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Re: git sequencer prototype

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ARAlex Riesen <fork0@users.sourceforge.net>
Date
Jul 5, 2008, 08:13 UTC
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<20080705081321.GA4935@blimp.local>
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Junio C Hamano, Sat, Jul 05, 2008 00:09:41 +0200:
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> Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > Stephan Beyer, Tue, Jul 01, 2008 04:38:30 +0200:
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> here is the patchset for the git-sequencer prototype, documentation,
> >> test suite and a first git-am and git-rebase-i migration.
> >> Indeed, monster patches. ;)
> >
> > BTW, how about renaming it in something short: git seq. There is
> > already a seq(1) in GNU coreutils, which does roughly the same (prints
> > a sequence of numbers), why not reuse the name?
> 
> Is it advantageous to use shorter but less descriptive name for this
> command?  It will be a backend to am/rebase and not something the users
> will type from the command line, won't it?

There is not a huge lot of possible meanings of "seq" in the given context. Somehow I find it hard to believe someone will be confused by a backend command with a short name "seq" (seq-uence-something?)

It'll make the lines shorter, less need to wrap them.
BTW, what does "am" (git am) mean?
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Message 50 of 52 in “git sequencer prototype”
  1. Stephan BeyerJul 1, 2008
  2. 1/4 Add git-sequencer shell prototypeStephan Beyer, Jul 1, 2008
  3. 2/4 Add git-sequencer prototype documentationStephan Beyer, Jul 1, 2008
  4. 3/4 Add git-sequencer test suite (t3350)Stephan Beyer, Jul 1, 2008
  5. 4/4 Migrate git-am to use git-sequencerStephan Beyer, Jul 1, 2008
  6. git-rebase-i migration to sequencerStephan Beyer, Jul 1, 2008
  7. 1/2 Make rebase--interactive use OPTIONS_SPECStephan Beyer, Jul 1, 2008
  8. 2/2 Migrate git-rebase--i to use git-sequencerStephan Beyer, Jul 1, 2008
  9. Stephan BeyerJul 5, 2008
  10. Junio C HamanoJul 5, 2008
  11. Jakub NarebskiJul 1, 2008
  12. Stephan BeyerJul 1, 2008
  13. Jakub NarebskiJul 1, 2008
  14. Stephan BeyerJul 1, 2008
  15. Jakub NarebskiJul 2, 2008
  16. Junio C HamanoJul 2, 2008
  17. Stephan BeyerJul 2, 2008
  18. 2/4 Add git-sequencer prototype documentationStephan Beyer, Jul 5, 2008
  19. Jakub NarebskiJul 8, 2008
  20. Stephan BeyerJul 8, 2008
  21. Karl HasselströmJul 9, 2008
  22. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2008
  23. Johannes SchindelinJul 3, 2008
  24. Stephan BeyerJul 3, 2008
  25. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2008
  26. Stephan BeyerJul 3, 2008
  27. Stephan BeyerJul 3, 2008
  28. Johannes SchindelinJul 3, 2008
  29. Stephan BeyerJul 4, 2008
  30. Johannes SchindelinJul 4, 2008
  31. Stephan BeyerJul 4, 2008
  32. Allow cherry-picking root commitsJohannes Schindelin, Jul 4, 2008
  33. Stephan BeyerJul 4, 2008
  34. Junio C HamanoJul 6, 2008
  35. Johannes SchindelinJul 6, 2008
  36. t3503: Add test case for identical filesStephan Beyer, Jul 6, 2008
  37. Stephan BeyerJul 6, 2008
  38. Johannes SchindelinJul 6, 2008
  39. Stephan BeyerJul 4, 2008
  40. Johannes SchindelinJul 4, 2008
  41. Junio C HamanoJul 3, 2008
  42. Jakub NarebskiJul 3, 2008
  43. Stephan BeyerJul 3, 2008
  44. 1/4 Add git-sequencer shell prototypeStephan Beyer, Jul 5, 2008
  45. Junio C HamanoJul 1, 2008
  46. Stephan BeyerJul 1, 2008
  47. Alex RiesenJul 4, 2008
  48. Junio C HamanoJul 4, 2008
  49. Stephan BeyerJul 4, 2008
  50. Alex RiesenJul 5, 2008
  51. Thomas AdamJul 5, 2008
  52. Johannes SchindelinJul 5, 2008

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