists, it is overwritten
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1436,10 +1314,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: July 25, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1509,10 +1383,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 7, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1536,10 +1406,6 @@ H5LTset_attribute_char(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_name
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: March 8, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1563,10 +1429,6 @@ H5LTset_attribute_uchar(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_nam
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 7, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1590,10 +1452,6 @@ H5LTset_attribute_short(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_nam
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: March 8, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1617,10 +1475,6 @@ H5LTset_attribute_ushort(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_na
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 7, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1643,10 +1497,6 @@ H5LTset_attribute_int(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_name,
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: March 8, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1670,10 +1520,6 @@ H5LTset_attribute_uint(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_name
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 7, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1696,10 +1542,6 @@ H5LTset_attribute_long(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_name
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Elena Pourmal
- *
- * Date: June 17, 2005
- *
  * Comments: This function was added to support attributes of type long long
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1723,10 +1565,6 @@ H5LTset_attribute_long_long(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: March 8, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1750,10 +1588,6 @@ H5LTset_attribute_ulong(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_nam
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Alessandro Felder
- *
- * Date: August 27, 2021
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1776,10 +1610,6 @@ H5LTset_attribute_ullong(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_na
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: July 25, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1803,10 +1633,6 @@ H5LTset_attribute_float(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_nam
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 7, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1853,10 +1679,6 @@ H5LTfind_attribute(hid_t loc_id, const char *attr_name)
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 4, 2001
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -1918,10 +1740,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 4, 2001
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -1999,10 +1817,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Raymond Lu
- *
- * Date: October 6, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2048,10 +1862,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return:      void
  *
- * Programmer:  Raymond Lu
- *
- * Date:        29 September 2011
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static char *
@@ -2118,10 +1928,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return:      void
  *
- * Programmer:  Raymond Lu
- *
- * Date:        December 6, 2005
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static char *
@@ -2152,8 +1958,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return:      Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer:  Raymond Lu
- *
  *-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 static char *
 print_enum(hid_t type, char *str, size_t *str_len, bool no_ubuf, size_t indt)
@@ -2280,10 +2084,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return:      Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer:  Raymond Lu
- *
- * Date:        December 6, 2005
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2329,10 +2129,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return:      Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer:  Raymond Lu
- *
- * Date:        December 20, 2005
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2937,10 +2733,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 19, 2002
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2982,10 +2774,6 @@ H5LTget_attribute_string(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_na
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 19, 2002
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3007,10 +2795,6 @@ H5LTget_attribute_char(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_name
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: March 8, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3032,10 +2816,6 @@ H5LTget_attribute_uchar(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_nam
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 19, 2002
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3057,10 +2837,6 @@ H5LTget_attribute_short(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_nam
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: March 8, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3082,10 +2858,6 @@ H5LTget_attribute_ushort(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_na
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 19, 2002
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3107,10 +2879,6 @@ H5LTget_attribute_int(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_name,
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: March 8, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3132,10 +2900,6 @@ H5LTget_attribute_uint(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_name
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 19, 2002
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3157,10 +2921,6 @@ H5LTget_attribute_long(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_name
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Elena Pourmal
- *
- * Date: June 17, 2005
- *
  * Comments: This function was added to support INTEGER*8 Fortran types
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3182,10 +2942,6 @@ H5LTget_attribute_long_long(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: March 8, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3207,10 +2963,6 @@ H5LTget_attribute_ulong(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_nam
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Alessandro Felder
- *
- * Date: August 27, 2021
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3232,10 +2984,6 @@ H5LTget_attribute_ullong(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_na
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 19, 2002
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3258,10 +3006,6 @@ H5LTget_attribute_float(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_nam
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 19, 2002
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3284,10 +3028,6 @@ H5LTget_attribute_double(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_na
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 19, 2002
- *
  * Comments: Private function
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3315,10 +3055,6 @@ H5LTget_attribute(hid_t loc_id, const char *obj_name, const char *attr_name, hid
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 19, 2002
- *
  * Comments: Private function
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3374,10 +3110,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: September 19, 2002
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3420,10 +3152,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: FAIL on error, SUCCESS on success
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: January 04, 2005
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/hl/src/H5PT.c b/hl/src/H5PT.c
index 65cdce3..183cae8 100644
--- a/hl/src/H5PT.c
+++ b/hl/src/H5PT.c
@@ -42,22 +42,16 @@ static herr_t H5PT_get_index(htbl_t *table_id, hsize_t *pt_index);
  */
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Function: H5PTcreate
+ * Function:    H5PTcreate
  *
- * Purpose: Creates a dataset containing a table and returns the Identifier
- *          of the table. (Copied mostly from H5PTcreate_fl)
+ * Purpose:     Creates a dataset containing a table and returns the Identifier
+ *              of the table. (Copied mostly from H5PTcreate_fl)
  *
- * Return: Success: table ID, Failure: FAIL
- *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer (Author of H5PTcreate_fl)
- *             James Laird (Author of H5PTcreate_fl)
- *
- * Date: March 12, 2004
- *
- * Comments: This function does not handle fill data
- *           currently.  Fill data is not necessary because the
- *           table is initially of size 0.
