diff --git a/src/pkg/archive/zip/struct.go b/src/pkg/archive/zip/struct.go
index 67e96586294..3da84357e1c 100644
--- a/src/pkg/archive/zip/struct.go
+++ b/src/pkg/archive/zip/struct.go
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ type FileHeader struct {
 }
 
 // FileInfo returns an os.FileInfo for the FileHeader.
-func (fh *FileHeader) FileInfo() os.FileInfo {
-	return headerFileInfo{fh}
+func (h *FileHeader) FileInfo() os.FileInfo {
+	return headerFileInfo{h}
 }
 
 // headerFileInfo implements os.FileInfo.
diff --git a/src/pkg/encoding/xml/read.go b/src/pkg/encoding/xml/read.go
index 3193cda7925..6a8f5afee7e 100644
--- a/src/pkg/encoding/xml/read.go
+++ b/src/pkg/encoding/xml/read.go
@@ -546,15 +546,15 @@ Loop:
 // Read tokens until we find the end element.
 // Token is taking care of making sure the
 // end element matches the start element we saw.
-func (p *Decoder) Skip() error {
+func (d *Decoder) Skip() error {
 	for {
-		tok, err := p.Token()
+		tok, err := d.Token()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		switch tok.(type) {
 		case StartElement:
-			if err := p.Skip(); err != nil {
+			if err := d.Skip(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		case EndElement:
diff --git a/src/pkg/mime/multipart/multipart.go b/src/pkg/mime/multipart/multipart.go
index 64a11e6d9d9..d733130abb2 100644
--- a/src/pkg/mime/multipart/multipart.go
+++ b/src/pkg/mime/multipart/multipart.go
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ func (bp *Part) populateHeaders() error {
 
 // Read reads the body of a part, after its headers and before the
 // next part (if any) begins.
-func (bp *Part) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	if bp.buffer.Len() >= len(p) {
+func (p *Part) Read(d []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	if p.buffer.Len() >= len(d) {
 		// Internal buffer of unconsumed data is large enough for
 		// the read request.  No need to parse more at the moment.
-		return bp.buffer.Read(p)
+		return p.buffer.Read(d)
 	}
-	peek, err := bp.mr.bufReader.Peek(4096) // TODO(bradfitz): add buffer size accessor
+	peek, err := p.mr.bufReader.Peek(4096) // TODO(bradfitz): add buffer size accessor
 	unexpectedEof := err == io.EOF
 	if err != nil && !unexpectedEof {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("multipart: Part Read: %v", err)
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ func (bp *Part) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	// string.
 	nCopy := 0
 	foundBoundary := false
-	if idx := bytes.Index(peek, bp.mr.nlDashBoundary); idx != -1 {
+	if idx := bytes.Index(peek, p.mr.nlDashBoundary); idx != -1 {
 		nCopy = idx
 		foundBoundary = true
-	} else if safeCount := len(peek) - len(bp.mr.nlDashBoundary); safeCount > 0 {
+	} else if safeCount := len(peek) - len(p.mr.nlDashBoundary); safeCount > 0 {
 		nCopy = safeCount
 	} else if unexpectedEof {
 		// If we've run out of peek buffer and the boundary
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ func (bp *Part) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 		return 0, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
 	}
 	if nCopy > 0 {
-		if _, err := io.CopyN(bp.buffer, bp.mr.bufReader, int64(nCopy)); err != nil {
+		if _, err := io.CopyN(p.buffer, p.mr.bufReader, int64(nCopy)); err != nil {
 			return 0, err
 		}
 	}
-	n, err = bp.buffer.Read(p)
+	n, err = p.buffer.Read(d)
 	if err == io.EOF && !foundBoundary {
 		// If the boundary hasn't been reached there's more to
 		// read, so don't pass through an EOF from the buffer
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ func (bp *Part) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (bp *Part) Close() error {
-	io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, bp)
+func (p *Part) Close() error {
+	io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, p)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -177,29 +177,29 @@ type Reader struct {
 
