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Re: [script] ge: export commits as patches

From
David A. Wheeler <dwheeler@dwheeler.com>
Date
Apr 19, 2005, 22:56 UTC
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<42658C97.5090409@dwheeler.com>
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<20050419170320.GG12757@pasky.ji.cz>
Petr Baudis wrote:
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>Dear diary, on Tue, Apr 19, 2005 at 03:48:43PM CEST, I got a letter
>where Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> told me that...
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>>is there any 'export commit as patch' support in git-pasky?
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>Nice idea. I will add it, probably as 'git patch'.
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Eek!

It's a nice idea, and it'd be great as a subcommand. But PLEASE don't name it "patch". I already know what "patch" does, "patch" ACCEPTS a patch... it doesn't create one ;-).

How about naming it "aspatch" or "asdiff" instead? Or something else (good names, anyone?).

<soapbox_to_choir>Good externally-viewed names are critical... good command names that are similar to what people "already know" can really help make the tool a joy to use.</soapbox_to_choir>

--- David A. Wheeler
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Message 7 of 8 in “[script] ge: export commits as patches”
  1. Ingo MolnarApr 19, 2005
  2. Petr BaudisApr 19, 2005
  3. Ingo MolnarApr 19, 2005
  4. Petr BaudisApr 19, 2005
  5. David A. WheelerApr 20, 2005
  6. Greg KHApr 19, 2005
  7. David A. WheelerApr 19, 2005
  8. Zlatko CalusicApr 20, 2005

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