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Re: Consistent terminology: cached/staged/index

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AAghiles <aghilesk@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 27, 2011, 21:16 UTC
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> FWIW, when teaching Git I have found that users immediately understand
> "staging area", while "index" and "cache" confuse them.
FWIW, same here.
-- aghiles
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  16. Nguyen Thai Ngoc DuyFeb 14, 2011
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  19. Felipe ContrerasFeb 14, 2011
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  22. Michael J GruberFeb 14, 2011
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  25. Felipe ContrerasFeb 14, 2011
  26. Pete HarlanFeb 14, 2011
  27. Drew NorthupFeb 16, 2011
  28. Felipe ContrerasFeb 26, 2011
  29. Drew NorthupFeb 27, 2011
  30. AghilesFeb 27, 2011
  31. Drew NorthupFeb 28, 2011
  32. Piotr KrukowieckiFeb 14, 2011
  33. Jonathan NiederFeb 14, 2011
  34. Pete HarlanFeb 15, 2011
  35. Jonathan NiederFeb 15, 2011
  36. Piotr KrukowieckiFeb 15, 2011
  37. Jonathan NiederFeb 15, 2011
  38. Felipe ContrerasFeb 26, 2011
  39. Jonathan NiederFeb 26, 2011
  40. Miles BaderFeb 27, 2011
  41. Felipe ContrerasFeb 27, 2011
  42. Jonathan NiederFeb 27, 2011
  43. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2011
  44. Jeff KingFeb 27, 2011
  45. Miles BaderFeb 27, 2011
  46. Jon SeymourFeb 27, 2011
  47. Junio C HamanoFeb 27, 2011
  48. Michael J GruberFeb 28, 2011
  49. Drew NorthupFeb 27, 2011
  50. Jeff KingFeb 28, 2011
  51. DavidMar 1, 2011
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  53. Alexei SholikMar 1, 2011
  54. Drew NorthupMar 1, 2011
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  56. Drew NorthupMar 1, 2011
  57. Alexey FeldgendlerMar 1, 2011
  58. Drew NorthupMar 1, 2011
  59. Felipe ContrerasMar 4, 2011
  60. Miles BaderMar 5, 2011
  61. Jonathan NiederMar 5, 2011
  62. Drew NorthupMar 6, 2011
  63. Phil HordFeb 27, 2011
  64. Jonathan NiederMar 1, 2011
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