+ *              This function does not handle fill data
+ *              currently.  Fill data is not necessary because the
+ *              table is initially of size 0.
  *
+ * Return:      Success: table ID, Failure: FAIL
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 hid_t
@@ -160,21 +154,16 @@ error:
 } /* H5PTcreate */
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Function: H5PTcreate_fl
- *
- * Purpose: Creates a dataset containing a table and returns the Identifier
- *          of the table.
- *
- * Return: Success: table ID, Failure: Negative
+ * Function:    H5PTcreate_fl
  *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *             James Laird
+ * Purpose:     Creates a dataset containing a table and returns the
+ *              identifier of the table.
  *
- * Date: March 12, 2004
+ *              This function does not handle fill data
+ *              currently.  Fill data is not necessary because the
+ *              table is initially of size 0.
  *
- * Comments: This function does not handle fill data
- *           currently.  Fill data is not necessary because the
- *           table is initially of size 0.
+ * Return:      Success: table ID, Failure: Negative
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -280,14 +269,6 @@ error:
  *          of the table.
  *
  * Return: Success: table ID, Failure: Negative
- *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *             James Laird
- *
- * Date: March 10, 2004
- *
- * Comments:
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 hid_t
@@ -398,14 +379,6 @@ H5PT_free_id(void *id, void H5_ATTR_UNUSED **_ctx)
  *          table).
  *
  * Return: Success: SUCCEED, Failure: FAIL
- *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *             James Laird
- *
- * Date: March 10, 2004
- *
- * Comments:
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -444,14 +417,6 @@ error:
  *          table).
  *
  * Return: Success: SUCCEED, Failure: FAIL
- *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *             James Laird
- *
- * Date: April 21, 2004
- *
- * Comments:
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -496,14 +461,6 @@ error:
  * Purpose: Appends packets to the end of a packet table
  *
  * Return: Success: SUCCEED, Failure: FAIL
- *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *             James Laird
- *
- * Date: March 12, 2004
- *
- * Comments:
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -544,14 +501,6 @@ error:
  *          that index
  *
  * Return: Success: SUCCEED, Failure: FAIL
- *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *             James Laird
- *
- * Date: March 10, 2004
- *
- * Comments:
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -585,14 +534,6 @@ error:
  * Purpose: Reads packets from anywhere in a packet table
  *
  * Return: Success: SUCCEED, Failure: FAIL
- *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *             James Laird
- *
- * Date: March 12, 2004
- *
- * Comments:
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -631,14 +572,6 @@ error:
  * Purpose: Resets, sets, and gets the current record index for a packet table
  *
  * Return: Success: SUCCEED, Failure: FAIL
- *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *  		   James Laird
- *
- * Date: March 12, 2004
- *
- * Comments:
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -682,14 +615,6 @@ H5PT_get_index(htbl_t *table, hsize_t *pt_index)
  * Purpose: Resets, sets, and gets the current record index for a packet table
  *
  * Return: Success: SUCCEED, Failure: FAIL
- *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *             James Laird
- *
- * Date: April 23, 2004
- *
- * Comments:
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -741,14 +666,6 @@ H5PTget_index(hid_t table_id, hsize_t *pt_index)
  * Purpose: Returns by reference the number of packets in the packet table
  *
  * Return: Success: SUCCEED, Failure: FAIL
- *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *             James Laird
- *
- * Date: March 12, 2004
- *
- * Comments:
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -775,14 +692,6 @@ error:
  * Purpose: Validates a table identifier
  *
  * Return: Success: SUCCEED, Failure: FAIL
- *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *             James Laird
- *
- * Date: March 12, 2004
- *
- * Comments:
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -802,14 +711,6 @@ H5PTis_valid(hid_t table_id)
  *          length records or 0 for fixed-length records.
