Merge branch 'master' into master

Author: qiluo-msft

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -6,7 +6,16 @@ https://github.com/Azure/SONiC/blob/gh-pages/CONTRIBUTING.md
 
 If this is a bug fix, make sure your description includes "closes #xxxx",
 "fixes #xxxx" or "resolves #xxxx" so that GitHub automatically closes the related
-issue when the PR is merged
+issue when the PR is merged.
+
+If you are adding/modifying/removing any command or utility script, please also
+make sure to add/modify/remove any unit tests from the sonic-utilities-tests
+directory as appropriate.
+
+If you are modifying or removing an existing 'show', 'config' or 'sonic-clear'
+subcommand, or you are adding a new subcommand, please make sure you also
+update the Command Line Reference Guide (doc/Command-Reference.md) to reflect
+your changes.
 
 Please provide the following information:
 -->
@@ -21,5 +30,3 @@ Please provide the following information:
 
 **- New command output (if the output of a command-line utility has changed)**
 
--->
-

.gitignore

@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ build/
 deb_dist/
 dist/
 *.egg-info/
+*.pyc
+.cache
+*.tar.gz

README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+[![Total alerts](https://img.shields.io/lgtm/alerts/g/Azure/sonic-utilities.svg?logo=lgtm&logoWidth=18)](https://lgtm.com/projects/g/Azure/sonic-utilities/alerts/)
+[![Language grade: Python](https://img.shields.io/lgtm/grade/python/g/Azure/sonic-utilities.svg?logo=lgtm&logoWidth=18)](https://lgtm.com/projects/g/Azure/sonic-utilities/context:python)
+
+[![Build](https://sonic-jenkins.westus2.cloudapp.azure.com/job/common/job/sonic-utilities-build/badge/icon)](https://sonic-jenkins.westus2.cloudapp.azure.com/job/common/job/sonic-utilities-build/)
+
 # SONiC: Software for Open Networking in the Cloud
 
 ## sonic-utilities
@@ -23,21 +28,21 @@ Guide for performing commits:
 * Use a standard commit message format:
 
 >     [component/folder touched]: Description intent of your changes
-> 
+>
 >     [List of changes]
->     
+>
 > 	  Signed-off-by: Your Name [email protected]
-    
+
 For example:
 
 >     swss-common: Stabilize the ConsumerTable
->     
+>
 >     * Fixing autoreconf
 >     * Fixing unit-tests by adding checkers and initialize the DB before start
 >     * Adding the ability to select from multiple channels
->     * Health-Monitor - The idea of the patch is that if something went wrong with the notification channel, 
+>     * Health-Monitor - The idea of the patch is that if something went wrong with the notification channel,
 >       we will have the option to know about it (Query the LLEN table length).
->       
+>
 >       Signed-off-by: John Doe [email protected]