 // NextPart returns the next part in the multipart or an error.
 // When there are no more parts, the error io.EOF is returned.
-func (mr *Reader) NextPart() (*Part, error) {
-	if mr.currentPart != nil {
-		mr.currentPart.Close()
+func (r *Reader) NextPart() (*Part, error) {
+	if r.currentPart != nil {
+		r.currentPart.Close()
 	}
 
 	expectNewPart := false
 	for {
-		line, err := mr.bufReader.ReadSlice('\n')
+		line, err := r.bufReader.ReadSlice('\n')
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("multipart: NextPart: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		if mr.isBoundaryDelimiterLine(line) {
-			mr.partsRead++
-			bp, err := newPart(mr)
+		if r.isBoundaryDelimiterLine(line) {
+			r.partsRead++
+			bp, err := newPart(r)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			mr.currentPart = bp
+			r.currentPart = bp
 			return bp, nil
 		}
 
-		if hasPrefixThenNewline(line, mr.dashBoundaryDash) {
+		if hasPrefixThenNewline(line, r.dashBoundaryDash) {
 			// Expected EOF
 			return nil, io.EOF
 		}
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func (mr *Reader) NextPart() (*Part, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("multipart: expecting a new Part; got line %q", string(line))
 		}
 
-		if mr.partsRead == 0 {
+		if r.partsRead == 0 {
 			// skip line
 			continue
 		}
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func (mr *Reader) NextPart() (*Part, error) {
 		// body of the previous part and the boundary line we
 		// now expect will follow. (either a new part or the
 		// end boundary)
-		if bytes.Equal(line, mr.nl) {
+		if bytes.Equal(line, r.nl) {
 			expectNewPart = true
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/http/request.go b/src/pkg/net/http/request.go
index 5f8c00086be..0bbec53be71 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/http/request.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/http/request.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func valueOrDefault(value, def string) string {
 const defaultUserAgent = "Go http package"
 
 // Write writes an HTTP/1.1 request -- header and body -- in wire format.
-// This method consults the following fields of req:
+// This method consults the following fields of the request:
 //	Host
 //	URL
 //	Method (defaults to "GET")
@@ -284,18 +284,18 @@ const defaultUserAgent = "Go http package"
 // If Body is present, Content-Length is <= 0 and TransferEncoding
 // hasn't been set to "identity", Write adds "Transfer-Encoding:
 // chunked" to the header. Body is closed after it is sent.
-func (req *Request) Write(w io.Writer) error {
-	return req.write(w, false, nil)
+func (r *Request) Write(w io.Writer) error {
+	return r.write(w, false, nil)
 }
 
 // WriteProxy is like Write but writes the request in the form
 // expected by an HTTP proxy.  In particular, WriteProxy writes the
 // initial Request-URI line of the request with an absolute URI, per
-// section 5.1.2 of RFC 2616, including the scheme and host. In
-// either case, WriteProxy also writes a Host header, using either
-// req.Host or req.URL.Host.
-func (req *Request) WriteProxy(w io.Writer) error {
-	return req.write(w, true, nil)
+// section 5.1.2 of RFC 2616, including the scheme and host.
+// In either case, WriteProxy also writes a Host header, using
+// either r.Host or r.URL.Host.
+func (r *Request) WriteProxy(w io.Writer) error {
+	return r.write(w, true, nil)
 }
 
 // extraHeaders may be nil
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/http/response.go b/src/pkg/net/http/response.go
index ae314b5ac93..b7902209786 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/http/response.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/http/response.go
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (r *Response) ProtoAtLeast(major, minor int) bool {
 }
 
 // Writes the response (header, body and trailer) in wire format. This method
-// consults the following fields of resp:
+// consults the following fields of the response:
 //
 //  StatusCode
 //  ProtoMajor
@@ -186,28 +186,28 @@ func (r *Response) ProtoAtLeast(major, minor int) bool {
 //  ContentLength
 //  Header, values for non-canonical keys will have unpredictable behavior
 //
-func (resp *Response) Write(w io.Writer) error {
+func (r *Response) Write(w io.Writer) error {
 
 	// RequestMethod should be upper-case
-	if resp.Request != nil {
-		resp.Request.Method = strings.ToUpper(resp.Request.Method)
+	if r.Request != nil {
+		r.Request.Method = strings.ToUpper(r.Request.Method)
 	}
 
