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Re: [PATCH] terminology tweak: prune -> path limiting

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Dec 9, 2018, 01:52 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
> AFAIK, "prune" is also used to describe unreachable loose objects,
s/describe/& the act of culling/
> but that use is fairly isolated and have little risk of being
> confusing too much.  Are there other uses to make you consider it
> "highly overloaded"?
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  1. terminology tweak: prune -> path limitingMatthew DeVore, Dec 6, 2018
  2. Junio C HamanoDec 9, 2018
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  4. Matthew DeVoreDec 10, 2018
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 11, 2018
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