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Re: [PATCH v2 00/14] Officially start moving to the term 'staging area'

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Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 24, 2013, 23:19 UTC
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Karsten Blees wrote:
> (2) Index
> 
> An index, as in a library, maps almost perfectly to what the git index is
> _and_ what we do with it.

Not really. An index in the context of a library, and in any other context, is a tool that indicates where something is, in order to find it quickly.

That is not how the Git index is used, nor what it is.
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> (3b) Staging area (other meanings)
> 
> I don't see how a stage (as in a theater) is in any way related to the git
> index.
> 
> Data staging (as in loading a datawarehouse or web-server) fits to some
> extent, as its also about copying information, not moving physical things.

A stage in theater, and in any other context, is a special place, a standing place, I don't see what is so different from the git staging area.

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> > Even 'native' speakers don't have a single consistent term for the
> > concept. Terms are stolen from many varied industries and activities
> > that have to prepare and package items (Ships, Trains, Theaters)
> > (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_list, for a shortish list, which doesn't mention an Index)
> 
> All true, but we don't need to steal terms from unrelated fields if
> information science provides us with the terms we need.
But it doesn't.
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Felipe Contreras
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Message 17 of 30 in “completion: update 'git reset' new stage options”
  1. 14/14 completion: update 'git reset' new stage optionsFelipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013
  2. 04/14 grep: add --staged optionFelipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013
  3. 07/14 stash: add --stage to pop and applyFelipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013
  4. 00/14 Officially start moving to the term 'staging area'Felipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013
  5. Felipe ContrerasOct 14, 2013
  6. Junio C HamanoOct 17, 2013
  7. Felipe ContrerasOct 17, 2013
  8. Matthieu MoyOct 18, 2013
  9. John SzakmeisterOct 18, 2013
  10. Felipe ContrerasOct 18, 2013
  11. Max HornOct 18, 2013
  12. Karsten BleesOct 18, 2013
  13. Felipe ContrerasOct 19, 2013
  14. Philip OakleyOct 19, 2013
  15. Karsten BleesOct 24, 2013
  16. Andreas KreyOct 24, 2013
  17. Felipe ContrerasOct 24, 2013
  18. 10/14 apply: add --work, --no-work optionsFelipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013
  19. 01/14 Add proper 'stage' commandFelipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013
  20. Eric SunshineOct 14, 2013
  21. Felipe ContrerasOct 14, 2013
  22. 09/14 apply: add --stage optionFelipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013
  23. 03/14 diff: document --stagedFelipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013
  24. 05/14 rm: add --staged optionFelipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013
  25. 02/14 stage: add edit commandFelipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013
  26. 13/14 reset: allow --keep with --stageFelipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013
  27. 12/14 reset: add --stage and --work optionsFelipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013
  28. 08/14 submodule: add --staged optionsFelipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013
  29. 11/14 completion: update --staged optionsFelipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013
  30. 06/14 stash: add --stage option to saveFelipe Contreras, Oct 14, 2013

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