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Re: "u" alias
- To: jtc@redback.com
- Subject: Re: "u" alias
- From: "Jeffrey A. Law" <law@cygnus.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 22:20:13 -0700
- cc: gdb@sourceware.cygnus.com
- Newsgroups: cygnus.gdb
- Organization: Cygnus Support, Mountain View, CA
- References: <87iu5wsjns.fsf@cygnus.com>
In article <5m7lmco8f3.fsf@jtc.redbacknetworks.com> you write:
>
>>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Tromey <tromey@cygnus.com> writes:
>Tom> Tonight I discovered that the command "u" is an alias for
>Tom> "until". I don't like this. I've literally never used the
>Tom> "until" command. However, I do use the "up" command every single
>Tom> time I run gdb (I can't remember not using it), and I expected
>Tom> "u" to alias "up" by default. Can we change this?
>
>For what it's worth, I don't remember ever using the 'until' command,
>much less the 'u' alias.
I use u(ntil) regularly :-)
One that did disappear that I used to use was e(nable), but presuably
it wasn't symmetric with d(elete).
Anyway, the reason behind the message is to make sure we do not allow
a single person's (or small group) opinion to sway gdb's UI. Particularly
when *changing existing* behavior.
As for me personally, muscle memory can be retrained, it just takes a
little time.
jeff