Re: [PATCH v2] rebase -i: add config to abbreviate command-names
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Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
- Date
- Apr 26, 2017, 01:47 UTC
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- <20170426014704.blyczgmbuqd5amys@sigill.intra.peff.net>
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- <1493165607.29673.31.camel@gmail.com>
On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 08:13:27PM -0400, liam Beguin wrote:
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> > > +rebase.abbrevCmd:: > > > + If set to true, `git rebase -i` will abbreviate the command-names in the > > > + instruction list. This means that instead of looking like this, > > > > This is by no means your fault, but it is really horrible by how many > > different names Git's documentation refers to the todo script, nothing > > short of confusing. It is the todo script (which I called it initially, > > maybe not a good name, but it has the merit of the longest tradition at > > least), the todo list, the instruction sheet, the rebase script, the > > instruction list... etc > > > > However, the thing is called "todo list" elsewhere in the same file, > > therefore lets try to avoid even more confusion and use that term instead > > of "instruction list" here. > > thanks for pointing this out, I was not quite sure what to call this list.
I think the words "instruction list" may have come from my suggestion. I used them because that is the term used in the rebase.instructionFormat documentation directly above the option you are adding.
It may be worth a follow-on patch to convert that one to "todo list" if that's the preferred name.
-Peff