Remove redundant `the` in comments.

examples/README.txt

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ build with all the other examples.  See:
   https://github.com/golang/protobuf
 for more information about Go protocol buffer support.
 
-First, install the the Protocol Buffers compiler (protoc).
+First, install the Protocol Buffers compiler (protoc).
 Then, install the Go Protocol Buffers plugin
 ($GOPATH/bin must be in your $PATH for protoc to find it):
   go get github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go

java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RopeByteString.java

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ final class RopeByteString extends ByteString {
           && leftRope.getTreeDepth() > right.getTreeDepth()) {
         // Typically for concatenate-built strings the left-side is deeper than
         // the right.  This is our final attempt to concatenate without
-        // increasing the tree depth.  We'll redo the the node on the RHS.  This
+        // increasing the tree depth.  We'll redo the node on the RHS.  This
         // is yet another optimization for building the string by repeatedly
         // concatenating on the right.
         ByteString newRight = new RopeByteString(leftRope.right, right);

java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/UnsafeByteOperations.java

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
  * potentially expose the backing buffer of a {@link ByteString} to the application.
  *
  * <p><strong>DISCLAIMER:</strong> The methods in this class should only be called if it is
- * guaranteed that the the buffer backing the {@link ByteString} will never change! Mutation of a
+ * guaranteed that the buffer backing the {@link ByteString} will never change! Mutation of a
  * {@link ByteString} can lead to unexpected and undesirable consequences in your application,
  * and will likely be difficult to debug. Proceed with caution!
  */

objectivec/DevTools/pddm.py

@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ class SourceFile(object):
 def main(args):
   usage = '%prog [OPTIONS] PATH ...'
   description = (
-      'Processes PDDM directives in the the given paths and write them back'
+      'Processes PDDM directives in the given paths and write them back'
       ' out.'
   )
   parser = optparse.OptionParser(usage=usage, description=description)

objectivec/GPBUtilities.m

@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ static void AppendTextFormatForMessageField(GPBMessage *message,
   if ([fieldName length] == 0) {
     fieldName = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%u", GPBFieldNumber(field)];
     // If there is only one entry, put the objc name as a comment, other wise
-    // add it before the the repeated values.
+    // add it before the repeated values.
     if (count > 1) {
       [toStr appendFormat:@"%@# %@\n", lineIndent, field.name];
     } else {

ruby/ext/google/protobuf_c/upb.c

@@ -8537,7 +8537,7 @@ bool upb_pbdecoder_setmaxnesting(upb_pbdecoder *d, size_t max) {
 **       to perfectly match the output of reference encoders that always use the
 **       optimal amount of space for each length.
 **
-**   (2) requires guessing the the size upfront, and if multiple lengths are
+**   (2) requires guessing the size upfront, and if multiple lengths are
 **       guessed wrong the minimum required number of memmove() operations may
 **       be complicated to compute correctly.  Implemented properly, it may have
 **       a useful amortized or average cost, but more investigation is required

src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_helpers.cc

@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ bool Parser::ParseLoop() {
     StringPiece prefix(line, offset + 1, line.length() - offset - 1);
     TrimWhitespace(&package);
     TrimWhitespace(&prefix);
-    // Don't really worry about error checking the the package/prefix for
+    // Don't really worry about error checking the package/prefix for
     // being valid.  Assume the file is validated when it is created/edited.
     (*prefix_map_)[package.ToString()] = prefix.ToString();
   }

src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_helpers.h

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ string FilePath(const FileDescriptor* file);
 
 // Gets the name of the root class we'll generate in the file.  This class
 // is not meant for external consumption, but instead contains helpers that
-// the rest of the the classes need
+// the rest of the classes need
 string FileClassName(const FileDescriptor* file);
 
 // These return the fully-qualified class name corresponding to the given
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ string BuildCommentsString(const SourceLocation& location);
 bool ValidateObjCClassPrefix(const FileDescriptor* file, string *out_error);
 
 // Generate decode data needed for ObjC's GPBDecodeTextFormatName() to transform
-// the input into the the expected output.
+// the input into the expected output.
 class LIBPROTOC_EXPORT TextFormatDecodeData {
  public:
   TextFormatDecodeData() {}

src/google/protobuf/dynamic_message.cc

@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ DynamicMessage::~DynamicMessage() {
   }
 
   // We need to manually run the destructors for repeated fields and strings,
-  // just as we ran their constructors in the the DynamicMessage constructor.
+  // just as we ran their constructors in the DynamicMessage constructor.
   // We also need to manually delete oneof fields if it is set and is string
   // or message.
   // Additionally, if any singular embedded messages have been allocated, we

src/google/protobuf/util/field_mask_util.cc

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class FieldMaskTree {
   // Add a field path into the tree. In a FieldMask, each field path matches
   // the specified field and also all its sub-fields. If the field path to
   // add is a sub-path of an existing field path in the tree (i.e., a leaf
-  // node), it means the tree already matchesthe the given path so nothing will
+  // node), it means the tree already matches the given path so nothing will
   // be added to the tree. If the path matches an existing non-leaf node in the
   // tree, that non-leaf node will be turned into a leaf node with all its
   // children removed because the path matches all the node's children.