[rebase PATCH] Introduce --recognize flag (WAS: Introduce --no-rebase flag)

Brian Inglis Brian.Inglis@SystematicSw.ab.ca
Sat May 4 14:34:00 GMT 2019


On 2019-05-03 09:32, Michael Haubenwallner wrote:
> On 4/12/19 8:03 PM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> On Apr 12 15:52, Michael Haubenwallner wrote:
>>> The --no-rebase flag is to update the database for new files, without
>> Wouldn't something like --merge-files be more descriptive?
> What about --recognize ?

"The --recognize flag is to update the database for new files, without
performing a rebase.  The file names provided should have been rebased
using the --oblivious flag just before."

Recognize does not mean record or update in English but see, identify, or
acknowledge.

Your earlier suggestion of --record, the verb used in the comment quoted above
--update, or CV's suggestion --merge-files would make sense and be more
descriptive.
I use such brief comments or descriptions as a guide to pick the most obvious
names for functions, options, etc: if the comment or description then reads as
if redundant, the choice is good.

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Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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