  *
  * Return: True: 1, False: 0, Failure: FAIL
- *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *             James Laird
- *
- * Date: April 14, 2004
- *
- * Comments:
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -849,14 +750,6 @@ error:
  *
  * Return: Success: SUCCEED, Failure: FAIL
  *          -2 if memory was reclaimed but another error occurred
- *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *             James Laird
- *
- * Date: April 12, 2004
- *
- * Comments:
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -900,18 +793,11 @@ error:
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Function: H5PTget_dataset
- *
- * Purpose: Returns the backend dataset of this packet table
+ * Function:    H5PTget_dataset
  *
- * Return: Success: SUCCEED, Failure: FAIL
- *
- * Programmer: User's patch 0003, HDFFV-8623. -BMR
- *
- * Date: Feb 10, 2016
- *
- * Comments:
+ * Purpose:     Returns the backend dataset of this packet table
  *
+ * Return:      SUCCEED/FAIL
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 hid_t
@@ -932,18 +818,11 @@ error:
 }
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Function: H5PTget_type
- *
- * Purpose: Returns the backend type of this packet table
- *
- * Return: Success: datatype ID, Failure: H5I_INVALID_HID
- *
- * Programmer: User's patch 0003, HDFFV-8623. -BMR
- *
- * Date: Feb 10, 2016
+ * Function:    H5PTget_type
  *
- * Comments:
+ * Purpose:     Returns the backend type of this packet table
  *
+ * Return:      Success: datatype ID, Failure: H5I_INVALID_HID
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 hid_t
diff --git a/hl/src/H5TB.c b/hl/src/H5TB.c
index 4049796..e718605 100644
--- a/hl/src/H5TB.c
+++ b/hl/src/H5TB.c
@@ -36,19 +36,11 @@ static hid_t H5TB_create_type(hid_t loc_id, const char *dset_name, size_t type_s
  */
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Function: H5TBmake_table
+ * Function:    H5TBmake_table
  *
- * Purpose: Make a table
- *
- * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
- *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *             Quincey Koziol
- *
- * Date: January 17, 2001
- *
- * Comments:
+ * Purpose:     Make a table
  *
+ * Return:      Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -252,12 +244,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmers:
- *  Pedro Vicente
- *  Quincey Koziol
- *
- * Date: November 19, 2001
- *
  * Comments: Uses memory offsets
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -319,10 +305,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 19, 2001
- *
  * Comments: Uses memory offsets
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -411,10 +393,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 21, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -569,10 +547,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 21, 2001
- *
  * Comments: Uses memory offsets
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -734,10 +708,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 20, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -807,10 +777,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 19, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -873,10 +839,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 19, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1030,10 +992,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 19, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1188,10 +1146,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 26, 2001
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 herr_t
@@ -1348,10 +1302,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 26, 2001
- *
  * Comments: Uses memory offsets
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1500,10 +1450,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: December 5, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1629,10 +1575,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: December 10, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1985,10 +1927,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: January 30, 2002
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2402,10 +2340,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: January 30, 2002
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2854,10 +2788,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: January 30, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2880,10 +2810,6 @@ H5TBAget_title(hid_t loc_id, char *table_title)
  *
  * Return: Success: true/false, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: January 30, 2002
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2950,10 +2876,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 19, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3035,10 +2957,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 19, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3152,10 +3070,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: true/false, Failure: N/A
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: November 19, 2001
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 H5_ATTR_PURE static bool
@@ -3193,10 +3107,6 @@ H5TB_find_field(const char *field, const char *field_list)
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: December 6, 2001
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3254,10 +3164,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: the memory type ID, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: March 31, 2004
- *
  * Comments:
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3350,10 +3256,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *             James Laird
- *
- * Date: March 8, 2004
  *
  * Comments: Called by H5TBappend_records and H5PTappend_records
  *
@@ -3415,10 +3317,6 @@ out:
  *
  * Return: Success: 0, Failure: -1
  *
- * Programmer: Nat Furrer
- *             James Laird
- *
- * Date: March 8, 2004
  *
  * Comments: Called by H5TBread_records and H5PTread_records
  *
diff --git a/hl/test/h5hltest.h b/hl/test/h5hltest.h
index 2faa492..3d58ed6 100644
--- a/hl/test/h5hltest.h
+++ b/hl/test/h5hltest.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
 
 /*
- * Programmer:  Quincey Koziol
- *              Friday, April 28, 2006
  *
  * Purpose:     Test support stuff.
