Re: git-stash: RFC: Adopt the default behavior to other commands
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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
- Date
- Dec 18, 2007, 12:33 UTC
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- <Pine.LNX.4.64.0712181231420.23902@racer.site>
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- <20071218105941.GA17251@albany.tokkee.org>
Hi,
On Tue, 18 Dec 2007, Sebastian Harl wrote:
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> On Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 04:31:12PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote: > > But the original point by Sebastian hasn't been answered. He wanted > > to make the command list the stash without arguments. > > > > This was discussed already in the early days of stash and there indeed > > was a suggestion to do so (I think I sided with that), but the users > > did not want it. IIRC, the argument went like: "when I say 'stash', > > that is because I want a quick and immediate way to stash, and I do > > not want a list. If I do not have to have a quick way, I would create > > a temporary commit on the current branch, or switch to a temporary > > branch and commit there." > > Well, "git stash save" is just five characters more - I really don't see > why this would be less comfortable (and for the really lazy people there > are still aliases...). On the other hand (if "list" is the default), > we'd get a more consistent interface which imho is imho more important > than typing five characters less.
It's more about what you're used to. I had an alias named 'stash' long before it became a git command. And now guess how _annoying_ it would be to type "git stash<Return><Curse out loud at my mouse>git stash save<Return>".
As you see, it is more than five characters more.
Ciao, Dscho