 	// Status line
-	text := resp.Status
+	text := r.Status
 	if text == "" {
 		var ok bool
-		text, ok = statusText[resp.StatusCode]
+		text, ok = statusText[r.StatusCode]
 		if !ok {
-			text = "status code " + strconv.Itoa(resp.StatusCode)
+			text = "status code " + strconv.Itoa(r.StatusCode)
 		}
 	}
-	io.WriteString(w, "HTTP/"+strconv.Itoa(resp.ProtoMajor)+".")
-	io.WriteString(w, strconv.Itoa(resp.ProtoMinor)+" ")
-	io.WriteString(w, strconv.Itoa(resp.StatusCode)+" "+text+"\r\n")
+	io.WriteString(w, "HTTP/"+strconv.Itoa(r.ProtoMajor)+".")
+	io.WriteString(w, strconv.Itoa(r.ProtoMinor)+" ")
+	io.WriteString(w, strconv.Itoa(r.StatusCode)+" "+text+"\r\n")
 
 	// Process Body,ContentLength,Close,Trailer
-	tw, err := newTransferWriter(resp)
+	tw, err := newTransferWriter(r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func (resp *Response) Write(w io.Writer) error {
 	}
 
 	// Rest of header
-	err = resp.Header.WriteSubset(w, respExcludeHeader)
+	err = r.Header.WriteSubset(w, respExcludeHeader)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/http/server.go b/src/pkg/net/http/server.go
index bad3bcb2896..dea75b1dfd4 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/http/server.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/http/server.go
@@ -1078,8 +1078,8 @@ func ListenAndServeTLS(addr string, certFile string, keyFile string, handler Han
 // of the server's certificate followed by the CA's certificate.
 //
 // If srv.Addr is blank, ":https" is used.
-func (s *Server) ListenAndServeTLS(certFile, keyFile string) error {
-	addr := s.Addr
+func (srv *Server) ListenAndServeTLS(certFile, keyFile string) error {
+	addr := srv.Addr
 	if addr == "" {
 		addr = ":https"
 	}
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ func (s *Server) ListenAndServeTLS(certFile, keyFile string) error {
 	}
 
 	tlsListener := tls.NewListener(conn, config)
-	return s.Serve(tlsListener)
+	return srv.Serve(tlsListener)
 }
 
 // TimeoutHandler returns a Handler that runs h with the given time limit.
diff --git a/src/pkg/net/url/url.go b/src/pkg/net/url/url.go
index 0068e98affa..a9ce3b31e24 100644
--- a/src/pkg/net/url/url.go
+++ b/src/pkg/net/url/url.go
@@ -431,30 +431,30 @@ func ParseWithReference(rawurlref string) (url *URL, err error) {
 	return url, nil
 }
 
-// String reassembles url into a valid URL string.
-func (url *URL) String() string {
+// String reassembles the URL into a valid URL string.
+func (u *URL) String() string {
 	// TODO: Rewrite to use bytes.Buffer
 	result := ""
-	if url.Scheme != "" {
-		result += url.Scheme + ":"
+	if u.Scheme != "" {
+		result += u.Scheme + ":"
 	}
-	if url.Opaque != "" {
-		result += url.Opaque
+	if u.Opaque != "" {
+		result += u.Opaque
 	} else {
-		if url.Host != "" || url.User != nil {
+		if u.Host != "" || u.User != nil {
 			result += "//"
-			if u := url.User; u != nil {
+			if u := u.User; u != nil {
 				result += u.String() + "@"
 			}
-			result += url.Host
+			result += u.Host
 		}
-		result += escape(url.Path, encodePath)
+		result += escape(u.Path, encodePath)
 	}
-	if url.RawQuery != "" {
-		result += "?" + url.RawQuery
+	if u.RawQuery != "" {
+		result += "?" + u.RawQuery
 	}
-	if url.Fragment != "" {
-		result += "#" + escape(url.Fragment, encodeFragment)
+	if u.Fragment != "" {
+		result += "#" + escape(u.Fragment, encodeFragment)
 	}
 	return result
 }
@@ -585,8 +585,8 @@ func resolvePath(basepath string, refpath string) string {
 }
 
 // IsAbs returns true if the URL is absolute.
-func (url *URL) IsAbs() bool {
-	return url.Scheme != ""
+func (u *URL) IsAbs() bool {
+	return u.Scheme != ""
 }
 
 // Parse parses a URL in the context of a base URL.  The URL in ref