  */
diff --git a/hl/test/test_dset_append.c b/hl/test/test_dset_append.c
index 9b67348..4b07582 100644
--- a/hl/test/test_dset_append.c
+++ b/hl/test/test_dset_append.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
  * Return:      Success:    0
  *              Failure:    1
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; Aug 2016
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -155,8 +153,6 @@ append_func(hid_t H5_ATTR_UNUSED dset_id, hsize_t H5_ATTR_UNUSED *cur_dims, void
  * Return:      Success:    0
  *              Failure:    1
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; Jan 2014
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -311,8 +307,6 @@ error:
  * Return:      Success:    0
  *              Failure:    1
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; Jan 2014
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -447,8 +441,6 @@ error:
  * Return:      Success:    0
  *              Failure:    1
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; Jan 2014
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -593,8 +585,6 @@ error:
  * Return:      Success:    0
  *              Failure:    1
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; Jan 2014
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -756,8 +746,6 @@ error:
  * Return:      Success:    0
  *              Failure:    1
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; Jan 2014
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -911,8 +899,6 @@ error:
  * Return:      Success:    0
  *              Failure:    1
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; Jan 2014
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -1073,8 +1059,6 @@ error:
  * Return:      Success:    0
  *              Failure:    1
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; Jan 2014
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static int
@@ -1224,8 +1208,6 @@ error:
  *
  * Return:      EXIT_SUCCESS/EXIT_FAILURE
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; Jan 2014
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 int
diff --git a/hl/tools/gif2h5/gif2mem.c b/hl/tools/gif2h5/gif2mem.c
index 4728664..1471bb7 100644
--- a/hl/tools/gif2h5/gif2mem.c
+++ b/hl/tools/gif2h5/gif2mem.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 **  Title:       GIFHEAD.C                                                  **
 **  Purpose:     Display the data in a GIF image file.                      **
 **  Version:     1.0                                                        **
-**  Date:        March 1992                                                 **
-**  Author:      James D. Murray, Anaheim, CA, USA                          **
 **  C Compilers: Borland C++ v2.0, Microsoft C v6.00a                       **
 **                                                                          **
 **  GIFHEAD displays all real information contained within a GIF image      **
diff --git a/hl/tools/gif2h5/h52gifgentst.c b/hl/tools/gif2h5/h52gifgentst.c
index 53fb39f..4851145 100644
--- a/hl/tools/gif2h5/h52gifgentst.c
+++ b/hl/tools/gif2h5/h52gifgentst.c
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
  *
  * Purpose: generate files for h52gif testing
  *
- * Programmer: Pedro Vicente
- *
- * Date: March 15, 2007
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
diff --git a/hl/tools/gif2h5/writehdf.c b/hl/tools/gif2h5/writehdf.c
index 0a90870..8f0cc0d 100644
--- a/hl/tools/gif2h5/writehdf.c
+++ b/hl/tools/gif2h5/writehdf.c
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
  *
  * Purpose: Write the GIF image with the HDF5 Image API
  *
- * Programmer: Unknown
- *
- * Date: January, 31, 2006
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
diff --git a/hl/tools/h5watch/h5watch.c b/hl/tools/h5watch/h5watch.c
index b408741..876b5d5 100644
--- a/hl/tools/h5watch/h5watch.c
+++ b/hl/tools/h5watch/h5watch.c
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ static struct h5_long_options l_opts[] = {{"help", no_arg, 'h'},         {"hel",
  *
  * Return: 0 on success; negative on failure
  *
- * Programmer: Vailin Choi; August 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -221,8 +219,6 @@ doprint(hid_t did, const hsize_t *start, const hsize_t *block, int rank)
  * Return:      Non-negative on success
  *              Negative on failure
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; August 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -277,8 +273,6 @@ done:
  * Return:      Non-negative on success: dataset can be monitored
  *              Negative on failure: dataset cannot be monitored
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; August 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -402,8 +396,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return: 0 on success; negative on failure
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; August 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -481,8 +473,6 @@ done:
  * Return:      Non-negative on success: dataset can be monitored
  *              Negative on failure: dataset cannot be monitored
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; August 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static herr_t
@@ -580,8 +570,6 @@ done:
  *
  * Return:      Does not return
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; August 2010
- *
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -600,8 +588,6 @@ leave(int ret)
  *
  * Return:      void
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; August 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void
@@ -658,8 +644,6 @@ usage(const char *prog)
  * Return:      Success:    Set the corresponding command flags and return void
  *              Failure:    Exits program with EXIT_FAILURE value.
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; August 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void
@@ -764,8 +748,6 @@ parse_command_line(int argc, const char *const *argv)
  *
  * Return:      No return
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; November 2014
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 static void
@@ -783,8 +765,6 @@ catch_signal(int H5_ATTR_UNUSED signo)
  * Return:      Success:    0
  *              Failure:    1
  *
- * Programmer:  Vailin Choi; August 2010
- *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 int