From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2022 21:03:46 GMT
Subject: Re: Suggestion to rename "blame" of the "git blame" command to something more neutral
Message-ID: <xmqq8rp4zlcd.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <CADS2hGpnkiPzivVDyN-PnGsQCTafqx68PxigXvBK1bv4O=p4kg@mail.gmail.com>

Jonas Aschenbrenner <jonas.aschenbrenner@gmail.com> writes:

> Similar to the change of the default branch name from "master" to
> "main" to use a word which has less negative associations,
> I suggest to replace the word "blame" with something more neutral.
> Maybe "annotate". That word seems to already be used at some places
> for this Git feature.

We can help you to match the tool for your personal preference, e.g.

    $ git config --global alias.praise blame
    $ git praise COPYING

Changing what has been known for one name for a long time for other
people takes a lot more than "I do not like the word with negative
connotations".