Re: name for A..B ranges?

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jun 27, 2016, 15:08 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqq4m8ed5zu.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To: <8001594309A04A42859024BAEB8FF188@PhilipOakley>

"Philip Oakley" <philipoakley@iee.org> writes:

> ..., I was wondering
> if an alternative would be to refer to it via [use the headings of]
> it's notation, i.e. "the 'two-dot' range notation" (or 'syntax' is
> that is preferred), and the "three-dot symmetric difference notation".

That's a lot more sensible pair of headings, I would think.

> The existing explanatory text can stand as is, but they would now have
> a section for readers to find.
>
> Or should I just drop this?

I like the approach to separate them into clearly marked sections. I primarily was reacting to the "single-sided" which nobody would understand.

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