Re: What is missing from Git v2.0

From: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date: Apr 22, 2014, 08:15 UTC
Message-ID: <53562535f130b_3d2216372ec2a@nysa.notmuch>
In-Reply-To: <CAHGBnuNFW7HCC2U418TC11CKqbB66EtXV_SOs7w0p5RcqAPuLw@mail.gmail.com>

Sebastian Schuberth wrote:

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> On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 10:46 PM, Felipe Contreras
> <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >> The problem is that between "git rm" and "git mv", if we default "git
> >> cp" to mean "cherry-pick" there could easily be user confusion.
> >>
> >> I'm not sure that cherry-pick is used that often it really needs a two
> >> character shortcut.  Maybe just "git pick"?
> >
> > I'm in favor of having both 'git pick', and 'git pi'.
> 
> Please let's stick to one clear default alias for some central
> commands, and not introduce ambiguity between aliases. That said, I'd
> prefer pick over pi, but still cp would be my personal favorite.

I think porcelain commands should eventually change names (and maybe become more friendly) 'git ls-files' => 'git ls', 'git cherry-pick' => 'git pick', and so on.

If 'cherry-pick' evolves into 'pick', it would make sense to have the 'pi' alias, and in preparation for that I don't see why a temporary 'pick' alias would hurt.

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Felipe Contreras