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Re: A suggestion: more readable human commands

From
Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 15, 2021, 10:59 UTC
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On 15/06/21 17.51, it-developer@abelardolg.com wrote:
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> Hi there,
> 
> I would like to suggest you a new improvement.
> 
> Why not adding a new layer of abstraction for commands or to make more 
> explicitly the commands?
> 
> For instance:
> 
> To merge a single file from one branch to another:
> 
> git checkout <branch_name> <path_to_file> --patch
> 
> would be like more readable human like this:
> 
> git merge <path_file> to <dst_branch>
> 
> It uses a more natural language.
> 
> Best regards.
What workflow you do so that you need to merge single file?
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